POLI 2051 EXAM 1QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are
examples of which of the following?
Select one:
a. interest groups
b. red tape
c. public policies
d. public opinion - ANSWERc. public policies
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional
democratic theory?
Select one:
a. inclusion
b. effective participation
c. enlightened understanding
d. equality in voting - ANSWERc. enlightened understanding
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we
have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced
industrialized countries.
Select one:
a. laissez-faire
b. populist
c. pluralist
d. egalitarian - ANSWERa. laissez-faire
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
Select one:
a. ideals
b. participation
c. party
d. opinions - ANSWERb. participation
What best describes a linkage institution?
Select one:
a. a location to express a political opinion
b. the formation of a special interest group
c. an environment where one learns about the political process
d. a channel through which people's concerns become part of the political agenda -
ANSWERd. a channel through which people's concerns become part of the political
agenda
, What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to
form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart the
will of the others?
Select one:
a. divided government
b. hyperpluralism
c. policy gridlock
d. separation of powers - ANSWERc. policy gridlock
What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies
these leaders pursue?
Select one:
a. the media
b. public opinion
c. politics
d. public policy - ANSWERc. politics
The Articles of Confederation required __________ consent from the states for
ratification.
Select one:
a. majority
b. three-fifths
c. two-thirds
d. unanimous - ANSWERd. unanimous
The meaning of the Constitution can change through __________.
Select one:
a. judicial interpretation
b. presidential decree
c. congressional inaction
d. natural law - ANSWERa. judicial interpretation
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and
expenditures?
Select one:
a. budgetary choice
b. regulation
c. court decision
d. presidential action - ANSWERa. budgetary choice
What makes up the government's policy agenda?
Select one:
a. all of the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
b. the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other political
actors
c. the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
d. the issues that concern single-issue interest groups - ANSWERb. the issues that
attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors
ANSWERS(RATED A+)
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are
examples of which of the following?
Select one:
a. interest groups
b. red tape
c. public policies
d. public opinion - ANSWERc. public policies
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional
democratic theory?
Select one:
a. inclusion
b. effective participation
c. enlightened understanding
d. equality in voting - ANSWERc. enlightened understanding
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we
have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced
industrialized countries.
Select one:
a. laissez-faire
b. populist
c. pluralist
d. egalitarian - ANSWERa. laissez-faire
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
Select one:
a. ideals
b. participation
c. party
d. opinions - ANSWERb. participation
What best describes a linkage institution?
Select one:
a. a location to express a political opinion
b. the formation of a special interest group
c. an environment where one learns about the political process
d. a channel through which people's concerns become part of the political agenda -
ANSWERd. a channel through which people's concerns become part of the political
agenda
, What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to
form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart the
will of the others?
Select one:
a. divided government
b. hyperpluralism
c. policy gridlock
d. separation of powers - ANSWERc. policy gridlock
What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies
these leaders pursue?
Select one:
a. the media
b. public opinion
c. politics
d. public policy - ANSWERc. politics
The Articles of Confederation required __________ consent from the states for
ratification.
Select one:
a. majority
b. three-fifths
c. two-thirds
d. unanimous - ANSWERd. unanimous
The meaning of the Constitution can change through __________.
Select one:
a. judicial interpretation
b. presidential decree
c. congressional inaction
d. natural law - ANSWERa. judicial interpretation
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and
expenditures?
Select one:
a. budgetary choice
b. regulation
c. court decision
d. presidential action - ANSWERa. budgetary choice
What makes up the government's policy agenda?
Select one:
a. all of the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
b. the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other political
actors
c. the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
d. the issues that concern single-issue interest groups - ANSWERb. the issues that
attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors
