STRAIGHTERLINE POLS 101 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT GRADED EXAM 2 - APRIL 2022

• POLS101_MH_V4 • Topic 7: Voting and Party Systems Started on Thursday, April 7, 2022, 7:44 PM State Finished Completed on Thursday, April 7, 2022, 8:20 PM Time taken 35 mins 55 secs Grade 120.00 out of 125.00 (96%) Question 1 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The individual right that is widely regarded as the most basic of individual rights is: Select one: a. the right to an attorney. b. freedom of expression. c. the right to a jury trial. d. the right to an adequate education. e. protection against illegal searches and seizures. Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Gitlow v. New York Select one: a. the ability to sensor citizens is left to the federal government. b. that states have the right to censor its residents. c. states do not have complete power over what their residents can legally say. d. states and the federal government can’t pass laws that conflict. e. any law passed must conform to constitutional principles of free speech. Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The term civil liberties refers to specific individual rights that Select one: a. apply in civil cases but not in criminal cases. b. apply in civil cases but not in military ones. c. are constitutionally protected from infringement by government. d. are constitutionally protected from infringement by individuals. e. are not covered by the First Amendment. Question 4 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The inclusion of certain provisions of the Bill of Rights through the Fourteenth Amendment, so that these rights are protected from infringements by the state governments, is called: Select one: a. the preferred position doctrine. b. procedural change. c. selective incorporation. d. the absorption doctrine. e. prior restraint. Question 5 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In the Constitution, procedural due process is protected by the Select one: a. Fourth Amendment. b. Fifth Amendment. c. Sixth Amendment. d. Eighth Amendment. e. All these answers are correct. Question 6 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Today, women currently hold about ________ of the seats in the House of Representatives. Select one: a. 7 percent b. 19 percent c. 28 percent d. 37 percent e. 49 percent Question 7 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Native Americans Select one: a. today number more than 2 million. b. have a far higher infant mortality rate than the national average. c. have in recent years filed suit to reclaim their ancestral lands. d. are less than half as likely to finish college as other Americans. e. All these answers are correct. Question 8 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text According to Gunnar Myrdal, what is America's curse? Select one: a. greed b. racial discrimination c. obesity d. street violence e. religious intolerance Question 9 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The Civil Rights Act of 1968 addressed Select one: a. voting. b. hiring. c. education. d. housing. e. work conditions. Question 10 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following groups is MOST likely to identify with the Democratic Party? Select one: a. Hispanics b. African Americans c. white women d. white men e. white southerners Question 11 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text _______ called discrimination “America’s curse” because of deep-rooted racism in a country that idealized equality. Select one: a. Thomas Jefferson b. Abraham Lincoln c. Gunnar Myrdal d. Justice Roberts e. Martin Luther King Jr. Question 12 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following states is solidly Democratic? Select one: a. Idaho b. Georgia c. Utah d. Washington e. Texas Question 13 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text What are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization? Select one: a. Schools are the most influential agent of political socialization, and political socialization is strongest during childhood. b. Family is the strongest agent of political socialization, and political socialization is strongest during high school and college. c. Political socialization is cumulative, and it is most heavily developed during childhood. d. Political socialization is transitory, and it is most heavily developed during young adulthood. e. Political socialization occurs primarily among educated populations, and it is most heavily developed during adulthood. Question 14 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text A person who favors government intervention in both social and economic affairs is a(n) Select one: a. libertarian. b. liberal. c. populist. d. social conservative. e. economic conservative. Question 15 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text All of the following ideological types are prevalent in the United States EXCEPT Select one: a. liberals. b. conservatives. c. populists. d. libertarians. e. communists. Question 16 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Voter turnout is highest in which country Select one: a. Canada b. Great Britain c. Belgium d. Italy e. United States Question 17 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In comparison with citizens in Western European democracies, Americans are LESS likely to Select one: a. vote in national elections. b. actively work in an election campaign. c. participate in community activities. d. join an interest group. e. All these answers are correct. Question 18 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The chief obstacle to Americans' participation in community activities is the Select one: a. lack of opportunity, because there are few groups active at this level. b. lack of personal motivation to get involved. c. low potential for success, since key decisions are made at the national level. d. low potential for success, since key decisions are made at the state level. e. All these answers are correct. Question 19 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Eighteen-, nineteen-, and twenty-year-old Americans were granted the right to vote by the passage of the ________ Amendment. Select one: a. Fifteenth b. Nineteenth c. Twenty-First d. Twenty-Third e. Twenty-Sixth Question 20 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Congressional campaigns are controlled by Select one: a. the statewide political parties b. lobbyists c. the candidate d. the national parties e. special interest groups Question 21 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of Select one: a. local party organizations only. b. state party organizations only. c. local and state party organizations. d. neither local nor state party organizations. e. party leaders in Congress. Question 22 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Television first became a major medium for campaign ads during the Select one: a. 1940s. b. 1950s. c. 1960s. d. 1970s. e. 1980s. Question 23 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The largest share of campaign spending in a Presidential election goes to Select one: a. fundraising b. strategy & research c. media d. salaries & administration e. other Question 24 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The rise of the Internet as a news source has Select one: a. substantially increased the partisan divide. b. led to a small but significant increase in the partisan divide. c. led to a small but significant decrease in the partisan divide. d. substantially decreased the partisan divide. e. had no appreciable impact on the partisan divide. Question 25 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The ______ allows independents and sometimes voters of the other party to vote in the party’s primary. Select one: a. direct primary b. closed primary c. open primary d. top-two primary e. Caucus