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American National Government Test 4 Fall, 2006 \ 1. In the federal system where do cases begin?
9. The U.S. Supreme Court is comprised of one Chief Justice and ____________ associate justices. a) five b) eight c) nine d) fifteen 10. In 1803 in the case of ____________, the Supreme Court established the principle of judicial review. a) McCulloch v. b) Brown v. Board of Education c) Gibbons v. d)
Marbury v. 11. In both criminal and civil matters, most cases are settled outside the trial through negotiated agreements between the parties. In criminal cases these agreements are called: a) consent decrees. b) joint settlements. c) plea bargains. d) pardon and parole decisions. 12. The courts do not have the power to render advisory opinions to legislatures or agencies about the constitutionality of proposed laws or regulations. This is the definition of the court access requirement called: a) mootness. b) standing. c) cases and controversies. d) all of the above. 13. Before a case can be heard in our judicial system the judge must decide a. if there is standing to sue b. if the case is capable of settlement by judicial mean c. if there is a real controversy d. all the above 14. In the national court system the court of appellate jurisdiction a. Supreme Court b. Appeals Court c. District Court d. All the above e. A and b only 15. Court that hears the most case in the federal system a. Supreme Court b. Appeals Court c. District Court d. All hear about the same number of cases 16. Court where there is only one judge who holds court by himself a. Supreme Court b. Appeal Court c. District Court d. All the above 17. At which level do the judges serve for life terms? a. Supreme Court b. Appeals Court c. District Court d. All the above 18. Only court that employs a jury a. Supreme Court b. Appeals Court c. District Court d. All the above 19. Which of
the following statements is true of the judicial system in a. the system is decentralized b. it is fragmented c. it is made up of federal, and state and local courts. d. All the above 20. A divorce action is an example of which type of law? a. civil law b. criminal law c. natural law d. administrative law 21. Which of the following is considered a basic characteristic of bureaucracy? a. inertia b. incompetence c. hierarchy d. ungoverability 22. Bureaucracy draws its power from its a. its expertise b. its political capabilities c. its ability at public relations d. its prestige with the American pubic 23. A major problem of bureaucracy is a. the reconciliation of bureaucracy and democracy b. fact that bureaucrats do not join unions c. not allowing bureaucrats to participate in politics d. the fact that bureaucrats are not elected 24. Which of the following is a correct statement
concerning the bureaucracy in the a.
there is no single bureaucracy in b.
bureaucrats administer programs at all levels of
government in the c. public administration is fragmented by the system of federalism d. all the above 25. Which of the following is a method by which the
bureaucracy is able to shape policy in the
26. The American bureaucracy is
27. An interest group or client group either directly regulated by the bureaucracy or vitally affected by its decisions, constitutes
28. Which of the following is an example of a government agency that has achieved virtual independence due to its ability to mobilize political support in the legislative branch? a. the Department of Defense b. the Corps of Engineers c. Agricultural Department d. Department of Education 29. A powerful alliance of mutual benefit among a unit of the government, an interest group, and a committee or subcommittee of Congress a. an issue network b. an iron triangle c. a constituency group d. a client group 30. Arguments against the iron triangle a. openness in the bureaucracy b.
increase number of interest groups in c. the increase power of the new media d. all the above 31. When mobilizing support, the bureaucracy attempts to draw support from a. the public b. Congress c. The executive branch d. All the above 32. Which of the following was an attempt by presidents to gain tighter control over the bureaucracy?
33. Which of the following has eroded bureaucratic power? a. think tanks b. divided government c. the creation of subcommittees in Congress d. all the above 34. The federal bureaucracy a.
is located, for the most part, in b. is located, for the most part, outside Washington, D. C. c. has grown very slightly since 1792 d. confines itself solely to implementing policy which is determined by elected officials 35. The largest number of employees of the federal government are employed by a. the Postal Service b. the Defense Department c. the Department of Veterans Affairs d. the State Department 36. Which presidential administration is associated with deregulation? a. George W. Bush b. Ronald Reagan c. Franklin Roosevelt d. George Bush Sr. 37. Those who argue that the government has gone too far in its attempt to deregulate point to which industry a. railroads b. airlines c. trucking d. all the above 38. One of the criticisms of the bureaucracy is that its decision making tends to be a. radical b. regressive c. innovative d. incremental 39. Which of the following serves a check on bureaucratic power? a. whistle-blowers b. the press c. oversight of Congress d. all the above 40. People who advocate private approaches to social policy a. are usually conservative. b. downplay the role of government in solving the problem. c. often stress the importance of individual responsibilities. d. all the above 41. The Great Depression saw an increase a. homelessness c. unemployment b. poverty d. All the above 42. Prior to the creation of Social Security, most of the cost of caring for the elderly was borne by a. private charities. b. children and grandchildren of the elderly. c. local government. d. state-run poor houses. 43. Beneficiaries of the welfare system a. children c. elderly b. disabled d. All the above 44. A program with a specified set of benefits as a matter of right to all who meet the criteria established by law is called a. welfare rights. c. socialism. b. an entitlement. d. social welfare. 45. Social Security is funded by a. income tax. c. general taxes. b. a trust fund. d. annual budget agreements in Congress. 46. Medicare provides a. health care benefits for the poor. b. health care benefits for the elderly. c. hospital benefits for the poor. d. health care for the unemployed. 47. According to the text, the poor are disproportionately a. white. c. male. b. female. d. all the above 48. Currently, public welfare assistance in a lifetime is limited to a. 3 years. c. 8 years. b. 5 years. d. no limitation. 49. Medicare and Medicaid were first provided under the administration of a. Richard Nixon. c. Lyndon Johnson. b. John Kennedy. d. FDR. 50. A form of corporate welfare includes a. money for research and development. b. oversees marketing. c. agricultural subsidies. d. all the above 51. An example of corporate welfare a. logging rights on public land. b. grazing rights on public land. c. set asides for farmers. d. all the above 52. Dissenting opinions are written when a justice a. disagrees with the majority's conclusion but accepts its reasoning. b. disagrees with the majority's conclusion and its reasoning. c. agrees with the majority's conclusion and reasoning. d. none of the above 53. Concurring opinions are written when a justice a. disagrees with the majority's conclusion but accepts its reasoning. b. agrees with the minority conclusion but not its reasoning. c. agrees with the majority's conclusion and reasoning. d. agrees with the majority's conclusion but not the reasoning.
a. were predicted by President Bush. b. used only two planes. c. led to a jump in President Bush’s approval ratings. d. quickly led to the capture of Osama bin Laden. e. all of the above 2.
Didn’t
count this one. a. The Persian Gulf War had been successful, but
Saddam Hussein was still in power in Iraq. b. American influence and military power, although
enormous, did not always seem capable of achieving long-range goals. c. Although the threat of nuclear war had receded,
the dangers of nuclear proliferation to third-world countries had increased. d. all of the above e. Only two countries possessed nuclear capability—the United States and
the former Soviet Union. 3 Government impacts on
the American people in which of the following ways? a. It regulates the amount of windshield that the wipers on a car must
cover and also their speed. b. It sets speed limits for cars. c. It finances classroom buildings. d.
all of the above e. none of the above 4. Didn’t count this one In the United States,
government is a.
extraordinarily simple. b.
extraordinarily complicated. c.
extraordinarily vague. d.
extraordinarily detached. e.
extraordinarily uncommon. 5. The American system of
government is based on the concept that power flows from a. the
government to the people. b. the
federal government to the state governments and then to the people. c.
the people to the government. d. the
Bill of Rights to the state governments. e. the
Constitution to the people. 6.Which of the following, in the opinion of Cummings
and Wise, is the first and most important power that Americans can utilize to
influence government? a.
voting in free elections to choose those who govern b.
participating in political parties c.
belonging to interest groups d.
utilizing direct action
e. writing to newspaper editors 7. The political party is
basic to the American system of government because a.
it provides the vehicle for competition and choice. b. it
is required by the United States constitution. c.
candidates are barred by statute from running as independents. d. it
guarantees that a competent person will be nominated for office.
e. it is often referred to in the Constitution. 8. Identify the party
system which has predominated in the United States. a. a
one-party system b.
a two-party system c. a
multi-party system d. no
party system e. an
absent party system 9. Candidates and elected
officials a. are
not sensitive to what the public is thinking. b.
are sensitive to what the public is thinking. c.
avoid publicity. d.
cannot tolerate public criticism. e. are
reluctant to listen to the public. 10. The American people
can influence government in which of the following ways? a.
voting in free elections to choose those who govern b.
participating in political parties c.
belonging to interest groups d.
all of the above e.
ignoring political events 11. When people who share
attitudes organize to influence government policy, a.
they are forming a political party. b.
they are participating in direct action. c.
they are forming an interest group. d.
they are committing civil disobedience.
e. they are indicating a lack of interest in economic matters. 12. When one utilizes confrontation and other
disruptive actions such as “sit-ins” to achieve political ends, one is
participating in a.
direct action. b. an
interest group. c.
apartheid. d. a
political party. e.
indirect action. . 13. Government is a. individuals, institutions, and processes
that make the rules for a society and possess the power to enforce those rules. b.
choosing who governs. c. a
choice among competing alternatives. d. the
consequence of decisions in both the immediate policy area and in other areas. e.
really unnecessary. 14. “The pursuit and
exercise of power” is the definition of a.
government. b.
output. c.
politics. d. demos. e.
republicanism. 15. The government of the
United States is considered to be a. a
direct democracy. b. an
aristocracy. c. a
unitary democracy. d.
a representative democracy.
e. the only true democracy 16. A constitutional
government is one in which a.
power is limited by a framework of fundamental written law. b.
leaders are elected to speak for and represent the people. c. all
people are considered to be of equal worth. d.
decisions are made based upon majority rule.
e. there are no major disagreements 17. A political system
operates for which of the following purposes? a. to
describe the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by
authorities b.
to make for society the binding, authoritative decisions about who gets what c. to
indicate what people and groups want from the system d. to
provide the attitudes and actions at all levels that allow the system to
continue to work e.
major entertainment activity 18. Demands a. are
the attitudes and actions of people that sustain and buttress the political
system. b.
describe the positive responses of the rest of society to the decisions made by
the authorities in a political system. c. are
chiefly the binding decisions made by the political system. d.
are what people and groups want from the system.
e. are really not important in a democracy .19. Supports and demands directly provide for which of the
following? a.
feedback b.
input c.
output d.
implementation e.
obstacles 20. The attitudes and
actions of people that sustain and buttress the political system form a.
demands. b.
supports. c.
inputs. d.
outputs. e.
commands. 21. The laws,
regulations, and judicial decisions form a.
inputs. b.
feedback. c.
outputs. d.
demands.
e. exceptions 22. Feedback is a.
what people and groups want from the political system. b. the
binding decisions that are made in a political system. c.
the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by the authorities. d. the
attitudes and actions of people that sustain and buttress the political system.
e. something that is usually difficult to recognize. 23. A course of action
that is shaped by government officials is a.
feedback. b. a
demand. c. a
support. d.
public policy.
e. uniform action. 24. The Constitution serves which of the following
functions? a. It
serves a symbolic function. b. It establishes the basic structure of American
government. c. It is a written set of rules to control the
conduct of the United States government.
d. all of the above
e. It never encourages debate 25.
Which of the following had a philosophy of natural rights that influenced the
author of the Declaration of Independence?
a. John Locke b.
Thomas Paine c.
James Madison d.
Thomas Jefferson e.
Charles Smitroph 26.
Which of the following concepts or structures of United States government had
its roots in the American colonial experience? a. separation of powers b. constitutional government through written
charters c.
bicameral legislatures
d. all of the above
e. unicameral legislatures 27. Which of the following resulted from the U.S.
Constitution a. an enormous social and political change. b. a new nation based on the idea of freedom and
equality. c. a
legally created United States.
d. all of the above e. no changes. 28. The Articles of Confederation created a
national government that was a.
strong. b.
indifferent. c.
neutral.
d. weak. 29. Shay’s Rebellion accomplished which of the
following?
a. thoroughly alarmed merchants and aristocrats to the dangers of mob
rule b. convinced the state governments to issue paper
money in order to ease the problems of the debtors c.
ended the threat of a French invasion during the French and Indian War d.
convinced the Continental Congress of the necessity of declaring colonial
independence from Great Britain e. more trust in the national government 30. Which of these early leaders has often been
called the “Father of the Constitution”? a.
Benjamin Franklin
b. James Madison c.
Thomas Jefferson d.
George Washington e. William Stolid .
31.
Which of the following best describes the delegates who met in Philadelphia to
propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation? a. They
were generally small farmers and artisans. b. They
were generally laborers and small farmers.
c. They were generally men of wealth and influence. d. They
represented all segments of the population of the United States. e. They had no familiarity with political
philosophy. 32. The Constitution provided for which of the
following? a. the
federal system
b. three branches of government based upon the principle of separation of
powers and checks and balances c. a supremacy clause that provides that federal
laws are supreme over any conflicting state statutes
d. all of the above e. the
states having considerably more power to affect international affairs 33.
The courts decide whether laws passed by Congress and actions taken by the
president are constitutional under the process of a.
habeas corpus. b.
certiorari. c. ex post facto.
d. judicial review. e.
filing an amicus curiae legal brief. 34. Those who favor federalism argue that
a. it permits more opportunities for political participation. b. it
allows special interests to frustrate efforts to solve national problems. c. by
its diversity it makes it easier to achieve and maintain national unity.
d. it is practiced by every
major country in the world. e. all
of the above 35.
Those who are against federalism argue that which of the following constitutes a
weak point in the system?
a. It allows special interests to frustrate efforts to solve national
problems.
b. Law enforcement and justice may be administered unevenly.
c. The system may serve as a mask for privilege and economic and racial
discrimination.
d.
all of the above e. It is practiced in every modern industrialized
country. 36. According to your authors, which of the
following is a feature of American federalism? a.
competition b.
cooperation
c. both cooperation and competition d.
neither cooperation nor competition e. the
absence of sectional loyalties 37.
The view that the various levels of government are related parts of a single
governmental system characterized more by shared functions than by conflict and
competition describes which of the following? a. dual
federalism b.
cooperative federalism c. new
federalism d.
creative federalism e.
single federalism 38.
Which of the following is a term that best describes the emergence of federal
programs aimed at, or implemented by, state and local governments? a. dual
federalism b.
cooperative federalism c.
shared federalism
d. regulatory federalism e.
harmonious federalism 39.
The Clean Air Act of 1970, which set federal air quality standards for the whole
country but required the states to draft plans to enforce those standards, is an
example of a. dual
federalism.
b. cooperative federalism. c.
shared federalism. d.
regulatory federalism. e.
local federalism. 40.
Power that is specifically granted by the Constitution to the three branches of
the national government is
a. an enumerated power. b. an
implied power. c. an
inherent power. d. a concurrent power. e. a
residual power. 41.
In the Constitution the president is specifically designated the commander in
chief of the armed forces of the United States. Therefore, this power is
a. an enumerated power. b. an
implied power. c. an
inherent power. d. a concurrent power. e. a
reserve power. 42. The American federal system was created a. by the
United States Supreme Court in the case of McCulloch
v. Maryland. b. by the
Declaration of Independence. c. by the
Articles of Confederation. d.
by the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
e. without the approval of the states 43. A political system operates for which of the following purposes? a. to describe the response of the rest of society to the decisions made by authorities b.
to make for society the binding, authoritative decisions about who gets
what, when and how c. to indicate what people and groups want from the system d. to provide the attitudes and actions at all levels that allow the system to continue to work
44. 9/11 resulted in which of the following? a. shocked Americans making them feel vulnerable b. gave us an enemy c. changed direction of American Foreign policy
d. all
the above 45. The Constitution can be changed in which of the following ways? a. Supreme Court decisions b. Actions by Congress and the President c. amendment process d.
all the above 46. An understanding of the Constitution is rooted in a. our English heritage. b. the colonial experience. c. the failures of the Articles of Confederation.
d. all
the above 47. The main reason we have a federal system
a. the
need to compromise b. attempt to check the growth of tyranny c. Americans equate federalism with freedom. d. Federalism inhibits the formation of a single-interest majority.
b. the Articles of Confederation c. the Declaration of Independence d. the Mayflower Compact 48. The U. S. Constitution provided for which of the following? a. a federal system b. three branches of government based on separation of powers c. a supremacy clause that provides for national supremacy over the states
d. all
the above 49. Separation of powers means a. that each branch is independent of the others. b. that no one branch can act on its own without consent of the others. c. all 3 branches are equal. d. political power is exercised when all three agree that it is good policy. 50. The United States Constitution places which of
the following restrictions on the states? a. They are forbidden to make
treaties. b. They are forbidden from
passing legislation that impairs an obligation of a contract. c. They are forbidden to coin
money. d. They are forbidden to declare
war.
e. all of the above 51. America’s government institutions and its
political system developed within a framework of a. federalism. b. unification of powers. c. lawlessness. d. equality of result. e. complete freedom .52. "Who gets what, when, and how" is a definition of a)government.
b)politics. c)pluralism. d)political culture. 53. Which of the following is NOT a principle of our democracy? a)majority rule
b)complete
freedom c)minority rights d)equality of opportunity 54. The division of powers and functions between the national government and state governments is the definition of: a)confederation. b)intergovernmental relations. c)expressed powers.
d)federalism. 55. Federalism permits which of the following? a. diversity b. more opportunities for political participation c. experimentation and innovation d. all of the above
American National Government 1. Which of the following is the definition of public opinion? a. the expression of attitudes about government and politics b. an opinion about music, movies, or fashions c. the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues d. all of the above e. only two from a, b, and c 2. The process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues is which of the following? a. political socialization c. quota sampling b. public opinion d. interest groups e. unification 3. Which of the following agents of socialization indoctrinates a society's children with the basic values of the political system? a. schools c. churches b. professional groups d. families e. the military 4. A reference group with whom people come into face-to-face contact in everyday life such as friends or family is a. a primary group. c. an interest group b. a secondary group. d. all of the above e. a foreign group. 5. Which of the following would be classified as a secondary reference group? a. friends c. labor unions b. family d. all of the above e. none of the above 6. Talk radio in 1994 a. never had any large audiences. b. was always lacking in influence c. appealed to socialists. d. could not be understood. e. was influential among conservative 7. The mechanism that is used to measure and analyze the qualities of public opinion is a. Political socialization. c. political participation b. a political poll. d. none of the above e. television coverage. 8. When one conducts a political poll, the people who are asked the questions are known as a. a universe. c. a cluster.
b. a
sample.
d.
a quota. e. a topic. 9. Why did those who used the Literary Digest as a basis for their sample fail to accurately predict the outcome of a presidential election? a. The sample was not a representative group of Americans. b. The poll was conducted too early in the campaign to properly predict the results. c. the interviewers hired to conduct the poll were improperly trained. d. none of the above e. the sample was too young. 10. Which of the following is true regarding political polls? a. Political polls always accurately predict the outcome of an election. b. Political polls measure opinion only at the moment the survey is taken. c. Quota sampling has a lower margin of error than has a random sample. d. all of the above e. Political polls just came into existence in the 1980's. 11. Which of the following is true about public opinion? a. Voters have begun to evaluate candidates and parties more in terms of their party affiliation than in terms of their issue positions. b. Political participation as measured by voting is low, especially in non-presidential elections. c. Americans are very well-informed about government and many public issues. d. all of the above e. none of the above 12. Your authors conclude that public opinion plays which of the following roles in a democracy? a. It is a broad but flexible framework for policy-making, setting certain outer limits within which government may act. b. It establishes the day-to-day agenda for government officials. c. It is easily understood and clearly defined. d. all of the above e. none of the above
13. Which of the following is the definition of an interest group? a. those who will actually be interviewed in a political poll b. a group who seeks to influence government by electing candidates to public office c. the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues d. a private group who attempts to influence the government to respond to the shared attitudes of its members e. an organization which traditionally ignores the welfare of its members 14. Lobbying is a. the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues. b. communication with legislators or other government officials to try to influence their decisions. c. a group who seeks to influence government by electing candidates to public office. d. all of the above e. none of the above 15. Which branch of government do lobbyists attempt to influence most often? a. the legislative c. the judicial (courts) b. the executive d. all of the above 16. Which of the following methods is utilized by lobbyists to attempt to influence government officials? a. forming friendships with staff members and bureaucrats b. attending hearings of congressional committees c. paying personal visits to members of Congress and government officials d. all of the above e. none of the above 17. An example of "grass-roots" pressure is a. a lobbyist forming a friendship with staff members and bureaucrats. b. a lobbyist attending hearings of congressional committees. c. a private citizen writing letters to members of Congress. d. keeping citizens from participating in politics. e. all of the above 18. How has the Internet affected lobbyists? a. It has prevented them from contacting federal legislators. b. It has prevented them from contacting state legislators. c. It has almost put them out of business. d. It has made it easier than ever for lobbyists to organize a seemingly grass-roots campaign. e. It has affected them in a manner which cannot be ascertained. 19. Your authors identify which of the following as "single issue" groups? a. the National Right to Life Committee and Public Interest Research Groups b. the National Rifle Association and Common Cause c. Common Cause and Congress Watch d. the National Right to Life Committee and the National Rifle Association e. all of the above 20. Which of the following is a definition of political action committees (PACS)? a. the process by which a person acquires a set of political attitudes and forms opinions about social issues b. groups who seek to influence government by electing candidates to public office c. an organization that is sometimes independent but that more often is the political arm of a corporation, a labor union, or an interest group--established to contribute to candidates or to work for general political goals d. a group that operates under the direction of a congressman or senator e. a group that studies issues, but takes no political action 21. Interest groups perform which of the following functions in the American political system? a. They permit the resolution of interest group conflicts. b. They perform a watch dog function. c. They initiate ideas. d. all of the above e. none of the above 22. Which of the following are the greatest beneficiaries of interest group activity? a. poorly educated people b. lower-class people c . poor and indigent people d. better-educated, middle-class, and upper-class people e. those just about to graduate from high school
23. Which of the following benefit the most from interest group politics? a. minorities b. consumers c. poorly educated people from the lower economic class d. business and manufacturing interests e. undergraduate students 24. Which of the following is a function of interest groups in the American political system? a. They provide representation that supplements Congress. b. They permit the resolution of intergroup conflicts. c. They may perform watch dog and idea-initiating functions. d. all of the above 25. The principle means by which the people learn about the actions and policies of the government is by a. the mass media. c. group discussions. b. attending public schools. d. engaging in library research. e. speaking to neighbors. 26. Which of the following types of programming represents the economic heart of the television industry? a. entertainment c. public affairs b. news d. public policy 27. Laws designed to protect reporters from revealing their sources are referred to as a. Blue Laws. c. Shield Laws. b. Canons of Ethics. d. Safe Laws. e. Time Laws. 28. General William Westmoreland, Ariel Sharon, and Jerry Falwell were involved in litigation that asked the court system to define and apply which of the following principles of law? a. libel c. rights of the accused b. obscenity d. the right of privacy e. military justice 29. Which of the following has contributed to the decline of political parties? a. political action committees b. professional campaign management firms c. interest groups d. all of the above e. none of the above
30. Political parties perform which of the following functions? a. providing an orderly succession to power b. mobilizing the demands and supports that are fed into the system c. helping hold officials accountable to the voters d. all of the above e. none of the above 31. A political party performs which of the following functions? a. serving as a link between government and people by helping to hold elected officials accountable to the voters b. helping to recruit candidates for office c. linking various branches and levels of government d. all of the above e. none of the above 32. Which of the following explains the decline of party allegiance in the United States? a. a more educated electorate b. the increasing importance of television and the news media generally c. the breaking up of old loyalties and alignments with the major parties d. all of the above e. none of the above 33. Which of the following have contributed to the decline of party allegiance because they have taken over some of the functions that parties have historically performed? a. political action committees b. interest groups c. professional campaign managers d. all of the above e. none of the above 34. Regarding the decline of party loyalty, which of the following is a correct statement? a. Political parties have become extinct in the United States. b. More people call themselves independents than call themselves Democrats or Republicans. c. More people call themselves Democrats or Republicans than call themselves independents. d. none of the above e. Most people are really liberals. 35. Political party structure in the United States can best be described as a. centralized and tightly organized. b. decentralized and tightly organized. c. centralized and loosely organized. d. decentralized and loosely organized. e. highly formal. 36. Negative campaigning is when candidates engage in a. taking the lofty, nonpartisan approach. b. discussing the issues and not personalities. c. making personal attacks on their opponents. d. attempting to change minds of the voters. e. referring to foreign policy mistakes. 37. Which of the following is a concern related to the increased use of television and Madison Avenue techniques in political campaigns? a. that only actors would be good political candidates b. that political candidates could be packaged and merchandised like toothpaste c. that only Madison Avenue executives would be good political candidates d. there are no concerns e. the decreasing costs involved in using the media 38. One of the results of the increased use of television and Madison Avenue techniques in political campaigns has been a. lowering the cost of campaigns because there is less travel for the candidates. b. strengthening party discipline, especially at the state level and local levels c. raising the cost of campaigns because this is a very expensive way to campaign. d. none of the above e. all of the above 39. An increased use of television and campaign consultants may lead to which of the following dangers to a democracy? a. The candidate with a better television style will enjoy a substantial advantage over a rival. b. The candidate with the best media adviser will enjoy a substantial advantage over a rival. c. The candidate with the most money will enjoy a substantial advantage over a rival. d. all of the above
40. Political leaders look at polls in which of the following ways? a. They often complain about polls and thus never rely on them. b. They often complain about polls, but almost all candidates rely on them. c. They pay no attention to polls and consider them a nuisance. d. They are considered inexpensive and ineffective in most cases. 41. Which of the following has reshaped the nature of political spending in the United States? a. Watergate c. Clinton impeachment b. Iran Contra Scandal d. all of the above e. none of the above 42. Which of the following provides gigantic loopholes in the Federal Election Campaign Act? a. soft money b. independent expenditures c. direct campaign contributions to candidates by wealthy business people d. a and b e. none of the above 43. Important component(s) of an elite interest group a. money c. organizational leadership b. prestige d. all the above 44. When an interest group gets involved in an election by donating money through PACs, they are involved in a. lobbying. c. public relations. b. electioneering. d. litigation. 45. Which of the following is a non-elite tactic employed by interest groups? a. staging protests aided by the media b. giving money to political parties or to particular candidates c. direct-mail advertising d. lobbying Congress 46. Broadcasters must provide candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public. This is the: a. the equal time rule. c. fairness doctrine. b. right to rebuttal rule. d. equal access rule.
47. Political parties in 2003 are becoming a. stronger. b. weaker. c. about the same as they were 50 years ago. d. impossible to say. 48. Which of the following has contributed to the decline of political parties? a. political action committees b. professional campaign management firms c. interest groups d. all of the above 49. Political parties perform which of the following functions? a.. provide an orderly succession to power b. mobilize the demands and supports that are fed into the system c. help hold officials accountable to the voters d. all of the above 50. Which of the following differentiates an interest group from a political party? a. A political party attempts to influence policy, whereas an interest group attempts to gain control of the government by running candidates for public office. b. An interest group is more comprehensive than a political party. c. An interest group seeks to influence government on a narrow range of issues, whereas a political party attempts to win elections. d. An interest group attempts to appeal broadly to many groups of voters. 51. The voters who identify with a party are a part of a a. party organization. c. party-in-office. b. party-in-the-electorate. d. none of the above 52. The power of the media to bring issues and people to public attention is known as a. agenda setting. c. interpretation. b. framing. d. socialization. 53. Power(s) of the media include(s) a. helping to shape public perceptions of events, issues and people. b. helping to shape events. c. interpreting and evaluating political events. d. all the above 54. Criticism(s) of media in election campaigns a. bias for and against certain candidates b. ignores 3rd party candidates c. spends too much time reporting who is winning and losing d. all the above 55. American radio and television are regulated by a. state governments. b. the Federal Communications Commission. c. local governments. d. all of the above
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American National Government
1. American cultural values include which of the following?
2. Conservatives in America tend to support all but one
of the following.
3. Today, Liberals favor which of the following values?
4. Ideologically speaking, most Americans fall into which
of the following categories?
5. Today, political cultural values center on belief
in
6. According to the authors of the text, multiculturalism
results in
7. Political culture can be defined as
8. An organization of people sharing a common objective
9. The positive effect(s) of interest groups
10. Example(s) of Business group
11. Example(s) of Farm groups
12. Government regulation of interest groups can be described
as
13. The negative impact of interest groups
14. Economic groups include
15. Example of single issue group
16. Lobbying involves which of the following
17. What is known as indirect technique?
18. Teaches about government and democracy
19. Helps to shape public opinion and sets the political agenda
20. A broadly based coalition that attempts to gain control of
the government by
21. Which of the following has contributed to the decline of political
parties?
22. Political parties perform which of the following functions?
23. Which of the following differentiates an interest group from
a political party?
24. A political party performs which of the following functions?
25. Which of the following is the correct presentation of the
majority of American
26. Which of the following explains the decline of party allegiance
in the United States?
27. Which of the following is most likely to vote for a Democratic
candidate?
28. Which of the following would likely support a Republican over
a Democratic
29. Political party structure in the United States can best be
described as
30. Which of the following is a function of political parties
in the United States?
31. Political parties are less powerful today than in the past
because of
32. The fading of party loyalties among many voters has been one
of the most
33. Which of the following is correct concerning the political
beliefs of Americans?
34. A person who votes for a candidate only because that person
is a Republican is
35. The mechanism that is used to measure and analyze the qualities
of
36. When one conducts a political poll, the entire group who is
to be measured is
37. Which of the following may affect the reliability of a political
poll?
38. Which of the following types of sampling will have the lowest
margin of error?
39. Which of the following is the definition of public opinion?
40. Which of the following agents of socialization indoctrinates
a society’s children
41. Most Americans
42. Which of the following is not a reason that the United States
has a two-party
43. The party in the electorate consists of
44. Political parties take the large number of people who want
to run for office and
45. Third parties
46. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
47. Multiculturalism is the belief that
48. A __________________ is one who subscribes to a set of political
beliefs
49. Economic conservatives, moral conservatives, and America Firsters
are
50. A child first sees the political world through the eyes of
51. By helping to determine what people will talk and think about,
the media
52. A(n) _____________________is a numerical survey of the public’s
53. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
Test 1
2. "Who gets what, when, and how" is a definition of
3. The United States government is an example of
4. In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in
5. Which of the following is NOT a principle of the U.S. Constitution?
6. The United States' first written constitution was:
7. When the president vetoes a bill passed by Congress, this action
is an example of:
8. The division of powers and functions between the national government
and state
9. Specific powers provided to the national government in the U.S. Constitution
are
10. The powers of the national government not expressly granted by the
Constitution are necessary to ensure the nation’s integrity and survival
as a political unit.
11.Government is
12. Which of the following influenced the author of the Declaration
of Independence?
13. The Constitution provided for which of the following?
14. Federalism permits which of the following?
15. Those who favor federalism argue that
17. When the Constitution says that Congress alone shall make war this
is an example of which of the following?
18.Power that is specifically granted by the Constitution to the three
branches of the national government is
19. Which of the following types of power are exercised by the national
government?
21.Which of the following is the umpire of the federal system?
22. The U.S. first written constitution
23. The concept of national supremacy means
24. Checks and balances and separation of powers
25. The legislative, executive and judicial functions are
26. The American federal system is one in which
27. The concept of the political system
28. In a political system demands are made by
29. Public officials in a political system respond to:
30. In a national political system the decision makers include
all but one of the following
31. Under the U.S. constitution which of the following are true?
32. The system of federalism has which of the following advantage(s)?
33. The disadvantage(s) of federalism
35. Major principles in the Constitution include
36. The Constitution resulted from
37. The U.S. Constitution recognizes the power of
38. Placed in the Constitution because the writers feared centralized
power
39. Separation of powers was designed to
40. An example of checks and balances
42. The purposes of government include which of the following
43. Creations and preservation of national and state parks in an example
of
44. Providing a welfare system to help the poor is an example of which
government purpose
45. When the government sponsors the 4th of July fireworks celebration
it is performing which function
46. In recent years the problem associated with the American public
and their relationship to the government is
47. Reason(s) why people choose not to vote
48. The text points out that the reason people votge less today
than in the past is
49. luntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to
give that government the power it needs to protect the society
a.
government
evolved gradually over time.
51. ___________________ argued that people are born with natural rights
a.
Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
52. Power can be defined as
a.
the ability to influence the behavior of others.
53. Public policies are
a.
plans
of action to support or achieve government
54. A(n) _______________________ is a form of government in which the will of the majority is expressed through smaller groups of individuals elected by the people.
a.
direct
democracy
55. Which of the following is not a fundamental principle of American democracy?
a.
individual
freedom
American National Government
1. Congressional procedures such as the committee system
and the tradition of elaborate courtesy that
2. A congressional measure that was an attempt to directly
limit presidential power was the
3. Which of the following is a function of Congress?
4. Which of the following is not a function of Congress?
5. Which of the following has the constitutional power to
confirm presidential appointments to the federal
6. The constitutional power that legitimates Congress’s
supervisory powers is the
7. More than half of the nation’s population are women.
What percentage of the current Congress are
8. A typical member of Congress is a
9. Which of the following characteristics is found
in a typical member of Congress?
10. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a typical
member of Congress?
11. The House and the Senate differ in which of the following
ways?
12. The most powerful member of the House of Representatives
is
13. The majority party’s chief strategist in the House of
Representatives is
14. Which committee controls what bills are brought to the floor
of the House of Representatives?
15. Which of the following positions in the Senate is most
influential in determining the policy of that
16. Which office in the Senate is most similar in power to that
of speaker of the House?
17. A filibuster is
18. Committees and subcommittees are
19. A permanent congressional committee to which all
bills that become law are sent is a
20. If a bill is passed by both houses but not
in identical language, it is sent to which of the following
21. If a bill is vetoed by the president but
is then subsequently passed by a two-thirds majority in both
22. The role of the President as head of state is:
23. The appointment and removal powers of the president
are part of the role of
24. When the president calls the winners of the World Series
he is acting as:
25. When the president signs a bill into law he is acting
as
26. When the president sends a veto message to Congress he is acting
as
27. When the president greets dignitaries who come to Washington he
is in his role as
28. When the president went to New York to greet the Pope he was acting
as
29. A major reason(s) for the growth of the presidency
30. The most powerful branch of government according to the way the
government operates in 1999 is
31. The Constitution expected that which branch would be most powerful:
32. Most likely to limit the power of the president
33. When the president campaigns for members of his party in Congress
he is acting as:
34. Today, most people want a
35. When the president sent his medical reform proposal to Congress
he was acting as
36. When the president sends the budget to Congress he is acting as
37. When the President Bush started the Gulf War he was acting as
38 The power to engage troops in foreign combat is part of the role
of:
39. The responsibility for making treaties resides with:
40. When the president lights the Christmas tree he is acting as:
41. Which is true about the Vice President:
42. A congressional measure that was an attempt to
directly limit presidential power was the
43. What do Vietnam and Watergate have in common?
44. Which of the following was a measure
that Congress took to place some limits on presidential
45. Which of the following has the constitutional
power to confirm presidential appointments to
46. The constitutional power that
legitimates Congress’s supervisory powers is the
47. A typical member
of Congress is a
48. Which of the following
characteristics is found in a typical member of Congress?
49. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a
typical member of Congress?
50. The House and the
Senate differ in which of the following ways?
51. The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is
52. The majority party’s chief strategist in the House of Representatives
is
Test 2 1. Which of the following variables is likely to affect
public opinion?
2. The processes through which underlying political beliefs
and values are formed are collectively called:
3. Which of the following are important agents of socialization?
4. Above all, a public opinion sample must:
5. Which of the following agents of socialization provide
people with their initial
6. Blacks and whites and men and women have important differences
of opinion on a
7. National newspapers in the United States.
8. American radio and television are regulated by:
9. Broadcasters must provide candidates for the same political
office equal
10. Unlike the broadcast media, the print media are not
subject to:
11. According to the text book authors, which of the following
events do the authors not
12. What effect does the organization of the media have
on politics?
13. According to the authors of your textbook, it seems
today unlike the 1960s, college
14. The process by which a party selects a single candidate to
run for each elective office
15. A psychological tie to a political party is the definition
of:
16. America's only national party(ies) is (are):
17. Suffrage is another term for:
18. America's rate of voter participation, or turnout, is:
19. These are used to select each party's candidates for the general
election.
20. Which of the following are factors that influence the way
voters decide to vote for
21. This 33 million-member interest group is a very powerful
representative of the
22. General Motors is an example of
23. Common Cause is an example of which type of interest group.
24. Important component of an elite interest group
25. Interest groups offer numerous incentives to members to join.
Friendship would be
26. Over the past twenty-five years, the number of interest groups
in America has:
27. An attempt by an individual or a group to influence the passage
of legislation by
28. The term "amicus curiae" means:
29. According to the authors of the text, by far the most common
electoral strategy
30. According to the authors of the text, forming PACs and contributing
to the campaign
31. Responding to personal attack made on someone in the media
32. Doctrine the government stopped enforcing in the 1980’s
33. Media’s ability to decide which people, issues and events
make the news is known as
34. Media appears to have its most powerful influence
35. Which of the following describes media ownership in the United
States?
36. Nationalization of the news means
37. Which federal agency regulates the media?
38. Broadcasters must provide candidates for the same office equal
opportunity to
39. Definition of public opinion
40. Most important agent of socialization
41. Public opinion is measured by
42. Most important news media for most Americans
43. The active party members including party committees that are
found at every
45. Element of the party which has the responsibility of organizing
the government
46. “The expression of attitudes about government and politics”
is the definition of
47. According to Robert E. Lane, the family performs which
of the following socializing
48. Which of the following agents of socialization indoctrinates
a society’s children
49. A person who votes for a candidate only because that person
is a Republican is
50. The mechanism that is used to measure and analyze the qualities
of public opinion is
51. When one conducts a political poll, the entire group
who is to be measured is
52. Your authors conclude that public opinion plays
which of the following roles in a
53. A private group who attempts to influence
the government to respond to the shared
54. A group who seeks to influence government
by electing candidates to public office
American National Government
1. The trend line of Americans' trust in their government
2. Public opinion about how well government is doing is strongly influenced
by
3. The belief that citizens can affect government is called
4. To be a good citizen in a democracy people must have
5. Government run by a few people is called
6. "Who gets what, when, and how" is a definition of
7. The United States government is an example of
8. Which of the following is NOT part of the American political
culture?
9. Many of the conflicts in American politics today revolve around
10. The principle of equality in America means
11. In a democracy, sovereignty is vested in
12. The authors of the text state that the American definition of liberty
has been formed
13. Which of the following is NOT a principle of our democracy?
14. A distinctive pattern of male and female voting patterns in electoral
politics is the
15. Disputes about racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination reveal
that:
16. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
17. The United States' first written constitution was:
18. When the Constitution was first adopted, the only person(s)
elected directly by the
19. When the president vetoes a bill passed by Congress, this action
is an example of:
20. Most of the rules and regulations Americans face in their daily
lives are set by:
21. Especially since the New Deal in the 1930s, which of the following
has/have played a
22. The division of powers and functions between the national government
and state
23. Specific powers provided to the national government in the U.S.
Constitution are
24. Federalism that limits national government power by creating two
sovereigns—the
25. For three-quarters of American history, ____________ has/have done
most of the
26. "States' rights" advocates argue that:
27. This provision allows cities a guarantee of noninterference in various
local affairs by
28. In contrast to the "dual federalism" that defined America until
the 1930s, since the
29. Which of the following statements about federalism is true?
30. Which statement is true?
31. Government impacts on the American people in which of the following
ways
32. Best describes the U.S. Constitution
33. The American system of government is based on the concept that power
flows from
34. The American people can influence government in which of the following
ways?
35. Government is
36. The government of the United States is considered to be
37. The Constitution serves which of the following functions?
38. Which of the following wrote Common Sense, which influenced the
colonies to
39. The Declaration of Independence accomplished which of the following?
40. Which of the following influenced the author of the Declaration
of Independence?
41. Which of these early leaders has often been called the "Father of
the Constitution"?
42. The Constitution provided for which of the following?
43. A state that is administered by a government that is centralized
and whose policies
44. Federalism permits which of the following?
45. Those who favor federalism argue that
46. Those who are against federalism argue that which of the following
constitutes a
47. Which of the following best symbolizes the American federal system?
48. The type of federalism that existed when the United States Supreme
Court saw itself
49. The view that the various levels of government are related parts
of a single
50. When the Constitution says that Congress alone shall make war this
is an example of
51. Power that is specifically granted by the Constitution to the three
branches of the
52. Which of the following types of power are exercised by the national
government?
53. The American federal system was created
54.Which of the following is the umpire of the federal system?
1.When the president throws the switch to light the White House Christmas
tree he is acting in his role as
2. When President Clinton proposed the new welfare reform law he was
performing the role of
3. The role of the president as head of the bureaucracy is know as
4. Executive agreements are part of the role of
5. An executive order is part of the role of
6.U.S involvement in Vietnam was an outgrowth of
7. Sign(s) of an end to the Cold War
8.During the Cold War, American foreign policy was based on
9 Employs the use of a jury
10. Judges to the federal Supreme Court are
11. Judges to the federal courts of appeals are
12. Most powerful branch of government according to the Constitution
13. After a bill is passed in the House and Senate it is
14. Final appeal in the American court system:
15. Most cases begin and end in which level of federal court:
16. Uses a three judge panel to hear cases
17. The number of appeals in the federal court system in recent years
has
18. Court most closely resembles the circuit court at the state level
19. Senatorial courtesy in appointments of judges is
20. President most concerned about political ideology when appointing
district judges
21. Judges in the federal system serve for how long
22. Historically, the most important criteria in the selection of district
court judges
23. The U.S. Supreme Court's power compared to Supreme Courts in other
democratic countries is
24. Currently serving on the Supreme Court
25. Contract violations are an example of
26. According to Cummings and Wise, government can best be described
as
27. The pursuit and exercise of power is a definition of
28. In a political system supports and demands are
29. Government impacts on the American people in which of the following
ways
30. The U.S. system of government can best be described as
31. The government of the United States is considered to be
32. Americans can influence government by
33. The theory of federalism found in the Constitution is known as
34. Dividing power between the national government and the states is
35. Best describes dual federalism
36. Best describes American theory of governmental power flow.
37.Sharing power by government officials is demonstrated in all but
one of the following
38. Best describes dual federalism
39. The Denver Boot, recycling and Lotto are examples of
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