POL 101 Cumulative Graded Midterm Exam Questions and Answers
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POLS101_MH_V4 | Topic 7: Voting and Party Systems
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Question 1 Based on his conception of responsible citizenship, John Stuart Mill felt that thebest form of
Correct government was
4.00 points out of
4.00 Select one:
a. authoritarianism.
b. anarchism.
c. communism.
d. democracy.
e. socialism.
The correct answer is: democracy.
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Question 2 Which important aspect of European thought had a big impact on the formation ofthe
Correct political culture of America?
4.00 points out of
4.00 Select one:
a. Romanticism
b. Reformation
c. Renaissance
d. Rationalism
e. Enlightenment
The correct answer is: Enlightenment
Question 3
Individualism is a perspective that
Correct
4.00 points out of Select one:
4.00 a. individuals should be free to act and think as they choose.
b. all individuals are equal in their moral worth.
c. people are the ultimate source of governing authority.
d. supports personal commitment and self-sufficiency.
e. there should be formal limits on the power of citizens.
The correct answer is: supports personal commitment and self-sufficiency.
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Question 4 described politics as a conflict over “who gets what, when, and how."
Correct
4.00 points out of Select one:
4.00 a. Michel Foucault
b. Robert Dahl
c. Harold Lasswell
d. James Q. Wilson
e. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The correct answer is: Harold Lasswell
Question 5
The Bill of Rights
Correct
4.00 points out of Select one:
4.00 a. reduced the restrictiveness of constitutionalism.
b. enhanced the powers of the executive.
c. further checked the power of the majority.
d. enhanced the majoritarian nature of government.
e. restricted the power of corporate influence in the government.
The correct answer is: further checked the power of the majority.
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