Question 1

After the Civil War,Republicans attempted to ________ in order to maintain Republican control
Over the defeated southern states.

Accepted Answer

A) disenfranchise newly freed slaves 
B) enfranchise newly freed slaves 
C) disenfranchise all property-owning whites 
D) enfranchise women 
A) disenfranchise newly freed slaves 
B) enfranchise newly freed slaves 
C) disenfranchise all property-owning whites 
D) enfranchise women

Question 2

The incomes of middle class Americans have

Accepted Answer

A) largely stagnated over the last 40 years. 
B) increased significantly over the last 40 years. 
C) decreased significantly over the last 40 years. 
D) decreased significantly between 1976 and 1996 but have increased significantly
Since 1996. 
A) largely stagnated over the last 40 years. 
B) increased significantly over the last 40 years. 
C) decreased significantly over the last 40 years. 
D) decreased significantly between 1976 and 1996 but have increased significantly
Since 1996.

Question 3

The federal government

Accepted Answer

A) is not allowed to directly employ any Americans. 
B) employs a very small number of Americans. 
C) is the nation's fifth-largest employer. 
D) is the nation's largest employer. 
A) is not allowed to directly employ any Americans. 
B) employs a very small number of Americans. 
C) is the nation's fifth-largest employer. 
D) is the nation's largest employer.

Question 4

There are many types of governments in the world today.What characteristics do political scientists use to distinguish between different types of government? What are the defining characteristics of a democracy? What are the defining characteristics of a constitutional government,an authoritarian government,and a totalitarian government?

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 5

The foreign-born population in the United States reached an all-time low of 5 percent in 1970
Because the

Accepted Answer

A) Constitution was amended to eliminate naturalization and provide citizenship only to people born within the United States. 
B) federal government chose to deport nearly all foreign-born residents after World War II. 
C) struggling American economy made the United States an unattractive destination for most immigrants. 
D) National Origins Quota System placed strong restrictions on the number of immigrants who could enter the United States. 
A) Constitution was amended to eliminate naturalization and provide citizenship only to people born within the United States. 
B) federal government chose to deport nearly all foreign-born residents after World War II. 
C) struggling American economy made the United States an unattractive destination for most immigrants. 
D) National Origins Quota System placed strong restrictions on the number of immigrants who could enter the United States.

Question 6

The Declaration of Independence defined which three inalienable rights?

Accepted Answer

A) "Life,Liberty and Equality" 
B) "Life,Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" 
C) "Liberty,Equality and Fraternity" 
D) "Life,Equality and the pursuit of Happiness" 
A) "Life,Liberty and Equality" 
B) "Life,Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" 
C) "Liberty,Equality and Fraternity" 
D) "Life,Equality and the pursuit of Happiness"

Question 7

Throughout American history,the concept of liberty has been linked to the idea of

Accepted Answer

A) privacy. 
B) limited government. 
C) unlimited government. 
D) economic equality. 
A) privacy. 
B) limited government. 
C) unlimited government. 
D) economic equality.

Question 8

Which of the following statements best describes naturalization laws in the United States
Prior to 1870?

Accepted Answer

A) All free people could become naturalized citizens after living in the country for at least five years. 
B) Only free whites could become naturalized citizens. 
C) Only freed African American slaves could become naturalized citizens. 
D) Only Native Americans could become naturalized citizens. 
A) All free people could become naturalized citizens after living in the country for at least five years. 
B) Only free whites could become naturalized citizens. 
C) Only freed African American slaves could become naturalized citizens. 
D) Only Native Americans could become naturalized citizens.

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of the American public is African American?

Accepted Answer

A) 6 
B) 13 
C) 18 
D) 24 
A) 6 
B) 13 
C) 18 
D) 24

Question 10

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between government action,liberty,and equality?

Accepted Answer

A) Both liberty and equality require very few limitations on the role of government and suggest that government has an obligation to act on behalf of the people. 
B) Both liberty and equality require strict limits on the role of government and suggest that government has no obligation to act on behalf of the people. 
C) In contrast to liberty,which requires limits on the role of government,equality implies an obligation of the government to act on behalf of the people. 
D) In contrast to equality,which requires limits on the role of government,liberty implies an obligation of the government to act on behalf of the people. 
A) Both liberty and equality require very few limitations on the role of government and suggest that government has an obligation to act on behalf of the people. 
B) Both liberty and equality require strict limits on the role of government and suggest that government has no obligation to act on behalf of the people. 
C) In contrast to liberty,which requires limits on the role of government,equality implies an obligation of the government to act on behalf of the people. 
D) In contrast to equality,which requires limits on the role of government,liberty implies an obligation of the government to act on behalf of the people.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of the process of direct democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) citizens in a state approving the use of medical marijuana through a popular referendum 
B) a citizen calling her representative to complain about potholes on local roads 
C) a group of citizens coming together to debate the pros and cons of higher taxes 
D) a citizen deciding to contribute money to his preferred presidential candidate 
A) citizens in a state approving the use of medical marijuana through a popular referendum 
B) a citizen calling her representative to complain about potholes on local roads 
C) a group of citizens coming together to debate the pros and cons of higher taxes 
D) a citizen deciding to contribute money to his preferred presidential candidate

Question 12

About ________ percentage of the American adult population identifies with the Protestant,
Catholic,or Jewish faiths?

Accepted Answer

A) 12 
B) 32 
C) 52 
D) 72 
A) 12 
B) 32 
C) 52 
D) 72

Question 13

The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called

Accepted Answer

A) political equality. 
B) pluralism. 
C) popular sovereignty. 
D) federalism. 
A) political equality. 
B) pluralism. 
C) popular sovereignty. 
D) federalism.

Question 14

Individual political rights are a protection against

Accepted Answer

A) pluralism. 
B) the tyranny of the majority. 
C) the tyranny of the minority. 
D) socialism. 
A) pluralism. 
B) the tyranny of the majority. 
C) the tyranny of the minority. 
D) socialism.

Question 15

How does the U.S.Constitution create a system that underrepresents urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A) It provides representation based on population in the U.S.House of Representatives. 
B) It provides each state with two U.S.senators,regardless of population. 
C) It requires federal officials to spend the same amount of money in rural and urban areas of the country. 
D) It requires that federal officials impose higher taxes on people living in urban areas of the country. 
A) It provides representation based on population in the U.S.House of Representatives. 
B) It provides each state with two U.S.senators,regardless of population. 
C) It requires federal officials to spend the same amount of money in rural and urban areas of the country. 
D) It requires that federal officials impose higher taxes on people living in urban areas of the country.

Question 16

The power of the federal government began to expand after 1933 in response to

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B) World War II. 
C) the stock market crash of 1929,the Great Depression,and the run on banks of 1933. 
D) the stock market boom of 1929 and the economic expansion of the "Roaring Twenties." 
A) the Supreme Court's ruling in Plessy v.Ferguson. 
B) World War II. 
C) the stock market crash of 1929,the Great Depression,and the run on banks of 1933. 
D) the stock market boom of 1929 and the economic expansion of the "Roaring Twenties."

Question 17

It is important for Americans to have political knowledge so that they will

Accepted Answer

A) be able to determine who belongs and who does not belong. 
B) be better able to assess their own interests when making political choices. 
C) be better able to judge the legitimacy of other nations. 
D) feel a stronger sense of patriotism. 
A) be able to determine who belongs and who does not belong. 
B) be better able to assess their own interests when making political choices. 
C) be better able to judge the legitimacy of other nations. 
D) feel a stronger sense of patriotism.

Question 18

The decline in political efficacy in the United States is

Accepted Answer

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 19

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Native Americans have always been recognized as citizens of the United States. 
B) Native Americans became U.S.citizens in 1868. 
C) Native Americans became U.S.citizens in 1924. 
D) Native Americans have never become U.S.citizens under American constitutional law. 
A) Native Americans have always been recognized as citizens of the United States. 
B) Native Americans became U.S.citizens in 1868. 
C) Native Americans became U.S.citizens in 1924. 
D) Native Americans have never become U.S.citizens under American constitutional law.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

After the Civil War,Republicans attempted to ________ in order to maintain Republican control Over the defeated southern states.

The incomes of middle class Americans have

The federal government

The foreign-born population in the United States reached an all-time low of 5 percent in 1970 Because the

The Declaration of Independence defined which three inalienable rights?

Throughout American history,the concept of liberty has been linked to the idea of

Which of the following statements best describes naturalization laws in the United States Prior to 1870?

Approximately what percentage of the American public is African American?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between government action,liberty,and equality?

Which of the following is an example of the process of direct democracy?

About ________ percentage of the American adult population identifies with the Protestant, Catholic,or Jewish faiths?

The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called

Individual political rights are a protection against

How does the U.S.Constitution create a system that underrepresents urban areas?

The power of the federal government began to expand after 1933 in response to

It is important for Americans to have political knowledge so that they will

The decline in political efficacy in the United States is

Which of the following statements is true?

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

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction: The Citizen and Government

After the Civil War,Republicans attempted to ________ in order to maintain Republican control Over the defeated southern states.

The incomes of middle class Americans have

The federal government

The foreign-born population in the United States reached an all-time low of 5 percent in 1970 Because the

The Declaration of Independence defined which three inalienable rights?

Throughout American history,the concept of liberty has been linked to the idea of

Which of the following statements best describes naturalization laws in the United States Prior to 1870?

Approximately what percentage of the American public is African American?

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between government action,liberty,and equality?

Which of the following is an example of the process of direct democracy?

About ________ percentage of the American adult population identifies with the Protestant, Catholic,or Jewish faiths?

The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called

Individual political rights are a protection against

How does the U.S.Constitution create a system that underrepresents urban areas?

The power of the federal government began to expand after 1933 in response to

It is important for Americans to have political knowledge so that they will

The decline in political efficacy in the United States is

Which of the following statements is true?

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

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters