GOVT-110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Appellate Jurisdiction, Bicameralism, Voting Age

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Article 1 of the u. s. constitution gives congress its powers and limits. Congress is the legislative branch of the government, meaning they are the ones to make laws for the united states of america. The article also creates the two sections of congress, which is called a bicameral legislature. The first of the two is the senate, which is made up of two senators from each state. The second is the house of representatives, which has representatives from each state based on the population. Article 2 of the united states constitution is the section that makes the executive branch of the government. The executive branch of the government is the branch that has the responsibility and authority for the administration throughout the day of the state. In the united states, the executive branch includes the president, and other executive officers like state governors.

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QUESTION 8

Which of these powers are exclusive to the national government?

	A.	Regulate commerce between states.
	B.	Establish an Army and a Navy.
	C.	Issue driver's licenses.
	D.	Only states can issue driver's licenses! But the other two are federal powers.

5 points

QUESTION 9

Which statement is NOT a function of political parties?

	A.	Recruits candidates for public office
	B.	Support a single cause
	C.	Select candidates to run in elections
	D.	Educate voters

5 points

QUESTION 10

According to John Locke, there exists _____ between the governed and the governing.

	A.	an understanding
	B.	a contract
	C.	a moral obligation
	D.	a grudge match

5 points

QUESTION 11

The British increased taxes on the colonists to help pay for _____.

	A.	wars against Napolean.
	B.	the French and Indian War.
	C.	maintenance of trade routes the West Indies.
	D.	those red uniforms.

5 points

QUESTION 12

The Constitution may not be amended.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 13

The Anti-Federalists feared that the new government was being given too much power.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 14

American citizens do not vote directly for the president. Citizens vote for electors who cast their ballots in the Electoral College. There are 538 electors which is the sum of ______________.

	A.	100 Representatives, 435 Senators and 3 electors for the District of Columbia.
	B.	100 Senators and 438 Representatives.
	C.	100 Senators, 435 Representatives and 3 electors for the District of Columbia.
	D.	100 Representatives, 435 Senators and 3 at large votes.

5 points

QUESTION 15

Which of these is true about the first American militias?

	A.	Soldiers were expected to bring their own rifles.
	B.	Enlistments were generally for less than a year.
	C.	Soldiers were not from lower classes. They were primariy artisans, workers or sons of landowning families.
	D.	All of the above are true about the first American militias.

5 points

QUESTION 16

Soldiers from low income homes were motivated by the financial prospects of military service. These enlistees saw the militia as a way of earning income to buy land and subsequently gain independence from their family. Many of them sent money home while they were serving their enlistment.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 17

The power of the judicial branch to determine if laws are constitutional or not was first defined in Marbury v. Madison.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 18

In 1870, the 15th Amendment gave the right to vote to all men, including former male slaves.

True

False

5 points

QUESTION 19

Match the President with his famous decision:

- A. B. C.	Emancipation Proclamation
- A. B. C.	Louisiana Purchase
- A. B. C.	Step down after two terms

A.	Washington
B.	Jefferson
C.	Lincoln

5 points

QUESTION 20

Match the special interest group with its special interest

- A. B. C. D. E.	campaign finance and election reform
- A. B. C. D. E.	individual rights and liberties
- A. B. C. D. E.	gun ownership
- A. B. C. D. E.	the environment
- A. B. C. D. E.	business

A.	ACLU
B.	Chamber of Commerce
C.	Sierra Club
D.	NRA
E.	Common Cause

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Required: After reading the Bye, Bye SOX? Article comment on the issue of small business compliance with Section 404 of SOX

Bye, Bye, SOX?
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)	SOX compliance has been extended
may be declawed by upcoming	four times, but they wonât need to
U.S. Congress and	comply at all if the Garrett-Adler
Supreme Court decisions.	amendment makes it to the Senate
The House of Representatives	floor as a standalone bill.
recently voted to approve the	SOX also established the
Garrett-Adler amendment, which	PCAOB to oversee and regulate
would exempt small companies	audit firms. PCAOB operates under
from SOX Section 404 provisions,	the supervision of the Securities
while the Supreme Court is considering	and Exchange Commission (SEC),
the constitutionality of the	which also appoints PCAOB members.
Public Company Accounting Oversight	It is funded by fees charged to
Board (PCAOB).	audited firms. When it was established,
These developments may have	Congress wanted the board
long-term implications for SOX, the	to be separate, with its own funding
2002 legislation passed in the wake	stream, and outside normal civil
of the Enron, WorldCom, and Tyco	service laws so it could attract
scandals. The outcomes may also	highly qualified specialists. PCAOB
have implications for records managers,	membersâ salaries are more than
information technology specialists,	$500,000 and are reviewed by the
and compliance officers	SEC.
who devise and implement company	Pro-business advocates, represented
controls.	by the Free Enterprise
Section 404 of SOX requires	Fund, argue that the PCAOBâs governance
company auditors to attest to the	structure is unconstitutional
soundness of the firmâs internal	because it is an independent
controls and financial statements.	agency that does not allow for the
Internal controls may include anything	president to appoint members. Additionally,
from transaction approval authorizations	because only the president
to records retention	can remove SEC commissioners
programs. This provision is widely	for cause, and because
blamed for an increase in auditorsâ	the SEC can only remove PCAOB
fees, as well as increased expenditures	members for cause, some court
to ensure that proper internal	members believe this is a formerly
controls are in place.	unrecognized limit of the presidentâs
Small firms â those with	powers that may contradict
less than $75 million in	the constitution.
market capitalization	The Supreme Court will take up
â have protested that	the issue soon, and some legal experts
compliance with SOX 404 would	believe that SOX could be
cost them a disproportionate share	abolished completely if the court
of their earnings. The complaint is	rules the PCAOB unconstitutional.
supported by an independent study
conducted at Pennsylvania State
University, which showed that
firms just over the $75 million
mark paid nearly $700,000 more in
audit fees and had average earnings
of negative $1.4 million in 2004

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1. Professor Gordon Hanson has a favorable view of illegal immigration because

Select one:

a. illegal immigration responds to the forces of the free market.

b. legal immigration is determined by a bureaucratic process which does not necessarily respond quickly to market forces.

c. spouses and children of skilled legal immigrants (who come with them) may not have marketable skills - so the case for legal immigration is weakened.

d. all of the above.

2. Gordon Hanson calculates gain/loss due to Mexican migration to the United States. He shows that because of Mexican migration to the United States:

Select one:

a. Original American workers lose 65% of US GDP.

b. Original American workers lose 1% of US GDP.

c. World income goes up by about 1.2% of US GDP.

d. Mexican wages fall by 0.03% of US GDP.

3. The Bracero Program refers to a temporary work visa program which is no longer in place. Under the program a large number of mostly Mexican farm workers could come and work in the Unirted States.

Select one:

True

False

4. This question may require some research. The US-Mexico Bracero Program was eventually opposed by:

Select one:

a. President Ronald Reagan.

b. Governor Rick Perry of Texas.

c. Cesar Chavez.

d. US Employers.

5. Which of the following is likely to contradict Samuel Huntington's idea that Mexican migrants to the US may not have an "Americano dream?"

Select one:

a. Mexican-American consumption pattern is not too different from the consumption pattern of rest of America.

b. Mexican immigrants who come from Mexican villages take longer to assimilate, but the educated Mexican immigrants assimilate readily.

c. Latinos are quite adept at climbing out of poverty. Sixty-eight percent of those who have been in this country 30 years, own their own homes.

d. A large number of Mexican-Americans join the US Army.

e. All of the above.

6. Which of the following would be called "Distributive Coalition" that prevents free entry and thereby creates deadweight losses?

Select one:

a. Racism

b. Casteism

c. Religious Fundamentalism

d. All of the above.

7. Which of the following events created a large number of refugees to the United States?

Select one:

a. The North Korean Famine of 1996

b. The Irish Potato Famine 1845-1850

c. The Chinese Famine 1958-1962

d. The Sudan Famine 1998

8. Approximately how many people in the world die every hour from hunger, malnutrition and starvation?

Select one:

a. 36

b. 3600

c. 3.6

d. 1000

9. According to Michael Clemens, World GDP would increase by 50% or more if inter-country immigration restrictions were removed.

Select one:

True

False

10. What is the current status of Senate Bill S. 744 (113th US Congress of 2013 - 2014) also known as Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act?

Select one:

a. It failed in the US Senate

b. It failed in the US House of Representatives.

c. Although the S 744 passed in 2013, it has not yet been introduced in the House of Representatives.

d. The bill was passed by the US Congress, but President Obama vetoed it.

11. In a country called George-David (named after George Borjas and David Card), the labor demand curve is given by: W = K â 4L

where W is the wage rate, K is a variable determined by capital stock in the country, and L is the labor force in the country.

K is created by capitalists and capitalists always convert 10 percent of their income to add to the stock of K (assume there is no depreciation).

Example: In this period if K is 60 and in this period, capitalistsâ income is 100, in the next period, the value of K will be (old K + 10% of capitalistsâ income in this period) = (60 + 0.10*100) = 70.

Suppose in period 1. K = 50 and the labor supply is 10. What is the capitalists' income in period 1?

Select one:

a. 200

b. 100

c. 300

d. None of the above.

12. Refer to the question above, What are capitalists' incomes in the next three periods? (Period 2, Period 3 and Period 4) in this country if labor supply remains the same at 10?

Select one:

a. 200, 210, 220

b. 200, 200, 200

c. 100, 200, 300

d. None of the above.

13. Refer to the question above. Show how the wages change in the next three periods (Period 2, Period 3 and Period 4) in this country if labor supply remains the same at 10.

Select one:

a. 10, 10, 10

b. 10, 20, 30

c. 30, 50, 70

14. Refer to the question above. What are the incomes of the capitalistsâ in the next three periods (Period 2, Period 3 and Period 4) in this country if an immigration takes place and labor supply becomes 11 beginning Period 2?

Select one:

a. 200, 240, 280

b. 242, 242, 242

c. 202, 234, 256

d. None of the above.

15. Refer to the question above. What are the wage rates in Period 2, Period 3 and Period 4 in this country if an immigration takes place and labor supply becomes 11 beginning Period 2?

Select one:

a. 10, 10, 10

b. 10, 15, 20

c. 20, 23, 27

d. 25, 28, 31

e. None of the above.

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