Deck 1: America in the Twenty-First Century

Question 1

_____ is defined as disagreements among people in a society over what the society's priorities should be.

A) Politics 
B) Progressivism 
C) Social conflict 
D) Contract dispute 
E) Social competition

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In a theocracy,the government rules according to religious precepts.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In a constitutional monarchy,_____.

A) the monarch's power is not supported by tradition 
B) the monarch holds complete and unlimited power 
C) the monarch's power is limited by government leaders 
D) the monarch is elected by the citizens of a country through elections 
E) the monarch has the authority to make changes in the constitution

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Monarchy is a form of autocracy.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of a monarchy? 

A) The government is a form of democracy. 
B) A monarch's power is not supported by tradition. 
C) A monarch's power is acquired through inheritance. 
D) The government is a form of dictatorship. 
E) A monarch always has unlimited power over the subjects.

Question 6

In the country of Myrlington,the people are ruled by Queen Sophie like her ancestors have done for centuries.The Queen has the sole right to make all decisions concerning the lives of her people and her country's wellbeing.Myrlington is an example of a(n)_____.

A) absolute monarchy 
B) dictatorship 
C) constitutional monarchy 
D) direct democracy 
E) representative democracy

Question 7

A government is performing the function of _____ when it maintains city roads.

A) managing foreign relations 
B) providing public services 
C) resolving conflicts 
D) defending the nation 
E) maintaining law and order

Question 8

_____ is an example of a constitutional monarchy.

A) North Korea 
B) Spain 
C) India 
D) The U.S. 
E) China

Question 9

One of humanity's oldest and most universal institutions for dividing resources and making decisions is _____.

A) government 
B) religion 
C) judiciary 
D) military 
E) marriage

Question 10

Gareth,a first-grade teacher,finds three of his students fighting over the few toys lying in the play area.Gareth intervenes and decides which student gets to play with which toy and in what order.In resolving the conflict among his students,Gareth essentially demonstrates the process of _____.

A) centralization 
B) electioneering 
C) partisanship 
D) appeasement 
E) politics

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of public services? 

A) Lawful protection of the disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act is a public service. 
B) The enforcement of law by the government is not regarded as a public service. 
C) Protection from economic recessions is excluded from the scope of public services. 
D) Maintaining the defense network involves lesser expenses compared to all other public services. 
E) An adjudication on a contentious issue by a court of law is a public service.

Question 12

The Constitution of the United States gives _____ exclusive power over relations with foreign nations.

A) the Republicans 
B) individuals 
C) the Democrats 
D) state governments 
E) the national government

Question 13

Which of the following bodies is NOT responsible for ensuring national security of the United States? 

A) U.S. Army 
B) U.S. Navy 
C) Central Intelligence Agency 
D) National Security Agency 
E) New York Police Department

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a public service provided by the government? 

A) Influencing the morality of individuals 
B) Resolving religious conflicts 
C) Imposing taxes on individuals 
D) Preserving national parks 
E) Modernizing police force

Question 15

Defending the nation and its culture against future acts of aggression became more important for the US government: 

A) after the Vietnam War. 
B) with the influx of multicultural immigrants. 
C) since the attacks on the World Trade Center. 
D) when President Nixon resigned. 
E) after the conclusion of the Cold War.

Question 16

To the right of liberalism on the traditional ideological spectrum lies socialism.

Question 17

Politics is defined as the ability to influence the behavior of others,usually through the use of force,persuasion,or rewards.

Question 18

Dictators are accountable to elected lawmakers.

Question 19

In the context of functions of government,which of the following is true of power? 

A) Its exercise is always recognized as socially moral. 
B) It is the ability to influence others. 
C) It necessarily involves the use of force. 
D) It implies legal action. 
E) Its exercise is universally illegal.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of an autocracy? 

A) The government consists of elected representatives. 
B) Authority lies in the hands of a single person. 
C) Authority is gained solely by traditional means. 
D) The people have ultimate political authority. 
E) An individual has to acquire the consent of the people to assume power.

Question 21

Undemocratic systems that are not supported by tradition are called _____.​ 

A) monarchies 
B) kingships 
C) theocracies 
D) plutocracies 
E) dictatorships

Question 22

A(n)_____ dictatorship is a government system in which a leader or group of leaders seeks to control almost all aspects of social and economic life.​ 

A) libertarian 
B) republican 
C) constitutional 
D) totalitarian 
E) egalitarian

Question 23

In the context of the English monarchy,the _____ prohibited the taking of a free man's life,liberty,or property except through due process of law.​ 

A) Mayflower Compact​ 
B) Declaration of Independence 
C) Magna Carta 
D) Articles of Confederation 
E) Bill of rights

Question 24

_____ is a form of autocracy.​ 

A) Dictatorship 
B) Democracy 
C) Anarchy 
D) Republic 
E) Partocracy

Question 25

Which of the following statements is true of direct democracy?​ 

A) A high degree of citizen participation is required in government. 
B) Direct democracy presently exists in most countries in the world. 
C) The will of the majority is expressed through representatives elected by the people. 
D) A direct democracy is always headed by a monarch. 
E) The head of the state seeks to control almost all aspects of social and economic life.

Question 26

The term theocracy is best defined as:​ 

A) a government that rules according to religious precepts.​ 
B) a government in which the rich have disproportionate influence. 
C) a government run by members of old, noble families. 
D) a government in which political decisions are made directly by the people themselves. 
E) a government in which the power and authority are in the hands of a single person.

Question 27

Which of the following is true of a representative democracy?​ 

A) The people themselves directly make political decisions. 
B) A king or queen is considered the head of state. 
C) The will of the majority is expressed by elected representatives. 
D) A leader seeks to control almost all aspects of social and economic life. 
E) The government rules according to religious precepts.

Question 28

Which of the following is true of the Magna Carta?​ 

A) It served as the first draft of America's written Constitution.​ 
B) It established the principle of representative government. 
C) It gave unrestricted power to monarchs. 
D) It served private interests of the king rather than public interests. 
E) It established the principle of limited government.

Question 29

The basic principle of _____ that had evolved in England was incorporated by the framers of the U.S.Constitution.​ 

A) ethnocratic government​ 
B) limited government 
C) theocratic government 
D) aristocratic government 
E) kratocratic government

Question 30

The English Bill of Rights passed by the English Parliament in 1689 established that:​ 

A) the king or queen had to conduct and monitor parliamentary elections.​ 
B) the king or queen had to have Parliament's approval to maintain an army. 
C) the king or queen could levy taxes without being answerable to anyone. 
D) the king or queen could refuse to take the Parliament's suggestions in matters of national concern. 
E) the king or queen could make changes to the Constitution without the Parliament's consent. 

Question 31

The Magna Carta:​ 

A) abolished trial by jury.​ 
B) forced the nobles to obtain the king's approval of any taxes they imposed. 
C) signaled the end of the monarch's absolute power. 
D) gave the English monarch virtually unrestricted powers.  
E) rendered due process of law unnecessary for taking a free man's life.

Question 32

Unlike constitutional monarchs,absolute monarchs:​ 

A) share governmental power with elected lawmakers. 
B) hold complete and unlimited power. 
C) are elected by a country's citizens. 
D) are limited by a constitution or a bill of rights. 
E) serve merely as ceremonial leaders of their nations.

Question 33

Joseph Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union is an example of a(n)_____.​ 

A) totalitarian dictatorship 
B) monarchy 
C) theocracy 
D) representative democracy 
E) oligarchy

Question 34

In the island country of Semanto,quarterly meetings are held at its Civic Centre grounds to discuss and decide upon important issues of the island.Every Semanto citizen participates in the governing assembly and votes on all major issues.Semanto is an example of a(n)_____.​ 

A) totalitarian dictatorship 
B) direct democracy 
C) autocracy 
D) monarchy 
E) aristocracy

Question 35

Which of the following is a fundamental principle on which the American democracy is based?​ 

A) Equal protection of the law​ 
B) Minority rule and majority rights 
C) Presidential dictatorship 
D) Unlimited freedom 
E) Divine right

Question 36

A republic is essentially a(n)_____.​ 

A) representative democracy 
B) direct democracy 
C) autocracy 
D) plutocracy 
E) monarchy

Question 37

Which of the following is a difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy? 

A) Unlike a presidential democracy, the lawmaking and law-enforcing branches of government are separate in a parliamentary democracy. 
B) Unlike a parliamentary democracy, the president is responsible for lawmaking in a parliamentary democracy. 
C) Unlike a presidential democracy, the lawmaking and law-enforcing branches of government are united in a parliamentary democracy. 
D) Unlike a presidential democracy, the prime minister is separate from the legislative body in a parliamentary democracy. 
E) Unlike a parliamentary democracy, the lawmaking branch is superior to the law-enforcing branch of the government in a parliamentary democracy.

Question 38

_____ is a voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to give that government adequate power to secure the mutual protection and welfare of all individuals.​ 

A) A social contract​ 
B) A political compromise 
C) A charter 
D) Liaison 
E) The Geneva Convention 

Question 39

The Declaration of Independence:​ 

A) established the principle of limited government.​ 
B) is the speech presented by the first president of the United States. 
C) is a treaty between the founding Americans and the British colonists. 
D) outlined the value of partiality under the law. 
E) established the principle of government without the consent of the governed.

Question 40

Why did the founders of the United States opt for representative democracy instead of the Athenian model of direct democracy? 

A) They believed that citizen participation was unnecessary in governance. 
B) They preferred a republic headed by a king or queen. 
C) They were against a government based on the consent of the governed. 
D) They thought that the rights of the minority would be ignored. 
E) They opined that the masses would not be able to decide what would be right for themselves.

Question 41

 A totalitarian dictator _________.?A.attempts to satisfy the individual needs of a country's citizens?B.opposes government redistribution of income?C.seeks to control almost all aspects of social and economic life?D.acquires power through inheritance

Question 42

Life expectancy in the U.S.is expected to increase significantly in the future.This would imply that:​ 

A) distribution of the national income among generations will become even more difficult.​ 
B) there will be fewer retired people collecting Social Security and private pensions. 
C) the number of working adults will be much higher than retirees. 
D) the number of individuals eligible for Medicare will decrease. 
E) the contribution of older people towards the national income would increase.

Question 43

Which of the following best describes the term capitalism?​ 

A) It is a set of political beliefs that include the advocacy of active government.​ 
B) It is a concept that holds, at a minimum, that all people are entitled to equal protection under the law. 
C) It is an economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-producing property. 
D) It is a more popular term for the set of political beliefs known as liberalism. 
E) It is an intrinsic property which measures the disregard for material possessions.

Question 44

Which of the following statements about liberalism is true?​ 

A) Liberals advocate adherence to traditional family values.​ 
B) Liberals believe that the social and economic outcomes that exist in the presence of government action are frequently unfair. 
C) Liberals think that the government should support laws that impose traditional religious values. 
D) Liberals commonly accuse conservatives of valuing "big government" for its own sake. 
E) Liberals support the protection of minority rights of all kinds.​

Question 45

One of the outgrowths of the civil rights movement of the 1960s was an emphasis on _____,the belief that the American society should maintain and protect its diversity by laws.​ 

A) socialism​ 
B) progressivism 
C) capitalism 
D) multiculturalism 
E) abolitionism

Question 46

Which of the following is true of the Tea Party movement?​ 

A) It resists political compromise.​ 
B) It arose in the 1950s and continues to shape conservative beliefs. 
C) It supports big government. 
D) It advocates socialist positions on public policy. 
E) It calls for greater gun control.

Question 47

Which of the following is a similarity between liberals and libertarians?​ 

A) Both believe that the government should have a limited role in economic affairs.​ 
B) Both oppose government involvement in issues of private morality. 
C) Both advocate active government intervention to improve the welfare of individuals. 
D) Both support government redistribution of income. 
E) Both believe that big government is simply a necessary tool for promoting the common welfare.

Question 48

In the context of original American political ideology,conservatives:​ 

A) wished to establish new policies and practices.​ 
B) wanted to be free from traditional constraints. 
C) believed that government interference in the economic affairs would be necessary. 
D) wished to conserve traditional social and political habits. 
E) were in favor of a large government.

Question 49

A key element in conservative thinking is the belief that the _________.?A.government should avoid laws that endorse or impose traditional religious values?B.distribution of economic benefits that exists in the absence of government involvement is optimum?C.government should not interfere in issues of private morality and behavior?D.distribution of social benefits is most effective when government schemes favor minorities

Question 50

Differences among Americans in interpreting their collectively held values underlie the division between the _____ parties.​ 

A) Federalist and Anti-Federalist​ 
B) Socialist and Liberalist 
C) Republican and Democratic 
D) Conservative and Liberalist 
E) Nationalist and Traditionalist

Question 51

_________ is possible only in small communities in which citizens can meet in a chosen place and decide key issues and policies.?A.Representative democracy?B.Direct democracy?C.Monarchy?D.Dictatorship

Question 52

Miranda complained about the tight regulations being imposed on the gun store owned and run by her family.She felt that individuals and families should be responsible for establishing their own economic status instead of being limited by regulations or dependent on benefits from the government.According to her,the government should only intervene to ensure adherence to traditional religious and family values.Miranda's views are most closely aligned with the political ideology of _____.​ 

A) socialism​ 
B) communism 
C) conservatism 
D) liberalism 
E) libertarianism

Question 53

A(n)_________ is a form of government based on the principle that the powers of government should be clearly restricted either through a written document or through wide public understanding.?A.limited government?B.totalitarian dictatorship?C.monarchy?D.autocracyZ

Question 54

Zoya was arrested for staging a peaceful protest against animal cruelty in front of an animal-testing research institution.Zoya justified her actions by saying that the Constitution gives her the freedom to speak freely on any topic and issue.To which of the following concepts was Zoya referring?​ 

A) Equality 
B) Property 
C) Liberty 
D) Capitalism 
E) Amorality

Question 55

The government of Yartha recently passed a law preventing the consumption of alcohol as alcohol consumption conflicts with certain religious beliefs.Roger opposed this law as he is of the opinion that the government should avoid laws that endorse or impose traditional religious values.Roger's views are most closely aligned with the political ideology of _____.​ 

A) conservatism​ 
B) archaism 
C) socialism 
D) liberalism 
E) communism

Question 56

Which of the following is a difference between liberals and socialists?​ 

A) Socialists have commitment to egalitarianism than liberals.​ 
B) Unlike liberals, socialists advocate active government intervention to protect civil rights. 
C) Unlike liberals, socialists oppose government redistribution of income. 
D) Unlike liberals, socialists have zero tolerance for strong government. 
E) Socialists have stronger adherence to traditional social and religious values than liberals.

Question 57

Which of the following is a characteristic of conservatives?​ 

A) They place a high value on the principle of order, on family values, and on patriotism.​ 
B) They support the protection of minority rights of all kinds. 
C) They strongly favor the separation of church and state. 
D) They support government intervention to improve the welfare of individuals and to protect civil rights. 
E) They have developed a negative opinion about American military initiatives abroad.

Question 58

Which of the following is a difference between libertarians and conservatives?​ 

A) Unlike conservatives, libertarians support all government regulation of the economy.​ 
B) Unlike conservatives, libertarians advocate active government intervention to protect civil rights. 
C) Unlike conservatives, libertarians oppose government involvement in issues of private morality. 
D) Unlike conservatives, libertarians support government redistribution of income. 
E) Unlike conservatives, libertarians oppose the separation of church and state.

Question 59

The founders of the United States believed that _________ would deteriorate into mob rule.?A.representative democracy?B.dictatorship?C.monarchy?D.direct democracy

Question 60

Which of the following statements is true of libertarians?​ 

A) They oppose almost all government regulation of the economy.​ 
B) They chiefly form political alliances with the socialists. 
C) They support government involvement in issues of private morality. 
D) They have tolerance for a strong government. 
E) They support the government sponsored social welfare schemes.

Question 61

In the context of functions of governments,discuss the terms power and authority.

Question 62

In the context of American political culture,explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence.

Question 63

Explain the role of the U.S.government in defending the nation and its culture.

Question 64

Discuss the dynamics of the U.S.2014 elections.

Question 65

Differentiate between the modern American political ideologies of conservatism and liberalism.