Question 1

Each citizen having one vote demonstrates

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A) equality of opportunity. 
B) social equality. 
C) a republic. 
D) mandated freedoms. 
E) political equality. 
A) equality of opportunity. 
B) social equality. 
C) a republic. 
D) mandated freedoms. 
E) political equality.

Question 2

Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?

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A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Adam Smith 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Boris Yeltsin 
E) John Locke 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Adam Smith 
C) Karl Marx 
D) Boris Yeltsin 
E) John Locke

Question 3

Although the United States is a capitalist country,the government does intervene in the economic arena,primarily through

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A) central planning for industry. 
B) ensuring equal access to wealth. 
C) government ownership of some key industries. 
D) controlling public access to goods and services. 
E) regulating private businesses. 
A) central planning for industry. 
B) ensuring equal access to wealth. 
C) government ownership of some key industries. 
D) controlling public access to goods and services. 
E) regulating private businesses.

Question 4

Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms included all of the following except

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A) freedom of speech. 
B) freedom from fear. 
C) freedom from inequality. 
D) freedom of religion. 
E) freedom from want. 
A) freedom of speech. 
B) freedom from fear. 
C) freedom from inequality. 
D) freedom of religion. 
E) freedom from want.

Question 5

​Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that the National Security Agency had

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A) engaged in excessive surveillance of foreign nationals' phone calls. 
B) given American citizens' phone call records to foreign governments. 
C) failed to adequately keep track of phone conversations in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. 
D) unsuccessfully attempted to protect the privacy of Americans. 
E) collected data on domestic phone conversations of ordinary Americans. 
A) engaged in excessive surveillance of foreign nationals' phone calls. 
B) given American citizens' phone call records to foreign governments. 
C) failed to adequately keep track of phone conversations in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. 
D) unsuccessfully attempted to protect the privacy of Americans. 
E) collected data on domestic phone conversations of ordinary Americans.

Question 6

​One example of government focus on equality of outcome is

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A) affirmative action programs. 
B) national defense. 
C) a guarantee of the chance to succeed. 
D) government-provided libraries. 
E) ensuring that each person's vote counts equally. 
A) affirmative action programs. 
B) national defense. 
C) a guarantee of the chance to succeed. 
D) government-provided libraries. 
E) ensuring that each person's vote counts equally.

Question 7

The national government under the U.S.Constitution

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A) does not need to trace its actions to a constitutionally delegated power. 
B) has fewer delegated powers than the state governments. 
C) can only pass laws affecting states, not individual citizens of the states. 
D) lacks a general police power. 
E) can regulate individuals in the name of equality, but not order. 
A) does not need to trace its actions to a constitutionally delegated power. 
B) has fewer delegated powers than the state governments. 
C) can only pass laws affecting states, not individual citizens of the states. 
D) lacks a general police power. 
E) can regulate individuals in the name of equality, but not order.

Question 8

The state of nature refers to

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A) order without equality. 
B) regulation without leadership. 
C) order without conflict. 
D) government without values. 
E) society without government. 
A) order without equality. 
B) regulation without leadership. 
C) order without conflict. 
D) government without values. 
E) society without government.

Question 9

A libertarian is likely to believe

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A) laws should not define the minimum drinking age. 
B) marijuana should not be criminalized. 
C) helping the needy should be a matter of individual choice. 
D) government should not own and control industry. 
E) All of these choices are true. 
A) laws should not define the minimum drinking age. 
B) marijuana should not be criminalized. 
C) helping the needy should be a matter of individual choice. 
D) government should not own and control industry. 
E) All of these choices are true.

Question 10

​Democratic governments that have in the decades since World War II been,at times,avowedly socialist include

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A) ​Sweden 
B) ​Germany 
C) ​the United States 
D) Sweden and Germany 
E) Sweden, Germany, and the United States 
A) ​Sweden 
B) ​Germany 
C) ​the United States 
D) Sweden and Germany 
E) Sweden, Germany, and the United States

Question 11

When one person has the same chance to succeed in life as another,this is called

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A) equality of outcome. 
B) political equality. 
C) equality of opportunity. 
D) social order. 
E) equality of results. 
A) equality of outcome. 
B) political equality. 
C) equality of opportunity. 
D) social order. 
E) equality of results.

Question 12

Protection of private property is not a valid objective of government according to​

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A) ​John Locke 
B) ​Thomas Jefferson 
C) ​James Monroe 
D) ​Karl Marx 
E) ​Barack Obama 
A) ​John Locke 
B) ​Thomas Jefferson 
C) ​James Monroe 
D) ​Karl Marx 
E) ​Barack Obama

Question 13

The value of using political concepts in understanding government is that they​

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A) ​enable focus on very specific details of government action. 
B) ​demonstrate the problems with socialism or communism. 
C) ​actually have no meaning, so they allow the gtovernment to do whatever it wants. 
D) ​inherently support the values of capitalism and democracy. 
E) ​provide for a broader view than looking at specific events. 
A) ​enable focus on very specific details of government action. 
B) ​demonstrate the problems with socialism or communism. 
C) ​actually have no meaning, so they allow the gtovernment to do whatever it wants. 
D) ​inherently support the values of capitalism and democracy. 
E) ​provide for a broader view than looking at specific events.

Question 14

Explain why differences between state Constitutions and the U.S.Constitution made it more controversial for the national government to require all citizens to buy health insurance.

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The differences between state constituti

Question 15

Anarchists have gained some visibility in recent years as a result of protests related to

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A) the United Nations. 
B) NATO. 
C) the World Trade Organization. 
D) NAFTA. 
E) Both the United Nations and NATO. 
A) the United Nations. 
B) NATO. 
C) the World Trade Organization. 
D) NAFTA. 
E) Both the United Nations and NATO.

Question 16

Imagine a situation in which scientists determine that an invasive species endangers a critical food crop,threatening the health and safety of citizens.Describe the ways a totalitarian,a socialist,a capitalist,a libertarian,and an anarchist might respond if they were in an effective position of authority.​

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Totalitarian: A totalitarian leader migh

Question 17

​Critics charged that Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" had failed because

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A) Congress had cancelled most of the programs it had depended on. 
B) ​President Johnson was not elected to a second full term of office. 
C) ​about 15 percent of families were still living in poverty. 
D) it had not provided education, health care, food and shelter. 
E) ​All of these choices are true. 
A) Congress had cancelled most of the programs it had depended on. 
B) ​President Johnson was not elected to a second full term of office. 
C) ​about 15 percent of families were still living in poverty. 
D) it had not provided education, health care, food and shelter. 
E) ​All of these choices are true.

Question 18

Explain the tension between globalization and national sovereignty.Give an example of how the United States has been affected by globalization.

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The tension between globalization and na

Question 19

Services that benefit all citizens and are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals are known as

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A) public goods. 
B) communism. 
C) social welfare. 
D) private benefits. 
E) volunteered materials. 
A) public goods. 
B) communism. 
C) social welfare. 
D) private benefits. 
E) volunteered materials.

Question 20

The government's role in redistributing income to promote economic equality has been a major source of debate in the United States ever since

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A) the Constitution. 
B) the Great Depression. 
C) the Civil War. 
D) the 1960s. 
E) World War I. 
A) the Constitution. 
B) the Great Depression. 
C) the Civil War. 
D) the 1960s. 
E) World War I.

Each citizen having one vote demonstrates

Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?

Although the United States is a capitalist country,the government does intervene in the economic arena,primarily through

Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms included all of the following except

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that the National Security Agency had

One example of government focus on equality of outcome is

The national government under the U.S.Constitution

The state of nature refers to

A libertarian is likely to believe

Democratic governments that have in the decades since World War II been,at times,avowedly socialist include

When one person has the same chance to succeed in life as another,this is called

Protection of private property is not a valid objective of government according to

The value of using political concepts in understanding government is that they

Explain why differences between state Constitutions and the U.S.Constitution made it more controversial for the national government to require all citizens to buy health insurance.

Anarchists have gained some visibility in recent years as a result of protests related to

Critics charged that Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" had failed because

Explain the tension between globalization and national sovereignty.Give an example of how the United States has been affected by globalization.

Services that benefit all citizens and are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals are known as

The government's role in redistributing income to promote economic equality has been a major source of debate in the United States ever since

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

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Exam 1: Freedom, Order, or Equality

Each citizen having one vote demonstrates

Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?

Although the United States is a capitalist country,the government does intervene in the economic arena,primarily through

Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms included all of the following except

​Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that the National Security Agency had

​One example of government focus on equality of outcome is

The national government under the U.S.Constitution

The state of nature refers to

A libertarian is likely to believe

​Democratic governments that have in the decades since World War II been,at times,avowedly socialist include

When one person has the same chance to succeed in life as another,this is called

Protection of private property is not a valid objective of government according to​

The value of using political concepts in understanding government is that they​

Explain why differences between state Constitutions and the U.S.Constitution made it more controversial for the national government to require all citizens to buy health insurance.

Anarchists have gained some visibility in recent years as a result of protests related to

​Critics charged that Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" had failed because

Explain the tension between globalization and national sovereignty.Give an example of how the United States has been affected by globalization.

Services that benefit all citizens and are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals are known as

The government's role in redistributing income to promote economic equality has been a major source of debate in the United States ever since

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

The Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that the National Security Agency had

One example of government focus on equality of outcome is

Democratic governments that have in the decades since World War II been,at times,avowedly socialist include

Protection of private property is not a valid objective of government according to

The value of using political concepts in understanding government is that they

Critics charged that Lyndon Johnson's "war on poverty" had failed because