The National Government Final

An interest group that focuses on policy benefits for senior citizens would be an example of A.) a single-issue group B.) a professional group C.) a philosophical interest group D.) a business group E.) an ideological group

A

Citizens in which of the following countries are MOST likely to engage in political activities, such as volunteering for political campaigns A.) United States B.) Great Britain C.) Germany D.) France E.) There is no difference among the four nations

A

Constitutional division of powers among the 3 branches of the US government is called: A.) seperation of powers B.) judicial review C.) bicameralism D.) Checks and Balances

A

Each of the following statements could be considered true of either economic or social liberals, EXCEPT that A.) they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values B.) they prefer a smaller role for government in upholding social and cultural tradition C.) they favor government activism in the area of distribution of economic benefits D.) they favor more government spending for the poor E.) they believe lifestyle choices should be left to the individual

A

In comparison with today's newspapers, early American newspapers A.) could not have survived without political party support B.) were so inexpensive that nearly everyone read a daily paper C.) were written by hand D.) were more widely read E.) all of these answers are correct

A

In the recent elections, which voting demographic has become a more cohesive voting bloc and has sided heavily with the democratic party, seeing it as more closely aligned with their interests? A.) hispanics B.) African American C.) seniors D.) the affluent E.) the middle class

A

Judicial review is A.) the right of the federal courts to declare laws of Congress and acts of the executive branch void and unenforceable if they are in conflict with the constitution B.) the authority of the Supreme Court to hear any case it chooses C.) a principle rejected in the case Marbury c. Madison D.) a principle upheld through the creation of the 94 United States district courts

A

One's sense of civic duty and sense of apathy are attitudes that are usually acquired from one's A.) parents B.) experience with voting C.) community D.) economic status E.) education

A

Outside lobbying does NOT include A.) developing a maintaining close contacts with policymakers B.) targeting group resources on key election races C.) the use of campaign contributions to legislatures who favor the interest group D.) rousing citizens to contact their elected officials and express their support E.) cultivating favorable coverage from the news media.

A

Partisan talk radio got its start A.) after the abolition of the fairness doctrine B.) after cable television led the way C.) on the day of Rush Limbaugh's first broadcast D.) in the early 1990's after the election of Democrat Bill Clinton E.) during the late 1930's

A

"Agency capture" occurs when A.) a regulatory agency must be dismantled because is has become corrupted B.) regulatory agencies side with the industries they are supposed to regulate rather than with the public C.) the executive branch takes back control of a regulatory agency D.) a regulatory agency funnels money back into the lobbying organizations that are seeking policy changes E.) an election results in the replacement of an agency's leadership through appointive positions under a new president

B

*** African American men technically gained suffer age with the passage of the ______ Amendment. A.) twenty-first B.) fifteenth C.) nineteenth D.) twenty-sixth E.) twenty-third

B

All of the following individuals are members of the current Supreme Court EXCEPT A.) Clarence Thomas B.) Thurgood Marshall C.) Stephen Breyer D.) John Roberts

B

Citizens' interest groups are distinguished from economic interest groups by the fact that A.) they always pursue goals in which there is a high level of agreement among society members B.) their members receive no direct economic benefit from attainment of the group's goals C.) they do not lobby government officials directly, but rely instead on public service announcements to get their views across to society D.) their leaders are elected by secret ballot among the group's members E.) all of these answers are correct

B

Conservatives believe that government should play a minimal role in society, expect in what area? A.) economics B.) morality C.) civil rights D.) social equality

B

Democrats and Republicans have endured as the two major U.S. parties primarily due to A.) the lack of good third-party candidates B.) their ability to adapt to changing circumstances C.) the stability of their ideologies D.) a high degree of party discipline E.) None of these answers is correct

B

During the era of objective journalism, the commitment of newspapers to two-sided news reporting A.) was enshrined in the editorial section B.) did not extend to their editorializing C.) deteriorated democracy in the United States D.) was uniform through the sections of a newspaper E.) all of these answers are correct

B

Women gained the right to vote A.) during the era of Jacksonian democracy B.) early in the twentieth century C.) with passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 D.) with passage of the Bill of Rights E.) shortly after the Civil War

B

_________ representation systems are those in which seats in the legislature are allocated according to each political party's share of the popular vote A.) populist B.) proportional C.) plurality D.) democratic E.) minority

B

A plurality system of elections means that A.) if no candidate receives a majority of the votes, the seat remains empty B.) the 2 candidates receiving the most votes compete in a runoff election C.) the candidate receiving the greatest number of votes wins the seat D.) the candidate winning a primary election will compete in the general election

C

A purposive incentive is defined as A.) a goal benefiting a specific group B.) corporate profit C.) the opportunity to contribute to a worthy goal or purpose D.) any common purpose that brings groups together E.) a goal of direct economic gain

C

American party organizations A.) are about to die out B.) are unimportant in the political system today C.) are still important, but their role in campaigns is secondary to that of candidates D.) have more power than their western European counterparts E.) are more powerful today than at any time in history

C

An amicus brief A.) is a written document in which an interest groups lays out its policy preference for targeted lawmakers B.) prevents PACs from donating more that $5,000 to a single candidate during a primary election C.) is a written document in which a group explains to a court its position on a legal dispute the court is handling D.) prevents a lobbyist group from making campaign donations to policy makers over a specific issue E.) provides evidence for prosecutors of an illegal monetary relationship between a lawmaker and an interest group or PAC

C

Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political parties was the A.) formation of the Federalist Party B.) introduction of primary elections C.) formation of a new type of grassroots party organization D.) forging of a coalition of Democrats and Whigs E.) formation of the Republican Party

C

As an agent of political socialization, the American family has its greatest effect on individuals A.) knowledge of particular public policies B.) rate of political participation C.) party identification D.) professional career E.) choice and form of higher education

C

As distinct from alienation, apathy is A.) widespread amount affluent Americans B.) associated with a high rate of voter turnout C.) a general lack of interest in politics D.) a sign that the political system is working properly E.) a feeling of powerlessness

C

Court briefs by interested third parties are submitted to the Supreme Court by: A.) stare decisis B.) writ of certiorari C.) amicus curiae D.) bill of the attainder

C

Economist Mancur Olson revers to what aspect of interest groups as "the size factor"? A.) the interests of groups with large memberships would typically prevail over the interests of smaller groups B.) larger interest groups are able to draw on greater financial resources, which makes them more capable of getting the ear of lawmakers and thus achieving policy change C.) small groups are ordinarily more united on policy issues and often have more resources, enabling them to win out more often that large groups D.) the smaller an interest group, the more likely that its motivating issue will be subsumed by the agenda of a larger interest group E.) small interest groups can often enhance their bargaining power by linking themselves to the agenda of a larger interest group that has greater resources

C

Grassroots lobbying is based on the assumption that officials will respond to A.) the opportunity for extensive media publicity B.) the efforts of party organizations C.) pressure from constituents D.) moral pleas E.) well-reasoned policy arguments

C

In the twenty-first century, voting rates in the United States have A.) declined in all elections B.) demonstrated that the apathy of young citizens has worsened considerably since the early 1990's C.) remained lower than in nearly every other democracy D.) increased in all elections E.) shown little difference from those of the late twentieth century

C

Literacy test were used to A.) ensure that women voted with their husbands, who legally controlled the money in a marriage B.) help subsidize public education in the North C.) disenfranchise African American in the South D.) ensure that the people who votes would take the vote seriously E.) finance election campaigns

C

Objective journalism is based on the idea that the reporter's job is to A.) scrutinize the partisan debate, and inform the news audience about which party has the better argument B.) discover what other reporters are saying and provide a uniform interpretation of events C.) report the facts and cover alternative sides of a partisan debate D.) report what political leaders want them to report E.) all of these answers are correct

C

Political machines A.) used tangible incentives to gain voter support B.) were target of reformers during the Progressive era C.) were characterized by single-party dominance of big-city politics D.) all of the above are true

D

The House of Representatives A.) must be controlled by the political party of the president B.) is superior to the State in foreign policy C.) is managed by officials of the executive branch D.) organizes its work through committees

D

A conservative is opposed to government intervention A.) in the social sphere, but not the economic sphere B.) in both the economic and social spheres C.) only with regard to affirmative action D.) in the economic but not the social sphere E.) in neither the social nor the economic spheres

D

A senate rule used to end indefinite debate by a Senator who wants to stall passage of a bill is A.) an override B.) a filibuster C.) a discharge petition D.) cloture

D

A sustained action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition and work to bring about the change they seek is a A.) citizen lobby B.) voter upsurge C.) regular election D.) social movement E.) popular resistance

D

All of the following are characteristic of a party realignment EXCEPT A.) the emergence of unusually powerful and divisive issues B.) an enduring change in the parties' policies C.) an enduring change in the parties' coalitions D.) a very close electoral result E.) an election in which voters shift their partisan support

D

An informal grouping of officials, lobbyists, and policy specialist who come together temporarily around a policy problem is A.) an ideological network B.) an iron triangle C.) a policy system D.) an issue network E.) a caucus

D

During the twentieth century, American parties lost their exclusive control over A.) the staffing of government jobs B.) nominations C.) platforms D.) all these answers are correct E.) financing

D

The news media's common-carrier role is based on the idea that A.) various news organization should interpret the news in nearly the same way B.) the press should not charge for public service announcements C.) the news will be available to all citizens D.) the press should provide a channel through which political leaders can communicate their views to the public E.) the press should be patriotic in the reporting of the news

D

The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court addresses case affecting A.) ambassadors and diplomats from foreign nations B.) two or more states C.) the United States and a state D.) all of the above

D

Voter identification cards find the most support among A.) poorer citizens B.) libertarians C.) democrats D.) republicans E.) liberals

D

Which institution receives the mosts news coverage from the national press A.) the federal bureaucracy B.) U.S. Supreme Court C.) U.S. House of Representatives D.) the presidency E.) U.S. Senate

D

Which of the following groups is MOST closely aligned with the Democratic Party, voting about 90 percent Democratic in presidential elections A.) christian fundamentalists B.) roman catholics C.) hispanic Americans D.) African Americans E.)white protestants

D

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the public's opinion about leader and their accountability? A.) most citizens have a high opinion of both Congress as a whole and their local representative in Congress B.) most citizens have a low opinion of Congress as a whole and also of their local representative in Congress C.) most citizens have a high opinion on Congress as a whole but say they have little confidence in their local representative in Congress D.) most citizens gave a low opinion of Congress as a whole but say they have confidence in their local representative in Congress E.) most citizens do not feel that their local representatives in Congress should be held accountable for the votes they have to make in order to stay in line with their party's platform

D

Which of the following is an indication of strong party loyalty? A.) split-ticket voting B.) the influence of short-term issues and candidates C.) a focus on candidate charisma and personal style D.) straight-ticket voting E.) an increase in independent voters

D

Yellow journalism contributed most notably to public support for the A.) Mexican War of 1848 B.) War of 1812 C.) Civil War D.) Spanish-American War E.) American Revolution

D

________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters in the U.S. A.) Gubernatorial B.) Primary C.) Mayoral D.) Presidential E.) Congressional

D

The dominant labor interest group is A.) the Teamsters Union B.) United Auto Workers C.) the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers D.) the Communication Workers of America E.) the AFL-CIO

E

The influence of interest groups through the courts occurs through A.) initiating lawsuits B.) lobbying for certain judges to be appointed to the bench C.) PACs D.) outside lobbying only E.) both initiating lawsuits and lobbying for certain judges to be appointed to the bench

E

A basic reason for the existence of so many interest groups in the United States is A.) the separation of powers in American government B.) the extent of diverse interests in American society C.) American's federal system of government D.) the American tradition of free association E.) all of these answers are correct

E

Economic groups have an advantage over noneconomic groups because A.) they have better leadership B.) their members are committed to their causes C.) they are organized primarily for political purposes D.) they nearly always have larger memberships E.) they have greater access to financial resources

E

In terms of news consumption, since the 1980's young adults A.) have remained on pas with older adults in terms of news consumption B.) have been more informed than older ones C.) have experienced a rise in news consumption because of cable news channels D.) have experienced a rise in news consumption because of the Internet E.) have been less informed than older ones

E

In the 1830's, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that the "principle of _________" was nowhere more evident than in America A.) statesmanship B.) hard work C.) seperation of church and state D.) citizenship E.) association

E

Most broadcast news journalist A.) lean Republican B.) have no political views C.) are strong democrats D.) are strong republicans E.) lean democratic

E

Since the 1960's, the level of turnout in presidential elections has averaged about A.) 75 B.) 35 C.) 45 D.) 65 E.) 60

E

The Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ruling held that super PAC spending A.) must be no more than $5,000 per federal candidate per election B.) must go directly to election campaigns C.) must be pre approved by the Federal Election Commission D.) must be coordinated with election campaigns E.) must not be coordinated with election campaigns

E

The major reason for the persistence of the American two-party system is A.) regional conflict B.) that there are naturally only two sides to political disputes C.) the existence of state laws prohibiting the placement of a third major party on the ballot D.) proportional representation E.) the existence of single-member election districts

E

The news provides a refracted version of reality because it A.) is biased in favor of a liberal perspective B.) is biased in favor of a republican viewpoint C.) is biased in favor of a conservative perspective D.) is biased in favor of a democratic viewpoint E.) emphasizes dramatic and compelling news stories

E

The process of political socialization in the United States is A.) extremely narrow; most Americans get nearly all their opinion from a single source B.) usually uniform; there are almost no differences in the opinions of various groups, such as northerners and southerners C.) highly effective; Americans are the best informed citizens in the world D.) highly structured; children are subjected to an intense system of government-mandated political indoctrination E.) normally cumulative; political beliefs attained earlier in life tend to be retained to a substantial degree

E

The term "framing" is used to describe the A.) nature of media reporting when objectively has weakened and the system has titles in favor of yellow journalism B.) media's obligation to convey a uniform and standard interpretation of a situation C.) media's ability to influence what is on people's minds D.) primary right of the media that is protected by the first amendment E.) process of selecting certain aspects of reality and then crafting news stories around those aspects

E

Voter turnout is LOWEST in which age group A.) middle-aged adults B.) voter turnout is essentially the same for all age groups C.) older adults D.) senior citizens E.) young adults

E

Which of the following are key players in the modern campaign A.) media consultants B.) pollsters C.) campaign consultants D.) fundraising specialist E.) all these answers are correct

E

The Electoral College A.) chooses the president on a state-by-state basis B.) encourages the emergence of political parties other than Democrats and Republicans C.) insures that the candidate receiving the greatest percentage of popular vote for President will win D.) weighs each state equally in choosing the President

A

The FCC restriction requiring broadcasters to "afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance" was known as the A.) fairness doctrine B.) objective-reporting model C.) "equal time" rule D.) signaling function E.) common-carrier function

A

The FCC's equal time requirement A.) prohibited broadcasters from selling or giving time to political candidates while denying it to the opponents B.) including the print media C.) required broadcasters to give equal time to the two major political parties D.) required broadcasters to give equal time to news programming and to commercial advertising E.) required broadcasters to give equal time to third parties as well as the Democrats and Republicans

A

The Great Compromise A.) is the basis for the bicameral structure of the Congress B.) allowed advocates of the New Jersey Plan to dominate the Convention C.) allowed advocates of the Virginia Plan to dominate the Convention D.) is the basis for the principle of judicial review

A

The Watergate scandal illustrates the A.) power of the media to serve as watchdog to safeguard against abuses of power B.) futility of media attempts to forecast political events C.) abuse of power by journalist in the United States D.) inadequacy of the media as a common-carrier to the public E.) ability of the press to serve as the public's representative in political disputes

A

The accuracy of polling is diminished when respondents A.) give what they regard as the politically correct response. B.) are asked about familiar issues C.) admit they are not familiar with an issue and offer no opinion D.) have an opinion and reveal it E.) none of these answers is correct

A

The air we breathe is an example of a A.) collective good B.) material good C.) mass-produced good D.) private good E.) negative externality

A

Eighteen-, nineteen-, and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the ________ Amendment A.) fifteenth B.) twenty-sixth C.) twenty-first D.) twenty-third E.) nineteenth

B

Historically, dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of A.) popular satisfaction with a government initiative B.) major upheaval C.) a Supreme Court ruling D.) a change in the policy position of the president E.) a change in the law

B

In the United States, the primary responsibility for registration of the individual voter rest with the A.) employer B.) individual C.) federal government D.) state and local governments E.) local courts

B

The most fully organized interests are those that have which of the following as their primary purpose? A.) civil liberties B.) economic activity C.) reform of government D.) environmental protection E.) labor reform

B

The most numerous economic groups are A.) labor groups B.) business groups C.) occupational groups D.) farm groups E.) professional groups

B

The term "gender" gap refers to A.) lack of male support of female candidates for political office B.) substantial and persistent differences in opinion between males and females on policy issues C.) lack of female support of male candidates for political office D.) the gap in average education level between men and women

B

The term public opinion is frequently used in reference to all of American society. This perspective is A.) less accurate than a view of public opinion based on the majority, since the political system operates on the principle of majority rule. B.) less accurate than the idea that Americans form many publics, which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics C.) less accurate than a view of public opinion based on what the news media are saying about the public D.) accurate, since Americans are one people and indivisible E.) accurate, because there is little diversity in American public opinion

B

The winner-take-all system is also known as the ________ system A.) minority B.) plurality C.) proportional D.) majority E.) democratic

B

Theodore Lowi's theory of interest-group liberalism A.) posits that interest groups result in an efficient use of society's resources B.) deals with the tendency of officials to support the policy demands of the interest group or groups that have a special stake in a policy C.) argues that lawmakers are rightly prevented from using government to promote group interests D.) constitutes a partial and wrongful abdication by government of its authority over policy E.) describes the effect of groups on policy, resulting in a system of rule by majorities

B

Voter registration in the United States A.) was introduced as a means of keeping white males without property from voting B.) began as a way of preventing voters from casting more than one ballot on election day C.) has vastly increased voter turnout D.) is the responsibility of the government, which adds legally qualified individuals automatically to the registration rolls E.) applies to voting in general elections but not in primary elections

B

Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Republic Party platform A.) lower taxes B.) cuts in military spending C.) strengthening the armed forces D.) cuts in overall government spending E.) stimulation the business sector

B

The 1954 case Brown v (Topeka, Kansas) Board of Education case was an example of A.) a writ of certiorari B.) a diversity case C.) a class action suit D.) an amicus curiae brief

C

The MOST obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of A.) Colorado to vote democratic B.) the midwest to vote democratic C.) the south to vote republican D.) the plains states to vote republican E.) the west coast to vote democratic

C

The President A.) is chosen by a direct vote of the people B.) selects most Cabinet members from within the Congress C.) cannot be guaranteed that the President's party will control congress D.) is superior to the British Prime Minister in terms of legislative powers

C

The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are the A.) population size and the sample size B.) size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method C.) size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method D.) sample size and whether the sample was the same percentage of men and women as the population E.) sample size and the timeline over which the sample was taken

C

The main reason for the high cost of American political campaigns is the cost of A.) complying with Federal Election Commission rules B.) actually raising campaign funds C.) paying for media ads D.) paying campaign managers E.) paying pollsters

C

The reason the news product is designed to fascinate as well as to inform is A.) of the high level of illiteracy B.) that the print media wish to emulate the broadcast media C.) that news organizations are fundamentally businesses and must obtain revenue to survive D.) of the need to compete with Hollywood productions E.) none of these answers is correct

C

The term "Senatorial courtesy" refers to A.) the Constitutional power of Senator to appoint federal judges B.) the Constitutional power of Senators to appoint Supreme Court Justices C.) the traditional and informal influence of Senators on the appointment of federal judges D.) the traditional and informal influence of Senators on the appointment of state judges

C

What was especially unique about the "Era of Good Feeling" A.) political parties were banned B.) the president and vice president were from competing parties C.) president Monroe ran unopposed in 1820 D.) Federalist won the election of 1820 E.) Jefferson's faction adopted the label "republican"

C

Which Supreme Court decision held that racial segregation in public schools was inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional A.) Dred Scott B.) Plessy v. Ferguson C.) Brown v. Board of Education D.) UC Regents v. Bakke

C

Which of the following represents the greatest blow to the organizational strength of U.S. parties? A.) the emergence of PACs B.) voter registration C.) the direct primary D.) the national convention E.) Jacksonian democracy

C

Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Democratic Party platform A.) promoting clean energy B.) protecting the Medicare program C.) privatizing social security D.) raising taxes on the wealthy E.) expanding educational opportunities

C

______ lost the 1964 presidential election in a landslide because his views were seen as too extreme A.) George McGovern B.) Richard Nixon C.) Barry Goldwater D.) James Weaver E.) Jimmy Carter

C

_______ warned Americans of the "baneful effects" of factions (political parties) in his 1797 farewell address A.) James Madison B.) Abraham Lincoln C.) George Washington D.) Andrew Jackson E.) Thomas Jefferson

C

Compared with U.S. citizens of higher incomes, those of lower incomes are A.) much more likely to vote in elections B.) about equally likely to vote in elections C.) much less likely to vote in elections- a pattern that is also true in European democracies D.) much less likely to vote in elections E.) nine of these answers is correct

D

How has the internet affected the watchdog role of the media? A.) it has tainted the watchdog role with a partisan bent B.) it has diluted the watchdog capacity with an overflow of opinions C.) it has had little to no effect because it lacks the objective standards of traditional media outlets D.) it has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media E.) it has almost completely usurped the watchdog role from the traditional media outlets

D

In general, public opinion A.) is unrelated to government action B.) determines specific government actions C.) generally affects government action only on election issues D.) imposes boundaries on government action E.) is strongest during a presidential election

D

In the United States A.) most states automatically register a person to vote when he or she acquires a driver's license B.) voter registration periods and locations tend to be highly publicized, but registration requirements prevent many from taking advantage of them C.) states with easier registration laws have shown no higher turnout rates than states with restrictive registration requirements D.) voter registration requirements have usually been set by the states E.) the federal government prevents states from restricting registration based on the amount of time a person has resided in that state

D

Incumbency A.) plays little role in determining who is elected to the House B.) plays little role in determining who is elected to the Senate C.) refers to the political party affiliation of candidates seeking Congressional elections D.) typically confers an advantage on the current office holder in Congressional elections

D

Most lobbyists receive support from elected officials in direct exchange for A.) money B.) coercion C.) bribery D.) information E.) deception

D

National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of A.) state party organizations only B.) local party organizations only C.) party leaders in Congress D.) neither local nor state party organizations E.) local and state party organizations

D

Organizationally, the U.S. major parties are A.) centralized and strong B.) decentralized and strong C.) no longer in operation D.) decentralized and fragmented E.) centralized and weak

D

PACs tend to contribute the most money to A.) independents B.) challengers C.) liberal Democrats D.) incumbents E.) liberal republicans

D

The constitutional convention was held originally A.) to revise the Article of Confederation B.) to devise a wartime strategy for defeating Great Britain C.) to write and entirely new Constitution for the United States D.) in New York City in 1787

A

The frequently of elections in the United States reduces voter turnout by A.) increasing the personal effort needed to participate in all elections B.) discouraging local politicians from playing an active role in presidential elections C.) focusing too much attention on state and local elections D.) creating more complex registration requirements E.) increasing the amount of taxes paid at the polls

A

The history of democratic government is virtually synonymous with the history of A.) political parties B.) the separation of powers C.) economic recessions D.) higher voter turnout E.) protest movements

A

The situation in which individuals are tempted not to contribute to a cause because they will get the benefits even if they do not participate is called the A.) free-rider program B.) size factor C.) zero-sum game D.) special-interst paradox E.) disincentive factor

A

The term iron triangle refers to A.) a small and informal but relatively stable set of bureaucrats, legislatures, and lobbyist who are connected with promoting a particular interest B.) a corrupt relationship among the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court C.) a tightly-knit set of lobbying groups D.) the relationship among the Congress, the military, and defense contractors E.) the strategy of lobbying all three branches of government simultaneously

A

The theory that society's interest are most effectively represented through group action is A.) pluralist theory B.) elitist theory C.) interest-group liberalism D.) republicanism E.) constitutionalism

A

The yellow journalism of the late nineteenth century was characterized by A.) the emphasis on sensationalism as a way of selling newspapers B.) an unwillingness to take editorial positions because of a fear of losing circulation C.) the desire to present the news in an objective manner D.) its appearance solely in weekly and monthly magazines E.) prejudice against Asian people and countries

A

What party has made big gains in recent decades among white Evangelical Christians, based on its position on topics like abortion and school prayer? A.) republican B.) socialist C.) democratic D.) green E.) reform

A

Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention A.) in neither the social nor the economic spheres B.) in both the economic and social spheres C.) in the social spears, but not in the economic sphere D.) only with regard to affirmative action E.) in the economic by not the social sphere

B

Negative campaigning in presidential elections was first used in A.) the 1960's B.) the early years of the country C.) the depression years D.) the 1860 election E.) Andrew Jackson's campaigns for the presidency

B

One consequence of today's high-choice media system is A.) a narrowing in the information divide B.) a widening in the partisan divide C.) that individuals are more informed D.) that individual choice is actually more limited E.) None of these answers is correct

B

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States than in Western European countries is that A.) the U.S. population is not as well educated B.) U.S. registration laws place a greater burden on the individual C.) Europeans must pay a huge fine if they fail to vote D.) Americans pay less attention to politics E.) none of these answers is correct

B

Only one of the following statements is true concerning the passage of laws A.) only the senate proposes laws dealing with foreign policy B.) the House of Representatives and Senate must agree on the wording of laws C.) if a bill passed by Congress is vetoed by the President, then the bill cannot become law D.) Congress must pass bills within 90 days of their introduction

B

Politcal parties in the United States originated partly as a political feud between A.) Adams and Jackson B.) Hamilton and Jefferson C.) Marshall and Adams D.) Cleveland and Bryan E.) Lincoln and Douglass

B

Responds to polls and surveys A.) are completely unreliable in measuring public opinion B.) are sensitive to the wording and order of the questions asked C.) are valid only when coming from political elites D.) always provide truthful and consistent information about public opinion

B

Some groups pursue collective goods. A collective good is one that A.) is secured by Congress B.) cannot be selectively granted or denied to individuals; it must be shared C.) is secured by the president D.) is provided by a public service organization E.) non of these answers is correct

B

The Articles of Confederation A.) proved effective in managing conflict within and among the 13 states B.) allowed each of the states to retain their sovereignty C.) enabled the United States to deal effectively with foreign powers D.) provided for a strong central government

B

The Bill of Rights as attached to the Constitution A.) explicitly guarantees equal rights for women B.) provides explicit restrictions on the powers of the national government C.) was Benjamin Franklin's major contribution to the Constitution D.) made ratification of the Constitution by the states more difficult

B

The Democratic Party's long-time regional stronghold, "the Solid South," stemmed from a realignment during which historical period A.) 1980's B.) Civil War Era C.) Great Depression D.) 1890's E.) None of these answers is correct

B

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has regulatory oversight over which of the following? A.) newspapers B.) broadcast radio C.) internet content D.) magazines E.) all of these answers are correct

B

The _______ amendment requires "probable cause" or a proper warrant prior to police search or seizure A.) 1st B.) 4th C.) 5th D.) 6th

B

The case of McCulloch v Maryland is relevant to the issue of federalism because A.) Chief Justice Taney ruled that the sates retained effective sovereignty B.) Chief Justice Marshall based his opinion on the "necessary and proper" clause of the Constitution C.) the Supreme Court used the case to uphold the doctrine of "dual federalism" D.) the Supreme Court used the case to uphold the doctrine of 'nullification"

B

The citizens of ________ are MOST actively involved in interest groups and community causes. A.) Italy B.) the United States C.) France D.) Great Britain E.) Germany

B

The first American political parties emerged from the conflict between A.) protestants and catholics B.) small farmers and states' rights advocates, and those favoring commercial and wealthy interests C.) business and labor D.) slave states and free states E.) the older eastern states and the newer western states

B

The media perform the signaling role by A.) serving as an open channel for leaders to express their opinions B.) informing the public of breaking events and new developments C.) exposing officials who violate accepted performance and moral standards D.) acting as the public's representative E.) all of these answers are correct

B

The citizens of _______ are MOST likely to participate as campaign volunteers during an election A.) France B.) Germany C.) the Netherlands D.) Great Britain E.) the United States

E