Indirect Democracy Vs. Classical Liberalism
POL 201 WEEK 1 QUIZ
1. Regulation of private activity is more difficult in classical liberalism because
ANSWER: what was viewed as harmful was limited to physical harm.
2. Indirect democracy differs from direct democracy in that
ANSWER: the people elect representatives.
3. Liberalism rests in a conception of equality whereby the government
ANSWER: must not choose one person’s good over another.
4. According to Theodore Lowi, American politics is characterized by all of the following except for
ANSWER: the quest for power.
5. Modern liberalism differs from classical liberalism because modern liberalism
ANSWER: is associated with big government and large social programs.
6. The Electoral College was devised as a compromise because
ANSWER: the …show more content…
The New Jersey Plan was similar to the Articles of Confederation in that
ANSWER: it provided that each state would have one vote.
WEEK 2 QUIZ
1. General Revenue Sharing offers states and localities even greater flexibility than block grants because they
ANSWER: can spend the money as they choose so long as they don’t break the law
2. In Cooperative Federalism,
@The answer can be found in “Cooperative Federalism, 1933-1960s.”
ANSWER: relations between the states and national government are characterized by intergovernmental relations.
3. With unfunded mandates, the national government
ANSWER: passes a national policy measure which will require state spending.
4. The basis for national power lies in
ANSWER: the Interstate Commerce, Supremacy, and Treaty Clauses.
5. States and localities might prefer block grants to categorical grants because
ANSWER: they have greater discretion because monies are fungible
6. Representation in Congress works through
ANSWER: coalition building and consensus.
7. The Connecticut Plan was called the Great Compromise because
ANSWER: a legislative veto
8. The Senate filibuster is a procedure that allows for
ANSWER: individual senators to extend debate
1. Regulation of private activity is more difficult in classical liberalism because
ANSWER: what was viewed as harmful was limited to physical harm.
2. Indirect democracy differs from direct democracy in that
ANSWER: the people elect representatives.
3. Liberalism rests in a conception of equality whereby the government
ANSWER: must not choose one person’s good over another.
4. According to Theodore Lowi, American politics is characterized by all of the following except for
ANSWER: the quest for power.
5. Modern liberalism differs from classical liberalism because modern liberalism
ANSWER: is associated with big government and large social programs.
6. The Electoral College was devised as a compromise because
ANSWER: the …show more content…
The New Jersey Plan was similar to the Articles of Confederation in that
ANSWER: it provided that each state would have one vote.
WEEK 2 QUIZ
1. General Revenue Sharing offers states and localities even greater flexibility than block grants because they
ANSWER: can spend the money as they choose so long as they don’t break the law
2. In Cooperative Federalism,
@The answer can be found in “Cooperative Federalism, 1933-1960s.”
ANSWER: relations between the states and national government are characterized by intergovernmental relations.
3. With unfunded mandates, the national government
ANSWER: passes a national policy measure which will require state spending.
4. The basis for national power lies in
ANSWER: the Interstate Commerce, Supremacy, and Treaty Clauses.
5. States and localities might prefer block grants to categorical grants because
ANSWER: they have greater discretion because monies are fungible
6. Representation in Congress works through
ANSWER: coalition building and consensus.
7. The Connecticut Plan was called the Great Compromise because
ANSWER: a legislative veto
8. The Senate filibuster is a procedure that allows for
ANSWER: individual senators to extend debate