Question 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the relationship between age and political knowledge as suggested by data from the National Election Studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Americans aged 45-65 had higher levels of political knowledge in 2008 than in 1972. 
B) Americans younger than age 30 had higher levels of political knowledge in 2008 than they did in 1972. 
C) Since 1972,all Americans' political knowledge has decreased. 
D) Since 1972,all Americans' political knowledge has increased. 
E) Americans age 65 and older display higher levels of political knowledge in 2008 than they did in 1972. 
A) Americans aged 45-65 had higher levels of political knowledge in 2008 than in 1972. 
B) Americans younger than age 30 had higher levels of political knowledge in 2008 than they did in 1972. 
C) Since 1972,all Americans' political knowledge has decreased. 
D) Since 1972,all Americans' political knowledge has increased. 
E) Americans age 65 and older display higher levels of political knowledge in 2008 than they did in 1972.

Question 2

Americans' preferences and interests are communicated to policymakers in government through linkage institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is democracy? What are the basic principles of traditional democratic theory? How are these principles increasingly challenged in the contemporary United States?

Accepted Answer

Democracy is a form of government where

Question 4

Which president said,"As government expands,liberty contracts"?

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) Jimmy Carter 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Barack Obama 
A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) Jimmy Carter 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Barack Obama

Question 5

Public goods are things that everyone shares,such as clean air.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Free speech and a free press are essential to enlightened understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation is called the national deficit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Equality in voting 
B) Effective participation 
C) Enlightened understanding 
D) Inclusion 
E) Citizen control of the agenda 
A) Equality in voting 
B) Effective participation 
C) Enlightened understanding 
D) Inclusion 
E) Citizen control of the agenda

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the relationship between age and political knowledge as suggested by data from the National Election Studies?

Americans' preferences and interests are communicated to policymakers in government through linkage institutions.

What is democracy? What are the basic principles of traditional democratic theory? How are these principles increasingly challenged in the contemporary United States?

Which president said,"As government expands,liberty contracts"?

Public goods are things that everyone shares,such as clean air.

Free speech and a free press are essential to enlightened understanding.

The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation is called the national deficit.

Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 1: Introducing Government in America

Which of the following statements is TRUE of the relationship between age and political knowledge as suggested by data from the National Election Studies?

Americans' preferences and interests are communicated to policymakers in government through linkage institutions.

What is democracy? What are the basic principles of traditional democratic theory? How are these principles increasingly challenged in the contemporary United States?

Which president said,"As government expands,liberty contracts"?

Public goods are things that everyone shares,such as clean air.

Free speech and a free press are essential to enlightened understanding.

The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation is called the national deficit.

Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

Filters