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c. cloture; sixty
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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