Question 1

Which statement is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Population growth in the South is driven by young people and in the West by those aged 65 ?and over. 
B) Population growth in the West is driven by young people and in the South by those aged 65 ?and over. 
C) Population growth in the South and West is driven by those aged 65 and over. 
D) Population growth in the South and West is driven by young people. 
E) There is no population growth in the South or West. 
A) Population growth in the South is driven by young people and in the West by those aged 65 ?and over. 
B) Population growth in the West is driven by young people and in the South by those aged 65 ?and over. 
C) Population growth in the South and West is driven by those aged 65 and over. 
D) Population growth in the South and West is driven by young people. 
E) There is no population growth in the South or West.

Question 2

Reinforcing cleavages tend to make political conflict more intense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

This organization speaks for about two-thirds of union labor

Accepted Answer

A) Service Employees International Union 
B) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
C) American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations 
D) United Steel Workers 
E) Change to Win Federation 
A) Service Employees International Union 
B) International Brotherhood of Teamsters 
C) American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations 
D) United Steel Workers 
E) Change to Win Federation

Question 4

A defining characteristic of interest groups is their formal organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The tendency of race and economic status to contribute to the same set of political values is an example of ____________________ cleavages.

Accepted Answer

A) cross-cutting 
B) reinforcing 
C) diametric 
D) polimetric 
E) None of the above 
A) cross-cutting 
B) reinforcing 
C) diametric 
D) polimetric 
E) None of the above

Question 6

Although PACs take part in the entire election process, their main influence lies in their capacity to contribute money to candidates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

An amicus curiae brief is a means for an interest group to put forth its views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All of the following have contributed to the development of a sense of American exceptionalism EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) isolation. 
B) relative prosperity. 
C) a sense of destiny. 
D) demographic homogeneity. 
E) Both A and B 
A) isolation. 
B) relative prosperity. 
C) a sense of destiny. 
D) demographic homogeneity. 
E) Both A and B

Question 9

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act doubled individual campaign contribution limits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The most urban areas of the United States are

Accepted Answer

A) the South and Midwest. 
B) the Midwest and Northwest. 
C) the Northwest and West. 
D) the West and Northeast. 
E) The Northeast and South. 
A) the South and Midwest. 
B) the Midwest and Northwest. 
C) the Northwest and West. 
D) the West and Northeast. 
E) The Northeast and South.

Question 11

Hispanics of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent tend to support

Accepted Answer

A) decreased spending on education. 
B) making English the national language. 
C) a liberal domestic agenda. 
D) a conservative domestic agenda. 
E) decreased spending on drug control. 
A) decreased spending on education. 
B) making English the national language. 
C) a liberal domestic agenda. 
D) a conservative domestic agenda. 
E) decreased spending on drug control.

Question 12

Until 2004, interest groups could avoid the contribution limitation to political parties by contributing

Accepted Answer

A) PAC Money 
B) soft money 
C) hard money 
D) party building money 
E) None of the above 
A) PAC Money 
B) soft money 
C) hard money 
D) party building money 
E) None of the above

Question 13

Fewer and fewer women are the sole income earners for their families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Unions are traditionally aligned with which political party?

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic 
B) Republican 
C) Independent 
D) Green 
E) None of the above 
A) Democratic 
B) Republican 
C) Independent 
D) Green 
E) None of the above

Question 15

In the last three presidential elections women have turned out to vote in greater numbers than men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compared to other countries, class divisions in the United States are

Accepted Answer

A) reinforced by competitive individualism. 
B) defined by degree of hostility to organized labor. 
C) less defined and less important to politics. 
D) defined by degree of acceptance of organized labor. 
E) stronger in union states and weaker in right-to-work states. 
A) reinforced by competitive individualism. 
B) defined by degree of hostility to organized labor. 
C) less defined and less important to politics. 
D) defined by degree of acceptance of organized labor. 
E) stronger in union states and weaker in right-to-work states.

Question 17

James Madison cautioned that one of the greatest sources of faction was

Accepted Answer

A) ethnicity. 
B) unequal distribution of property. 
C) religion. 
D) citizenship. 
E) gender. 
A) ethnicity. 
B) unequal distribution of property. 
C) religion. 
D) citizenship. 
E) gender.

Question 18

This is an example of a trade association:

Accepted Answer

A) General Motors 
B) National Association of Realtors 
C) National Rifle Association 
D) McDonald's 
E) None of the above 
A) General Motors 
B) National Association of Realtors 
C) National Rifle Association 
D) McDonald's 
E) None of the above

Question 19

James Madison would likely be surprised by the existence of interest groups and their variety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The United States is NOT a land of abundant natural resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The US political Landscape

Which statement is accurate?

Reinforcing cleavages tend to make political conflict more intense.

This organization speaks for about two-thirds of union labor

A defining characteristic of interest groups is their formal organization.

The tendency of race and economic status to contribute to the same set of political values is an example of ____________________ cleavages.

Although PACs take part in the entire election process, their main influence lies in their capacity to contribute money to candidates.

An amicus curiae brief is a means for an interest group to put forth its views.

All of the following have contributed to the development of a sense of American exceptionalism EXCEPT

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act doubled individual campaign contribution limits.

The most urban areas of the United States are

Hispanics of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent tend to support

Until 2004, interest groups could avoid the contribution limitation to political parties by contributing

Fewer and fewer women are the sole income earners for their families.

Unions are traditionally aligned with which political party?

In the last three presidential elections women have turned out to vote in greater numbers than men.

Compared to other countries, class divisions in the United States are

James Madison cautioned that one of the greatest sources of faction was

This is an example of a trade association:

James Madison would likely be surprised by the existence of interest groups and their variety.

The United States is NOT a land of abundant natural resources.

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