Deck 8: Social Movements

Question 1

Which movement is known for having its own candidate nominated on a national party ticket for president?

A) the Populist movement
B) the labor movement
C) the women's movement
D) the civil rights movement
E) the gay rights movement

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The struggle for women's suffrage began in the

A) 1960s.
B) 1970s.
C) 1800s.
D) 1700s.
E) 1900s.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Angelina Grimké was

A) a civil rights activist.
B) an abolitionist.
C) an advocate for women's suffrage.
D) the first woman to cast a vote.
E) one of the few women who vocally supported the ratification of the Constitution.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following social movements sought to eliminate slavery?

A) the abolitionist movement
B) the populist movement
C) the civil rights movement
D) labor movement
E) the anti-federalist movement

Question 5

Demonstrations are examples of

A) unconventional participation.
B) traditional forms of political participation.
C) conventional forms of participation.
D) extreme forms of political participation.
E) non-participation.

Question 6

The labor movement sought to

A) eliminate slavery.
B) guarantee voting rights for women.
C) end discrimination for minorities.
D) improve workplace safety and protect jobs.
E) abolish the constitution.

Question 7

Great economic reserves for American farmers gave rise to which movement in the late nineteenth century?

A) the agrarian movement
B) the labor movement
C) the worker's rights movement
D) the populist movement
E) the social security net movement

Question 8

Unconventional political participation includes

A) contacting officials.
B) donating money.
C) demonstrations.
D) voting.
E) volunteering for campaigns.

Question 9

The women's suffrage movement sought to

A) eliminate slavery.
B) guarantee voting rights for women.
C) end discrimination for minorities.
D) improve workplace safety and protect jobs.
E) abolish the constitution.

Question 10

Women won the right to vote with the ratification of the

A) Fourteenth Amendment
B) Fifteenth Amendment
C) Seventeenth Amendment
D) Nineteenth Amendment
E) Twentieth Amendment

Question 11

Factors that all social movements have in common are that each has

A) tried to achieve social change by using collective action and acting outside the normal channels of government and politics.
B) turned to violence in an attempt to meet its objectives after being unsuccessful in Congress and the courts.
C) encouraged public awareness and participation in public affairs by sponsoring minor or third-party candidates.
D) ultimately been unsuccessful when its leaders have turned to other goals or interests.
E) successfully lobbied Congress to change policy.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT usually a characteristic of social movements?

A) Social movements are mass grassroots phenomena.
B) Social movements are populated by individuals with a shared sense of grievance.
C) Social movements are generally the political instruments of political outsiders.
D) Social movements are generally violent.
E) all of the above

Question 13

At the Seneca Falls Convention, __________ stated that "all men and women are created equal."

A)Angelina Grimke
B) Betsy Ross
C) Susan B. Anthony
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
E) Lucy Stone

Question 14

Social movements are generally the political instruments of

A) the minority political party.
B) political insiders.
C) the upper middle class.
D) excluded groups and political outsiders.
E) the young.

Question 15

The civil rights movement sought to

A) eliminate slavery.
B) guarantee voting rights for women.
C) end discrimination for minorities.
D) improve workplace safety and protect jobs.
E) abolish the constitution.

Question 16

In what ways do social movements make American politics more democratic?

A) They help overcome political inequality.
B) They encourage political participation.
C) They help fashion new majorities.
D) They overcome gridlock.
E) all of the above

Question 17

The abolitionist movement sought to

A) eliminate slavery.
B) guarantee voting rights for women.
C) end discrimination for minorities.
D) improve workplace safety and protect jobs.
E) abolish the constitution.

Question 18

Which amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote?

A) Fifteenth
B) Twenty-third
C) Sixteenth
D) Eighteenth
E) Nineteenth

Question 19

The women's suffrage movement was successful by

A) 1780.
B) 1840.
C) 1900.
D) 1920.
E) 1960.

Question 20

Which of the following is a characteristic of social movements.

A) Social movements are generally the political instruments of political outsiders.
B) Social movements are made up of people with a shared sense of grievance against the status quo.
C) Social movements are the political instruments of political outsiders.
D) Social movements are made up of people who do not believe that the government can be moved to take action on their behalf.
E) all of the above

Question 21

What do the unconventional and disruptive tactics that help gain attention for movement grievances encourage some scholars to call social movements?

A) unconventional participation
B) disruptive politics
C) contentious politics
D) nonconformity politics
E) disparate politics

Question 22

_________ groups tend to favor the use of social movements more than others.

A) Outsiders
B) The majority
C) Political parties
D) Private interest groups
E) Public interest groups

Question 23

What might be a last resort for excluded groups to overcome the antimajoritarian aspects of the American constitutional system?

A) using political parties to change policy
B) a social movement
C) lobbying Congress
D) giving money to campaigns
E) the court system

Question 24

In democracies, minorities can rightly have their way if

A) they pursue their agenda quietly and effectively.
B) they can convince enough citizens that their demands are reasonable.
C) majorities never form to oppose them.
D) the government grants them privileges without media publicity.
E) they diminish the scope of conflict.

Question 25

Which of the following helped motivate most major social movements??A) gender discrimination
B) economic growth
C) economic stress and hardship
D) inequality due to social class
E) social distress

Question 26

The ________ movement has been an effort by working people, stretching from the post-Civil War period to the present, to protect jobs, to ensure decent wages and benefits, and to guarantee a healthy work environment.

A) Workingmen's
B) Economic Democracy
C) labor
D) Bread and Roses
E) women's

Question 27

The ________ movement began in the late 1960s, and gradually gained numbers, organizational strength, and political influence. Its aim was to gain the same civil rights protections under the law enjoyed by blacks and other minority groups.

A) New Right
B) gay and lesbian
C) civil rights
D) women's suffrage
E) pro life

Question 28

What social movement resulted in a series of massive demonstrations in cities across the United States in the spring of 2006?

A) a movement protesting the North Korean government
B) a privacy rights movement
C) an immigrants' rights movement
D) an anti-torture movement
E) an anti war movement

Question 29

Which of the following has had a major social movement?

A) abolitionist
B) populist
C) labor rights
D) civil rights
E) all of the above

Question 30

How might social movements contribute to democracy in the United States?

A) Social movements focus on single issues and therefore narrow the scope of the conflict.
B) Social movements can achieve their goals by convincing a large number of people their cause is just.
C) Social movements allow only those with a stake in society to enter discussions about which policies society should pursue.
D) Social movements force the majority to bow to pressure in order to avoid violence and confrontation.
E) Social movements encourage the government to grant minority groups privileges without media publicity.

Question 31

The anti-Iraq war movement

A) continues to gain support in the US Senate.
B) has not been particularly successful in achieving its aims.
C) is one of the few that did not use protests to convey their political message.
D) has recently transformed into an anti war on terrorism movement.
E) none of the above

Question 32

The Struggle for Democracy describes all but which of the following characteristics of social movements?

A) encourages participation
B) overcomes political inequality
C) creates new majorities
D) eliminates conflicts
E) none of the above

Question 33

Social movements are generally

A) the ordinary process of lobbying the government.
B) any set of people who demonstrate against the status quo.
C) primarily concerned with passing sweeping legislation in the United States.
D) the political instruments of excluded groups or political outsiders.
E) the political participation of minority interests.

Question 34

Which of the following are usually used in social movements as political instruments?

A) the minority political party
B) political insiders
C) the middle class
D) excluded groups and political outsiders
E) the elderly

Question 35

Which of the following reforms was brought about by social movements?

A) labor unions
B) Social Security
C) environmental protection
D) equal rights for African Americans
E) all of the above

Question 36

Which social movement that gained prominence in 2006 and 2007 gained sympathizers from many ethnic and racial groups?

A) the antiglobalization movement
B) the labor movement
C) the undocumented immigrants movement
D) the religious fundamentalist movement
E) the Populist movement

Question 37

Social movements can contribute to democracy by

A) allowing poorer citizens to enter the realm of politics.
B) diminishing the scope of the conflict.
C) granting minorities the right to rule.
D) increasing political participation among dominant groups.
E) increasing instances of direct democracy.

Question 38

Which of the following has NOT had a major social movement?

A) abolitionist
B) populist
C) labor rights
D) animal rights
E) civil rights

Question 39

Many political achievements of which most Americans are proud-the right of women to vote, citizenship rights for blacks, Social Security, and collective bargaining-were

A) more the result of social movements than conventional politics.
B) less the result of social movements than elections.
C) begun as majority movements.
D) mostly the result of political leaders responding to unorganized public opinion.
E) mostly the result of efforts of direct democracy.

Question 40

Which of the following is a major social movement in the history of the United States?

A) the women's suffrage movement
B) the Populist movement
C) the labor movement
D) the gay and lesbian movement
E) all of the above

Question 41

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was active in which of the following social movements?

A) civil rights
B) women's suffrage
C) voting rights for 18- to 20- year olds
D) labor rights
E) abolitionist

Question 42

Which of the following factors encourage the creation of social movements?

A) social distress
B) availability of resources for mobilization
C) a supportive environment
D) political efficacy
E) all of the above

Question 43

The most effective tool of the Civil Rights movement was

A) nonviolent civil disobedience.
B) international pressure.
C) television documentaries.
D) violent demonstrations.
E) voter registration drives.

Question 44

Which of the following conditions limits the impact of a social movement?

A) The movement has few followers or activists.
B) The movement has little support among the general public.
C) The movement is unable to disrupt everyday life significantly.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 45

__________ is a sense that an individual can affect what government does.

A) Civic duty
B) Political participation
C) Unconventional participation
D) Political efficacy
E) Political protest

Question 46

For a social movement to succeed, members should feel efficacious. This means they feel

A) a sense of unity with other members.
B) helpless unless others are joining them in their actions.
C) loyal to the movement.
D) that their actions will have an impact on decision making.
E) that they act efficiently in their decision-making and actions.

Question 47

A social movement is particularly unlikely to have an impact on policy when

A) it stimulates the formation of a powerful countermovement.
B) the President of the United States condemns the social movement.
C) the Supreme Court rules that the social movement violates the Constitution.
D) one of the two major political parties accepts some of the goals of the social movement.
E) society deems the movement too radical.

Question 48

A social movement needs a supportive environment to succeed. In the past, this has meant

A) a majority of the mass public supports its views.
B) some degree of public support and tolerance for its activities.
C) its activities are legal.
D) one of the two major parties is willing to embrace the movement.
E) a third party rises to challenge the two major parties.

Question 49

Which of the following describes a successful social movement?

A) The movement is able to significantly disrupt everyday life.
B) The movement seeks to influence the political fortunes of elected leaders.
C) The movement becomes the focus of extensive media attention.
D) The movement's goals are closely linked to existing American values.
E) all of the above

Question 50

Religious fundamentalists might be more encouraged to press for revision of school curricula in the United States than in Great Britain because

A) British public opinion is vastly different on the issue.
B) school curricula in Britain already incorporate changes the fundamentalists want.
C) decision making about school curricula is highly decentralized in the United States.
D) decision making about school curricula is highly decentralized in Great Britain.
E) decision making about school curricula is highly centralized in the United States.

Question 51

The sit-down strike was first used in which social movement?

A) gay rights
B) labor
C) civil rights
D) women's suffrage
E) conservative Christian

Question 52

The sit-in movement initiated by blacks in Greensboro, North Carolina, that spread across the South spawned the new and important civil rights organization was called the

A) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
B) Black Panthers.
C) National Urban League.
D) Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
E) Association of Student Political Participation.

Question 53

Social movements committed to radical change and threaten widely shared values

A) rarely gain widespread support.
B) can easily achieve success.
C) are best targeted toward Congress.
D) often receive government support.
E) resonate most during presidential election years.

Question 54

According to your text, social movements have which of the following characteristics??A) They encourage participation.
B) They often undermine democratic values.
C) They eliminate conflict.
D) They achieve their goals quickly.
E) all of the above

Question 55

The Populist movement was begun after

A) labor unions in the 1930s forced businesses to raise prices for farmers.
B) western and southern farmers suffered economic hardship in the late 19th century.
C) the Vietnam War ended American domination of world trade.
D) a perceived threat to family values by the popularity of alternative lifestyles in the 1960s.
E) the Civil War established voting rights for former slaves.

Question 56

Which of these structural factors is necessary for the development of a social movement?

A) A society with members who are safe and prosperous.
B) A society with social strain and distress.
C) A society whose members have few skills or organizational resources.
D) A society with members who believe that their actions will have no impact.
E) all of the above

Question 57

The 1969 "Stonewall rebellion" was

A) quickly followed by national legislation mandating the desegregation of public facilities.
B) an important catalyst for the gay and lesbian rights movement.
C) destroyed by the Ku Klux Klan.
D) successful in changing white opinions of civil rights legislation.
E) related to the women's civil rights movement.

Question 58

The intentional breaking of a law and accepting the consequences as a way to publicize its unjustness is called

A) sit-down strikes.
B) civil disobedience.
C) nonviolence.
D) sit-ins.
E) social movement.

Question 59

The more successful social movements seem to have goals

A) designed by forceful leaders.
B) closely aligned with American values.
C) that reflect prominent subcultures.
D) approved by local party leaders.
E) that are narrow and difficult to achieve.

Question 60

Which of the following movements invented sit-down strikes?

A) abolitionist
B) civil rights
C) labor
D) women's suffrage
E) pro life

Question 61

The effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the late 1960s was

A) a massive increase in black registration and voter turnout.
B) a slight decline in black voter turnout.
C) a big disappointment for civil rights activists.
D) acceptance by southern politicians of the new era.
E) a slight decrease in voter turnout.

Question 62

What helped sound the death knell of "Jim Crow" and the "separate but equal" doctrine from the Plessy decision?

A) the Civil War
B) the election of Richard Nixon
C) the Civil Rights Act of 1964
D) the Vietnam War
E) the women's suffrage movement

Question 63

The spread of nonreligious values and outlooks is known as

A) secularization.
B) specification.
C) politicization.
D) socialization.
E) speculation.

Question 64

As a result of the Civil Rights movement,

A) white elected officials began to court the black vote.
B) the number of black elected officials decreased due to a white backlash.
C) the gap between black and white income narrowed considerably.
D) housing discrimination mostly disappeared.
E) local politics became more egalitarian.

Question 65

The antiglobalization movement was one of the earliest social movements in the U.S.

Question 66

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Civil Rights movement?

A) the Civil Rights Act of 1964
B) the Voting Rights Act of 1965
C) increases in the number of black elected officials in America
D) Thirtieth Amendment
E) divided government

Question 67

The Minute Men is a group associated with which social movement??A) Civil rights
B) Gay rights
C) Women's suffrage
D) Undocumented immigrants
E) Labor

Question 68

Those social movements that have many supporters, win wide public sympathy, do not challenge the basics of the economic and social order, and wield some clout in the electoral arena

A) are doomed to failure.
B) are likely to achieve a substantial number of their goals.
C) inevitably become splinter political parties.
D) are "adopted" by a large and powerful interest group.
E) none of the above

Question 69

The experience of social movements in the United States indicates that

A) movements will not get underway unless they will eventually succeed.
B) some movements succeed and others fail, often based on how much support they garner among the general public.
C) nearly all successfully mobilized movements fail to achieve their goals.
D) public opinion has little to do with the fortunes of movements.
E) court intervention is not important to social movements' success.

Question 70

The main goal of the women's suffrage movement was for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Question 71

Social movements are loosely organized collections of ordinary people, working outside established institutions, using unconventional and often disruptive methods, act to get their voices heard by the public at large, the news media and leaders of major institutions, and government officials, in order to promote, resist, or undo some social change

Question 72

Which of the following is a social movement that largely achieved its goals?

A) environmental
B) civil rights
C) women's movement
D) both B and C
E) all of the above

Question 73

Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the social movements pressing for strong antipoverty measures during the Great Depression by

A) calling for a War on Poverty.
B) introducing food stamp legislation.
C) proposing passage of the Social Security Act.
D) proposing passage of Medicaid.
E) supporting the Agricultural Adjustment Act.

Question 74

Meetings of small groups of women designed to raise awareness of discrimination against women and to encourage involvement in movement activities are also known as

A) protest groups.
B) consciousness-raising groups
C) pressure groups.
D) consent groups.
E) politics-raising groups.

Question 75

Theodore Lowi argued that

A) perceived stress is central to the formation of social movements.
B) our political system is designed to maintain the existing state of affairs.
C) new majorities rarely form with social movements.
D) the Republican party typically is at the center of social movements and their progression.
E) a capitalist economy insulates Americans from social change.

Question 76

Social movements usually threaten American democracy.

Question 77

The Great Depression was important for the women's suffrage movement.

Question 78

Social movements "narrow the scope of conflict."

Question 79

One result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was

A) a 20 percent increase in black elected officials nationwide between 1965 and 1990.
B) a decline in the responsiveness of white southern politicians to black voters.
C) the number of black elected officials nationwide between 1960-2001 increased from 40 to over 9,000.
D) a decrease in the role of the federal government in southern politics.
E) increased likelihood of Democrats winning the White House.

Question 80

The American experience with social movements suggests that vestiges of social movements do not last many years beyond the movements.