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Article II Test

I. Alexander Hamilton vs. Thomas Jefferson: Read the following statements and descriptions of each person below. Put an H if the statement refers to Hamilton and a J if the statement refers to Jefferson. (20 points)

1. Built Monticello _________
2. Secretary of State _________
3. Championed liberty _________
4. Concentrate power with elite few _________
5. Mind jumped from topic to topic _________
6. Secretary of Treasury _________
7. "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over
the mind of man." _________
8. Had a vision of America as a farming community _________
9. Had a vision of America as a society of rich and poor based on English model _________
10. Supported shipping and manufacture_________

II. Short Answer: (40 points)

1. What is the Constitution?

2. How did Political Parties start?

3. What is the role of the cabinet?

4. How many different Congressional races were there in the 1998 election? How is this number determined?

5. What was one initiative voted on in the recent election? Explain the initiative, the state and its result.

6. What are the qualifications for becoming President of the United States?

7. What is the purpose of the cabinet?

8. What is the difference between a Democrat and a Republican?

III. Political Vocabulary: Write in the letter of the correct word next to its corresponding definition or description. (30 pts)

a. incumbent
b. precinct
c. poll
d. ballot
e. "across party lines"
f. polarized
g. partisans
h. moderates i. electors
j. Secretary
k. Democrat
l. Republican
m. Cabinet
n. Liberal
o. Conservative

1. _______ people whose decisions are based on political parties
2. _______ a person who wants to keep life the way it is or used to be
3. _______ a person who holds an office
4. _______ a person who is opposed to radical views, someone in the middle
5. _______ an election district of a city or town
6. _______ favoring civil liberties and the use of public resources to help with social progress
7. _______ the place where votes are cast and registered
8. _______ the 14 departments which are led by a Secretary
9. _______ a paper or ticket used to cast a vote
10. _______ the political party which currently holds a majority in the house
11. _______ the leader of an executive department
12. _______ the political party which currently holds executive power
13. _______ a type of voting where people ignore political party ties and vote for a bill backed by the opposing party
14. _______ when the two groups in the House or Senate hold completely opposite views on an issue
15. _______ the people who actually elect the president

IV. Watergate: Number the following events from first to last. (20 pts)
1. _______ The Supreme Court order Nixon to produce the tapes
2. _______ Nixon promised he had a secret plan to end the Vietnam War
3. _______ Nixon resigns
4. _______ Nixon lost the presidential election to John F. Kennedy
5. _______ Burglars are caught in the Watergate Hotel
6. _______ Nixon refuses to release tapes to Archibald Cox
7. _______ Nixon states "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore"

V. Executive Departments: Write in the letter of the correct word next to its corresponding definition or description. (30 pts)

A. Dept. of Agriculture B. Dept. of Defense
C. Dept. of Education D. Dept. of Transportation
E. Dept. of Energy F. Dept. of Commerce
G. Dept. of Labor H. Dept. of the Interior
I. Dept. of Justice J. Dept. of the State
K. Dept. of the Treasury L. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
M. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
N. Dept. of Health and Human Services

1. _____ creates affordable housing for the poor in the inner city
2. _____ responsible for the quality and content of the food we eat as it makes its way from the farm to field through processing plants and distributors to our homes and restaurants
3. _____ benefits and health care programs for people who have served in the armed forces
4. _____ workers-compensation, setting the minimum wage, and national employment standards
5. _____ is often referred to as HUD
6. _____ protects America's citizens and property
7. _____ most diverse. Regulate trade but also includes the Census Bureau, Patent and Trademark Office, and NOAA
8. _____ contains the Internal Revenue Service and Secret Service
9. _____ manages the National Parks
10. _____ oversees the nation's airports, highways, and rail systems
11. _____ this department negotiates trade agreements, treaties, and foreign aid
12. _____ regulates Social Security taxes and benefits to welfare entitlements. It also determines which drugs the Food and Drug Administration will allow a doctor to prescribe. One agency is the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
13. _____ headed by the attorney general, and some of the agencies it contains are
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Agency
(DEA)
14. _____ supervision of the nation's nuclear facilities and the disposal of the nuclear waste materials
15. _____ administration of the college loan program, while improving elementary and secondary schools