POLI 2051 ROBERT HOGAN FINAL QUESTIONS
c. cloture; sixty - Answers -A filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires
the approval of __________ senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven
d. political culture - Answers -A set of values widely shared within a society is referred
to as which of the following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
c. public policy
d. political culture
d. property - Answers -In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that
African Americans were __________.
Select one:
a. separate but equal
b. citizens
c. eligible to vote
d. property
c. loses seats - Answers -In mid-term elections, the president's party typically
___________ in the House of Representatives.
Select one:
a. reapportions seats
b. helps independent candidates
c. loses seats
d. gains seats
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics. - Answers -In the
United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
Select one:
a. Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has
become an elite institution.
b. Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
d. Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern
c. elites - Answers -The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted
the president to be selected by __________.
, Select one:
a. members of the Supreme Court
b. ordinary Americans
c. elites
d. Senators
b. political socialization - Answers -The process through which an individual acquires
his or her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his or her political world is
known as
Select one:
a. public opinion
b. political socialization
c. reapportionment
d. sampling error
religion - Answers -The free exercise clause states that the national government will not
interfere with which of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
c. speech
d. religion
a. free-rider - Answers -The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a
group because they can get the benefits the group offers without contributing to the
group's efforts.
Select one:
a. free-rider
b. pluralist
c. collective goods
d. group coordination
deregulation - Answers -Those who believe that regulations on business and industry
are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.
Select one:
a. incentive systems
b. deregulation
c. executive orders
d. command-and-control systems
The agreement of neither Congress nor other officials - Answers -What do executive
agreements require?
Select one:
a. ratification by the House of Representatives
b. ratification by the Senate
c. ratification by both houses of Congress
c. cloture; sixty - Answers -A filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires
the approval of __________ senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven
d. political culture - Answers -A set of values widely shared within a society is referred
to as which of the following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
c. public policy
d. political culture
d. property - Answers -In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that
African Americans were __________.
Select one:
a. separate but equal
b. citizens
c. eligible to vote
d. property
c. loses seats - Answers -In mid-term elections, the president's party typically
___________ in the House of Representatives.
Select one:
a. reapportions seats
b. helps independent candidates
c. loses seats
d. gains seats
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics. - Answers -In the
United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
Select one:
a. Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has
become an elite institution.
b. Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
d. Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern
c. elites - Answers -The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted
the president to be selected by __________.
, Select one:
a. members of the Supreme Court
b. ordinary Americans
c. elites
d. Senators
b. political socialization - Answers -The process through which an individual acquires
his or her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his or her political world is
known as
Select one:
a. public opinion
b. political socialization
c. reapportionment
d. sampling error
religion - Answers -The free exercise clause states that the national government will not
interfere with which of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
c. speech
d. religion
a. free-rider - Answers -The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a
group because they can get the benefits the group offers without contributing to the
group's efforts.
Select one:
a. free-rider
b. pluralist
c. collective goods
d. group coordination
deregulation - Answers -Those who believe that regulations on business and industry
are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.
Select one:
a. incentive systems
b. deregulation
c. executive orders
d. command-and-control systems
The agreement of neither Congress nor other officials - Answers -What do executive
agreements require?
Select one:
a. ratification by the House of Representatives
b. ratification by the Senate
c. ratification by both houses of Congress
