Question 1

Describe the relationship between age and voter turnout.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between age and voter t

Question 2

What groups or categories of Americans are most likely to be interested in and knowledgeable about politics? What groups are least likely to be interested and knowledgeable? What are the implications of this?

Accepted Answer

Groups or categories of Americans who ar

Question 3

What are the major functions provided by all governments? Give examples of how these functions are performed in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The major functions provided by all gove

Question 4

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society are collectively called

Accepted Answer

A) government. 
B) the separation of powers. 
C) federalism. 
D) power. 
E) politics. 
A) government. 
B) the separation of powers. 
C) federalism. 
D) power. 
E) politics.

Question 5

What ways do Americans participate in politics? How is political participation stratified by age? Why does it matter? How is the health of government reflected in varying levels of political participation?

Accepted Answer

Americans participate in politics in a v

Question 6

Elite theory contends that class is the major dividing line in politics and that the upper-class elite pull the strings of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Young people are more likely to be politically informed than are older Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Patrick Henry's exclamation,"Give me liberty or give me death," was an expression of which element of the American creed?

Accepted Answer

A) Liberty 
B) Egalitarianism 
C) Individualism 
D) Populism 
E) Laissez-faire 
A) Liberty 
B) Egalitarianism 
C) Individualism 
D) Populism 
E) Laissez-faire

Question 9

Who claimed that there has never been,nor ever will be,a people who are politically ignorant and free?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush

Question 10

The __________ describes those issues that attract serious attention from public officials and policymakers.

Accepted Answer

A) backburner 
B) policy agenda 
C) bureaucracy 
D) policymaking process 
E) gatekeeper 
A) backburner 
B) policy agenda 
C) bureaucracy 
D) policymaking process 
E) gatekeeper

Question 11

Pluralist theory suggests that,in the United States,

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A) society is governed by an upper-class elite. 
B) too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern. 
C) many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics. 
D) Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency. 
E) because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues,government has become an elite institution. 
A) society is governed by an upper-class elite. 
B) too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern. 
C) many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics. 
D) Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency. 
E) because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues,government has become an elite institution.

Question 12

Harold Lasswell's definition of politics is

Accepted Answer

A) "who gets what,when,and how." 
B) "what gets done,then,and now." 
C) the authoritative allocation of the gross national product,or GNP. 
D) voting in a duly constituted election. 
E) joining a political party. 
A) "who gets what,when,and how." 
B) "what gets done,then,and now." 
C) the authoritative allocation of the gross national product,or GNP. 
D) voting in a duly constituted election. 
E) joining a political party.

Question 13

Governments have little incentive to provide public goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The media usually focus on the ____ of politics.

Accepted Answer

A) "who" 
B) "what" 
C) "when" 
D) "how" 
E) "why" 
A) "who" 
B) "what" 
C) "when" 
D) "how" 
E) "why"

Question 15

Compare and contrast majority rule and minority rights.How does democracy provide for both? What is the importance of both majority rule and minority rights to democracy?

Accepted Answer

Majority rule and minority rights are fu

Question 16

The political philosophy supporting the rights of average citizens in their struggle against privileged elites is known as

Accepted Answer

A) liberalism. 
B) laissez-faire. 
C) libertarianism. 
D) populism. 
E) pluralism. 
A) liberalism. 
B) laissez-faire. 
C) libertarianism. 
D) populism. 
E) pluralism.

Question 17

According to Seymour Martin Lipset,the American creed includes a commitment to laissez-faire economics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The U.S.troop surge in Afghanistan resulted from a

Accepted Answer

A) congressional statute. 
B) presidential action. 
C) court decision. 
D) budgetary choice. 
E) regulation. 
A) congressional statute. 
B) presidential action. 
C) court decision. 
D) budgetary choice. 
E) regulation.

Question 19

Those who argue that "the average people should be put first,ahead of elites" are emphasizing populism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The well-known phrase,"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal," in the Declaration of Independence is a statement of the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) communism. 
B) egalitarianism. 
C) individualism. 
D) libertarianism. 
E) republicanism. 
A) communism. 
B) egalitarianism. 
C) individualism. 
D) libertarianism. 
E) republicanism.

Describe the relationship between age and voter turnout.

What groups or categories of Americans are most likely to be interested in and knowledgeable about politics? What groups are least likely to be interested and knowledgeable? What are the implications of this?

What are the major functions provided by all governments? Give examples of how these functions are performed in the United States.

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society are collectively called

What ways do Americans participate in politics? How is political participation stratified by age? Why does it matter? How is the health of government reflected in varying levels of political participation?

Elite theory contends that class is the major dividing line in politics and that the upper-class elite pull the strings of government.

Young people are more likely to be politically informed than are older Americans.

Patrick Henry's exclamation,"Give me liberty or give me death," was an expression of which element of the American creed?

Who claimed that there has never been,nor ever will be,a people who are politically ignorant and free?

The __________ describes those issues that attract serious attention from public officials and policymakers.

Pluralist theory suggests that,in the United States,

Harold Lasswell's definition of politics is

Governments have little incentive to provide public goods.

The media usually focus on the ____ of politics.

Compare and contrast majority rule and minority rights.How does democracy provide for both? What is the importance of both majority rule and minority rights to democracy?

The political philosophy supporting the rights of average citizens in their struggle against privileged elites is known as

According to Seymour Martin Lipset,the American creed includes a commitment to laissez-faire economics.

The U.S.troop surge in Afghanistan resulted from a

Those who argue that "the average people should be put first,ahead of elites" are emphasizing populism.

The well-known phrase,"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal," in the Declaration of Independence is a statement of the principle of

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

Describe the relationship between age and voter turnout.

What groups or categories of Americans are most likely to be interested in and knowledgeable about politics? What groups are least likely to be interested and knowledgeable? What are the implications of this?

What are the major functions provided by all governments? Give examples of how these functions are performed in the United States.

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society are collectively called

What ways do Americans participate in politics? How is political participation stratified by age? Why does it matter? How is the health of government reflected in varying levels of political participation?

Elite theory contends that class is the major dividing line in politics and that the upper-class elite pull the strings of government.

Young people are more likely to be politically informed than are older Americans.

Patrick Henry's exclamation,"Give me liberty or give me death," was an expression of which element of the American creed?

Who claimed that there has never been,nor ever will be,a people who are politically ignorant and free?

The __________ describes those issues that attract serious attention from public officials and policymakers.

Pluralist theory suggests that,in the United States,

Harold Lasswell's definition of politics is

Governments have little incentive to provide public goods.

The media usually focus on the ____ of politics.

Compare and contrast majority rule and minority rights.How does democracy provide for both? What is the importance of both majority rule and minority rights to democracy?

The political philosophy supporting the rights of average citizens in their struggle against privileged elites is known as

According to Seymour Martin Lipset,the American creed includes a commitment to laissez-faire economics.

The U.S.troop surge in Afghanistan resulted from a

Those who argue that "the average people should be put first,ahead of elites" are emphasizing populism.

The well-known phrase,"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal," in the Declaration of Independence is a statement of the principle of

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