POLS 207 TEST 2 LIM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Governments exist to address __________ and __________ the lives of citizens -
Answers- problems
enhance
government is not always the main ________ force and is sometimes __________
instead - Answers- proactive
reactive
political culture - Answers- public and decision maker attitudes concerning what
government should do
____________ influences how government seeks to cope with social problems -
Answers- political culture
political culture categories created to describe views on the proper government scope
and participation in politics in the 1960s are _________ today - Answers- accurate
Americans are not avid ___________ in ___________ or ____________ - Answers-
participants
elections
politics
state governments are pursuing _____________ - Answers- different policies
Which of the following statements is true?
a. there is a strong correlation between state residents who say they are liberal and
residents who say they are conservative
b. more Americans said they were conservative in 2012 than in 1988-99
c. there is a positive correlation between percent conservative in 1988-99 and
conservative in 2012
d. all of the above - Answers- d. all of the above
according to Daniel Elazar, "... Texas has a ________ political culture." - Answers-
traditionalistic
Ira Sharkansky's study of state expenditures and public services suggests state
governments are ___________ on education and ______________ on crime -
Answers- proactive/reactive
correlations above the 0.30 threshold are evidence of _________ - Answers- an
empirical relationship between the two variables but not necessarily a casual
relationship
, changes in society have resulted in _____________ - Answers- different expectations
of how government is to help us and to shape what we do
many of our ideas about government date from periods when government
_____________ - Answers- acted differently than it does today
at least some elements of political conventional wisdom are _____________ -
Answers- obsolete
major changes in the way Americans live have resulted in _____________ - Answers-
government at all levels becoming more active and more centralized
government programs attempt to __________ - Answers- solve problems and meet
needs
popular programs are not always _________ - Answers- effective and vice versa
there is ongoing conflict over ____________ - Answers- political power and
government benefits
there is no guarantee that government will __________ - Answers- always seek the
greatest good for the greatest number
constitutions have ___________ as ideas about government have ___________ -
Answers- changed
changed
Which of the following is not related to the no government period: 1776 to 1850?
a. subsistence farming life free of government interference
b. rural communities with a few small cities
c. self-dependence
d. most citizens wanted the federal government to do more - Answers- d. most citizens
wanted the federal government
Which idea was a key element of what President Reagan called the New Federalism?
a. individuals make better decisions than institutions
b. businesses make better decisions than governments
c. governments closer to the people make better decisions than more distant
governments
d. all of the above - Answers- d. all of the above
rates of ____________ and __________ vary greatly across the country - Answers-
participation
voter turnout
Governments exist to address __________ and __________ the lives of citizens -
Answers- problems
enhance
government is not always the main ________ force and is sometimes __________
instead - Answers- proactive
reactive
political culture - Answers- public and decision maker attitudes concerning what
government should do
____________ influences how government seeks to cope with social problems -
Answers- political culture
political culture categories created to describe views on the proper government scope
and participation in politics in the 1960s are _________ today - Answers- accurate
Americans are not avid ___________ in ___________ or ____________ - Answers-
participants
elections
politics
state governments are pursuing _____________ - Answers- different policies
Which of the following statements is true?
a. there is a strong correlation between state residents who say they are liberal and
residents who say they are conservative
b. more Americans said they were conservative in 2012 than in 1988-99
c. there is a positive correlation between percent conservative in 1988-99 and
conservative in 2012
d. all of the above - Answers- d. all of the above
according to Daniel Elazar, "... Texas has a ________ political culture." - Answers-
traditionalistic
Ira Sharkansky's study of state expenditures and public services suggests state
governments are ___________ on education and ______________ on crime -
Answers- proactive/reactive
correlations above the 0.30 threshold are evidence of _________ - Answers- an
empirical relationship between the two variables but not necessarily a casual
relationship
, changes in society have resulted in _____________ - Answers- different expectations
of how government is to help us and to shape what we do
many of our ideas about government date from periods when government
_____________ - Answers- acted differently than it does today
at least some elements of political conventional wisdom are _____________ -
Answers- obsolete
major changes in the way Americans live have resulted in _____________ - Answers-
government at all levels becoming more active and more centralized
government programs attempt to __________ - Answers- solve problems and meet
needs
popular programs are not always _________ - Answers- effective and vice versa
there is ongoing conflict over ____________ - Answers- political power and
government benefits
there is no guarantee that government will __________ - Answers- always seek the
greatest good for the greatest number
constitutions have ___________ as ideas about government have ___________ -
Answers- changed
changed
Which of the following is not related to the no government period: 1776 to 1850?
a. subsistence farming life free of government interference
b. rural communities with a few small cities
c. self-dependence
d. most citizens wanted the federal government to do more - Answers- d. most citizens
wanted the federal government
Which idea was a key element of what President Reagan called the New Federalism?
a. individuals make better decisions than institutions
b. businesses make better decisions than governments
c. governments closer to the people make better decisions than more distant
governments
d. all of the above - Answers- d. all of the above
rates of ____________ and __________ vary greatly across the country - Answers-
participation
voter turnout
