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Government 220: American Government Practice Quiz MOdule 2 Professor Ireland

Which of the following statements are true about democracy and the rule of law? Check all that apply.

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The rule of law requires that those who govern and those governed both abide by the laws of the land.

In a democracy, officeholders operate in the absence of the rule of law. ✔

In a democracy, the power to govern is derived from the people.

If a law is unjust, then under the rule of law, government officials should ignore it. In the video, Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX) asserts that granting amnesty to illegal immigrants' rewards people for breaking the law and encourages others to do the same. Johnson claims that, by side-stepping Congress and acting independently under his authority as chief executive, President Obama undermined the rule of law and weakened U.S. border security. Which of the following are true of citizenship in the United States? Check all that apply. ✔

Included among the legal obligations of U.S. citizenship are the requirements to obey the law, pay taxes, and serve on juries.

Since the presidency of Jimmy Carter, it has been a requirement of citizenship for women to register with the selective service. ✔

Naturalized citizens obtain the same rights and responsibilities as citizens born in the United States.

In their role as citizens of the United States, men and women have the same rights and obligations. What, according to the author, is an important but onerous civic duty from which women have historically been excluded in the United States? ✔

Registering with selective service

Running for office Paying taxes With which statement would the author of the excerpt most likely agree ? It is important that women remain ineligible for the draft because women are more fragile than men. The requirement mandating registration for the draft hinders the freedom of all Americans and, as a result, is unconstitutional. ✔

While on the surface it appears beneficial, exclusion from the draft has a negative impact on the relationship between women and their country.

From the dropdown menus, select whether each quote represents an elitist, a pluralist, or a majoritarian view of democracy.

Quotes

Elitist, Pluralist, or Majoritarian

“The flaw in the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-

elitist

class accent.” —E. E. Schattschneider ”All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority majoritarian

is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable. . . .” —Thomas Jefferson “[This]conception of society, therefore, sees a vast profusion of group interests represented

pluralist

and embodied by political groups, none of which has the power to prevail over the rest.” —Michael Foley “Interest groups disproportionately represent people and corporations that can afford to

elitist

meet the cost of organized persuasion.” — Charles Lindblom

Indicate whether each of the following statements are true or false. True

False

Adults ages 30–49 were most likely to change their profile

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picture to indicate support for a cause. More than 30 percent of all adults encouraged others to

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take action on issues important to them. 18–29-year-olds were the group least likely to use a hashtag related to a political or

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social issue. Less than 20 percent of all adults used social media to look for information about rallies or protests in their area.

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