Question 1

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his use of non-violent tactics and civil disobedience during the civil rights movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Social movements can be successful even if no new laws are passed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The abolitionist movement sought to

Accepted Answer

A)  eliminate slavery. 
B)  guarantee voting rights for women. 
C)  end discrimination for minorities. 
D)  improve workplace safety and protect jobs. 
E)  abolish the constitution. 
A)  eliminate slavery. 
B)  guarantee voting rights for women. 
C)  end discrimination for minorities. 
D)  improve workplace safety and protect jobs. 
E)  abolish the constitution.

Question 4

What is the relationship between social distress and social movements?

Accepted Answer

Social distress caused by econ

Question 5

All of these were key structural factors in the development of the women's movement EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  women did not have the right to vote. 
B)  women were not being paid as much as men for doing the same work. 
C)  women faced open discrimination in the hiring process. 
D)  women who tried to advance in their careers often found the process blocked by a "glass ceiling." 
E)  increasing numbers of women were entering the job market. 
A)  women did not have the right to vote. 
B)  women were not being paid as much as men for doing the same work. 
C)  women faced open discrimination in the hiring process. 
D)  women who tried to advance in their careers often found the process blocked by a "glass ceiling." 
E)  increasing numbers of women were entering the job market.

Question 6

Which of the following movements oppose abortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  gay and lesbian movement 
B)  pro-life movement 
C)  pro-choice movement 
D)  civil-rights movement 
E)  anti-war movement 
A)  gay and lesbian movement 
B)  pro-life movement 
C)  pro-choice movement 
D)  civil-rights movement 
E)  anti-war movement

Question 7

The more successful social movements seem to have goals

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A)  designed by forceful leaders. 
B)  closely aligned with American values. 
C)  that reflect prominent subcultures. 
D)  approved by local party leaders. 
E)  that are narrow and difficult to achieve. 
A)  designed by forceful leaders. 
B)  closely aligned with American values. 
C)  that reflect prominent subcultures. 
D)  approved by local party leaders. 
E)  that are narrow and difficult to achieve.

Question 8

Which of the following factors encourage the creation of social movements?

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A)  social distress 
B)  availability of resources for mobilization 
C)  a supportive environment 
D)  political efficacy 
E)  all of the above 
A)  social distress 
B)  availability of resources for mobilization 
C)  a supportive environment 
D)  political efficacy 
E)  all of the above

Question 9

Angelina Grimké was

Accepted Answer

A)  a civil rights activist. 
B)  an abolitionist. 
C)  an advocate for women's suffrage. 
D)  the first woman to cast a vote. 
E)  one of the few women who vocally supported the ratification of the Constitution. 
A)  a civil rights activist. 
B)  an abolitionist. 
C)  an advocate for women's suffrage. 
D)  the first woman to cast a vote. 
E)  one of the few women who vocally supported the ratification of the Constitution.

Question 10

Which of these would be representative of the structural level of the analytic framework involving Bill Clinton's decision on gays and lesbians in the military?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher levels of education among the population increases toleration of alternative lifestyles. 
B)  Urbanization creates enclaves where gays and lesbians build communities, create social networks, and develop economic and political resources. 
C)  The individualistic component of American culture and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution favor a nondiscriminatory environment. 
D)  The strongly religious component of American culture is also the foundation for widespread antihomosexual attitudes among religious conservatives. 
E)  All of the above are part of the structural level. 
A)  Higher levels of education among the population increases toleration of alternative lifestyles. 
B)  Urbanization creates enclaves where gays and lesbians build communities, create social networks, and develop economic and political resources. 
C)  The individualistic component of American culture and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution favor a nondiscriminatory environment. 
D)  The strongly religious component of American culture is also the foundation for widespread antihomosexual attitudes among religious conservatives. 
E)  All of the above are part of the structural level.

Question 11

An effective tool in the civil rights movement was ________ civil disobedience.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An effective tool in the civil rights...

Question 12

The 1960 sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, is an example of what kind of protest tactic?

Accepted Answer

A)  civil disobedience 
B)  a mass mobilization 
C)  a sympathetic setback 
D)  a boycott 
E)  a strike 
A)  civil disobedience 
B)  a mass mobilization 
C)  a sympathetic setback 
D)  a boycott 
E)  a strike

Question 13

The authors of your textbook identify several social movements, including women's suffrage, civil rights, and the anti-war movement. Based on your understanding of current events and recent history, can you think of any social movements that might arise in the next 10 to 20 years? What is their likelihood of success? Why do you think so?

Accepted Answer

There are several potential social movem

Question 14

Rosa Parks

Accepted Answer

A)  started the NAACP and became its visible leader. 
B)  refused to go to the back of the bus and thus sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. 
C)  was the central figure in the Brown decision in 1954. 
D)  started the sit-in movement at lunch counters. 
E)  was instrumental in the women's suffrage movement. 
A)  started the NAACP and became its visible leader. 
B)  refused to go to the back of the bus and thus sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. 
C)  was the central figure in the Brown decision in 1954. 
D)  started the sit-in movement at lunch counters. 
E)  was instrumental in the women's suffrage movement.

Question 15

A social movement is particularly unlikely to have an impact on policy when

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A)  it stimulates the formation of a powerful countermovement. 
B)  the President of the United States condemns the social movement. 
C)  the Supreme Court rules that the social movement violates the Constitution. 
D)  one of the two major political parties accepts some of the goals of the social movement. 
E)  society deems the movement too radical. 
A)  it stimulates the formation of a powerful countermovement. 
B)  the President of the United States condemns the social movement. 
C)  the Supreme Court rules that the social movement violates the Constitution. 
D)  one of the two major political parties accepts some of the goals of the social movement. 
E)  society deems the movement too radical.

Question 16

How are social movements different from interest groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interest groups' sole aim is to lobby political decision-makers about legislative matters. 
B)  Social movements' sole aim is to elect their own members to public office. 
C)  Interest groups' sole aim is to elect their own members to public office. 
D)  Social movements' sole aim is to lobby political decision-makers about legislative matters. 
E)  Social movements are not different from interest groups. 
A)  Interest groups' sole aim is to lobby political decision-makers about legislative matters. 
B)  Social movements' sole aim is to elect their own members to public office. 
C)  Interest groups' sole aim is to elect their own members to public office. 
D)  Social movements' sole aim is to lobby political decision-makers about legislative matters. 
E)  Social movements are not different from interest groups.

Question 17

The experience of social movements in the United States indicates that

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A)  movements will not get underway unless they will eventually succeed. 
B)  some movements succeed and others fail, often based on how much support they garner among the general public. 
C)  nearly all successfully mobilized movements fail to achieve their goals. 
D)  public opinion has little to do with the fortunes of movements. 
E)  court intervention is not important to social movements' success. 
A)  movements will not get underway unless they will eventually succeed. 
B)  some movements succeed and others fail, often based on how much support they garner among the general public. 
C)  nearly all successfully mobilized movements fail to achieve their goals. 
D)  public opinion has little to do with the fortunes of movements. 
E)  court intervention is not important to social movements' success.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of social movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are made up of people who do not believe that the government can be moved to take action on their behalf. 
B)  They often make use of unconventional tactics. 
C)  They are made up of people with a shared sense of grievance against the status quo. 
D)  They are the political instruments of political outsiders. 
E)  They are generally a mass grassroots phenomena. 
A)  They are made up of people who do not believe that the government can be moved to take action on their behalf. 
B)  They often make use of unconventional tactics. 
C)  They are made up of people with a shared sense of grievance against the status quo. 
D)  They are the political instruments of political outsiders. 
E)  They are generally a mass grassroots phenomena.

Question 19

The highly decentralized and fragmented nature of our political system helps sustain a sense of political efficacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The sit-down strike was first used in which social movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  gay rights 
B)  labor 
C)  civil rights 
D)  women's suffrage 
E)  conservative Christian 
A)  gay rights 
B)  labor 
C)  civil rights 
D)  women's suffrage 
E)  conservative Christian

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his use of non-violent tactics and civil disobedience during the civil rights movement.

Social movements can be successful even if no new laws are passed.

The abolitionist movement sought to

What is the relationship between social distress and social movements?

All of these were key structural factors in the development of the women's movement EXCEPT that

Which of the following movements oppose abortion?

The more successful social movements seem to have goals

Which of the following factors encourage the creation of social movements?

Angelina Grimké was

Which of these would be representative of the structural level of the analytic framework involving Bill Clinton's decision on gays and lesbians in the military?

An effective tool in the civil rights movement was ________ civil disobedience.

The 1960 sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, is an example of what kind of protest tactic?

Rosa Parks

A social movement is particularly unlikely to have an impact on policy when

How are social movements different from interest groups?

The experience of social movements in the United States indicates that

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of social movements?

The highly decentralized and fragmented nature of our political system helps sustain a sense of political efficacy.

The sit-down strike was first used in which social movement?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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Exam 8: Social Movements

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for his use of non-violent tactics and civil disobedience during the civil rights movement.

Social movements can be successful even if no new laws are passed.

The abolitionist movement sought to

What is the relationship between social distress and social movements?

All of these were key structural factors in the development of the women's movement EXCEPT that

Which of the following movements oppose abortion?

The more successful social movements seem to have goals

Which of the following factors encourage the creation of social movements?

Angelina Grimké was

Which of these would be representative of the structural level of the analytic framework involving Bill Clinton's decision on gays and lesbians in the military?

An effective tool in the civil rights movement was ________ civil disobedience.

The 1960 sit-in at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, is an example of what kind of protest tactic?

Rosa Parks

A social movement is particularly unlikely to have an impact on policy when

How are social movements different from interest groups?

The experience of social movements in the United States indicates that

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of social movements?

The highly decentralized and fragmented nature of our political system helps sustain a sense of political efficacy.

The sit-down strike was first used in which social movement?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Political Parties

Participation Voting, and Elections

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters