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| A person who has consistently supported a stron military and wanted to increase defense spending over the past twenty years has a well developed ___. |
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| All of the following are important elements in the American view of the political system EXCEPT ___. |
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| Americans believe that government should try to equalize the property and living conditions of citizens. |
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| In comparison to most other nations... |
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| Americans have more confidence in bothe public and private institutions |
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| All of the following are true about political tolerance in America EXCEPT |
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| Americans will support liberties for all groups both in theory and in practice |
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| According to Wilson and DiIulio, the "culture war" in America "is about what kind of country we ought to live in, not just about what kinds of policies our government ought to adopt." Which of the following is NOT a major source of cultural disagreement in America? |
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| Which of the following statements best describes the trend in Americans' trust in government? |
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| Americans' trust in government officials has declined at a fairly steady rate since in 1950's |
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| The gender gap can be explained by major differences in policy views on all of the following issues EXCEPT |
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| What is the effect of a college education on political attitudes? |
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| People with college degrees describe themselves as liberal |
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| Which of the following voters will most likely prefer a Republican candidate? |
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| a southern white male business owner |
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A conservative would support which of the following measures?
I. less government regulation of the economy
II. affirmative action programs for underrepresented groups
III. increased spending on social programs, such as welfare
IV. the death penalty |
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| All of the following are characteristics of an accurate random sample EXCEPT |
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| the sample must include at least 10 percent of the population |
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| A public opinion poll asks whether or not people agree with the following statement: "The federal government should see to it that all people have adequate housing." Which of the following statements best describes the accuracy of the poll? |
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| It will not be accurate because the statement is loaded |
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| A voter who wants less government control over the economy as well as the personal lives of its citizens is |
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| Which of the following is the best explanation for low voter turnout in the United States? |
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| The burden of registering falls on individual voters |
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| Whites and African-Americans are likely to disagree on |
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| the fairness of the criminal justice system |
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| Attending college tends to make people |
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| Public opinion and voting has been more determined by class in the United States than in Europe. |
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| An overwhelming number of Americans agree with such concepts as freedom of speech, majority rule, and right to circulate petitions - at least in the abstract. |
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The use of direct primaries instead of the convention system in selecting presidential candidates results in which of the following?
I. A weakening of party control over nominations.
II. A reduction in the costs of election campaigns.
III. An increase in the number of people involved in the choice of candidates.
IV. An increase in voter turnout in midterm elections. |
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| Jewish families are much more liberal on both economic and social issues than Catholic or Protestant families. |
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| Opinion of most public issues is quite stable. |
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| Political ideologies can have characteristics such as ____. |
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| There is a small opinion gap between the leaders of African-American organizations and black people generally. |
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| Examples of political ideologies include |
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| Over time, the political views of white southerners have become less distinct from those of whites living in other parts of the country. |
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| The primary reason for the current existence of only two major political parties in the United States is that |
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| a winner-take-all system makes it difficult for new parties to emerge and survive |
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| In comparison to European democracies, the percentage of the voting age population that votes in the United States is |
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| Which of the following is an accurate statement about the voter turnout rate in the United States? |
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| It is lower than in most other Western democracies |
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| Eighteen-year-olds were given the right to vote as a result of the ____ Amendment to the Constitution. |
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| Which of the following trends was evident in presidential elections in the 1980s? |
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| The decline of Democratic party strength among White southerners |
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| Which Amendment to the Constitution gave blacks the right to vote? |
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| Control over voting was initially |
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| A primary election in which voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket is called |
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| Which of the following is a government-printed ballot of uniform size and shape that is cast in secret? |
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| Although Americans vote less than Europeans, Americans participate more in other ways. |
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| The ability of the family to inculcate a sense of party identification has ____ in recent years. |
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| One view of the decline in voting behavior is that it is the result of a decline of popular interest in elections and a weakening of the competitiveness of the two major political parties. |
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| Voting is the least-common form of political participation. |
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| During the past twenty-five years, all of the following changes in public opinion and political behavior have occurred in the United States EXCEPT |
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| a decline in party competition in the South |
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| An election involving more than two candidates in which the person who receives the most votes is the winner is called |
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| Which of the following is an accurate statement about political participation in the United States today? |
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| Similar proportoins of eligible men and women vote in presidential elections |
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| Which of the following is the most accurate statement about political parties in the United States? |
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| The percentage of voters identifying themselves as either Democrats or Republicans has been declining since the 1970's. |
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| The gender gap has resulted from |
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| men deserting Democratic candidates |
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| Political parties exist in all of the following forms except |
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| as a clear mandate from the people |
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| The most common form of political activity undertaken by United States citizens is |
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| voting in presidential elections |
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| The party convention replaced the caucus during which period |
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| “We are unanimously of opinion, that the law by the legislature of Maryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void….This is a tax on the operation of an instrument employed by the government of the Union to carry its powers into execution. Such a tax must be unconstitutional.” |
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| Congress has the power to make laws to carry out its constitutional duties |
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| In the United States today, no government at any level would be considered legitimate if it were not in some sense _____. |
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| Which form of democracy was used by the Greek city-states and is used in some New England town meetings? |
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| “The Congress shall have power….to make all laws which are necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.” |
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| allow the national government to extend its powers beyond those enumerated in the Constitution |
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| The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to |
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| make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states |
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| “The Congress shall have power….to make all laws which are necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.” |
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| allow the national government to extend its powers beyond those enumerated in the Constitution |
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| The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to |
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| make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states |
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| The Framers of the Constitution used the word "democracy" instead of "Republican" form of government? |
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| The Framers of the Constitution thought that "will of the people" was synonymous with the "public interest" or the "public good." |
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| Most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states because of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution's |
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| In many ancient societies, anybody could be a citizen. |
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| The "Miranda warning" represents an attempt to protect criminal suspects against |
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| unfair police interrogation |
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| A republic is most commonly associated with ____. |
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| a large diverse population |
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| Which doctrine held that though the national government was supreme in its sphere, the states were equally supreme in theirs? |
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| In a representative democracy, liberty is absolute. |
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| ____ are the largest territorial units of local government. |
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| A home-rule charter refers to state and local government relations. |
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| Local laws are known as ____. |
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| The United States has a ____. |
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| Federalism can have benefits of ____. |
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| The Social Contract is between the subjects and the sovereign. |
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| The framers of the Constitution all believed that one of the primary functions of government is |
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| protecting individual property rights |
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| Great Britain has a ____ system. |
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| ____ is the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's wishes. |
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| The importance of Shay's Rebellion to the development of the United States Constitution was that it |
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| indicated that a strong, constitutionally designed national government was needed to protect property and maintain order |
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| The system by which nation-states grant authority to organizations such as the United Nations and NATO is a ____ system. |
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Registered voters directly elect which of the following?
(I) The President and Vice President
(II) Supreme Court justices
(III) Members of the Senate
(IV) Members of the House of Representatives |
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| ____ refers to a government in which a system of representation operates. |
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| Which of the following was referred to as a "league of friendship"? |
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| the Articles of Confederation |
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| An economic system where the government may take over certain sectors of the economy to correct economic inequalities or other problems is ____. |
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| An economic system where the government largely stays out of economic affairs is ____. |
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| Which of the following was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation. |
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| the inability to check the powers of the national government |
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| Checks and balances refers to the branches of government having some control over each other. |
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| The "Father of the Constitution" was ____. |
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| Article I of the Constitution is concerned with ____. |
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| Separation of powers refers to the creation of legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. |
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| _____ was a case in which the Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate navigation was granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. |
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| Article V spells out the methods for amending the Constitution. |
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| Article V spells out the methods for amending the Constitution. |
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