Question 1

State and local governments employ approximately one in seven workers in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following professionals are NOT typically licensed by the state?

Accepted Answer

A) Doctors 
B) Lawyers 
C) Waiters 
D) Dentists 
E) Teachers 
A) Doctors 
B) Lawyers 
C) Waiters 
D) Dentists 
E) Teachers

Question 3

Since Robert and Helen Lynd's groundbreaking study of Muncie, Indiana in the 1920s, similar, more recent studies of other cities have reached the same conclusions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compared to the national government, local governments are more likely to engage in redistributive policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In which three states would you find half of the Asian-Pacific Islander population of the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) Hawaii, California, and Nevada 
B) Oregon, Washington, and Idaho 
C) California, New York, and Hawaii 
D) New Mexico, Arizona, and California 
E) California, New Mexico, and Arizona 
A) Hawaii, California, and Nevada 
B) Oregon, Washington, and Idaho 
C) California, New York, and Hawaii 
D) New Mexico, Arizona, and California 
E) California, New Mexico, and Arizona

Question 6

What is social stratification, as defined by sociologists such as Floyd Hunter?

Accepted Answer

A) The way in which socioeconomic divisions affect politics in a community 
B) The way in which someone's socioeconomic class determines his or her party affiliation 
C) The composition of the various sub-levels found within the power elite 
D) The way in which political candidates use socioeconomic class to appeal to distinct sets of voters 
E) The relationship between the highest and lowest socioeconomic classes within a given community 
A) The way in which socioeconomic divisions affect politics in a community 
B) The way in which someone's socioeconomic class determines his or her party affiliation 
C) The composition of the various sub-levels found within the power elite 
D) The way in which political candidates use socioeconomic class to appeal to distinct sets of voters 
E) The relationship between the highest and lowest socioeconomic classes within a given community

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the fiscal challenges facing city and state officials?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased Internet purchasing 
B) A shift to the consumption of services rather than goods 
C) Increasing health care costs 
D) Increasing energy prices 
E) Decreasing voter participation in state and local elections 
A) Increased Internet purchasing 
B) A shift to the consumption of services rather than goods 
C) Increasing health care costs 
D) Increasing energy prices 
E) Decreasing voter participation in state and local elections

Question 8

Four states ban gifts of any sort to state officials.This is sometimes called the "_________________" rule.

Accepted Answer

A) anti-incumbent 
B) corruption prevention 
C) no cup of coffee 
D) public transparency 
E) full disclosure 
A) anti-incumbent 
B) corruption prevention 
C) no cup of coffee 
D) public transparency 
E) full disclosure

Question 9

Though Thomas Jefferson declared the town meeting to be "the noblest, wisest instrument yet devised for the conduct of public affairs," what percentage of the population, on average, attends such meetings today?

Accepted Answer

A) 2-3% 
B) 5% 
C) 8-10% 
D) 28% 
E) 32% 
A) 2-3% 
B) 5% 
C) 8-10% 
D) 28% 
E) 32%

Question 10

Approximately what percent of people indicated they trusted the federal government either "a great deal" or "a fair amount" in a 2006 survey?

Accepted Answer

A) 54% 
B) 13% 
C) 82% 
D) 17% 
E) 38% 
A) 54% 
B) 13% 
C) 82% 
D) 17% 
E) 38%

Question 11

State and local government revenues account for approximately ____% of the U.S.gross domestic product.

Accepted Answer

A) 14 
B) 19 
C) 23 
D) 11 
E) 35 
A) 14 
B) 19 
C) 23 
D) 11 
E) 35

Question 12

Which statement best describes special-interest groups' power?

Accepted Answer

A) It is generally stronger at the state and local level than in Washington, D.C. 
B) It is generally stronger in Washington, D.C.than at the local level. 
C) The type of special-interest group is the deciding factor in whether it is stronger at the state and local level than in Washington, D.C. 
D) Thanks to campaign reform laws, the strength of special-interest groups has been greatly diminished at both the state and local level and the federal level. 
E) Special-interest groups have never been particularly powerful in U.S.politics, either at the state and local level or the federal level. 
A) It is generally stronger at the state and local level than in Washington, D.C. 
B) It is generally stronger in Washington, D.C.than at the local level. 
C) The type of special-interest group is the deciding factor in whether it is stronger at the state and local level than in Washington, D.C. 
D) Thanks to campaign reform laws, the strength of special-interest groups has been greatly diminished at both the state and local level and the federal level. 
E) Special-interest groups have never been particularly powerful in U.S.politics, either at the state and local level or the federal level.

Question 13

Interest groups may have greater influence in states and localities than at the national level because

Accepted Answer

A) groups may represent social and economic majorities in an area more easily than at the national level. 
B)  more groups are active in any given locality on a specific issue than at the national level. 
C) groups are not organized at the national level. 
D) federal law prohibits interest groups from lobbying members of Congress. 
E) All of the above 
A) groups may represent social and economic majorities in an area more easily than at the national level. 
B)  more groups are active in any given locality on a specific issue than at the national level. 
C) groups are not organized at the national level. 
D) federal law prohibits interest groups from lobbying members of Congress. 
E) All of the above

Question 14

In order to address the growing needs of local communities, citizens are increasingly supporting tax increases at the local level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In recent decades, state government activities have

Accepted Answer

A) decreased. 
B) been more variable. 
C) remained fairly constant. 
D) increased. 
E) become more constrained. 
A) decreased. 
B) been more variable. 
C) remained fairly constant. 
D) increased. 
E) become more constrained.

Question 16

Researchers conducting community power studies typically find a power structure that is

Accepted Answer

A) dominated by a few families that have lived in the community for many generations. 
B) controlled by a power elite. 
C) impossible to describe. 
D) relatively open and pluralistic. 
E) dominated by racial and ethnic minorities. 
A) dominated by a few families that have lived in the community for many generations. 
B) controlled by a power elite. 
C) impossible to describe. 
D) relatively open and pluralistic. 
E) dominated by racial and ethnic minorities.

Question 17

A major reason for lower involvement in local government is the fact that most of the time local governments are preoccupied with relatively non-controversial, routine matters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What event is most likely to result in large voter turnout at the local level?

Accepted Answer

A) A mayoral election 
B) A city council or commissioner election 
C) A school board election 
D) A gubernatorial election 
E) A police commissioner election 
A) A mayoral election 
B) A city council or commissioner election 
C) A school board election 
D) A gubernatorial election 
E) A police commissioner election

Question 19

Lack of citizen interest in, and participation in, local politics is often referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) hometown blues. 
B) grassroots apathy. 
C) community disinterest. 
D) disillusionment. 
E) rational abstention. 
A) hometown blues. 
B) grassroots apathy. 
C) community disinterest. 
D) disillusionment. 
E) rational abstention.

Exam 21: State and Local Politics

State and local governments employ approximately one in seven workers in the United States.

Which of the following professionals are NOT typically licensed by the state?

Since Robert and Helen Lynd's groundbreaking study of Muncie, Indiana in the 1920s, similar, more recent studies of other cities have reached the same conclusions.

Compared to the national government, local governments are more likely to engage in redistributive policies.

In which three states would you find half of the Asian-Pacific Islander population of the U.S.?

What is social stratification, as defined by sociologists such as Floyd Hunter?

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the fiscal challenges facing city and state officials?

Four states ban gifts of any sort to state officials.This is sometimes called the "_________________" rule.

Though Thomas Jefferson declared the town meeting to be "the noblest, wisest instrument yet devised for the conduct of public affairs," what percentage of the population, on average, attends such meetings today?

Approximately what percent of people indicated they trusted the federal government either "a great deal" or "a fair amount" in a 2006 survey?

State and local government revenues account for approximately ____% of the U.S.gross domestic product.

Which statement best describes special-interest groups' power?

Interest groups may have greater influence in states and localities than at the national level because

In order to address the growing needs of local communities, citizens are increasingly supporting tax increases at the local level.

In recent decades, state government activities have

Researchers conducting community power studies typically find a power structure that is

A major reason for lower involvement in local government is the fact that most of the time local governments are preoccupied with relatively non-controversial, routine matters.

What event is most likely to result in large voter turnout at the local level?

Lack of citizen interest in, and participation in, local politics is often referred to as

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