TEST BANK
** All Chapters included
** MCQs & True/False
,Table of Contents are given below
CHAPTER 1 The Basics of Democracy
CHAPTER 2 The American Constitution
CHAPTER 3 Federalism
CHAPTER 4 Civil Liberties
CHAPTER 5 Civil Rights
CHAPTER 6 Interest Groups
CHAPTER 7 Political Parties
CHAPTER 8 The Mass Media and Politics
CHAPTER 9 Public Opinion and Political Socialization
CHAPTER 10 Elections
CHAPTER 11 Political Participation and Voting Behavior
CHAPTER 12 Congress
CHAPTER 13 The Presidency
CHAPTER 14 The Bureaucracy
CHAPTER 15 The Federal Judiciary
, CH 01 5e
Multiple Choice
1. Misinformation in politics can be attributed to
a. “Alternative facts”
b. A sense of “truthiness”
c. Fake news
d. All of the above
2. Public goods are
a. Available to everyone
b. Do not get used up
c. Exemplified by national defense
d. All of the above
3. Politics can be defined as
a. Who gets what, when, and how
b. The authoritative allocation of values
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
4. Government can be defined as
a. The institution with the authority to make binding decisions for all of a
society
b. One of the institutions authorized to make decisions for all of society
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
5. The legitimate authority in government to wield coercive power to authoritatively allocate
values is
a. Representation
b. Sovereignty
c. Majority rule
d. Equality
6. Conflict and debate over policy ideas and philosophies
a. Contribute to an intractable and hostile environment in which government officials
cannot make decisions
b. Must be avoided at all cost in order to prevent outbursts of violence from ordinary
citizens
c. Are common, and even desirable, in a functioning pluralist democracy
d. Is infrequent, and does not hinder government officials from making decisions
7. According to the text, each of the following are among the “core principles” of American
democracy, EXCEPT
a. Unitary government
b. Majority rule
c. Political freedom
d. Political equality
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8. The framers of the Constitution believed that minority rights must be respected in order
to achieve all the following goals EXCEPT
a. Contribute to a political culture where the minority will respect majority decisions
b. To prove that slavery was unjust
c. Instill a sense that decisions have been arrived at fairly
d. Promote government legitimacy and stability
9. Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?
a. A ballot initiative
b. Congress
c. An opinion poll
d. The presidential election
10. The term “pluralism” describes a governmental philosophy in which
a. Power is divided between a single national government and several national
subunits
b. A handful of elites control the actions of government
c. Groups of competing interests vie for the attention of government
d. Power is divided between several branches of government
11. In Polisciland blue-eyed people are not allowed to vote, a policy approved by the
majority brown-eyed people. What core democratic values are in conflict here?
a. Majority rule against political equality
b. Political equality against minority rights
c. Majority rule against popular sovereignty
d. Direct democracy versus representative democracy
12. State voters are asked to approve a ballot initiative legalizing beer sales in Flagship
University Stadium. What is this an example of?
a. Representative democracy
b. Direct democracy
c. Oligarchy
d. Purposive benefits
13. What are the core principles of democracy?
a. Majority rule, political equality, and popular sovereignty
b. Popular sovereignty, elections, and political equality
c. Majority rule, political equality, and political freedom
d. Political equality and majority rule
14. Partisanship is
a. Best exemplified in party structure
b. The formal membership in political party
c. Caused by rational deliberation and debate on many issues
d. A psychological attachment to political party
15. A form of government in which the power to make decisions and allocate resources is
given to a small number of persons is called
a. Autocracy
b. Oligarchy
c. Direct democracy
Information Classification: General
** All Chapters included
** MCQs & True/False
,Table of Contents are given below
CHAPTER 1 The Basics of Democracy
CHAPTER 2 The American Constitution
CHAPTER 3 Federalism
CHAPTER 4 Civil Liberties
CHAPTER 5 Civil Rights
CHAPTER 6 Interest Groups
CHAPTER 7 Political Parties
CHAPTER 8 The Mass Media and Politics
CHAPTER 9 Public Opinion and Political Socialization
CHAPTER 10 Elections
CHAPTER 11 Political Participation and Voting Behavior
CHAPTER 12 Congress
CHAPTER 13 The Presidency
CHAPTER 14 The Bureaucracy
CHAPTER 15 The Federal Judiciary
, CH 01 5e
Multiple Choice
1. Misinformation in politics can be attributed to
a. “Alternative facts”
b. A sense of “truthiness”
c. Fake news
d. All of the above
2. Public goods are
a. Available to everyone
b. Do not get used up
c. Exemplified by national defense
d. All of the above
3. Politics can be defined as
a. Who gets what, when, and how
b. The authoritative allocation of values
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
4. Government can be defined as
a. The institution with the authority to make binding decisions for all of a
society
b. One of the institutions authorized to make decisions for all of society
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b
5. The legitimate authority in government to wield coercive power to authoritatively allocate
values is
a. Representation
b. Sovereignty
c. Majority rule
d. Equality
6. Conflict and debate over policy ideas and philosophies
a. Contribute to an intractable and hostile environment in which government officials
cannot make decisions
b. Must be avoided at all cost in order to prevent outbursts of violence from ordinary
citizens
c. Are common, and even desirable, in a functioning pluralist democracy
d. Is infrequent, and does not hinder government officials from making decisions
7. According to the text, each of the following are among the “core principles” of American
democracy, EXCEPT
a. Unitary government
b. Majority rule
c. Political freedom
d. Political equality
Information Classification: General
, CH 01 5e
8. The framers of the Constitution believed that minority rights must be respected in order
to achieve all the following goals EXCEPT
a. Contribute to a political culture where the minority will respect majority decisions
b. To prove that slavery was unjust
c. Instill a sense that decisions have been arrived at fairly
d. Promote government legitimacy and stability
9. Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?
a. A ballot initiative
b. Congress
c. An opinion poll
d. The presidential election
10. The term “pluralism” describes a governmental philosophy in which
a. Power is divided between a single national government and several national
subunits
b. A handful of elites control the actions of government
c. Groups of competing interests vie for the attention of government
d. Power is divided between several branches of government
11. In Polisciland blue-eyed people are not allowed to vote, a policy approved by the
majority brown-eyed people. What core democratic values are in conflict here?
a. Majority rule against political equality
b. Political equality against minority rights
c. Majority rule against popular sovereignty
d. Direct democracy versus representative democracy
12. State voters are asked to approve a ballot initiative legalizing beer sales in Flagship
University Stadium. What is this an example of?
a. Representative democracy
b. Direct democracy
c. Oligarchy
d. Purposive benefits
13. What are the core principles of democracy?
a. Majority rule, political equality, and popular sovereignty
b. Popular sovereignty, elections, and political equality
c. Majority rule, political equality, and political freedom
d. Political equality and majority rule
14. Partisanship is
a. Best exemplified in party structure
b. The formal membership in political party
c. Caused by rational deliberation and debate on many issues
d. A psychological attachment to political party
15. A form of government in which the power to make decisions and allocate resources is
given to a small number of persons is called
a. Autocracy
b. Oligarchy
c. Direct democracy
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