GOVT Test 1 Review Connect

The text suggests that Americans tend especially toward selective memory and recasting history because ______. Multiple choice question. Americans have made strides toward equality American history is so uniquely gruesome Americans' beliefs are so idealistic Americans are particularly religious, generally speaking

Americans' beliefs are so idealistic

Politics are necessary for which of the following reasons? (Choose every correct answer.) Multiple select question. Conflict in a society is inevitable. The people in a country all share the same thoughts. Society's resources are limited. People do not all think alike.

Conflict in a society is inevitable. Society's resources are limited. People do not all think alike.

Which of the following is a core value of American political ideology? Multiple choice question. Government is unnecessary. Government should serve the people. People should serve the government. Society is best served by an absolute government.

Government should serve the people.

Which of the following correctly describes political culture? (Choose every correct answer.) Only western countries have a recognizable political culture. It helps define the relationship between citizens and their government. It is derived from the country's traditions. It helps define citizens' relationships to each other.

It helps define the relationship between citizens and their government. It is derived from the country's traditions. It helps define citizens' relationships to each other.

_________ is the principle that individuals should be free to act and think as they choose, provided they do not infringe on the freedoms of others.

Liberty

Upon what assumption was Chinese immigration to the United States suspended in 1882? Multiple choice question. Chinese immigrants were taking U.S. jobs. The Chinese were an inferior people. The Chinese had poor work habits. Chinese immigrants were attempting to assimilate into white society too quickly.

The Chinese were an inferior people.

What best explains why European governments gave the American colonies a degree of self-determination? The geographical distance that separated them was too great to do otherwise. None of the answers are correct. The Catholic and English churches both supported self-determination. There was no political will in Europe to rein in the colonies.

The geographical distance that separated them was too great to do otherwise.

How are the media treated under an authoritarian government? Multiple choice question. They are illegal; there are no media. They typically comprise the only institution that provides an outlet for free speech. They are tightly controlled.

They are tightly controlled.

Which of the following is true of American democratic political ideals? They have always excluded ethnicity as a factor in measuring individual worth. They copied the standard governmental beliefs held in Europe in the 1600s. They are based on a shared kinship that preceded the American government. They come from European Enlightenment beliefs about individual worth.

They come from European Enlightenment beliefs about individual worth.

True or false: When large numbers of Americans are misinformed and base their behavior on that misinformation, democracy is at risk. True False Effective government is difficult to achieve when citizens are misinformed.

True; Effective government is difficult to achieve when citizens are misinformed.

Compared to other countries, Americans have pursued their individual rights ______. Multiple choice question. far less than average at about the same rate, in approximately the same ways primarily in the area of religious rights aggressively and in many areas

aggressively and in many areas

Americans' belief in self-government formed in ______. Multiple choice question. western Europe, generally colonial America political societies in America, England, and continental Europe England

colonial America

Individualism in the United States is best described as ______. Multiple choice question. an unrecognized goal decreasing in importance in the last century deeply ingrained one of the ideals most deeply shared with Britain

deeply ingrained

Which of the following is a system of majority rule through elections, empowering majorities, groups, and officials? Multiple choice question. free market authoritarian democratic constitutional

democratic

What does the text describe as "America's most elusive ideal"? Multiple choice question. individualism self-government equality liberty

equality

_________ is a commitment to personal initiative and self-sufficiency. individualism solidarity equality liberty

individualism

In terms of opportunity, Black Americans today are ______. Multiple choice question. at parity with other groups in most measures of quality of life nearly equal to whites and other groups as far as their chances for a better life falling behind after almost achieving parity with other groups a few decades ago not equal in terms of opportunities for a better life for their children

not equal in terms of opportunities for a better life for their children

Which concept refers to the widely shared and deep-seated beliefs of people about their politics? Multiple choice question. political thinking popular culture social norms political culture

political culture

A particularly strong example of Americans' determination to build a more equal society is its ______. Multiple choice question. early advocacy of granting (and enforcing) voting rights to all citizens public education system two-party political system early advocacy of marriage equality

public education system

The state of California barred individual of Japanese descent from doing what? Multiple choice question. purchasing property working legally voting immigrating from other states

purchasing property

Who should be blamed for a bad outcome when citizens of a democracy engage in wishful thinking? the citizens themselves the leadership the news media people who disagreed with them

the citizens themselves

Democracy may free the mind, but who determines how that freedom will be used? Multiple choice question. those who control the political system the state the elites the individual

the individual

In the U.S., who or what is the ultimate source of governing authority? the people the elite registered voters political parties

the people

Who is the "self" in the political ideal of self-government? Multiple choice question. registered voters the people elected officials political parties

the people

A country's political culture derives from its ______. citizens traditions folklore government

traditions

The "two Americas" referenced in the text are ______. Multiple choice question. industrial America and agrarian America liberal America and conservative America white America and Black America urban America and rural America

white America and Black America