American Government Brief Version 11th Edition
by James Q. Wilson - Test Bank Chapter (1 to 15)
,Content: _
CHAPTER 1: What Should We Know About American Government?
CHAPTER 2: The Constitution
CHAPTER 3: Civil Liberties
CHAPTER 4: Civil Rights
CHAPTER 5: Federalism
CHAPTER 6: Public Opinion and the Media
CHAPTER 7: Political Parties and Interest Groups
CHAPTER 8: Campaigns and Elections
CHAPTER 9: Congress
CHAPTER 10: The Presidency
CHAPTER 11: The Bureaucracy
CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary
CHAPTER 13: Making Domestic Policy
CHAPTER 14: Foreign and Military Policy
CHAPTER 15: How American Government Has Changed
,CHAPTER 1: What Should We Know About American Government?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following statements regarding circumstances in the late 1700s is incorrect?
a. The federal government was broke.
b. The federal government had no power to tax.
c. Several states had financial crises.
d. The federal government was in debt to foreign nations.
e. None of the above is true.
ANS: E REF: 1 NOT: Factual
2. Who was the chief architect of the Constitution?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. George Washington
d. Patrick Henry
e. John Adams
ANS: B REF: 1 NOT: Factual
3. Who predicted ratification of the Constitution would result in the creation of an ever-growing
government that would greatly increase taxes?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. George Washington
d. Patrick Henry
e. John Adams
ANS: D REF: 2 NOT: Factual
4. By 2010, the national debt was around ___________ trillion dollars.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 10
e. 20
ANS: E REF: 2 NOT: Factual
5. Debates over government finances have generally been debates about
a. the size of government.
b. the role of government.
c. the legitimacy of government.
d. how to divide powers between the federal and state governments.
e. All of the above are true.
, ANS: E REF: 2 NOT: Factual
6. Public trust and confidence in the federal government has declined sharply since the
a. 1940s.
b. 1950s.
c. 1960s.
d. 1980s.
e. 1990s.
ANS: C REF: 2 NOT: Factual
7. The belief that government is run by self-seeking politicians and dominated by special interest
groups is, according to the text,
a. factual.
b. an exaggeration.
c. well documented.
d. self-evident.
e. rarely held.
ANS: B REF: 3 NOT: Conceptual
8. Winston Churchill observed that democracy is
a. “the best government.”
b. “the best of all possible governments.”
c. “the worst form of government for most of the world.”
d. “the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been
tried.”
e. “the only form of government that can succeed in future generations.”
ANS: D REF: 3 NOT: Factual
9. The text suggests that politics is
a. inevitable.
b. optional.
c. counterproductive.
d. a modern idea.
e. largely irrelevant.
ANS: A REF: 3 NOT: Conceptual
10. Government exists to manage
a. values.
b. disagreements.
c. power.
d. attitudes.
e. relationships.
ANS: B REF: 3 NOT: Conceptual
by James Q. Wilson - Test Bank Chapter (1 to 15)
,Content: _
CHAPTER 1: What Should We Know About American Government?
CHAPTER 2: The Constitution
CHAPTER 3: Civil Liberties
CHAPTER 4: Civil Rights
CHAPTER 5: Federalism
CHAPTER 6: Public Opinion and the Media
CHAPTER 7: Political Parties and Interest Groups
CHAPTER 8: Campaigns and Elections
CHAPTER 9: Congress
CHAPTER 10: The Presidency
CHAPTER 11: The Bureaucracy
CHAPTER 12: The Judiciary
CHAPTER 13: Making Domestic Policy
CHAPTER 14: Foreign and Military Policy
CHAPTER 15: How American Government Has Changed
,CHAPTER 1: What Should We Know About American Government?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following statements regarding circumstances in the late 1700s is incorrect?
a. The federal government was broke.
b. The federal government had no power to tax.
c. Several states had financial crises.
d. The federal government was in debt to foreign nations.
e. None of the above is true.
ANS: E REF: 1 NOT: Factual
2. Who was the chief architect of the Constitution?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. George Washington
d. Patrick Henry
e. John Adams
ANS: B REF: 1 NOT: Factual
3. Who predicted ratification of the Constitution would result in the creation of an ever-growing
government that would greatly increase taxes?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. James Madison
c. George Washington
d. Patrick Henry
e. John Adams
ANS: D REF: 2 NOT: Factual
4. By 2010, the national debt was around ___________ trillion dollars.
a. 2
b. 4
c. 6
d. 10
e. 20
ANS: E REF: 2 NOT: Factual
5. Debates over government finances have generally been debates about
a. the size of government.
b. the role of government.
c. the legitimacy of government.
d. how to divide powers between the federal and state governments.
e. All of the above are true.
, ANS: E REF: 2 NOT: Factual
6. Public trust and confidence in the federal government has declined sharply since the
a. 1940s.
b. 1950s.
c. 1960s.
d. 1980s.
e. 1990s.
ANS: C REF: 2 NOT: Factual
7. The belief that government is run by self-seeking politicians and dominated by special interest
groups is, according to the text,
a. factual.
b. an exaggeration.
c. well documented.
d. self-evident.
e. rarely held.
ANS: B REF: 3 NOT: Conceptual
8. Winston Churchill observed that democracy is
a. “the best government.”
b. “the best of all possible governments.”
c. “the worst form of government for most of the world.”
d. “the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been
tried.”
e. “the only form of government that can succeed in future generations.”
ANS: D REF: 3 NOT: Factual
9. The text suggests that politics is
a. inevitable.
b. optional.
c. counterproductive.
d. a modern idea.
e. largely irrelevant.
ANS: A REF: 3 NOT: Conceptual
10. Government exists to manage
a. values.
b. disagreements.
c. power.
d. attitudes.
e. relationships.
ANS: B REF: 3 NOT: Conceptual
