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GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA
People, Politics, and Policy
2024 Presidential Election Edition
NINETEENTH EDITION
GEORGE C. EDWARDS III
Texas A&M University
MARTIN P. WATTENBERG
University of California–Irvine
WILLIAM G. HOWELL
Johns Hopkins University
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,1
Introducing Government
in America
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. What is the central message of this textbook?
a. Power corrupts.
b. Politics and government matter.
c. American democracy is the best form of government.
d. The will of the people will always prevail.
Answer: b
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Compared with older Americans, younger Americans __________.
a. are more knowledgeable about politics
b. are more likely to believe that they have much at stake in elections
c. are less likely to follow and participate in politics
d. are less active in their communities
Answer: c
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
1
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,3. The institutions that make a society’s public policy decisions are collectively
known as __________.
a. political culture
b. the courts
c. government
d. the presidency
Answer: c
Topic: Government
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
4. Why do governments maintain armed forces?
a. to protect its national sovereignty
b. to promote justice in the world
c. to provide a mechanism for ensuring the collection of taxes
d. to provide employment opportunities for the young
Answer: a
Topic: Government
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
5. Which of the following is a collective good?
a. access to clean air and clean water
b. medical care
c. Social Security
d. unemployment insurance
Answer: a
Topic: Government
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
2
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,6. The ways in which people get involved in politics are called __________.
a. political ideology
b. political participation
c. political party affiliation
d. political opinions
Answer: b
Topic: Politics
Learning Objective: 1.2 Define politics in the context of democratic government.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Which of the following best describes a linkage institution?
a. a channel through which people’s concerns are communicated to policymakers
b. a location where one can express a political opinion
c. a formal group people sign up to be members of
d. an environment where one learns about the political process
Answer: a
Topic: People Shape Policy
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
8. The government’s policy agenda consists of __________.
a. the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
b. the issues that attract the serious attention of policymakers
c. the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
d. the issues that concern interest groups
Answer: b
Topic: People Shape Policy
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3
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,9. What are public policies?
a. decisions that government makes
b. the root causes of political culture
c. the public’s political preferences
d. laws that are passed by a legislature and signed by an executive
Answer: a
Topic: Policies Impact People
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
10. A law passed by Congress and a regulation adopted by an agency are both
examples of __________.
a. collective action
b. political knowledge
c. public policies
d. an informed citizenry
Answer: c
Topic: Policies Impact People
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
11. Among the most serious challenges to democracy in recent years is the explosive
growth of _______.
a. tax rates
b. inflation
c. misinformation
d. population
Answer: c
Topic: Challenges to Democracy
Learning Objective:
1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline theories regarding how it
works in practice and the challenges democracy faces today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Analyze It
4
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,12. What is democracy?
a. a system that ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens
b. a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in
power
c. a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that public
policy can reflect citizens’ preferences
d. a system that grants privileged status to political elites
Answer: c
Topic: Democracy in America
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. Which of the following principles most closely reflects equality in voting?
a. inclusion
b. freedom of speech and the press
c. one person, one vote
d. universal citizenship
Answer: c
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
14. Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional
democratic theory?
a. inclusion of all demographic groups
b. pluralism
c. enlightened understanding, in which society is a free marketplace of ideas
d. equality in voting
Answer: c
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5
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, 15. Compared to other economically developed nations around the world, the United
States
a. devotes less of its resources to government and gives its citizens a lower tax
burden.
b. devotes more of its resources to government and gives its citizens a lower tax
burden.
c. devotes less of its resources to government and gives its citizens a higher tax
burden.
d. devotes more of its resources to government and gives its citizens a higher tax
burden.
Answer: a
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
16. Which of these principles describes the belief that policies in a democracy should
reflect the will of over half of the voters?
a. enlightened rule
b. pluralism
c. representation
d. majority rule
Answer: d
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. Which theory of American democracy posits that competition among organized
groups will lead to public policy that reflects public interest?
a. pluralism
b. elitism
c. balance-of-power theory
d. majority rules theory
Answer: a
Topic: Three Contemporary Theories of American Democracy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6
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Politics, and Policy, 19th edition Edwards
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make update
at every time. There are many new editions
waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file You
can contact us at every time, we can replace it
with true one.
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, Test Bank
to accompany
GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA
People, Politics, and Policy
2024 Presidential Election Edition
NINETEENTH EDITION
GEORGE C. EDWARDS III
Texas A&M University
MARTIN P. WATTENBERG
University of California–Irvine
WILLIAM G. HOWELL
Johns Hopkins University
,This work is protected by United States copyright laws and is provided solely for the use of
instructors in teaching their courses and assessing student learning. Dissemination or sale
of any part of this work (including on the World Wide Web) will destroy the integrity of
the work and is not permitted. The work and materials from it should never be made
available to students except by instructors using the accompanying text in their classes. All
recipients of this work are expected to abide by these restrictions and to honor the intended
pedagogical purposes and the needs of other instructors who rely on these materials.
Copyright © 2026, 2022, 2020 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates, 221 River Street,
Hoboken, NJ 07030. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This
publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior
to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. For information
regarding permissions, request forms, and the appropriate contacts within the Pearson Education
Global Rights and Permissions department, please visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/.
Pearson uses AI, including to support the creation of content. We claim copyright to the fullest
extent permissible by law.
Pearson, Revel, and Pearson+ are exclusive trademarks owned by Pearson Education, Inc. or its
affiliates, in the United States, and/or other countries.
Unless otherwise indicated herein, any third-party trademarks, logos, or icons that may appear in
this work are the property of their respective owners, and any references to third-party
trademarks, logos, icons, or other trade dress are for demonstrative or descriptive purposes only.
Such references are not intended to imply any sponsorship, endorsement, authorization, or
promotion of Pearson’s products by the owners of such marks, or any relationship between the
owner and Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates, authors, licensees, or distributors.
,1
Introducing Government
in America
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. What is the central message of this textbook?
a. Power corrupts.
b. Politics and government matter.
c. American democracy is the best form of government.
d. The will of the people will always prevail.
Answer: b
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Compared with older Americans, younger Americans __________.
a. are more knowledgeable about politics
b. are more likely to believe that they have much at stake in elections
c. are less likely to follow and participate in politics
d. are less active in their communities
Answer: c
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
1
Copyright © 2026, 2022, 2020 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
,3. The institutions that make a society’s public policy decisions are collectively
known as __________.
a. political culture
b. the courts
c. government
d. the presidency
Answer: c
Topic: Government
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
4. Why do governments maintain armed forces?
a. to protect its national sovereignty
b. to promote justice in the world
c. to provide a mechanism for ensuring the collection of taxes
d. to provide employment opportunities for the young
Answer: a
Topic: Government
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
5. Which of the following is a collective good?
a. access to clean air and clean water
b. medical care
c. Social Security
d. unemployment insurance
Answer: a
Topic: Government
Learning Objective: 1.1 Identify the key functions of government and explain
why they matter.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
2
Copyright © 2026, 2022, 2020 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
,6. The ways in which people get involved in politics are called __________.
a. political ideology
b. political participation
c. political party affiliation
d. political opinions
Answer: b
Topic: Politics
Learning Objective: 1.2 Define politics in the context of democratic government.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Which of the following best describes a linkage institution?
a. a channel through which people’s concerns are communicated to policymakers
b. a location where one can express a political opinion
c. a formal group people sign up to be members of
d. an environment where one learns about the political process
Answer: a
Topic: People Shape Policy
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
8. The government’s policy agenda consists of __________.
a. the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
b. the issues that attract the serious attention of policymakers
c. the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
d. the issues that concern interest groups
Answer: b
Topic: People Shape Policy
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3
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,9. What are public policies?
a. decisions that government makes
b. the root causes of political culture
c. the public’s political preferences
d. laws that are passed by a legislature and signed by an executive
Answer: a
Topic: Policies Impact People
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
10. A law passed by Congress and a regulation adopted by an agency are both
examples of __________.
a. collective action
b. political knowledge
c. public policies
d. an informed citizenry
Answer: c
Topic: Policies Impact People
Learning Objective: 1.3 Assess how citizens can have an impact on public policy
and how policies can impact people.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
11. Among the most serious challenges to democracy in recent years is the explosive
growth of _______.
a. tax rates
b. inflation
c. misinformation
d. population
Answer: c
Topic: Challenges to Democracy
Learning Objective:
1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline theories regarding how it
works in practice and the challenges democracy faces today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Analyze It
4
Copyright © 2026, 2022, 2020 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
,12. What is democracy?
a. a system that ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens
b. a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in
power
c. a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that public
policy can reflect citizens’ preferences
d. a system that grants privileged status to political elites
Answer: c
Topic: Democracy in America
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. Which of the following principles most closely reflects equality in voting?
a. inclusion
b. freedom of speech and the press
c. one person, one vote
d. universal citizenship
Answer: c
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
14. Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional
democratic theory?
a. inclusion of all demographic groups
b. pluralism
c. enlightened understanding, in which society is a free marketplace of ideas
d. equality in voting
Answer: c
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5
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, 15. Compared to other economically developed nations around the world, the United
States
a. devotes less of its resources to government and gives its citizens a lower tax
burden.
b. devotes more of its resources to government and gives its citizens a lower tax
burden.
c. devotes less of its resources to government and gives its citizens a higher tax
burden.
d. devotes more of its resources to government and gives its citizens a higher tax
burden.
Answer: a
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
16. Which of these principles describes the belief that policies in a democracy should
reflect the will of over half of the voters?
a. enlightened rule
b. pluralism
c. representation
d. majority rule
Answer: d
Topic: Traditional Democratic Theory
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. Which theory of American democracy posits that competition among organized
groups will lead to public policy that reflects public interest?
a. pluralism
b. elitism
c. balance-of-power theory
d. majority rules theory
Answer: a
Topic: Three Contemporary Theories of American Democracy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Identify the key principles of democracy and outline
theories regarding how it works in practice and the challenges democracy faces
today.
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6
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