Question 1

The New Right favors expansion of government control over drinking, drugs, abortion, prayer, and lifestyle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

To adhere to the rule of law governments should use force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The gap between rich and poor in the United States has grown in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The American Dream includes equality of income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Prospectivity refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that laws should be stated generally and not single out any group or individual. 
B) the idea that laws should apply to the present or future and not punish something someone did in the past (before the law was enacted). 
C) the idea that laws cannot be kept secret and then enforced. 
D) the idea that laws should be enforced impartially and with fair processes. 
E) the idea that government is based on a body of law applied equally and by just procedures. 
A) the idea that laws should be stated generally and not single out any group or individual. 
B) the idea that laws should apply to the present or future and not punish something someone did in the past (before the law was enacted). 
C) the idea that laws cannot be kept secret and then enforced. 
D) the idea that laws should be enforced impartially and with fair processes. 
E) the idea that government is based on a body of law applied equally and by just procedures.

Question 6

Up to one-quarter of adult Americans were found to be illiterate according to a study in 1993.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A person who opposes all government regulation, including, for example, mandatory seatbelt and helmet laws, is likely to be a

Accepted Answer

A) liberal. 
B) traditional conservative. 
C) socialist. 
D) social conservative. 
E) libertarian. 
A) liberal. 
B) traditional conservative. 
C) socialist. 
D) social conservative. 
E) libertarian.

Question 8

The textbook lists a number of values shared by most Americans.These include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) liberty. 
B) equality of opportunity. 
C) deference to aristocracy. 
D) individualism. 
E) respect for the common person. 
A) liberty. 
B) equality of opportunity. 
C) deference to aristocracy. 
D) individualism. 
E) respect for the common person.

Question 9

Liberals outnumber conservatives, and the proportion of liberals increased in the 1980s and 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Harry S.Truman was the American president most responsible for greatly expanding the rights of all Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Before President Franklin D.Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s there was

Accepted Answer

A) no Social Security. 
B) no FDIC insurance on bank deposits. 
C) no unemployment compensation. 
D) Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s there was 
E)   All of the above 
A) no Social Security. 
B) no FDIC insurance on bank deposits. 
C) no unemployment compensation. 
D) Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s there was 
E)   All of the above

Question 12

Political labels have the same meanings across national boundaries as well as over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Majority rule is the belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Libertarianism is a political ideology that

Accepted Answer

A) wants government to regulate the economy. 
B) insists on sharply limited government. 
C) thinks that government behaves responsibility. 
D) seeks government regulation of social programs. 
E) supports laws to regulate personal morality. 
A) wants government to regulate the economy. 
B) insists on sharply limited government. 
C) thinks that government behaves responsibility. 
D) seeks government regulation of social programs. 
E) supports laws to regulate personal morality.

Question 15

The American Dream remains an unfulfilled dream as evidenced by the permanent existence of an underclass in the form of impoverished families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Political scientist Robert A.Dahl described the implications of the high degree of inequality in the distribution of wealth brought about by the new economic order which replaced the previously agrarian society.It was swept onto the U.S.scene by

Accepted Answer

A)   capitalism. 
B) robber barons. 
C) political ideology. 
D) liberalism. 
E)   conservatism. 
A)   capitalism. 
B) robber barons. 
C) political ideology. 
D) liberalism. 
E)   conservatism.

Question 17

Social conservatives believe that the government should

Accepted Answer

A) impose social controls upon U.S.citizens. 
B) allow wide freedom of action by U.S.citizens. 
C) support affirmative action initiatives to redress discrimination. 
D) allow any adult to marry as he or she pleases. 
E) continue the constitutional separation of church and state. 
A) impose social controls upon U.S.citizens. 
B) allow wide freedom of action by U.S.citizens. 
C) support affirmative action initiatives to redress discrimination. 
D) allow any adult to marry as he or she pleases. 
E) continue the constitutional separation of church and state.

Question 18

The right to private property is

Accepted Answer

A) not very important to most Americans. 
B) one of the economic incentives that motivates Americans to embrace capitalism. 
C) more attainable to middle-income citizens in Europe. 
D) granted in the Constitution. 
E) None of the above 
A) not very important to most Americans. 
B) one of the economic incentives that motivates Americans to embrace capitalism. 
C) more attainable to middle-income citizens in Europe. 
D) granted in the Constitution. 
E) None of the above

Question 19

The Christian Coalition was founded by Jimmy Carter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

U.S.citizens learn about our political culture from schools, the mass media, and our families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Political Culture and Ideology

The New Right favors expansion of government control over drinking, drugs, abortion, prayer, and lifestyle.

To adhere to the rule of law governments should use force.

The gap between rich and poor in the United States has grown in recent years.

The American Dream includes equality of income.

Prospectivity refers to

Up to one-quarter of adult Americans were found to be illiterate according to a study in 1993.

A person who opposes all government regulation, including, for example, mandatory seatbelt and helmet laws, is likely to be a

The textbook lists a number of values shared by most Americans.These include all of the following EXCEPT

Liberals outnumber conservatives, and the proportion of liberals increased in the 1980s and 1990s.

Harry S.Truman was the American president most responsible for greatly expanding the rights of all Americans.

Before President Franklin D.Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s there was

Political labels have the same meanings across national boundaries as well as over time.

Majority rule is the belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

Libertarianism is a political ideology that

The American Dream remains an unfulfilled dream as evidenced by the permanent existence of an underclass in the form of impoverished families.

Political scientist Robert A.Dahl described the implications of the high degree of inequality in the distribution of wealth brought about by the new economic order which replaced the previously agrarian society.It was swept onto the U.S.scene by

Social conservatives believe that the government should

The right to private property is

The Christian Coalition was founded by Jimmy Carter.

U.S.citizens learn about our political culture from schools, the mass media, and our families.

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