Chapter 1 T or F
True
The "me too" movement was a phenomenon and instrumental in the democratic capture of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections
False
The former mayor of Tallahassee Andrew Gillum was elected governor of Florida in the 2018 mid term elections and so became the first African American to hold that position
True
The mid term elections of 2018 were a referendum of president trumps performance in office, particularly on his management of the economy
False
The us supreme court ruled in 2014 that police can search your cell phone without a search warrant
False
The wars in Iraq Syria and Afghanistan became the number one issue in the 2018 mid term elections
False
There was a high voter turnout among 18-29 year olds in the 2018 midterm elections the highest in over 40 years
True
Two female Muslim women were elected to the House of Representatives in the 2018 mid term elections
false
a congressional break has to last 10 days to be considered a recess under the constitution according the the Supreme Court in 2014
true
a recess appointment by the president is when congress is in session
false
according to public opinion polls terrorism was the least of the problems in 2018 mid term elections
false
according to the analysis of the 2018 midterm elections republicans enjoyed the "blue wave" across the country
true
according to the public opinion polls, heath care was the number one political issue un the 2018 midterm elections
false
all issues on the government's policy agenda are carefully considered by public officials.
true
candidate concession speeches are NOT constitutionally required
true
capitalism is reliance on self and not government
true
elite theorists maintain that who holds office in Washington is of NO consequence; big business have the power
true
for the first time in us history two native Americans were elected to the United States house of representatives in the 2018 midterm election
false
in 49 states shield laws are legal except the state of Wisconsin
true
in America power flows from the bottom up and feedback is a response to output
false
in a democracy public officials are not required to pay attention to the problems that concern voters
true
kyrsten cinema mad history in the 2018 midterm election by becoming the first female elected to the united States from the state of Arizona
ture
over 100 women are currently serving the us house f representatives as a result of the 2018 mid term elections
true
pluralist theory holds that because so many groups compete for power in the United States all have a majority say and public policy roughly approximates the public interest
false
president trump scored a huge political victory in the 2018 midterm elections by electing more republican women to the US house of representatives than any other president in history
true
public goods are things that everyone shares, such as clean air
true
public opinion polls predicting that democrats would capture the house of representatives in the 2018 midterm elections were accurate as predicted
false
senator chuck schumer democrat of New York became the majority leader of the senate because of the 2018 midterm elections
true
special counsel Robert mueller who was charged with finding out if there was Russian collusion with the trump campaign in the 2016 presidential elections reported that there was no collusion just before 2018 midterm elections
true
the United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates int he world
true
the prosecutor chosen by the senate republican judiciary committee to question Dr. Blasey Ford int he confirmation process of judge Brett Kavanaught on their behalf was Rachel Mitchell from Arizona
false
the republicans retained control of the house of representatives but lost the senate in the 2018 midterm elections
true
the revolutionary expansion of channels and web sites anticipated in the near future is likely to enhance the political interest and involvement of young people
true
the state of Arizona elected her first republican female United States senate in the 2018 midterm elections
true
the state of Colorado elected the first openly gay American governor in the mid 2018. midterm elections.
false
there are three African Americans in the US senate as of 2018 two democrats and one republican
false
unmarried single women tend to vote republican because of issues like the economy and abortion
True
Democrats gained back control of the House of Representatives while Republicans regained control of the senate by adding additional seats
False
Former congressional representative Mike espy a democrat became the first African American elected to the United States senate Mississippi in 2018
True
Heath car and immigration were both the number of one issue in the 2018 mid term election
False
Immigration was not a political issue according to public opinion polls in the midterm elections of 2018
False
In the 2018 midterm elections democrats won back the senate while republicans retained control of the House of Representatives
true
NAFTA (North American free trade agreement) was replaced by trump administration in the 2018 with USMCA ( United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement)
False
Oprah Winfrey endorsed Brian kemp for governor of Georgia in the 2018 mid term elections
True
Paul ryan the republican speaker of the 115th congress was defeated in the 2018 mid term elections
True
Public goods are things that everyone shares, such as clean air
True
Rep. Navy Pelosi made history in the 2018 midterm elections by becoming the first female elected speaker in two congress 2006 and 2018
False
Senator Mitch McConnell, republican of Kentucky became the minority leader of the senate because of the midterm elections of 2018
False
Stacey abrams mad history in the 2018 mid term elections by becoming the first African American female elected governor from the state of Georgia