Question 1

Early settlers used the notion of manifest destiny to justify taking land from other settlers, ignoring the Canadians and Mexicans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

All of the below are considered Sun Belt states EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) New Mexico. 
B) South Carolina. 
C) Nevada. 
D) Utah. 
E) California. 
A) New Mexico. 
B) South Carolina. 
C) Nevada. 
D) Utah. 
E) California.

Question 3

An interest group's size is probably less important than its number of active members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the 1890s the immigrant population was

Accepted Answer

A) greater than now as a percentage of the overall population. 
B) negligible, there were very few immigrants at the time. 
C) less than now as a percentage of the overall population. 
D) mostly from Africa. 
E) 35.6 million in number. 
A) greater than now as a percentage of the overall population. 
B) negligible, there were very few immigrants at the time. 
C) less than now as a percentage of the overall population. 
D) mostly from Africa. 
E) 35.6 million in number.

Question 5

Race can be defined as a group of human beings with distinctive physical characteristics determined by genetic inheritance, but some scholars define it as

Accepted Answer

A) more demographically determined than physically determined. 
B) strictly physical with no genetic components. 
C) less genetically determined than ethnically determined. 
D) strictly genetic with no physical implications. 
E) more culturally determined than genetically determined. 
A) more demographically determined than physically determined. 
B) strictly physical with no genetic components. 
C) less genetically determined than ethnically determined. 
D) strictly genetic with no physical implications. 
E) more culturally determined than genetically determined.

Question 6

Interest groups do NOT publish research but instead gather data for others to analyze.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

More female voters voted for McCain in the 2008 election than for Obama.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The view that the United States is unique among nations and morally superior is called

Accepted Answer

A) American Militarism. 
B) American Destiny. 
C) American Exceptionalism. 
D) American Fascism. 
E) American Dominion. 
A) American Militarism. 
B) American Destiny. 
C) American Exceptionalism. 
D) American Fascism. 
E) American Dominion.

Question 9

Since the 1970s, PAC financial contributions to federal candidates have

Accepted Answer

A) decreased over time. 
B) remained steady. 
C) increased sharply and then decreased steadily. 
D) increased steadily. 
E) decreased steadily and then increased sharply. 
A) decreased over time. 
B) remained steady. 
C) increased sharply and then decreased steadily. 
D) increased steadily. 
E) decreased steadily and then increased sharply.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT True of the U.S.population?

Accepted Answer

A) People marry later than they did fifty years ago. 
B) Since the 1960s, birthrates have steadily declined in the United States. 
C) The number of adults living with someone without being married has decreased in the last twenty years. 
D) As of 2006, it was estimated that about half of all marriages end in divorce. 
E) All of the above 
A) People marry later than they did fifty years ago. 
B) Since the 1960s, birthrates have steadily declined in the United States. 
C) The number of adults living with someone without being married has decreased in the last twenty years. 
D) As of 2006, it was estimated that about half of all marriages end in divorce. 
E) All of the above

Question 11

In the 1830s Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that the United States had had no great wars because of its

Accepted Answer

A) great technological advances. 
B) relative lack of social and political tensions. 
C) long periods of stability. 
D) lack of powerful neighbors on its borders. 
E) reluctance to become involved in foreign wars. 
A) great technological advances. 
B) relative lack of social and political tensions. 
C) long periods of stability. 
D) lack of powerful neighbors on its borders. 
E) reluctance to become involved in foreign wars.

Question 12

The relative youth of the Hispanic population increases the group's political power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The propensity of interest groups to support incumbents in elections increases the advantages of incumbency,

Accepted Answer

A) which is often seen as undesirable. 
B) which is their saving grace. 
C) which is currently under review by the Supreme Court. 
D) which makes elections inherently unfair. 
E) which is the subject of current congressional investigation. 
A) which is often seen as undesirable. 
B) which is their saving grace. 
C) which is currently under review by the Supreme Court. 
D) which makes elections inherently unfair. 
E) which is the subject of current congressional investigation.

Question 14

Sectional distinctions in the United States refer to differences based on

Accepted Answer

A) race and ethnicity. 
B) census and demographic statistics. 
C) gender and religion. 
D) geography and region. 
E) education and wealth. 
A) race and ethnicity. 
B) census and demographic statistics. 
C) gender and religion. 
D) geography and region. 
E) education and wealth.

Question 15

When a person benefits from the work or service of an organization like a union without joining or contributing to it, this person is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) a union buster. 
B) a free rider 
C) a manager. 
D) a union delegate. 
E) an outside agitator. 
A) a union buster. 
B) a free rider 
C) a manager. 
D) a union delegate. 
E) an outside agitator.

Question 16

Mancur Olson labeled the act of securing the participation of individuals in groups as

Accepted Answer

A) collective action. 
B) cohesive action. 
C) public action. 
D) amicus curiae action. 
E) resource action. 
A) collective action. 
B) cohesive action. 
C) public action. 
D) amicus curiae action. 
E) resource action.

Question 17

Unions represent about one-half of the nation's workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sun Belt states have experienced greater economic growth than most other areas in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Baptists represent roughly a third of which state's population?

Accepted Answer

A) New Jersey 
B) Florida 
C) Georgia 
D) Alabama 
E) Utah 
A) New Jersey 
B) Florida 
C) Georgia 
D) Alabama 
E) Utah

Question 20

A profile of African American life in the United States would include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the African American population is somewhat older than the white American population. 
B) African Americans tend to have lower levels of education than white Americans. 
C) the African American population is concentrated in economically hard-pressed central cities. 
D) African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than white Americans. 
E) the African American population has lower net worth than the white American population. 
A) the African American population is somewhat older than the white American population. 
B) African Americans tend to have lower levels of education than white Americans. 
C) the African American population is concentrated in economically hard-pressed central cities. 
D) African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than white Americans. 
E) the African American population has lower net worth than the white American population.

Exam 5: The US political Landscape

Early settlers used the notion of manifest destiny to justify taking land from other settlers, ignoring the Canadians and Mexicans.

All of the below are considered Sun Belt states EXCEPT

An interest group's size is probably less important than its number of active members.

In the 1890s the immigrant population was

Race can be defined as a group of human beings with distinctive physical characteristics determined by genetic inheritance, but some scholars define it as

Interest groups do NOT publish research but instead gather data for others to analyze.

More female voters voted for McCain in the 2008 election than for Obama.

The view that the United States is unique among nations and morally superior is called

Since the 1970s, PAC financial contributions to federal candidates have

Which of the following is NOT True of the U.S.population?

In the 1830s Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that the United States had had no great wars because of its

The relative youth of the Hispanic population increases the group's political power.

The propensity of interest groups to support incumbents in elections increases the advantages of incumbency,

Sectional distinctions in the United States refer to differences based on

When a person benefits from the work or service of an organization like a union without joining or contributing to it, this person is referred to as

Mancur Olson labeled the act of securing the participation of individuals in groups as

Unions represent about one-half of the nation's workforce.

Sun Belt states have experienced greater economic growth than most other areas in the United States.

Baptists represent roughly a third of which state's population?

A profile of African American life in the United States would include all of the following EXCEPT

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

Political Culture and Ideology

Political Parties

Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and US politics

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Policy

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign Defense Policy

State and Local Politics

State Constitutions

Parties and Elections in the States

State Legislatures

State Governors

Judges and Justice in the States

Local Governments and Metropolitics

Making State and Local Policy

Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments

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