Indoctrination Exam - American Government
by Anonymous at 10/19/2004 11:01:00 AM
Multiple Choice Questions may have multiple answers:
1) (True/False) Judicial Activism is justified in cases where congress or the president have refused to act to remedy a social ill
2) (True/False) A democracy automatically confers freedom to its citizens
3) (True/False) The first amendment protecting free speech guarantees the speaker an audience and money
4) The United States
a) Is a Democracy
b) Is a Republic
c) Is Ruled by the judiciary
d) Was founded by greedy capitalists
e) Is the worst violator of human rights in the world
5) The United States Constitution is designed to
a) Provide Basic freedoms from Government that protect all people
b) Allow mobility of an individual's position in the social strata
c) Protect the rich while subjugating the poor, just like every other government
d) Protect the people from their own foolishness
e) Protect the people from bad luck
f) Balance human nature against itself to prevent an usurpation of power
6) The Function of the Judiciary Branch is to
a) Apply the laws in accordance with the original intent of the legislature
b) Interpret laws where the letter of the law and legislative intent is not clear
c) Ignore the original intent of the legislature and interpret laws based on the needs of society as perceived by the judiciary
d) Enact new laws under the guise of "due process"
7) Judicial Activism is
a) a myth made up by conservatives
b) The Judiciary deliberately interpreting the law contrary to the original intent
c) A good way to create new rights and laws not ratified by the legislature or the people
d) The Founding Father's intended method of allowing the Constitution to deal with the changing needs of the people
e) A rejection of the amendment process and the principle of "Government for the People, by the People"
f) Implementing what the people would want if they truly understood the needs of society
8) "Due Process" as used in the Constitution means that
a) That all citizens must be prosecuted according to legislatively established procedures
b) The legal processes enacted by the legislature must be constitutional
c) The Supreme Court dictates processes to be used
d) The method by which water condenses in the morning
9) A Constitutional Right is
a) A religious practice performed by superstitious people
b) The opposite of Left
c) A guarantee that prohibits government interference with an individual's freedoms
d) A guarantee that prohibits the people from interfering with Government freedoms
e) A benefit that the government provides to one group at the expense of another group
10) Which of the following are rights protected by the U.S. Constitution
a) Access to clean water
b) Access to clean air
c) Freedom from exposure to religious thought
d) Freedom from being offended in any way
e) Freedom of children from the guidance and discipline of their parents
f) Protection of all genetically separate organisms from torture or inhumane treatment (provided they breathe atmospheric oxygen)
g) Insurance against the effects of making bad investments
h) Insurance against failing to invest in regards to retirement
i) Insurance against the effects of bad health (either self-inflicted or natural)
j) Insurance against the effects of job loss
k) Insurance against the effects of natural disasters
l) Insurance against the effects of anti-social behavior
m) Insurance against the effects of a lack of natural ability (Strength, Intelligence, etc)
n) Insurance against the effects of being unskilled/uneducated (due to monetary circumstances or self-inflicted behavior)
o) Equal incomes and wealth
p) Equal respect regardless of behavior
q) Victim hood
r) The right to inflict costs on others
s) The right to inflict anti-social behavior on others
t) Abortion
u) Gay Marriage
1) (True/False) Judicial Activism is justified in cases where congress or the president have refused to act to remedy a social ill
2) (True/False) A democracy automatically confers freedom to its citizens
3) (True/False) The first amendment protecting free speech guarantees the speaker an audience and money
4) The United States
a) Is a Democracy
b) Is a Republic
c) Is Ruled by the judiciary
d) Was founded by greedy capitalists
e) Is the worst violator of human rights in the world
5) The United States Constitution is designed to
a) Provide Basic freedoms from Government that protect all people
b) Allow mobility of an individual's position in the social strata
c) Protect the rich while subjugating the poor, just like every other government
d) Protect the people from their own foolishness
e) Protect the people from bad luck
f) Balance human nature against itself to prevent an usurpation of power
6) The Function of the Judiciary Branch is to
a) Apply the laws in accordance with the original intent of the legislature
b) Interpret laws where the letter of the law and legislative intent is not clear
c) Ignore the original intent of the legislature and interpret laws based on the needs of society as perceived by the judiciary
d) Enact new laws under the guise of "due process"
7) Judicial Activism is
a) a myth made up by conservatives
b) The Judiciary deliberately interpreting the law contrary to the original intent
c) A good way to create new rights and laws not ratified by the legislature or the people
d) The Founding Father's intended method of allowing the Constitution to deal with the changing needs of the people
e) A rejection of the amendment process and the principle of "Government for the People, by the People"
f) Implementing what the people would want if they truly understood the needs of society
8) "Due Process" as used in the Constitution means that
a) That all citizens must be prosecuted according to legislatively established procedures
b) The legal processes enacted by the legislature must be constitutional
c) The Supreme Court dictates processes to be used
d) The method by which water condenses in the morning
9) A Constitutional Right is
a) A religious practice performed by superstitious people
b) The opposite of Left
c) A guarantee that prohibits government interference with an individual's freedoms
d) A guarantee that prohibits the people from interfering with Government freedoms
e) A benefit that the government provides to one group at the expense of another group
10) Which of the following are rights protected by the U.S. Constitution
a) Access to clean water
b) Access to clean air
c) Freedom from exposure to religious thought
d) Freedom from being offended in any way
e) Freedom of children from the guidance and discipline of their parents
f) Protection of all genetically separate organisms from torture or inhumane treatment (provided they breathe atmospheric oxygen)
g) Insurance against the effects of making bad investments
h) Insurance against failing to invest in regards to retirement
i) Insurance against the effects of bad health (either self-inflicted or natural)
j) Insurance against the effects of job loss
k) Insurance against the effects of natural disasters
l) Insurance against the effects of anti-social behavior
m) Insurance against the effects of a lack of natural ability (Strength, Intelligence, etc)
n) Insurance against the effects of being unskilled/uneducated (due to monetary circumstances or self-inflicted behavior)
o) Equal incomes and wealth
p) Equal respect regardless of behavior
q) Victim hood
r) The right to inflict costs on others
s) The right to inflict anti-social behavior on others
t) Abortion
u) Gay Marriage
I'm asking politely, Jeff, that you please not spam us with all thirteen parts. Why don't you just link to the external page?
We all get it. You think liberals are dumb. This ploy isn't going to change anyone's thinking - it is just annoying. If you *want* to annoy us, you've succeeded, but I don't plan on allowing it to go on for much longer.
You don't have to be reasonable or rational. You can be sarcastic, mean, or disrepectful. I don't care much. Just keep it short and remember the golden rule.
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Sorry, I double posted.
Tu qouque, correct? A logical fallacy, as your exam says.
Censorship?! That's funny coming from a conservative. You aren't being censored - at worst, you just won't be allowed to publish here. Free speech has its consequences, doesn't it?
Look, you are a conservative, so I know you'll find these arguments persuasive: 1) You have the right to free speech, but I am in no way obligated to provide you with a venue. 2) I know it's not fair, but the world isn't fair.
I've been *super* tolerant for nine months. I commend myself for it, in fact. If I kick you off the blog, it will be because of *how* you said things, not *what* you said. Don't play games with the published time so your post stays on top, and don't spam, and any other thing I think of that pisses me off. If you don't like those rules, get your own blog and be happy.
And yes, Yuris made a long post too, but it didn't really get on my nerves until yesterday, and the prospect of 13 or so parts of this was too much to put up with. Not fair? Too bad.
Also, "us"? Yeah "us". All the members except you and Michelle have expressed annoyance with you to me. Some have stopped reading you (personally, I just skim). For the most part, we have been too polite to tell you off (with a couple of exceptions).
That's enough for now. I'll stop before I say something I might regret.
It is so hard to just shut up, isn't it? As I said, you can like it or lump it. So lump it then.
It is too late. There's no point anymore Jeff. Thanks for playing, but you and Michelle are gone (sorry, guilt by association, you know).
You know what's really satisfying, yet petty? I finally, finally get the last word.
No you don't...I do.
Woohoo!
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