Question 1

Voter turnout

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A) decreased to its lowest point since 1980 in 2008 but increased to higher levels in 2012 and 2016. 
B) increased to its highest point since 1980 in 2008 but declined to lower levels in 2012 and 2016. 
C) has reached at least 80 percent in every election since 2008. 
D) has remained below 40 percent in every election since 2008. 
A) decreased to its lowest point since 1980 in 2008 but increased to higher levels in 2012 and 2016. 
B) increased to its highest point since 1980 in 2008 but declined to lower levels in 2012 and 2016. 
C) has reached at least 80 percent in every election since 2008. 
D) has remained below 40 percent in every election since 2008.

Question 2

Although equality is an essential element of American political culture, there is little agreement on exactly what it means and how to best achieve it.What are some of the different meanings of equality, and how have these different meanings produced conflict over the public's role in addressing inequality? In your answer, be sure to discuss at least two specific controversies involving government action and equality.

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There are two components to this questio

Question 3

A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called

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A) democratic. 
B) constitutional. 
C) oligarchic. 
D) totalitarian. 
A) democratic. 
B) constitutional. 
C) oligarchic. 
D) totalitarian.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT an example of a totalitarian regime?

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A) the United Kingdom 
B) pre-World War II Japan 
C) Nazi Germany 
D) the Soviet Union under Stalin 
A) the United Kingdom 
B) pre-World War II Japan 
C) Nazi Germany 
D) the Soviet Union under Stalin

Question 5

Digital citizenship is

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A) the ability to participate in society online. 
B) the constitutional right to vote in federal elections using the internet. 
C) a new government program designed to deliver daily legislative updates to citizens via email. 
D) the federal government's recent initiative to allow immigrants to complete citizenship forms electronically. 
A) the ability to participate in society online. 
B) the constitutional right to vote in federal elections using the internet. 
C) a new government program designed to deliver daily legislative updates to citizens via email. 
D) the federal government's recent initiative to allow immigrants to complete citizenship forms electronically.

Question 6

Government is best defined as the

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A) institutions and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled. 
B) set of political principles and values that guide political life. 
C) means by which wealth is redistributed. 
D) invisible hand that turns private interests into public goods. 
A) institutions and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled. 
B) set of political principles and values that guide political life. 
C) means by which wealth is redistributed. 
D) invisible hand that turns private interests into public goods.

Question 7

The ________ is the MOST important concept in the theory of pluralism.

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A) individual 
B) nation 
C) state 
D) group 
A) individual 
B) nation 
C) state 
D) group

Question 8

Direct democracy is best defined as

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A) the system of government run by one person. 
B) a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies. 
C) the competition between interest groups for governmental power. 
D) a system that allows citizens to elect representatives who play a significant role in governmental decision-making. 
A) the system of government run by one person. 
B) a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies. 
C) the competition between interest groups for governmental power. 
D) a system that allows citizens to elect representatives who play a significant role in governmental decision-making.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the United States Census is MOST accurate?

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A) The census has always counted every person living within the boundaries of the United States regardless of race or ethnicity. 
B) The census has always categorized people in one of five racial groups: Native Americans, Latino Americans, African Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Asian Americans. 
C) Who census officials count and how they are categorized by race and ethnicity have changed significantly throughout American history. 
D) The current census does not allow a person to identify himself or herself as a member of more than one racial group. 
A) The census has always counted every person living within the boundaries of the United States regardless of race or ethnicity. 
B) The census has always categorized people in one of five racial groups: Native Americans, Latino Americans, African Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Asian Americans. 
C) Who census officials count and how they are categorized by race and ethnicity have changed significantly throughout American history. 
D) The current census does not allow a person to identify himself or herself as a member of more than one racial group.

Question 10

The National Origins quota system

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A) allowed a large quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but only a small quota of new immigrants from eastern and southern European countries. 
B) allowed only a small quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but a large quota of immigrants from eastern and southern European countries. 
C) allowed the same quota of new immigrants from every country around the world. 
D) outlawed all immigration from European countries. 
A) allowed a large quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but only a small quota of new immigrants from eastern and southern European countries. 
B) allowed only a small quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but a large quota of immigrants from eastern and southern European countries. 
C) allowed the same quota of new immigrants from every country around the world. 
D) outlawed all immigration from European countries.

Question 11

Why did the Progressives support women's suffrage in the early twentieth century?

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A) The Progressives were dominated by women. 
B) The Progressives believed women would support their reform movement. 
C) The Progressives needed to develop a voting bloc to check and limit upper-class northerners. 
D) The Progressives needed to develop a voting bloc to check and limit lower-class southerners. 
A) The Progressives were dominated by women. 
B) The Progressives believed women would support their reform movement. 
C) The Progressives needed to develop a voting bloc to check and limit upper-class northerners. 
D) The Progressives needed to develop a voting bloc to check and limit lower-class southerners.

Question 12

What is the MOST important check on majority rule in the United States?

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A) popular sovereignty 
B) the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights 
C) laissez-faire capitalism 
D) "one person, one vote" 
A) popular sovereignty 
B) the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights 
C) laissez-faire capitalism 
D) "one person, one vote"

Question 13

Politics can be defined as

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A) conflicts over the character, membership, and policies of government. 
B) the informal, private organizations through which a land and its people are ruled. 
C) a hierarchically structured organization that is designed to distribute labor among several different groups of people. 
D) a line-and-staff organization that is designed to facilitate control over complex social arrangements. 
A) conflicts over the character, membership, and policies of government. 
B) the informal, private organizations through which a land and its people are ruled. 
C) a hierarchically structured organization that is designed to distribute labor among several different groups of people. 
D) a line-and-staff organization that is designed to facilitate control over complex social arrangements.

Question 14

The Affordable Care Act was controversial partly because it

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A) expanded economic freedom by cutting taxes on any business that chose to provide health insurance coverage for its employees. 
B) limited economic freedom by creating a government-run health insurance program funded entirely by taxes on corporate profits. 
C) expanded economic freedom by allowing businesses to choose which health services would be covered under the insurance plans provided to their employees. 
D) limited economic freedom by requiring businesses to provide health coverage for their employees and establishing standards about which health services should be covered by the insurance. 
A) expanded economic freedom by cutting taxes on any business that chose to provide health insurance coverage for its employees. 
B) limited economic freedom by creating a government-run health insurance program funded entirely by taxes on corporate profits. 
C) expanded economic freedom by allowing businesses to choose which health services would be covered under the insurance plans provided to their employees. 
D) limited economic freedom by requiring businesses to provide health coverage for their employees and establishing standards about which health services should be covered by the insurance.

Question 15

The decline in political efficacy in the United States is

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A) unlikely to matter at all for the functioning of American democracy because America's constitutional form of limited government is so well established. 
B) likely to have negative effects on American democracy because it will lead to less citizen participation in government. 
C) likely to have negative effects on American democracy because it will lead to more citizen participation in government. 
D) likely to have positive effects on American democracy because it will lead to more citizen participation in government. 
A) unlikely to matter at all for the functioning of American democracy because America's constitutional form of limited government is so well established. 
B) likely to have negative effects on American democracy because it will lead to less citizen participation in government. 
C) likely to have negative effects on American democracy because it will lead to more citizen participation in government. 
D) likely to have positive effects on American democracy because it will lead to more citizen participation in government.

Question 16

The controversy over city governments' passage of so-called sit-lie ordinances is an example of the ongoing conflict in the United States over

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A) the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. 
B) perjury punishments in grand jury hearings. 
C) how to educate children. 
D) what to do when personal liberties violate community norms. 
A) the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause. 
B) perjury punishments in grand jury hearings. 
C) how to educate children. 
D) what to do when personal liberties violate community norms.

Question 17

Disputes over affirmative action demonstrate that

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A) Americans disagree over the public's legitimate role in ensuring the equality of opportunity. 
B) Americans are generally supportive of equality of results. 
C) economic liberties are more important than democracy. 
D) Americans do not value democracy as much as they used to. 
A) Americans disagree over the public's legitimate role in ensuring the equality of opportunity. 
B) Americans are generally supportive of equality of results. 
C) economic liberties are more important than democracy. 
D) Americans do not value democracy as much as they used to.

Question 18

Women were granted the right to vote in

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A) 1863. 
B) 1870. 
C) 1920. 
D) 1965. 
A) 1863. 
B) 1870. 
C) 1920. 
D) 1965.

Question 19

Americans have generally tolerated great differences among rich and poor citizens because

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A) the Constitution explicitly prohibits government action to redress economic inequality. 
B) the Declaration of Independence claimed that economic inequality is the inevitable by-product of liberty. 
C) they believe that mobility is possible and that economic success is the product of individual effort. 
D) they strongly reject the principles of laissez-faire capitalism. 
A) the Constitution explicitly prohibits government action to redress economic inequality. 
B) the Declaration of Independence claimed that economic inequality is the inevitable by-product of liberty. 
C) they believe that mobility is possible and that economic success is the product of individual effort. 
D) they strongly reject the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.

Question 20

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the consequences of declining trust in government?

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A) Distrust makes people less willing to pay the taxes necessary for public activities. 
B) Distrust motivates people to participate in politics through voting, volunteering for political campaigns, and running for office. 
C) Distrust makes it easier for the government to help people in times of crisis. 
D) Distrust strengthens the government's ability to defend our national interests in the world economy. 
A) Distrust makes people less willing to pay the taxes necessary for public activities. 
B) Distrust motivates people to participate in politics through voting, volunteering for political campaigns, and running for office. 
C) Distrust makes it easier for the government to help people in times of crisis. 
D) Distrust strengthens the government's ability to defend our national interests in the world economy.

Voter turnout

A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called

Which of the following is NOT an example of a totalitarian regime?

Digital citizenship is

Government is best defined as the

The ________ is the MOST important concept in the theory of pluralism.

Direct democracy is best defined as

Which of the following statements about the United States Census is MOST accurate?

The National Origins quota system

Why did the Progressives support women's suffrage in the early twentieth century?

What is the MOST important check on majority rule in the United States?

Politics can be defined as

The Affordable Care Act was controversial partly because it

The decline in political efficacy in the United States is

The controversy over city governments' passage of so-called sit-lie ordinances is an example of the ongoing conflict in the United States over

Disputes over affirmative action demonstrate that

Women were granted the right to vote in

Americans have generally tolerated great differences among rich and poor citizens because

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the consequences of declining trust in government?

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 1: American Political Culture

Voter turnout

A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called

Which of the following is NOT an example of a totalitarian regime?

Digital citizenship is

Government is best defined as the

The ________ is the MOST important concept in the theory of pluralism.

Direct democracy is best defined as

Which of the following statements about the United States Census is MOST accurate?

The National Origins quota system

Why did the Progressives support women's suffrage in the early twentieth century?

What is the MOST important check on majority rule in the United States?

Politics can be defined as

The Affordable Care Act was controversial partly because it

The decline in political efficacy in the United States is

The controversy over city governments' passage of so-called sit-lie ordinances is an example of the ongoing conflict in the United States over

Disputes over affirmative action demonstrate that

Women were granted the right to vote in

Americans have generally tolerated great differences among rich and poor citizens because

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the consequences of declining trust in government?

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters