Question 11 (4 points)

a business group wants its city to finance construction of a new airport. the city commissioners and some citizens feel that a new airport will be too expensive and that the proposed site is too close to an old city neighborhood with many low-income residents. the business leaders supporting the new airport can take a number of different approaches to get it built.

identify all four approaches that represent the democratic process of compromise, consensus building, negotiation, and persuasion.
question 11 options:

buy homes in the neighborhood to force the residents to move away so that the airport faces less opposition.

build the airport as proposed despite opposition.

hold neighborhood meetings to discuss how to address the concerns residents have about the new airport.

bring people on both sides of the issues together to try to settle their differences through discussion.

try to replace the members of the city commission with officials who support the existing plan without changes.

run commercials explaining how the cost of the airport will be offset by the economic benefits that it will bring.

make a concession to their opponents by offering to build the airport in a different location in the city.
question 12 (2 points)

under the constitution, each state has how many senator(s) and how many representatives? (cs 5)
question 12 options:

two senators; number of representatives is based on tradition.

two senators; the number of representatives is based on the population of the state.

two senators, three representatives.

three senators; number of representatives is based on the amount of taxes that the state pays.
question 13 (3 points)

the united states government is based on several key principles. the u. s. constitution has been amended to incorporate these principles to protect the rights of the people.

match the principles of government that relate to the amendment excerpts. (cs 7)
question 13 options:

limited government

separation of powers

popular sovereignty

1.

congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press…
2.

representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state…
3.

congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a president elect nor a vice president elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as president…
question 14 (2 points)

which branch or branches of the federal government enforce the laws? (cs 14)
question 14 options:

judicial

judicial and executive

legislative and judicial

executive
question 15 (2 points)

why is the bill of rights referred to as the anti-federalist legacy? (cs 8)
question 15 options:

the bill of rights was added to the constitution through the formal ratification process, starting with congress and then proceeding through the states.

the bill of rights was ratified two years after the constitution went into effect.

the anti-federalists opposed the ratification of the constitution.

the bill of rights was added to the constitution in response to anti-federalist fears that the new government would take away from liberties of the people and the states.
question 16 (2 points)

according to the us constitution, who or what has the power to ‘declare war’? (cs 5)
question 16 options:

the president

the supreme court

the armed forces chief of staff

congress
question 17 (2 points)

which of the following statements about members of the supreme court is not true? (cs 5)
question 17 options:

they set policy.

they serve for life.

they are called justices.

they interpret the law.
question 18 (2 points)

consider the following sequence of events: congress passes a bill. the president vetoes it. congress overrides the veto. the bill becomes a law. what constitutional principle is at work? (cs 15)
question 18 options:

federalism

separation of powers

checks and balances

popular sovereignty
question 19 (2 points)

according to the ohio and u. s constitutions, which responsibility is held by both the state of ohio and the federal government? (cs 19)
question 19 options:

forming international treaties

printing money

raising taxes