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North Lake College: Govt 2305 Quiz 1 Prof. Sherry Sharifian Questions and Answers Govt 2305 Quiz 1 Prof. Sherry Sharifian • Question 1 1.5 out of 1.5 points According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their "just powers" from Selected Answer: • Question 2 0 out of 1.5 points "the consent of the governed." A government's authority Selected Answer: is based on pluralism. Correct Answer: is evidenced when government officials exercise political power • Question 3 1.5 out of 1.5 points What new policy was established by the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Gideon v. Wainwright ruling? Selected Answer: • Question 4 1.5 out of 1.5 points government provision of free legal counsel to the accused if they are too poor to hire a lawyer In a democratic society, who or what is responsible for personal development? Selected Answer: • Question 5 1.5 out of 1.5 points the individual Sociologist C. Wright Mills was a proponent of the theory of Selected Answer: • Question 6 1.5 out of 1.5 points elitis m. In a survey of college students, the Intercollegiate Studies Association found that the best predictor of a student's later participation in the nation's civic and political life is Selected Answer: a solid undrstanding of public affairs. • Question 7 1.5 out of 1.5 points Compared to two decades ago, contemporary Americans are, on average, Selected Answer: • Question 8 1.5 out of 1.5 points paying more attention to news sources that have an obvious ideological bias. The United States has certain rules in place to keep politics within peaceful bounds. These rules include all of the following EXCEPT Selected Answer: • Question 9 1.5 out of 1.5 points autocrac y. The United States' economy operates primarily as a Selected Answer: • Question 10 1.5 out of 1.5 points free-market system. Pluralism contends that, on most issues, Selected Answer: • Question 11 1.5 out of 1.5 points it is the preferences of special interests that largely determine what government does. Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture? Selected Answer: • Question 12 1.5 out of 1.5 points cooperati on Individualism is a perspective that Selected Answer: • Question 13 1.5 out of 1.5 points supports personal commitment and self- sufficiency. To what aspect of America were William Watts and Lloyd Free referring when they labeled it "the country of individualism par excellence"? Selected Answer: • Question 14 1.5 out of 1.5 points the emphasis that Americans place on economic self- reliance and free markets What type of government suppresses individuality, forcing people to think and act in prescribed ways or risk punishment? Selected Answer: • Question 15 1.5 out of 1.5 points authoritari an John Stuart Mill believed that any form of government should be judged on its ability to Selected Answer: • Question 16 0 out of 1.5 points promote the individual as "a progressive being." Which of the following characterizes journalist Walter Lippmann's views on democracy? Selected Answer: He believed that among forms of government, only democracy could provide a citizen with the ability to be a "progressive being." Correct Answer: He worried that most citizens are too uninformed to play the role, democracy assigns them. • Question 17 1.5 out of 1.5 points is the ability of persons, groups, or institutions to influence political developments. Selected Answer: • Question 18 1.5 out of 1.5 points Powe r In a constitutional system, Selected Answer: • Question 19 1.5 out of 1.5 points there are lawful restrictions on a government's power. Roughly two-thirds of all lobbyists in the nation's capital represent Selected Answer: business firms. • Question 20 1.5 out of 1.5 points Which of the following has democracy come to mean in practice? Selected Answer: • Question 21 1.5 out of 1.5 points majority rule through the free and open election of representatives In an oligarchy, Selected Answer: • Question 22 1.5 out of 1.5 points control rests with a small group, such as military officers or a few wealthy families. What is the major barrier to political thinking? Selected Answer: • Question 23 1.5 out of 1.5 points unwillingness of citizens to make the effort One example of an authoritarian regime is Selected Answer: • Question 24 1.5 out of 1.5 points Chin a. The Greek words demos and kratis together mean Selected Answer: • Question 25 1.5 out of 1.5 points the people rule. The process by which a society settles its conflicts and allocates the resulting benefits and costs is called Selected Answer: • Question 26 1.5 out of 1.5 points politic s. The fact that farmers have more influence over agricultural price- supports than do other groups is an example of Selected pluralis Answer: m. • Question 27 1.5 out of 1.5 points This person was the chief architect of the United States Constitution and also one of America's top political scientists Selected Answer: • Question 28 1.5 out of 1.5 points James Madison. French philosopher Michel Foucault referred to politics as " ." Selected Answer: • Question 29 1.5 out of 1.5 points war by other means Which important aspect of European thought had a big impact on the formation of the political culture of America? Selected Answer: • Question 30 0 out of 1.5 points Enlightenme nt Which one of the following is NOT true of cultural or political beliefs in America? Selected Answer: Correct Answer: • Question 31 1.5 out of 1.5 points America's individualistic culture has not proven to be an absolute barrier to government assistance programs. □ America's origins as a wilderness society led to belief that government is responsible for providing material assistance to its citizens. As described in the text, "political thinking" Selected Answer: • Question 32 1.5 out of 1.5 points involves the careful gathering and sifting of information in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue. Based on his conception of responsible citizenship, John Stuart Mill felt that the best form of government was Selected Answer: democra cy. • Question 33 0 out of 1.5 points Research suggests which of the following is primarily to blame for misinformation spreading easily? Selected Answer: the increasing political polarization of elected politicians Correct Answer: ? • Question 34 1.5 out of 1.5 points In which of the following ways is the U.S. free-market system distinct from European economies? Selected Answer: • Question 35 1.5 out of 1.5 points the extent to which private transactions determine the allocation of economic costs and benefits What is a major limit on majoritarianism suggested by the text? Selected Answer: • Question 36 1.5 out of 1.5 points The public as a whole takes an interest in only a few of the hundreds of policy decisions that U.S. officials make each year. Which of the following is a difference between communism and socialism, as described by the text? Selected Answer: • Question 37 1.5 out of 1.5 points Under communism, the government assumes total management of the economy, whereas under socialism, the government does not try to manage the overall economy. Which of the following describes socialism as practiced today in Sweden? Selected Answer: • Question 38 1.5 out of 1.5 points The government does not attempt to manage the overall economy, but owns a number of major industries and provides for people's basic economic needs. According to political scientist Louis Hartz, the United States Selected Answer: • Question 39 1.5 out of 1.5 points was "born free." The Bill of Rights added to the Constitution, among other things, Selected Answer: • Question 40 1.5 out of 1.5 points a guarantee of freedom of speech. The Bill of Rights Selected Answer: further checked the power of the majority. •