True False Quiz

Choose the best answer:


1	John Locke maintained that a government, if originally put into place by legitimate means, could never be revoked legitimately.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The case of Marbury v. Madison established the power of the Supreme Court to decide the constitutionality of an act of Congress.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	In a parliamentary democracy, policy is made by direct referendum from the people since there is no legislature.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	There is no provision in the U.S. Constitution for any form of direct popular participation in public policymaking, such as a national referendum.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	The staggered terms of office for the House, Senate and president were devised by the writers of the Constitution in order to provide voters with more frequent opportunities to go to the polls.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	The U.S. Constitution was an attempt to strike a balance between representative government and limited government.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Over time the American national political system has become more responsive to popular majorities.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Federal justices are the only national leaders who can serve for life unless they are impeached or have committed a crime.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Since presidential electors have been chosen on the basis of popular vote, there has not been a president elected who lost the popular vote and won the electoral vote.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was based on rejection of the elite-centered politics of President John Adams.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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