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POLI 2051 Hogan FINAL EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
POLI 2051 Hogan Final
QUESTION: In 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 - ANSWER-c. loses seats
QUESTION: In 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.
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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 - ANSWER-c. Many groups
vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
QUESTION: The 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 - ANSWER-c. elites
Q; A filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires the approval of __________
senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
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b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven - ANSWER-c. cloture; sixty
QUESTION: In 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 - ANSWER-d. property
QUESTION: A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the
following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
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c. public policy
d. political culture - ANSWER-d. political culture
QUESTION: The 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 - ANSWER-b. political socialization
QUESTION: The free exercise clause states that the national government will not interfere with
which of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
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POLI 2051 Hogan FINAL EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
POLI 2051 Hogan Final
QUESTION: In 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 - ANSWER-c. loses seats
QUESTION: In 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.
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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 - ANSWER-c. Many groups
vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
QUESTION: The 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 - ANSWER-c. elites
Q; A filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires the approval of __________
senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
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b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven - ANSWER-c. cloture; sixty
QUESTION: In 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 - ANSWER-d. property
QUESTION: A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the
following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
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c. public policy
d. political culture - ANSWER-d. political culture
QUESTION: The 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 - ANSWER-b. political socialization
QUESTION: The free exercise clause states that the national government will not interfere with
which of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
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