According to the website opensecrets. org, the pharmaceuticals industry spent about $279 million on lobbying the federal government in 2017. how could this situation negatively impact democracy in the united states?

a) it could overshadow groups with less money.

b) it could provide more funding for politicians campaigns.

c) it could provide more amicus curiae briefs for litigation.

d) it could pay for more drug research to provide better medicines.

2)

which best explains a major dissatisfaction of the merchant class with the articles of confederation?

a) suffrage was limited to the landed gentry.

b) there was no provision for a uniform currency.

c) the power of congress to levy and collect taxes was unlimited.

d) it caused european nations to enact trade barriers against the united states.

3)

what is not a civic responsibility?

a) owning property

b) obeying the laws

c) serving on a jury

d) voting in elections

4)

which of these is the best example of a citizen exercising his or her rights?

a) refusing to pay sales taxes.

b) throwing rocks at protesters.

c) writing an email to your mayor, critical of the mayor's actions.

d) speeding in a school zone in order to get home to feed your dog.

5)

“article i, section 8” of the u. s. constitution

“the congress shall have the power . . to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water….”

“article ii, section 2” of the u. s. constitution

“the president shall be commander in chief of the army and navy of the united states, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the united states; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the united states, except in cases of impeachment.”

how do these two excerpts best illustrate the limitation of the federal government’s power?

a) congress can impeach a government official, but the president can grant pardons.

b) the president has the power to declare war, but congress regulates prisoners of war.

c) congress determines military strategy, but the president has the power to declare war.

d) the president commands the military but cannot go to war without congress’s approval.

6)

how did the mayflower compact most impact the development of government in the colonies?

a) it was the first model of government designed and used in the colonies.

b) it created the first colonial government entirely separate from england.

c) it was the first model of government that gave everyone equal representation.

d) it set up the first colonial government with voting rights and elected officials.

7)

in modern politics, the purpose of the democratic national convention and the republican national convention is mainly to

a) reject or confirm nominees for office.

b) select candidates for house and senate.

c) determine who will be their candidate for president.

d) adopt a party platform and raise their public profile.

8)

the virginia plan would have granted more power to

a) industrial states.

b) agricultural states.

c) states with small population.

d) states with large population.

9)

"law should govern."- aristotle

this quote refers to

a) the rule of law.

b) the rule of man.

c) the rule of two.

d) the rule of thirds.

10)

how does the elastic clause of the constitution allow the government to stretch its powers to meet new needs of the nation?

a) by granting the supreme court the power of judicial review in constitutional cases

b) by dividing government power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

c) by limiting the power of the president to appoint government officials without approval

d) by giving congress the right to exercise powers not specifically listed in the constitution