QUESTIONS & ANSWERS(RATED
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c. cloture; sixty - ANSWERA filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires
the approval of __________ senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven
d. political culture - ANSWERA set of values widely shared within a society is
referred to as which of the following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
c. public policy
d. political culture
d. property - ANSWERIn Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that
African Americans were __________.
Select one:
a. separate but equal
b. citizens
c. eligible to vote
d. property
c. loses seats - ANSWERIn mid-term elections, the president's party typically
___________ in the House of Representatives.
Select one:
a. reapportions seats
b. helps independent candidates
c. loses seats
d. gains seats
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics. - ANSWERIn
the United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
Select one:
a. Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has
become an elite institution.
b. Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
d. Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern
, c. elites - ANSWERThe Founders created the Electoral College because they
wanted the president to be selected by __________.
Select one:
a. members of the Supreme Court
b. ordinary Americans
c. elites
d. Senators
b. political socialization - ANSWERThe process through which an individual acquires
his or her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his or her political world is
known as
Select one:
a. public opinion
b. political socialization
c. reapportionment
d. sampling error
religion - ANSWERThe free exercise clause states that the national government will
not interfere with which of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
c. speech
d. religion
a. free-rider - ANSWERThe __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a
group because they can get the benefits the group offers without contributing to the
group's efforts.
Select one:
a. free-rider
b. pluralist
c. collective goods
d. group coordination
deregulation - ANSWERThose who believe that regulations on business and industry
are too numerous and too complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.
Select one:
a. incentive systems
b. deregulation
c. executive orders
d. command-and-control systems
The agreement of neither Congress nor other officials - ANSWERWhat do executive
agreements require?
Select one:
a. ratification by the House of Representatives
b. ratification by the Senate
c. ratification by both houses of Congress
d. The agreement of neither Congress nor other officials