Question 1

Moving from a government job to a job in an interest group is very common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The percentage of Americans engaged in agricultural production is about

Accepted Answer

A) 1%. 
B) 5%. 
C) 10%. 
D) 25%. 
E) 30%. 
A) 1%. 
B) 5%. 
C) 10%. 
D) 25%. 
E) 30%.

Question 3

A characteristic of individuals that predicts their political behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A) political predisposition. 
B) political socialization. 
C) reinforcing cleavages. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
E) demography. 
A) political predisposition. 
B) political socialization. 
C) reinforcing cleavages. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
E) demography.

Question 4

For the first 50 years after gaining the right to vote, American women voted at a lower rate than in other Western democracies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Education is one of the most important variable prediction political participation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The nineteenth-century notion that Americans were destined to rule North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as manifest destiny.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Surprisingly, the Internet has slowed the mobilization efforts of most interest groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Acknowledging that we live in a maze of group interests, Madison argued that the "most common and durable source of factions has been

Accepted Answer

A) cured by the nature of man." 
B) the various and unequal distribution of property." 
C) the common impulse of passion or of interest." 
D) removed from the Union." 
E) a sense of justice and higher purpose." 
A) cured by the nature of man." 
B) the various and unequal distribution of property." 
C) the common impulse of passion or of interest." 
D) removed from the Union." 
E) a sense of justice and higher purpose."

Question 9

An interest group is referred to as a "special interest group" when it runs afoul of the rules governing donations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Interest groups from political action committees (PACs), which are the legal mechanism for them to

Accepted Answer

A) dispute judicial rulings. 
B) become partisan interest groups. 
C) provide their internal candidate performance Analysis a public hearing. 
D) contribute money to candidates and political party committees. 
E) form third parties, such as the Green Party. 
A) dispute judicial rulings. 
B) become partisan interest groups. 
C) provide their internal candidate performance Analysis a public hearing. 
D) contribute money to candidates and political party committees. 
E) form third parties, such as the Green Party.

Question 11

Which of the following activities is NOT legally engaged in by lobbyists who are in direct contact with the government?

Accepted Answer

A) preparing written responses to proposed rules 
B) sending payment to the legislative staffers who assist them 
C) going to court 
D) trying to obtain reinterpretation of rules or regulations 
E) drafting alternative rules 
A) preparing written responses to proposed rules 
B) sending payment to the legislative staffers who assist them 
C) going to court 
D) trying to obtain reinterpretation of rules or regulations 
E) drafting alternative rules

Question 12

The term lobbying was NOT generally used until around

Accepted Answer

A) the mid-sixteenth century. 
B) the mid-seventeenth century. 
C) the mid-eighteenth century. 
D) the mid-nineteenth century. 
E) the mid-twentieth century. 
A) the mid-sixteenth century. 
B) the mid-seventeenth century. 
C) the mid-eighteenth century. 
D) the mid-nineteenth century. 
E) the mid-twentieth century.

Question 13

Organized in 1912, the broadest business trade association is the

Accepted Answer

A) Chamber of Commerce. 
B) Better Business Bureau. 
C) Independent Insurance Agents of America. 
D) Association of Realtors. 
E) National Association of Manufacturers. 
A) Chamber of Commerce. 
B) Better Business Bureau. 
C) Independent Insurance Agents of America. 
D) Association of Realtors. 
E) National Association of Manufacturers.

Question 14

Most universities and colleges retain a lobbyist to help them secure the support of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Socioeconomic status is a division of the population based on

Accepted Answer

A) wealth, ethnicity, and religion. 
B) occupation, race, and class. 
C) education, bourgeoisie, and race. 
D) income, occupation, and education. 
E) class, wealth, and education. 
A) wealth, ethnicity, and religion. 
B) occupation, race, and class. 
C) education, bourgeoisie, and race. 
D) income, occupation, and education. 
E) class, wealth, and education.

Question 16

The demographic change that has increased the proportion of the population over age 65 is called

Accepted Answer

A) the graying of America. 
B) the baby boomers. 
C) the American gray lobby. 
D) the generational effect. 
E) lifecycle effects. 
A) the graying of America. 
B) the baby boomers. 
C) the American gray lobby. 
D) the generational effect. 
E) lifecycle effects.

Question 17

The least unionized industrial democracy is

Accepted Answer

A) France. 
B) Belgium. 
C) Italy. 
D) Denmark. 
E) Austria. 
A) France. 
B) Belgium. 
C) Italy. 
D) Denmark. 
E) Austria.

Question 18

The framers of the Constitution were worried about factions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

When social and economic differences reinforce each other, making political conflict more intense and polarizing in society, social scientists call them

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcing cleavages. 
B) additive cleavages. 
C) polarizing cleavages. 
D) cross-cutting cleavages. 
E) predisposing cleavages. 
A) reinforcing cleavages. 
B) additive cleavages. 
C) polarizing cleavages. 
D) cross-cutting cleavages. 
E) predisposing cleavages.

Question 20

The Constitution of the United States clearly allows for the practice of sampling in order to get accurate census numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: The US political Landscape

Moving from a government job to a job in an interest group is very common.

The percentage of Americans engaged in agricultural production is about

A characteristic of individuals that predicts their political behavior is called

For the first 50 years after gaining the right to vote, American women voted at a lower rate than in other Western democracies.

Education is one of the most important variable prediction political participation.

The nineteenth-century notion that Americans were destined to rule North America from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as manifest destiny.

Surprisingly, the Internet has slowed the mobilization efforts of most interest groups.

Acknowledging that we live in a maze of group interests, Madison argued that the "most common and durable source of factions has been

An interest group is referred to as a "special interest group" when it runs afoul of the rules governing donations.

Interest groups from political action committees (PACs), which are the legal mechanism for them to

Which of the following activities is NOT legally engaged in by lobbyists who are in direct contact with the government?

The term lobbying was NOT generally used until around

Organized in 1912, the broadest business trade association is the

Most universities and colleges retain a lobbyist to help them secure the support of government.

Socioeconomic status is a division of the population based on

The demographic change that has increased the proportion of the population over age 65 is called

The least unionized industrial democracy is

The framers of the Constitution were worried about factions.

When social and economic differences reinforce each other, making political conflict more intense and polarizing in society, social scientists call them

The Constitution of the United States clearly allows for the practice of sampling in order to get accurate census numbers.

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