The majoritarian component of foreign policy includes those decisions that
a. narrowly distribute benefits and cost.
b. narrowly distribute benefits and widely distribute cost.
c. widely distribute benefits and cost.
d. widely distribute benefits and narrowly distribute cost.
e. None of the above is true.
The authors speculate that taxes would probably have been __________ if the Founders
had adopted a parliamentary system in America.
a. unaffected
b. less controversial
c. lower
d. higher
e. flat
According to the text, national conventions have been transformed into
a. media showcases where newscasters influence the outcome.
b. meetings where delegates ratify decisions made by voters.
c. gatherings where party leaders make important decisions.
d. gatherings of representatives from interest groups.
e. places where delegates vote their conscience, regardless of the party’s platform.
In the Slaughter-House Cases (1873), the Supreme Court ruled
a. that the “privileges and immunities” clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not
protect citizens from discriminatory actions by state governments.
b. that separate facilities were acceptable as long as they were equal.
c. that segregation is unconstitutional.
d. that the literacy test is acceptable.
e. that juries cannot be all of one race.
__________ decide(s) the outcome of disputed congressional elections.
a. Congress alone
b. Congress and the Supreme Court
c. The Supreme Court
d. State legislatures
e. Governors
Madison’s confidence in the usefulness of separation of powers rested on the
assumption that
a. the strongest would survive.
b. human nature was basically good.
c. no one would purposely seek power.
d. ambitions would counteract each other.
e. government would create virtuous citizens.
Senator Joseph McCarthy became a powerful policy entrepreneur by claiming that
a. the Japanese posed a West Coast security threat.
b. hippies were undermining Christianity.
c. communists had infiltrated the government.
d. homosexuals were transmitting AIDS to heterosexuals.
e. secular humanists were indoctrinating educators.
Which is not one of the six phases of the U.S. House of Representatives discussed in
the text?
a. The Powerful House
b. The Divided House
c. The Speaker Rules
d. The House of Newt
e. The House Revolts
In 1974, the Supreme Court held that it would no longer hear class-action suits seeking
monetarydamages
a. unless the case deals with civil rights issues.
b. unless each and every ascertainable member of the class was individually notified of
thecase.
c. unless both parties have exhausted all other legal avenues.
d. unless both parties claim standing.
e. None of the above is true.
This method of staff organization causes confusion and conflict among cabinet
secretaries and assistants.
a. Intuitive
b. Pyramidal
c. Circular
d. Ad hoc
e. Linear
When using the term “elite,” social scientists are referring to
a. people who are better than others.
b. people who have some valued resource, such as money, schooling, prestige, or
politicalpower.
c. people born into the “right” family.
d. people with royal titles.
e. only the people that hold political office.
In his first term in office, Barack Obama vetoed
a. only two bills.
b. numerous pieces of legislation.
c. two major bills and a large number of minor ones.
d. zero bills.
e. only five bills.
The __________ Amendment made clear that no state may deny the right to vote on the
basis of sex.
a. Fifteenth
b. Nineteenth
c. Twentieth
d. Twenty-first
e. Twenty-second
__________ is a policy in which one small group benefits and almost everybody pays.
a. Interest group politics
b. Majoritarian politics
c. Client politics
d. Entrepreneurial politics
e. Logrolling politics
The most important source of political values in the United States is probably
a. the mass media.
b. the family.
c. religion.
d. public schools.
e. local newspapers.
Insider stories are often the product of
a. intense television coverage.
b. leaks by someone in government.
c. public opinion polling processes.
d. judicial rulings.
e. congressional investigations and reports.
In order to discourage segregation, federal laws began to
a. fire teachers in segregated schools.
b. impose harsh grading standards on white students.
c. remove accreditation from public schools in the southeastern United States.
d. regulate textbooks that were critical of the Brown decision.
e. withhold federal funds from segregated schools.
Members of a farm bureau are most likely to have joined as a result of _________
incentives.
a. solidary
b. concurrent
c. purposive
d. party
e. material
Franklin Roosevelt called his legislative programs the
a. New Deal.
b. Square Deal.
c. New Frontier.
d. Great Society.
e. Fair Deal.
Issues surrounding a nuclear test ban treaty, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) Alliance, and a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) are all examples of
__________ politics.
a. neo-institutional.
b. interest group.
c. entrepreneurial.
d. client.
e. majoritarian.
Which term best describes the manner in which the Supreme Court has applied the Bill
of Rights to thestates?
a. Incorporation
b. Selective incorporation
c. Complete incorporation
d. Consecutive incorporation
e. Minimal incorporation
Of the following statements, which is true about party machines?
a. Party machines are characterized by a high degree of leadership control over
memberactivity.
b. Party machines do not use tangible incentives to recruit members.
c. Party machines help to solve the problem of voting fraud.
d. Party machines cut down the number of patronage jobs in government.
e. Party machines enforce electoral reform and encourage competition.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Bowers v. Hardwick suggested that the right to privacy
does not protect
a. issues related to the family.
b. marriage.
c. procreation.
d. homosexual relations.
e. None of the above is true.
By the start of this president’s administration, suffrage had been extended to include
virtually all white males by the administration of
a. John Adams.
b. Thomas Jefferson.
c. Andrew Jackson.
d. James Monroe.
e. James Madison.
The amount the government spends in excess of what it takes in each year is called the
__________.
a. debt
b. unbalanced fund
c. appropriation
d. deficit
e. redline
A ___________ system of government is one in which the states are sovereign and the
national government is allowed to do only that which the states permit.
a. unitary
b. federal
c. confederation
d. Options A, B, C, and D are true.
e. None of the above is true.
In France and Great Britain, newspapers are often
a. owned by private individuals.
b. free of restriction.
c. entirely objective in their analysis.
d. clearly identified with one party or another.
e. All of the above are true.
Rates of political participation tend to be higher among those who
a. are employed.
b. have gone to college.
c. are white.
d. are black as opposed to being Hispanic.
e. All of the above are true.
George Wallace’s American Independent Party was an example of a(n)
a. ideological party.
b. one-issue party.
c. economic-protest party.
d. factional party.
e. consensual party.
In only _________ instances, candidates have won the electoral vote without winning a
majority of the popular vote.
a. two
b. three
c. five
d. ten
e. twelve
The text suggests that in the United States, no government at any level would be
considered legitimate if it were not in some sense _____.
a. democratic
b. altruistic
c. humanitarian
d. elitist
e. aristocratic
Discuss how economics affects the way people vote.
The number of women in Congress has increased in recent years.
Liberals generally believe the debt should be addressed by lowering taxes.
The Articles of Confederation created a strong central government.
How Americans think about the world, including how they think about politics, is
largely acquired within the family.
Discuss the differences between participatory democracy and representative democracy.
In the first seventy-five years of this country’s history, the Supreme Court held only two
federal laws unconstitutional.
Today, the federal government is still only involved in a few areas of public policy.
The attachment of voters to political parties is weaker today than it was a century ago.
The Supreme Court reached its highest point of activism during the tenure of Chief
Justice Earl Warren.
The Supreme Court ruled that the political speech of Charles T. Schenck presented a
“clear and present danger” to the United States.
Identify and define the two sides in the so-called “culture war.” Then, explains Morris
Fiorina’s viewpoint on red states and blue states in this nation.
During the early 1930s, very few American families paid income tax.
Voters frequently endorse three inconsistent policieslower taxes, less debt, and new
programs.
The text asks: “Does gridlock matter?” Summarize the discussion on this topic.