Question 1

What are the main arguments of the Occupy Wall Street movement? To what extent are they supported by facts? How do Americans view the gap between the rich and the poor and what maintains it?

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Question 2

America's democracy is characterized by

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A)  majority rule and protections for minority rights.
B)  greater than 90 percent participation by the citizenry in elections.
C)  absolute power being exercised by a single person.
D)  absolute equality amongst all citizens.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following activities would be considered a form of civic engagement, though not a political activity?

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A)  placing a vote in a city council election
B)  negotiating a higher salary from a potential employer
C)  wearing a pin endorsing a candidate for office
D)  joining a protest in front of City Hall
E)  organizing a food drive at a local churchF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is true of citizenship for much of the past half century in the United States?

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A)  Citizenship overall has come to be in a precarious state.
B)  Citizens' involvement in the life of their communities has dwindled.
C)  Voter turnout is well below that of other advanced democracies.
D)  The level of trust between citizens and elected national leaders has decreased.
E)  All of these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following institutions BEST exemplifies direct democracy?

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A)  a New England town meeting in which all members of the community are allowed to introduce legislation and then vote for passage or rejection of legislation
B)  a national government in which all of the people have the right to express their opinion and cast their vote for the person whom they wish to elect to the presidency
C)  a presidential administration in which the ethnic make-up of the president's cabinet roughly coincides with the ethnic make-up of the country as a whole
D)  a bicameral national government in which seats in one house are divided equally among all the states, and seats in another house are divided among the states in proportion to their population
E)  a local government in which all political positions including judgeships are elective, and none are appointiveF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

According to the study discussed in the text, in which of the following countries do college-educated adults aged 25-64 have the highest level of trust in government?

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A)  United States
B)  Italy
C)  China
D)  France
E)  GermanyF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Describe and analyze elite theory and pluralism.In what ways do both help explain the nature and outcome of politics in the United States?

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Elite theory and pluralism are two compe...

Question 8

The authors of the textbook are MOST interested in promoting _____________ in America.

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A)  direct democracy
B)  majority rule
C)  class consciousness
D)  pluralism
E)  elitismF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Democracy as practiced in the United States and most other Western nations is best described as

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A)  oligarchic.
B)  absolutist.
C)  direct.
D)  representative.
E)  restricted.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 10

Approximately how large is the American population today?

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A)  1,200,000,000
B)  840,000,000
C)  320,000,000
D)  125,000,000
E)  62,000,000F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

According to the theory of biased pluralism, which group has disproportionate influence in the formation of public policy?

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A)  Citizen movements
B)  Labor unions
C)  The wealthy
D)  The middle class
E)  The poorF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

In which of the following presidential elections was turnout by young voters the largest?

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A)  1980
B)  1988
C)  1992
D)  2000
E)  2008F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

________ is a system in which citizens hold public officials accountable through periodic elections and the rule of law.

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A)  Direct democracy
B)  Representative democracy
C)  Majority rule
D)  Minority rights
E)  AuthoritarianismF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

What is the MOST commonly cited reason that citizens between the ages of 18 and 24 fail to vote?

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A)  lack of interest
B)  registration problems
C)  inconvenient voting locations
D)  too busy; conflicting schedule
E)  disapproved of all the candidatesF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

Describe the various ways the demographic composition of the American public is changing.Be sure to address race, ethnicity, age, class, and sexual preference.How are these changes altering the face of the American public? Which of these changes will present the most challenges in the near or distant future?

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The demographic composition of the Ameri...

Question 16

What were the key ideas about government put forth in John Locke's Second Treatise on Government? How do they apply in today's America?

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In John Locke's Second Treatise on Gover...

Question 17

Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson, and John Stuart Mill all agreed that

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A)  women were equal to men.
B)  the citizenry must remain politically active.
C)  complacent citizens were a sign of a healthy government.
D)  a government, once established, could not be overturned.
E)  the people should be excluded from politics as completely as possible.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

When the U.S.Constitution was written, social class divisions among Americans were

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A)  less visible than they are today but every bit as real.
B)  defined primarily by wealth and community but were not present in terms of political power.
C)  much less visible than they are today.
D)  less defined by markers such as wealth and dress.
E)  much more visible than they are today.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

The graying of the American population is likely to create tensions because

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A)  fewer workers will have to support more retirees.
B)  older Americans are generally more tolerant of gender differences than are younger Americans.
C)  older Americans are generally more tolerant of racial differences than are younger Americans.
D)  older Americans tend to be less politically active than younger Americans.
E)  older Americans are generally more tolerant of ethnic differences than are younger Americans.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

How many of the 50 states grant their citizens the powers of initiative and popular referendum?

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A)  6
B)  18
C)  24
D)  37
E)  50F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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