The authors suggest one way of describing the New System is to call it a(n)
__________ government.
a. restrictive
b. activist
c. counter-majoritarian
d. top-heavy
e. bottoms-up
The principal goal of the American Revolution was
a. equality.
b. financial betterment.
c. political efficacy.
d. fraternity.
e. liberty.
The Taft-Hartley Act
a. made illegal the union practice of a closed shop.
b. made illegal the union practice of a secondary boycott.
c. authorized the president to obtain a court order blocking for up to eighty days any
strike that imperiled the “national health or safety.”
d. favored management over labor.
e. All of the above are true.
During the Johnson administration, a great majority of the members of the House of
Representatives came to enjoy
a. a bipartisan atmosphere.
b. fewer roll-call votes.
c. the franking privilege.
d. exponential pay raises.
e. relatively secure seats.
Each state would have had an equal number of votes in the legislature under the
a. Connecticut Plan.
b. New Jersey Plan.
c. Maryland Plan.
d. Virginia Plan.
e. Georgia Plan.
In this important decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the president does not have the
authority to seize private steel mills even during wartime.
a. Lochner v. New York
b. Muller v. Oregon
c. West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish
d. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
e. Gibbons v. Ogden
The type of committee most likely to deal with a bill near the end of its legislative
process is the __________ committee.
a. standing
b. select
c. conference
d. joint
e. rejoinder
Among the interest groups that have organized around loopholes are
a. home builders.
b. universities.
c. insurance companies.
d. automakers.
e. All of the above are true.
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requires
a. private companies to issue environmental impact statements on an annual basis.
b. nonprofit entities to monitor their environmental actions.
c. the EPA to examine international trend in pollution prevention.
d. agencies to issue an environmental impact statement when undertaking any major
action that may affect the environment.
e. states to implement cap and trade networks.
Today, adults under 30 differ markedly from senior citizens (persons age 65 and older)
in their opinions on
a. social change.
b. religiosity.
c. immigration.
d. civic engagement.
e. All of the above are true.
The War Powers Act of 1973 was passed
a. with huge support of Congress and the president.
b. because the president supported it.
c. to strengthen the power of the president.
d. over a presidential veto.
e. due to military overreach in the Middle East.
Which of the following statements about the Declaration of Independence is correct?
a. It was written primarily by George Washington and James Madison.
b. It primarily focused on concerns over economic inequality.
c. It was a rejection of the philosophy of John Locke.
d. It drew on the works of Thomas Hobbes.
e. It was essentially a lawyer’s brief justifying a revolution.
On June 10, 1964, the Senate voted to invoke cloture and end a filibuster of the Civil
Rights Act. This was
a. a key moment leading to the passage of the legislation.
b. the first time in history that a filibuster aimed at blocking civil rights legislation had
beenbroken.
c. a victory for the civil rights movement.
d. None of the above is true.
e. Options A, B, C, and D are true.
During the nineteenth century, voting ballots were printed by
a. the government.
b. Congress.
c. the courts.
d. state legislatures.
e. political parties.
The Supreme Court justice who compared unpopular political speech to falsely
shouting “Fire!” in a theater was
a. Louis Brandeis.
b. Felix Frankfurter.
c. William Rehnquist.
d. Warren Burger.
e. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The type of politics best illustrated by the acid rain controversy is
a. entrepreneurial politics.
b. majoritarian politics.
c. interest group politics.
d. client politics.
e. reciprocal politics.
An interest group with a strong following in only one region of the country would have
the best chance to achieve its goals under which type of system?
a. Democratic
b. Republican
c. Federal
d. Unitary
e. Provincial
During a period of assertive Congresses, this president cast 414 vetoes.
a. Chester Arthur
b. Grover Cleveland
c. Rutherford B. Hayes
d. James Polk
e. James Buchanan
Alexis de Tocqueville suggested that the proper conduct of foreign affairs requires
a. an equal balance of majoritarian, client, and interest group politics.
b. power that is shared among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches
ofgovernment.
c. sensitivity to culture and the courage to act forcefully.
d. precisely those qualities most lacking in democratic nations.
e. unmitigated allegiance and a stoic disposition.
Probably the most effective means an agency has of remaining powerful is
a. cultivating public opinion.
b. attaining a monopoly on technical expertise in a particular policy area.
c. pleasing congressional staff.
d. doing its job well.
e. entering alliances with influential interest groups.
The press secretary heads a large staff that __________.
a. meets with reporters.
b. briefs the president on questions he is likely to be asked
c. attempts to control the flow of news from cabinet departments to the press
d. Options A, B, C, and D are true.
e. None of the above is true.
One study reported in the text showed that the strongest correlation between
congressional voting and constituency opinion was in the area of
a. social welfare.
b. foreign policy.
c. taxation.
d. commercial regulation.
e. civil rights.
The number of interest groups has grown rapidly since the
a. 1940s.
b. 1950s.
c. 1960s.
d. 1970s.
e. 1980s.
Of the following, which is NOT an example of the intergovernmental lobby?
a. Local police chiefs
b. Local gas station owners
c. County highway commissioners
d. Superintendents of schools
e. Mayors
The Gramm-Rudman Act was passed by Congress to
a. fine-tune the existing budget procedures.
b. give more authority to the OMB.
c. eliminate deficit spending.
d. eliminate the balance-of-trade deficit.
e. eliminate tax cuts.
A comprehensive study on political advertisements found that the largest number
emphasized
a. stirring positive emotions.
b. voters’ fears.
c. civic duty.
d. nonpartisan cooperation.
e. candidates’ personal qualities.
The ________, a faction of the Republican Party, were opposed to the patronage system
and favored nonpartisan elections at the city level.
a. stalwarts
b. Whigs
c. Old Guards
d. Folemen
e. progressives
This sociologist, who was the first to formulate our current understanding of the culture
war, defined the United States has having two culture classes: orthodox and
progressive.
a. James D. Hunter
b. Max Weber
c. Karl Marx
d. Bill O”Reilly
e. Samuel Huntington
Written defamation of character is known as
a. slander.
b. obscenity.
c. incitement.
d. political falsehood.
e. libel.
Initially, it was supposed that
a. Congress could regulate interstate commerce.
b. Congress could regulate interstate and intrastate commerce.
c. the state governments could regulate interstate commerce.
d. the state governments could regulate interstate and intrastate commerce.
e. there was no distinction between interstate and intrastate commerce.
According to the text, how much money is spent on defense is best explained by
___________ politics.
a. majoritarian
b. client
c. interest group (bargaining)
d. entrepreneurial
e. neo-institutional
Rhode Island refused to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Environmental issues are receiving less support today than in the past.
Presidential candidates were first nominated by national conventions.
Discuss the four sources of American political culture mentioned in the text.
Keynes was skeptical of the notion that the market would automatically operate at a
full-employment, low-inflation level.
In recent years, the influence of Congress over foreign policy formation has steadily
increased.
The referendum, a procedural reform of the Progressives, gives citizens the ability to
vote directly on proposed legislation.
It is very easy to fire a bureaucrat.
Identify three major staff agencies in Congress. Explain their work.
The executive office in charge of forecasting economic trends is the Council of
Economic Advisers.
Shays’s Rebellion was put down by privately hired army.
What view of history do scholars take that believe that there has been a real decline in
voter turnout?
Identify the five different ways that political parties have organized in the United States.
Research has found that very few Americans actually got their political news from the
Internet during the 2010 midterm elections.
What is a filibuster? What are the rules regarding its use?
What have we learned over the years about the differences between men and women
when it comes to political participation, opinions, and political preferences?
Describe some of the primary features of the Old System of American politics.