The text argues that the U.S. Constitution had to reconcile
a. the work ethic with the existence of a leisure class.
b. a religious establishment with the quest for religious freedom.
c. personal liberty with the need for social control.
d. European traditions with westward expansion.
e. the work ethic with the religious establishment.
Under the Old System and New System, checks and balances
a. ensures executive dominance.
b. goes against a committee system.
c. is in contrast to federalism.
d. makes starting a new program difficult.
e. ensures a consolidated court system.
What method have all of the states used to try to improve voter turnout?
a. Give voters the option to vote prior to election day via mail-in ballots.
b. Institute election holidays.
c. Conduct elections over the Internet.
d. Schedule election day on Saturdays.
e. Allow people to vote on numerous days.
During the nineteenth century, the term floaters referred to
a. individuals who were undecided as election day approached.
b. individuals who voted more than once.
c. members of political parties who defected to the other side.
d. voters who refused to support incumbents.
e. voters who always supported incumbents.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of what the authors call the Old System?
a. A small agenda
b. Low voter participation rates
c. Dominance of states’ rights
d. Focus on domestic affairs
e. A small and somewhat personal presidency
The passage of the Medicare bill was made possible by
a. a marked shift in public opinion.
b. the strong support of the American Medical Association (AMA).
c. the watering down of the bill to remove the more controversial provisions.
d. a Democratic landslide in the 1964 elections.
e. a shift in voting patterns on the United States Supreme Court.
The 2012 election produced the following outcome:
a. Congress was controlled completely by Republicans, and the president was a
Democrat.
b. Congress was split with the Republicans controlling the Senate and the Democrats
controlling the House, and the president was a Democrat.
c. Congress was controlled completely by Democrats, and the president was a
Democrat.
d. Congress was split with the Democrats controlling the Senate and the Republicans
controlling the House, and the president was a Democrat.
e. None of the above is true.
When the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) program began investing in
__________, some Americans argued that there was potential wisdom in the planning
approach.
a. the airline industry
b. banks
c. coal
d. steel
e. rubber
Under the original U.S. Constitution, members of the House, unlike members of the
Senate, were selected by ___________.
a. direct elections
b. the president
c. state legislatures
d. primary runoffs
e. regional coalitions
The Supreme Court ruled that Harry Truman overstepped the bounds of wartime
executive power when he
a. confiscated precious metals.
b. froze prices and wages.
c. reduced imports.
d. seized steel mills.
e. reduced the number of employees in state government.
A classic study of America, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Mexico found that
citizens of __________ had the highest sense of civic duty and civic competence.
a. Italy
b. Germany
c. Mexico
d. Great Britain
e. the United States
As public opinion data show, Americans believe that
a. we should have a small military.
b. we spend too much on defense.
c. we should have a military only during a time of war.
d. we should have no military.
e. we spend the right amount or even too little on defense.
When voting behavior and economic conditions correlate at the national but not at the
individual level, it can be said that the voters are
a. heliocentric, or earth conscious.
b. sociopathic, or self-absorbed.
c. homeopathic, or group related.
d. socialistic, or ideology driven.
e. sociotropic, or other-regarding.
Americans speak of “social class” with
a. pride.
b. embarrassment.
c. contempt.
d. lack of knowledge.
e. None of the above is true.
In a(n) __________ primary, you decide when you enter the voting booth which party’s
primary you wish to participate in.
a. blanket
b. open
c. closed
d. runoff
e. static
The right of free expression, although not absolute, enjoys a higher status than the other
rights granted by the U.S. Constitution. This is known as the doctrine of
a. prior restraint.
b. existential priority.
c. neutrality and clarity.
d. least means.
e. preferred position.
The elections of Ronald Reagan could not have marked realignment because
a. they featured low voter turnout.
b. they left control of Congress in the hands of the Democratic Party.
c. they did not involve salient economic issues.
d. the vote of the electoral college was actually quite close.
e. hardly any Republican governors were reelected.
A __________ issue is one in which the rival candidates have opposing views on a
question that also divides the voters.
a. valence
b. primary
c. secondary
d. residual
e. position
Youth, low income, and minority status are associated with which of the following
participationgroups?
a. Inactives
b. Parochial participants
c. Communalists
d. Campaigners
e. Voting specialists
When Bill Clinton came into office in 1992, he brought
a. an apprehension for foreign policy.
b. a lack of appreciation for policy.
c. a disinterest in foreign policy.
d. a lack of understanding of foreign policy.
e. considerable foreign policymaking experience and interest.
In his book The Cold War, __________ argued against the policy of containing the
Soviet Union.
a. John Foster Dulles
b. Averell Harriman
c. Walter Lippmann
d. George Kennan
e. Henry Cabot Lodge
Former executive branch employees may not appear before any agency for __________
on matters that came within the former employee’s official sphere of responsibility.
a. one month
b. six months
c. one year
d. two years
e. ten years
Under the Old System, a dominant theme in the debates concerning the legitimacy of
the scope of the federal government’s power was the
a. difficulty of quantifying efficiency.
b. importance of checks and balances.
c. need for congressional dominance.
d. limits of federalism.
e. importance of states’ rights.
Today, most people holding national political office are all of the following EXCEPT
a. upper-class.
b. males.
c. white.
d. middle-class.
e. Protestants
The main provisions of the USA Patriot Act cover all of the following except
a. airport security.
b. telephone taps.
c. Internet taps.
d. voice mail.
e. money laundering.
Unskilled workers are more likely than affluent white-collar workers to be
a. Republicans.
b. Independents.
c. members of the upper class.
d. Democrats.
e. Green Party members.
The text argues that agriculture subsidies are an example of
a. majoritarian politics.
b. client politics.
c. interest-group politics.
d. entrepreneurial politics.
e. None of the above is true.
The economic approach known as planning has never been popular in America.
People of all religions who attend worship services regularly are more likely to vote
a. Republican.
b. Independent.
c. Democrat.
d. Green Party.
e. Constitutional Party.
In 1963, the publication of __________by Betty Friedan strengthened the feminist
movement.
a. The Other Half
b. The Silent Spring
c. The Feminine Mystique
d. The Great Dilemma
e. The Crisis
Discuss James Madison’s view of liberty and the size of a republic.
Explain what power involves and differentiate it from authority.
Americans typically have higher rates of political participation than citizens in other
democracies.
Describe the facts and discuss the effect of the ruling of the case Plessy v. Ferguson.
What are some of the effects of constraints on bureaucratic agencies?
If more milk is produced than people want to drink, then the Agriculture Department’s
Commodity Credit Corporation purchases the surplus milk with tax dollars.
The VAP is problematic as a baseline measure because some people in that figure are
not actually eligible to vote.
The Supreme Court is in session for 48 weeks out of each year.
The Framers’ view of natural rights was heavily influenced by the writings of John
Locke.
Describe how polls are conducted.
de Tocqueville visited the United States in 1835 in order to research its prison systems.
Several states permitted women to vote prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth
Amendment.
Discuss the structure of the federal court system.
The intent of the NPR was to make it easier for the president and his cabinet secretaries
to run the bureaucracy.
Discuss the meaning of Congress scholar Richard F. Fenno’s phrase, if “Congress is the
broken branch then how come we love our congressmen so much more than our
Congress”?
Explain why the authors believe the election of Ronald Reagan did not constitute a
critical or realigning election.
Abraham Lincoln received less than 40 percent of the popular vote in the election of
1860.