American Government POWER AND PURPOSE - 13th Brief edition - Complete Test test bank - exam questions - quizzes (updated 2022)

CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Making Sense of Government and Politics




MULTIPLE CHOICE



1. What are the two fundamental questions that allow us to find patterns and order in the chaos of
politics?

a. “Who governs?” and “How do they govern?”

b. “Who runs for office?” and “Who wins?”

c. “What do we observe?” and “Why?”

d. “What is government?” and “Who runs it?”

e. “Why do we need government?” and “Who runs it?”


ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)

MSC: Remembering



2. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Which
political party do a majority of Latinos support in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental

b. analytical e. policy

c. normative


ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)

MSC: Applying



3. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Why do a
majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental

, b. analytical e. policy

c. normative


ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)

MSC: Applying



4. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Should a
majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental

b. analytical e. policy

c. normative


ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)

MSC: Applying



5. What is the general term used to describe the formal political arrangement by which a land and its
people are ruled?
a. formalism d. constitutionalism

b. government e. monarchism

c. authoritarianism


ANS: B DIF: Easy TOP: What Is Government? (I.B)

MSC: Remembering



6. States and tribal councils are examples of which set of institutions and procedures?
a. governments d. democracy

b. formal institutions e. bureaucracies

c. legislative bodies

, ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: What Is Government? (I.B)

MSC: Understanding



7. A form of government in which a single individual—king, queen, or dictator—rules is known as:
a. a unigarchy d. totalitarianism

b. an oligarchy e. authoritarianism

c. an autocracy


ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)

MSC: Remembering



8. Under the rule of King George, the English colonies in America exemplified the governmental
system known as:
a. a unigarchy d. totalitarianism

b. an oligarchy e. a democracy

c. an autocracy


ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)

MSC: Applying



9. Autocracy can best be defined as rule by:
a. all d. many

b. one e. self-executing laws

c. few


ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)

MSC: Remembering

, 10. If the populace has some influence over decision making, the government is most likely:
a. pluralistic d. representative

b. autocratic e. democratic

c. constitutional


ANS: E DIF: Moderate TOP: Democracy (I.C.ii)

MSC: Remembering



11. A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process,
usually through the selection of key public officials, is called:
a. democratic d. oligarchic

b. pluralistic e. totalitarian

c. constitutional


ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: Democracy (I.C.ii)

MSC: Remembering



12. When a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the
governing decisions, the government is said to be a(n):
a. theocracy d. meritocracy

b. oligarchy e. democracy

c. autocracy


ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Oligarchy (I.C.iii)

MSC: Remembering