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1) ElectoralbpoliticsbinbthebUnitedbStatesbwasbmuchbthebsamebinb1990basbinb1890.bWhatbt
echnologiesbemergedbtobtransformbelectoralbpoliticsbinbtheblastbtwobdecades?
A) fasterbcomputers,brapidbairbtransit,bandbsatellitebtelevision
B) fasterbcomputers,bthebInternet,bmicro-targeting,bandbsocialbmedia
C) rapidbairbtransit,bfasterbcomputers,bmobilebdevices,bandbsatellitebradio
D) cellularbandbmobilebtechnology,brapidbairbtransit,bandbsatellitebradio
E) cellularbtechnology,bsatellitebtelevision,bandbsocialbmedia
2) WhichbdecadebsawbabmarkedbdeclinebinbAmericanbattitudesbtowardbgovernment?
A) theb1990s
B) theb1980s
C) theb1960s
D) theb1970s
E) theb1950s
3) Efficacybisbpeoples’bbeliefbthat
A) governmentbcanbandbshouldbworkbtobbenefitballbsectorsbofbsociety.
B) governmentbpoliciesbshouldbbebbasedbonbthebprotectionbofbindividualbrightsbandbf
reedoms.
C) governmentbexistsbforbthebmaintenancebofbindividualbandbgeneralbwelfare.
D) theybhavebthebpowerbtobachievebsomethingbdesirable,bandbthebgovernmentbwillblistenbtobt
hem.
E) governmentbshouldbbebrunbefficientlybandbeffectivelybbybabsmallbgroupbofbbureaucrats.
4) Despiteblingeringbmediabcharacterizationsbofbabcynical,buninvolvedbyouthbelectorate,bevidencebi
ndicatesbthatbmanybyoungbpeoplebarebparticipatingbinbpoliticalblifebinbwhichbmannerbofbcivicben
gagement?
A) Allbofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect.
B) volunteerism
C) consumerbparticipation
D) communitybaction
E) Internetbactivism
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,5) ThebBidenbadministrationbhasbnotbbeenbsuccessfulbinbpassingbitsbsignaturebdomesticbpolicybi
nitiative,bthebBuildbBackbBetterbplanbbecause
A) itblacksbthebsupportbofbthebU.S.bSenatebCommitteebonbthebBudget.
B) itbdidbnotbhavebfullbSenatebsupportbwhenbtwobDemocraticbsenatorsbrefusedbtobvotebforbt
hebbill,bfearingbitbwouldbbebunpopularbwithbtheirbconservativebconstituentsbinbArizonaba
ndbWestbVirginia.
C) itbdidbnotbhavebthebfullbsupportbofbthebSenatebwhenbtwobDemocraticbsenatorsbrefusedbtobv
otebforbabbillbthatbwouldbbebunpopularbwithbtheirbconservativebconstituentsbinbCaliforniab
andbNewbYork.
D) progressivebmembersbofbCongressbdon’tbsupportbpoliciesbthatbwillbresultbinbtaxbi
ncreasesbforbtheirbconstituents.
E) Americansbtodaybarebmorebconcernedbaboutbthreatsbofbwarbandbterrorismbthanb
domesticbeconomicbproblemsbatbhome.
6) ThebpoliticalbviewsbofbmostbyoungbpeoplebinbthebU.S.btendbto
A) bebmorebconservationbthanbthosebofbthebnationbasbabwhole.
B) bebabfunctionbofbpartisanship,breflectingbmorebtrustbinbthebgovernmentbduringb
DemocraticbadministrationsbthanbduringbRepublicanbadministrations.
C) reflectbabsensebofbtrustbinbthebgovernmentb“mostbofbthebtime.”
D) bebmorebliberalbthanbthosebofbthebnationbasbabwhole.
E) bebmorebprogressivebthanbthosebofbpreviousbgenerations.
7) Whichbofbthebfollowingbarebactionsbpracticedbbybindividualsbwhobengagebinbcivicblifebandbp
ublicbexperience?
A) Allbofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect.
B) accumulationbofbknowledgebaboutbpublicbissues
C) holdingbpublicbofficialsbaccountablebforbtheirbactionsbandbdecisions
D) advocatingbforbone'sbownbandbothers'bself-interest
E) activebcommunicationbwithbpolicymakersbandbothers
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,8) Politicalbengagementbcanbbebdefinedbas
A) citizenbactionsbintendedbtobsolvebpublicbproblemsbthroughbpoliticalbmeans.
B) citizenbactionsbintendedbtobaddressbideologicalbdifferencesbthroughbpublicbinteraction.
C) citizenbactionsbintendedbtobgeneratebpublicbawarenessbofbthebcountry'sbproblems.
D) individualbandbcollectivebactionsbdesignedbtobidentifybissuesbofbpublicbconcern.
E) individualbandbcollectivebeffortsbtobdescribebpoliticalbactionsbandboutcomes.
9) Buycottingbis
A) Allbofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect.
B) buyingbitemsbfrombcompaniesbwhobcontributebdonationsbtobpoliticalbpartiesbyoubs
upport.
C) buyingbitemsbfrombcompaniesbwhosebproductsbyoublike.
D) refusingbtobbuybitemsbproducedbbybcompaniesbwhosebpoliciesbyoubdisagreebwith.
E) buyingbitemsbproducedbbybcompaniesbwhosebpracticesbyoubagreebwith.
10) Whichbofbthebfollowingbtermsbmatchesbthisbdescription?b"Abqualitybconferredbonbgovernmentbb
ybcitizensbwhobbelievebthatbitsbexercisebofbpowerbisbrightbandbproper."
A) populism
B) rightbofbexercise
C) veracity
D) legitimacy
E) authenticity
11) WhatbisbthebfoundationbofbtheblegalbstructurebofbthebUnitedbStates?
A) thebfederalbConstitution
B) thebSupremebCourt
C) localbconstitutions
D) thebfederalbcourtbsystem
E) statebconstitutions
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, 12) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbabfunctionbofbmostbgovernments?
A) tobpreserveborderbandbstability
B) Nonebofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect,basballbarebfunctionsbofbthebgovernment.
C) tobarrestballbopponents
D) tobestablishbablegalbsystem
E) tobprotectbtheirbsovereignbterritory
13) A(n)
isbwhenbabmemberbofbabroyalbfamilybhasbabsolutebauthorityboverbabterritorybandbitsbgovernment.
A) democracy
B) monarchy
C) plutocracy
D) royalocracy
E) oligarchy
14) AllbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbebconsideredbpublicbgoodsbinbthebUnitedbStatesbEXCEPT
A) healthbinsurance.
B) bridges.
C) cleanbairbandbwater.
D) accessbtobairbtransportation.
E) roadsbandbhighways.
15) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbthebrolebandbideologybofbprogressivismbinbthebUnitedbStatesbt
oday?
A) ThebGreenbNewbDealbandbthebAffordablebHealthbCarebActb(ACA)barebpopularbi
nitiativesbamongbprogressives.
B) ProgressivesbhaveblostbsomebswaybrecentlybinbthebDemocraticbParty.
C) Progressivesbtendbtobemphasizebpoliticalbequalitybbutbnotbeconomicbequality.
D) Progressivesbinb2020btendedbtobsupportbJoebBidenbinbthebDemocraticbprimary.
E) Progressivismbisbroughlybequivalentbtobsocialismbonbthebpoliticalbspectrum.
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All Chapters ✅
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Answers given at the end ✅
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Chapter 01 8th E Harrison
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1) ElectoralbpoliticsbinbthebUnitedbStatesbwasbmuchbthebsamebinb1990basbinb1890.bWhatbt
echnologiesbemergedbtobtransformbelectoralbpoliticsbinbtheblastbtwobdecades?
A) fasterbcomputers,brapidbairbtransit,bandbsatellitebtelevision
B) fasterbcomputers,bthebInternet,bmicro-targeting,bandbsocialbmedia
C) rapidbairbtransit,bfasterbcomputers,bmobilebdevices,bandbsatellitebradio
D) cellularbandbmobilebtechnology,brapidbairbtransit,bandbsatellitebradio
E) cellularbtechnology,bsatellitebtelevision,bandbsocialbmedia
2) WhichbdecadebsawbabmarkedbdeclinebinbAmericanbattitudesbtowardbgovernment?
A) theb1990s
B) theb1980s
C) theb1960s
D) theb1970s
E) theb1950s
3) Efficacybisbpeoples’bbeliefbthat
A) governmentbcanbandbshouldbworkbtobbenefitballbsectorsbofbsociety.
B) governmentbpoliciesbshouldbbebbasedbonbthebprotectionbofbindividualbrightsbandbf
reedoms.
C) governmentbexistsbforbthebmaintenancebofbindividualbandbgeneralbwelfare.
D) theybhavebthebpowerbtobachievebsomethingbdesirable,bandbthebgovernmentbwillblistenbtobt
hem.
E) governmentbshouldbbebrunbefficientlybandbeffectivelybbybabsmallbgroupbofbbureaucrats.
4) Despiteblingeringbmediabcharacterizationsbofbabcynical,buninvolvedbyouthbelectorate,bevidencebi
ndicatesbthatbmanybyoungbpeoplebarebparticipatingbinbpoliticalblifebinbwhichbmannerbofbcivicben
gagement?
A) Allbofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect.
B) volunteerism
C) consumerbparticipation
D) communitybaction
E) Internetbactivism
1
,5) ThebBidenbadministrationbhasbnotbbeenbsuccessfulbinbpassingbitsbsignaturebdomesticbpolicybi
nitiative,bthebBuildbBackbBetterbplanbbecause
A) itblacksbthebsupportbofbthebU.S.bSenatebCommitteebonbthebBudget.
B) itbdidbnotbhavebfullbSenatebsupportbwhenbtwobDemocraticbsenatorsbrefusedbtobvotebforbt
hebbill,bfearingbitbwouldbbebunpopularbwithbtheirbconservativebconstituentsbinbArizonaba
ndbWestbVirginia.
C) itbdidbnotbhavebthebfullbsupportbofbthebSenatebwhenbtwobDemocraticbsenatorsbrefusedbtobv
otebforbabbillbthatbwouldbbebunpopularbwithbtheirbconservativebconstituentsbinbCaliforniab
andbNewbYork.
D) progressivebmembersbofbCongressbdon’tbsupportbpoliciesbthatbwillbresultbinbtaxbi
ncreasesbforbtheirbconstituents.
E) Americansbtodaybarebmorebconcernedbaboutbthreatsbofbwarbandbterrorismbthanb
domesticbeconomicbproblemsbatbhome.
6) ThebpoliticalbviewsbofbmostbyoungbpeoplebinbthebU.S.btendbto
A) bebmorebconservationbthanbthosebofbthebnationbasbabwhole.
B) bebabfunctionbofbpartisanship,breflectingbmorebtrustbinbthebgovernmentbduringb
DemocraticbadministrationsbthanbduringbRepublicanbadministrations.
C) reflectbabsensebofbtrustbinbthebgovernmentb“mostbofbthebtime.”
D) bebmorebliberalbthanbthosebofbthebnationbasbabwhole.
E) bebmorebprogressivebthanbthosebofbpreviousbgenerations.
7) Whichbofbthebfollowingbarebactionsbpracticedbbybindividualsbwhobengagebinbcivicblifebandbp
ublicbexperience?
A) Allbofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect.
B) accumulationbofbknowledgebaboutbpublicbissues
C) holdingbpublicbofficialsbaccountablebforbtheirbactionsbandbdecisions
D) advocatingbforbone'sbownbandbothers'bself-interest
E) activebcommunicationbwithbpolicymakersbandbothers
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,8) Politicalbengagementbcanbbebdefinedbas
A) citizenbactionsbintendedbtobsolvebpublicbproblemsbthroughbpoliticalbmeans.
B) citizenbactionsbintendedbtobaddressbideologicalbdifferencesbthroughbpublicbinteraction.
C) citizenbactionsbintendedbtobgeneratebpublicbawarenessbofbthebcountry'sbproblems.
D) individualbandbcollectivebactionsbdesignedbtobidentifybissuesbofbpublicbconcern.
E) individualbandbcollectivebeffortsbtobdescribebpoliticalbactionsbandboutcomes.
9) Buycottingbis
A) Allbofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect.
B) buyingbitemsbfrombcompaniesbwhobcontributebdonationsbtobpoliticalbpartiesbyoubs
upport.
C) buyingbitemsbfrombcompaniesbwhosebproductsbyoublike.
D) refusingbtobbuybitemsbproducedbbybcompaniesbwhosebpoliciesbyoubdisagreebwith.
E) buyingbitemsbproducedbbybcompaniesbwhosebpracticesbyoubagreebwith.
10) Whichbofbthebfollowingbtermsbmatchesbthisbdescription?b"Abqualitybconferredbonbgovernmentbb
ybcitizensbwhobbelievebthatbitsbexercisebofbpowerbisbrightbandbproper."
A) populism
B) rightbofbexercise
C) veracity
D) legitimacy
E) authenticity
11) WhatbisbthebfoundationbofbtheblegalbstructurebofbthebUnitedbStates?
A) thebfederalbConstitution
B) thebSupremebCourt
C) localbconstitutions
D) thebfederalbcourtbsystem
E) statebconstitutions
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, 12) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbNOTbabfunctionbofbmostbgovernments?
A) tobpreserveborderbandbstability
B) Nonebofbthesebanswersbarebcorrect,basballbarebfunctionsbofbthebgovernment.
C) tobarrestballbopponents
D) tobestablishbablegalbsystem
E) tobprotectbtheirbsovereignbterritory
13) A(n)
isbwhenbabmemberbofbabroyalbfamilybhasbabsolutebauthorityboverbabterritorybandbitsbgovernment.
A) democracy
B) monarchy
C) plutocracy
D) royalocracy
E) oligarchy
14) AllbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbebconsideredbpublicbgoodsbinbthebUnitedbStatesbEXCEPT
A) healthbinsurance.
B) bridges.
C) cleanbairbandbwater.
D) accessbtobairbtransportation.
E) roadsbandbhighways.
15) WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbthebrolebandbideologybofbprogressivismbinbthebUnitedbStatesbt
oday?
A) ThebGreenbNewbDealbandbthebAffordablebHealthbCarebActb(ACA)barebpopularbi
nitiativesbamongbprogressives.
B) ProgressivesbhaveblostbsomebswaybrecentlybinbthebDemocraticbParty.
C) Progressivesbtendbtobemphasizebpoliticalbequalitybbutbnotbeconomicbequality.
D) Progressivesbinb2020btendedbtobsupportbJoebBidenbinbthebDemocraticbprimary.
E) Progressivismbisbroughlybequivalentbtobsocialismbonbthebpoliticalbspectrum.
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