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POS2041 Midterm1. "White primaries" disenfranchised southern blacks for many years by -
ANS-declaring the Democratic Party to be a private organization exempt from laws
requiring equal participation.
2. "Yellow journalism" is associated with - ANS-Joseph Pulitzer's sensational coverage
of the Spanish-American War.
3. A government organization that charges to provide a service describes - ANS-a
government corporation.
4. According to the Constitution, the president must, from time to time, give Congress
information about the State of the Union by way of a formal address to a Joint
Session of Congress. - ANS-False
5. According to the philosopher John Locke, government should be - ANS-strong
enough to protect natural rights but not strong enough to threaten liberty.
6. Agenda setting influences what we think about, rather than the attitudes and opinions
we hold about the things on our mind. - ANS-True
7. Although a full senate term is six years, one-third of Senate members face an
election every three years. - ANS-False
8. Although the American colonies were never autonomous, they had a taste of self-rule
because - ANS-they had representative assemblies with the authority to draft laws.
9. An individual seeking election to the House does not need to be a resident of the
district from which he or she is seeking election. - ANS-False?
10. Beyond giving the federal government the upper hand in its relationship with the
states, the Constitution provides little guidance on how federalism is to operate in
practice. - ANS-True
11. Casework is a term for - ANS-helping constituents with problems or complaints.
12. Classical liberalism - ANS-is philosophically similar to contemporary conservatism
because of its emphasis on limited government.
13. Compromise is encouraged by the Constitution because each of the three branches
of government needs the others to advance its initiatives. - ANS-True
14. Congress permitted television access to its proceedings because - ANS-television
was making the president more powerful with respect to Congress.
15. Each of the following is a characteristic of the merit system except: - ANS-rewarding
the supporters of victorious presidential candidates.
16. Enumerated powers include the power to tax, with all revenue bills required to
originate in the House of Representatives, the body designed to be closer to the
people. - ANS-True
17. European settlers who came to America seeking religious or economic freedom were
risk-takers who favored a political system which emphasized - ANS-Individualism
18. Executive orders are - ANS-mostly procedural and uninteresting.
19. Horse race coverage addresses a candidate's character flaws. - ANS-False
20. If everyone in a population has the same chance of being selected for a survey, then
one of the key requirements for effectively measuring public opinion will have been
met. - ANS-true
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