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Chapter 01 8th E Harrison
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1) Electoral politics in the United States was much the same in 1990 as in 1890. What
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gtechnologies emerged to transform electoral politics in the last two decades?
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A) faster computers, rapid air transit, and satellite television
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B) faster computers, the Internet, micro-targeting, and social media
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C) rapid air transit, faster computers, mobile devices, and satellite radio
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D) cellular and mobile technology, rapid air transit, and satellite radio
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E) cellular technology, satellite television, and social media
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2) Which decade saw a marked decline in American attitudes toward government?
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C) the 1960s g




D) the 1970s g




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3) Efficacy is peoples’ belief that
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A) government can and should work to benefit all sectors of society. g g g g g g g g g g




B) government policies should be based on the protection of individual rights and g g g g g g g g g g g




freedoms.
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C) government exists for the maintenance of individual and general welfare.g g g g g g g g g




D) they have the power to achieve something desirable, and the government will listen to
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them.
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E) government should be run efficiently and effectively by a small group of bureaucrats.
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4) Despite lingering media characterizations of a cynical, uninvolved youth electorate, evidence
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gindicates that many young people are participating in political life in which manner of civic
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gengagement?
A) All of these answers are correct.
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B) volunteerism
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E) Internet activism g




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, 5) The Biden administration has not been successful in passing its signature domestic policy
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ginitiative, the Build Back Better plan because
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A) it lacks the support of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget.
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B) it did not have full Senate support when two Democratic senators refused to vote for
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the bill, fearing it would be unpopular with their conservative constituents in Arizona
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and West Virginia.
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C) it did not have the full support of the Senate when two Democratic senators refused to
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vote for a bill that would be unpopular with their conservative constituents in
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California and New York.
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D) progressive members of Congress don’t support policies that will result in tax
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increases for their constituents.
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E) Americans today are more concerned about threats of war and terrorism than
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domestic economic problems at home.
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6) The political views of most young people in the U.S. tend to
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A) be more conservation than those of the nation as a whole.
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B) be a function of partisanship, reflecting more trust in the government during
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Democratic administrations than during Republican administrations.
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C) reflect a sense of trust in the government “most of the time.”
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D) be more liberal than those of the nation as a whole.
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E) be more progressive than those of previous generations.
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7) Which of the following are actions practiced by individuals who engage in civic life and
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gpublic experience?
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A) All of these answers are correct.
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B) accumulation of knowledge about public issues g g g g g




C) holding public officials accountable for their actions and decisions
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D) advocating for one's own and others' self-interest g g g g g g




E) active communication with policymakers and others
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