Question 1

What is an example of a collective good?

Accepted Answer

A) clean air 
B) medical care 
C) a college education-Consider This: A collective good is a good or service provided by the government that all receive and cannot be denied to anyone person or groups.By this definition,a college education is not a collective good. 
D) food stamps 
A) clean air 
B) medical care 
C) a college education-Consider This: A collective good is a good or service provided by the government that all receive and cannot be denied to anyone person or groups.By this definition,a college education is not a collective good. 
D) food stamps A

Question 2

Which principle asserts that,in a democracy,policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters?

Accepted Answer

A) enlightened rule 
B) pluralism-Consider This: Pluralism emphasizes that all groups with shared interests have a voice in policymaking with no single group dominating. 
C) representation 
D) majority rule 
A) enlightened rule 
B) pluralism-Consider This: Pluralism emphasizes that all groups with shared interests have a voice in policymaking with no single group dominating. 
C) representation 
D) majority rule D

Question 3

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

Accepted Answer

A) pluralism 
B) policy gridlock-Consider This: The diversity of the American people is reflected in the diversity of the interests represented in the political system.When interests conflict and no majority exists,policy gridlock occurs. 
C) balance of power 
D) elitism 
A) pluralism 
B) policy gridlock-Consider This: The diversity of the American people is reflected in the diversity of the interests represented in the political system.When interests conflict and no majority exists,policy gridlock occurs. 
C) balance of power 
D) elitism D

Question 4

What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?

Accepted Answer

A) inclusion -Consider This: The government must extend rights of citizenship to all people subject to its laws.Voting is one of these rights. 
B) freedom of speech and of the press 
C) one person,one vote 
D) universal citizenship 
A) inclusion -Consider This: The government must extend rights of citizenship to all people subject to its laws.Voting is one of these rights. 
B) freedom of speech and of the press 
C) one person,one vote 
D) universal citizenship

Question 5

“Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”
--Patrick Henry, 1775

-Which of the following statements about liberty is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The idea of liberty is deeply ingrained throughout U.S.history. 
B) Americans only began to understand liberty during the Red Scare. 
C) All Americans have similar ideas about what liberty entails.-Consider This: Americans are incredibly diverse,and have different ideas about what liberty means and the freedoms to which people are entitled. 
D) Liberty is unrestrained in the United States. 
A) The idea of liberty is deeply ingrained throughout U.S.history. 
B) Americans only began to understand liberty during the Red Scare. 
C) All Americans have similar ideas about what liberty entails.-Consider This: Americans are incredibly diverse,and have different ideas about what liberty means and the freedoms to which people are entitled. 
D) Liberty is unrestrained in the United States.

Question 6

From which of the following did the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq result?

Accepted Answer

A) a regulation 
B) a budgetary choice 
C) a congressional statute-Consider This: Congress does have significant foreign and defense policymaking papers but determining troop movement and withdrawal,or say bombing ISIS targets,is usually conducted by the Executive branch. 
D) a presidential action 
A) a regulation 
B) a budgetary choice 
C) a congressional statute-Consider This: Congress does have significant foreign and defense policymaking papers but determining troop movement and withdrawal,or say bombing ISIS targets,is usually conducted by the Executive branch. 
D) a presidential action

Question 7

What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?

Accepted Answer

A) the media-Consider This: The media focuses on the whole of this term,usually the candidates,voters,and parties. 
B) public opinion 
C) politics 
D) public policy 
A) the media-Consider This: The media focuses on the whole of this term,usually the candidates,voters,and parties. 
B) public opinion 
C) politics 
D) public policy

Question 8

How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A) by maintaining armed forces 
B) by maintaining schools,libraries,hospitals,and highways-Consider This: Providing goods and services is an essential function of government,but it does not protect national sovereignty. 
C) by collecting taxes 
D) by politically socializing the young 
A) by maintaining armed forces 
B) by maintaining schools,libraries,hospitals,and highways-Consider This: Providing goods and services is an essential function of government,but it does not protect national sovereignty. 
C) by collecting taxes 
D) by politically socializing the young

Question 9

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ideology 
B) participation 
C) party-Consider This: Individual citizens get involved in politics because they understand that public policy choices made by governments affect them in significant ways and joining a party is just one way to get involved. 
D) opinions 
A) ideology 
B) participation 
C) party-Consider This: Individual citizens get involved in politics because they understand that public policy choices made by governments affect them in significant ways and joining a party is just one way to get involved. 
D) opinions

Question 10

Source: U.S.Census Bureau Current Population Surveys.
-Based on the graph,which of the following statements is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) A higher percentage of young people turned out to vote in 2008 than older people. 
B) The number of older people who vote fluctuates more than younger people. 
C) A higher percentage of older people vote in midterm elections than young people. 
D) Voter participation is not affected by the type of election.-Consider This: For both older and younger Americans,higher percentages vote in presidential than midterm elections. 
A) A higher percentage of young people turned out to vote in 2008 than older people. 
B) The number of older people who vote fluctuates more than younger people. 
C) A higher percentage of older people vote in midterm elections than young people. 
D) Voter participation is not affected by the type of election.-Consider This: For both older and younger Americans,higher percentages vote in presidential than midterm elections.

Question 11

Which of the following refers to a set of values widely shared within a society?

Accepted Answer

A) government 
B) politics-Consider This: Democracy depends on the people to function,and shared values are essential for effective governance. 
C) public policy 
D) political culture 
A) government 
B) politics-Consider This: Democracy depends on the people to function,and shared values are essential for effective governance. 
C) public policy 
D) political culture

Question 12

What are policy impacts?

Accepted Answer

A) issues that attract serious attention of public officials-Consider This: Translating people's desires into effective public policy is the goal of public officials,and analyzing the impact the policy has had determines whether the policy is effective. 
B) government institutions that are charged with taking action on political issues 
C) the effects that a policy has on people and on society's problems 
D) systems of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences 
A) issues that attract serious attention of public officials-Consider This: Translating people's desires into effective public policy is the goal of public officials,and analyzing the impact the policy has had determines whether the policy is effective. 
B) government institutions that are charged with taking action on political issues 
C) the effects that a policy has on people and on society's problems 
D) systems of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences

Question 13

Which principle of traditional democracy theory is violated in circumstances in which the wealthy have influence over the government's policy agenda that far exceeds what would be expected based on their numbers?

Accepted Answer

A) citizen control of the agenda 
B) effective participation-Consider This: Effective participation means that citizens have equal means for political participation,but it does not refer to which groups of people the government will most influence the policy agenda. 
C) enlightened understanding 
D) equality in voting 
A) citizen control of the agenda 
B) effective participation-Consider This: Effective participation means that citizens have equal means for political participation,but it does not refer to which groups of people the government will most influence the policy agenda. 
C) enlightened understanding 
D) equality in voting

Question 14

Source: Authors' analysis of 1972-2012 American National Election Studies data.
-Which of the following is a potential danger of lack of political interest?

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian government 
B) voting along party lines-Consider This: People who are disengaged from politics often do not vote at all. 
C) class division 
D) an uninformed citizenry 
A) authoritarian government 
B) voting along party lines-Consider This: People who are disengaged from politics often do not vote at all. 
C) class division 
D) an uninformed citizenry

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) inclusion-Consider This: Rights such as free speech and free press are necessary for a marketplace of ideas. 
B) effective participation 
C) enlightened understanding 
D) equality in voting 
A) inclusion-Consider This: Rights such as free speech and free press are necessary for a marketplace of ideas. 
B) effective participation 
C) enlightened understanding 
D) equality in voting

Question 16

“It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last measure of full devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

--Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863

-How is "government by the people,for the people" practiced in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A) a system that ensures freedom,justice,and peace to all citizens-Consider This: The term democracy is often used alongside other terms like freedom,justice,and peace because citizens are involved in forming the government. 
B) a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in power 
C) a system that selects policymakers and organizes government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences 
D) a system that grants a status of privilege to the most active and informed voters 
A) a system that ensures freedom,justice,and peace to all citizens-Consider This: The term democracy is often used alongside other terms like freedom,justice,and peace because citizens are involved in forming the government. 
B) a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in power 
C) a system that selects policymakers and organizes government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences 
D) a system that grants a status of privilege to the most active and informed voters

Question 17

Source: U.S.Census Bureau Current Population Surveys.
-Which of the following reasons might explain the trend in the graph?

Accepted Answer

A) Older people have more access to information than young people. 
B) No major political candidates have paid attention to younger voters. 
C) Modern political issues have no effect on older people.-Consider This: Many of the same issues that drew older voters to the polls,like Social Security and Medicare,continue to be debated today. 
D) Young people haven't lived in a time when most people paid attention to politics. 
A) Older people have more access to information than young people. 
B) No major political candidates have paid attention to younger voters. 
C) Modern political issues have no effect on older people.-Consider This: Many of the same issues that drew older voters to the polls,like Social Security and Medicare,continue to be debated today. 
D) Young people haven't lived in a time when most people paid attention to politics.

Question 18

What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?

Accepted Answer

A) budgetary choice 
B) regulation 
C) court decision 
D) congressional statute?-Consider This: A congressional statute refers to a law passed by Congress that impacts the public,such as the Affordable Care Act's requirement to obtain health insurance. 
A) budgetary choice 
B) regulation 
C) court decision 
D) congressional statute?-Consider This: A congressional statute refers to a law passed by Congress that impacts the public,such as the Affordable Care Act's requirement to obtain health insurance.

Question 19

What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?

Accepted Answer

A) political culture 
B) the courts 
C) government 
D) Congress-Consider This: Congress is one of the institutions that make public policy decisions that influence how we live. 
A) political culture 
B) the courts 
C) government 
D) Congress-Consider This: Congress is one of the institutions that make public policy decisions that influence how we live.

Question 20

Source: Authors' analysis of 1972-2012 American National Election Studies data.
-Based on the graph,how did political participation among 18-29 year olds and 65+ year olds change between 1972 and 2012?

Accepted Answer

A) The two groups were equally politically involved at that time.-Consider This: Younger Americans reported infrequently following politics at high levels around 2000. 
B) Younger Americans grew more politically apathetic,and older Americans less so. 
C) Older Americans were more disenchanted with the government than younger Americans. 
D) Both older and younger Americans consider themselves highly politically engaged. 
A) The two groups were equally politically involved at that time.-Consider This: Younger Americans reported infrequently following politics at high levels around 2000. 
B) Younger Americans grew more politically apathetic,and older Americans less so. 
C) Older Americans were more disenchanted with the government than younger Americans. 
D) Both older and younger Americans consider themselves highly politically engaged.

What is an example of a collective good?

Which principle asserts that,in a democracy,policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters?

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?

From which of the following did the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq result?

What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?

How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

Source: U.S.Census Bureau Current Population Surveys. -Based on the graph,which of the following statements is accurate?

Which of the following refers to a set of values widely shared within a society?

What are policy impacts?

Which principle of traditional democracy theory is violated in circumstances in which the wealthy have influence over the government's policy agenda that far exceeds what would be expected based on their numbers?

Source: Authors' analysis of 1972-2012 American National Election Studies data. -Which of the following is a potential danger of lack of political interest?

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

Source: U.S.Census Bureau Current Population Surveys. -Which of the following reasons might explain the trend in the graph?

What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?

What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?

Source: Authors' analysis of 1972-2012 American National Election Studies data. -Based on the graph,how did political participation among 18-29 year olds and 65+ year olds change between 1972 and 2012?

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 Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 1: Introducing Government in America

What is an example of a collective good?

Which principle asserts that,in a democracy,policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters?

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?

From which of the following did the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq result?

What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?

How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

Source: U.S.Census Bureau Current Population Surveys. -Based on the graph,which of the following statements is accurate?

Which of the following refers to a set of values widely shared within a society?

What are policy impacts?

Which principle of traditional democracy theory is violated in circumstances in which the wealthy have influence over the government's policy agenda that far exceeds what would be expected based on their numbers?

Source: Authors' analysis of 1972-2012 American National Election Studies data. -Which of the following is a potential danger of lack of political interest?

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

Source: U.S.Census Bureau Current Population Surveys. -Which of the following reasons might explain the trend in the graph?

What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?

What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?

Source: Authors' analysis of 1972-2012 American National Election Studies data. -Based on the graph,how did political participation among 18-29 year olds and 65+ year olds change between 1972 and 2012?

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 Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

Filters