FInal Exam - Departmental Assessment (Includes Test IV)

POLS 1101 Departmental Assessment (Includes Test IV) 5/2/2023 QUESTION 1 1. The first written constitution for the United States was called: a . the Constitution b . the Magna Carta c . the Articles of Confederation d . the Bill of Rights QUESTION 2 1. Which statement BEST describes politics? a . conflicts/ influence over government’s leadership, policies, and structure b . private organizations through which a land and its people are ruled c . organization that is designed to facilitate control over complex social arrangements d . organization that is designed to distribute labor among several different groups of people QUESTION 3 1. What are the Bill of Rights? a . the first constitution the Founders wrote b . tenth amendment in the constitution c . the charter of freedom established by the English lords against the king d . the first ten amendments to the Constitution QUESTION 4 1. Which system of government BEST describes America’s system of government a . authoritarian b . autocracy c . representative democracy d . oligarchy QUESTION 5 1. The Declaration of Independence is a philosophical document stating that: a . America is “first and foremost, a Christian nation.” b . there are “unalienable rights” that can not be taken away by the government c . slavery is “morally unjust” and should be outlawed. d . laissez-faire capitalism should be the “supreme law of the land” in America. QUESTION 6 1. What are the three branches of American government? a . executive, legislative, and judicial b . constitutional, elected, and appointed