Since 1992, having a member of the clergy offer a prayer or an invocation at a public
school graduation ceremony is
a. unconstitutional.
b. unconstitutional only if read from the Bible.
c. constitutional.
d. constitutional if not read from the Bible.
e. constitutional if nondenominational.
Variants of direct democracy include programs of citizen participation and
a. interest group cooperation.
b. guerrilla warfare.
c. competitive elections.
d. political party centralism.
e. community control.
A study of 10 newspapers and the Associated Press found that news regarding
government reports about sales, unemployment, and economic growth was more likely
to be presented in a positive fashion if
a. a Democrat was president.
b. a Republican was president.
c. the data were clearly mixed.
d. the data were reported on a weekend.
e. the report was favorable to the interests of both political parties.
When it comes to voting, Americans ages 18 to 20 are
a. less likely than older Americans (ages 65 and older) to register and vote.
b. engaged in the political process more than middle age Americans.
c. more likely than older Americans (ages 65 and older) to register but not more likely
tovote.
d. less likely than older Americans (ages 65 and older) to register but more likely to
vote.
e. None of the above is true.
The text suggests three things to look for when trying to read a newspaper intelligently.
They are the
a. degree of objectivity, the choice of coverage, and the source of information.
b. type of coverage, the number of sources, and the flexibility of the language.
c. source of information, the degree of objectivity, and the use of language.
d. choice of coverage, the degree of objectivity, and the use of language.
e. choice of coverage, the source of information, and the use of language.
Which types of news stories cover things that are often secret?
a. Blockbuster
b. Insider
c. Feature
d. Routine
e. Trade
The more government does, the more it will appear
a. inconsistent.
b. uncoordinated.
c. cumbersome.
d. connected.
e. Options A, B, and C are true.
As a group, low-income people tend to vote
a. Republican.
b. for Democrats and Republicans at about equal levels.
c. for independent candidates.
d. Democratic.
e. for third party candidates.
This president sent the U.S. navy to fight the Barbary Pirates.
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. George W. Bush
d. Andrew Jackson
e. Abraham Lincoln
The form of pollutant thought to be caused by the burning of high-sulfur coal by
Midwestern power and industrial plants is
a. black snow.
b. river ooze.
c. smog.
d. ozone.
e. acid rain.
All parts of the government are becoming more
a. centralized.
b. bureaucratized.
c. automated.
d. efficient.
e. popular.
In 1976, President Ford had a slip of tongue when he erroneously implied
a. that inflation was low.
b. that budget deficit was not growing.
c. that Poland was not part of the Soviet bloc.
d. that Congress was not controlled by Democrats.
e. that Reagan was the Governor of Texas.
Among the pathologies commonly attributed to bureaucracies are all of the following
except
a. conflict.
b. synergism.
c. duplication.
d. imperialism.
e. waste.
In our society, government officials should be accountable to the people. This principle
is known as
a. liberty.
b. equality.
c. civic duty.
d. democracy.
e. capitalism.
The text refers to the Civil War as the “great watershed in bureaucratic development”
because
a. citizens start to realize the importance of bureaucracy.
b. fighting the war led to the hiring of many new officials and the creation of new
offices.
c. the Union had better bureaucrats than the Confederacy.
d. state governments were able to manage the growth in government from the war.
e. bureaucrats became popular among the people.
The purpose of a filibuster is to
a. ensure that all sides of an issue are heard.
b. delay action in a legislative body.
c. protect majority rule.
d. shift legislative power to Senate committees.
e. magnify the impact of specific special interests.
Which of the following statements about U.S. voter participation in presidential
elections is correct?
a. It increased sharply after the suffrage rights of women, blacks, and youths were
protected.
b. It has remained steady since at least the 1950s.
c. It has declined since the latter part of the 1900s.
d. It rose steadily throughout the first half of the 1900s but has recently declined.
e. It has risen steadily since the campaign of Ralph Nader.
The American Revolution is described by the text as a war of
a. attrition.
b. ideology.
c. economic viewpoints.
d. political elites.
e. contending social systems.
In the __________ case, the Supreme Court ruled that the part of the McCain-Feingold
law that denied corporations and labor unions the right to run ads violated their rights to
free speech under theConstitution.
a. McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
b. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
c. New York Times v. Sullivan
d. Miller v. California
e. Reno v. ACLU
The view that morally impassioned elites drive important political changes is associated
with
a. Karl Marx.
b. Max Weber.
c. Samuel P. Huntington.
d. Robert Dahl.
e. David B. Truman.
The Bull Moose and La Follette Progressive parties probably encouraged the major
parties to pay more attention to
a. business regulation.
b. desegregation.
c. civil service reform.
d. slavery.
e. restricting the Supreme Court.
The political involvement of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit is an example
of a(n)
a. sponsored party.
b. political machine.
c. ideological party.
d. solidary group.
e. reciprocal party.
In order to cope with the difficulty of firing federal bureaucrats, managers often
a. deny promotions to the workers.
b. transfer the workers.
c. assign meaningless work to them.
d. Options A, B, C, and D are true.
e. None of the above is true.
Karl Marx argued that governments were dominated by business owners, who he called
“__________”, until a revolution replaced them with rule by laborers, who he called
“__________”.
a. proletariat; bourgeoisie
b. bourgeoisie; proletariat
c. power elite; middle class
d. working class; lower class
e. laborites; working class
The authors suggest the chief motive for using the litmus test involves a judicial
nominee’s views on
a. abortion.
b. affirmative action.
c. gender discrimination.
d. the rights of criminal defendants.
e. states’ rights.
In this seminal Supreme Court decision, the Court overturned its decision in Bowers by
ruling that state laws may not ban sexual relations between same-sex partners.
a. Lawrence v. Texas
b. Loving v. Virginia
c. Bakke v. California
d. Johnson v. Texas
e. Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
Nearly everyone is in agreement over a __________ issue, and the candidate fully
supports the public’s view.
a. valence
b. primary
c. secondary
d. position
e. residual
The bureaucratic view of political elites, which argues that appointed officials dominate
government, is associated with
a. Karl Marx.
b. C. Wright Mills.
c. Max Weber.
d. David B. Truman.
e. Robert Dahl.
Medicaid differs from Medicare in that it provides
a. medical assistance to the aged.
b. medical assistance to the general public.
c. medical assistance to the poor.
d. catastrophic medical coverage.
e. catastrophic medical coverage to veterans.
In this method of White House staff organization, used by Carter, cabinet secretaries
and assistants reported directly to the president.
a. Ad hoc structure
b. Pyramid structure
c. Circular structure
d. Tubular structure
e. Intuitive structure
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court
a. declared unconstitutional laws creating schools that were separate but obviously
unequal.
b. declared unconstitutional laws supporting schools that were separate but unequal in
subtleways.
c. ruled that racially separate schools were inherently unequal and therefore
unconstitutional.
d. ruled that schools discriminating on the basis of race could be denied access to
federalfunds.
e. ruled that segregation was lawful if mandated by a state constitution.
Conflicts in civil liberties often arise because
a. majoritarian politics is ineffective in resolving crises.
b. the U.S. Constitution is vague on issues of individual rights.
c. the Bill of Rights lists several competing rights.
d. policy entrepreneurs rarely operate in the civil rights area.
e. the Supreme Court has refused to play a leading role in the interpretation of the First
Amendment.
An economist proposes that the government should spend more on public-works
programs to help increase demand for goods and services in order to improve the
overall economy. Which approach would fit best with this economic theory?
a. Keynesian economics
b. Monetarist economics
c. Economic planning
d. Supply-side economics
e. Credit-based economics
In American political culture, the __________ view of social policy is by far the most
popular.
a. individualist
b. collectivist
c. accountability
d. conservative
e. traditionalist
Discuss how political opinions differ by region, in particular the role of the South in
politics.
Describe the electoral college and explain what it does and how it does it.
Ticket splitting was almost unheard of in the nineteenth century.
The citizens of Britain and France are more likely than Americans to think it is the
responsibility of the government to take care of the poor.
The Conservative Coalition consisted of Western Democrats and Republicans.
Based on public opinion research, the American public is highly knowledgeable about
government.
Grover Cleveland fired as many as 40,000 Republican postmasters and replaced them
withDemocrats.
The Congress is a unicameral institution.
The right to be indicted by a grand jury for serious crimes has been incorporated to the
states.
After the 2008 presidential election, the Democrats controlled both the presidency and
Congress.
Poll taxes and literacy tests were methods used to keep blacks from voting.
Legal periodicals such as Princeton Law Review and Cambridge Law Review are
frequently consulted, and citations to them often appear in the Court’s decision.
Discuss some of the changes in society and technology that transformed the partisan
press of the early1800s.
List the five reasons why the consumer and environmental protection agencies may not
be as vulnerable to capture as some critics contend.
Identify the primary features of the Virginia Plan, discuss the stalemate between the
small states and the large states, and how the Great Compromise helped give us the
Congress that we have today.
The effect of the appearance of the Associated Press in 1848 was to increase further the
partisan and biased nature of reporting.
There has been a decline in the numbers of daily newspapers that serve large
communities.
Discuss at least five specific features about the government under the Articles of
Confederation.
Presidential campaigning has changed drastically; and fundraising has lost its
importance.