Ch01
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. You can participate in politics
A. by yourself.
B. with your family.
C. with acquaintances.
D. with strangers.
E. All these answers are correct.
2. The process of deciding who gets benefits in society and who is excluded from benefitting is known
as
A. management.
B. governance.
C. fascism.
D. politics.
3. What distinguishes politics practiced today from your parents' brand of politics?
A. political correctness
B. conservative talk radio
C. technology
D. the threat of terrorism
4. When did the American people begin to demonstrate low levels of trust in government and of confidence
in government's ability to solve problems?
A. the Johnson administration
B. the Nixon administration
C. the Ford administration
D. the Obama administration
5. A citizen relies on government for
A. protection from foreigners.
B. protection from neighbors.
C. protection from large weather and accidental damages.
D. protection from all of these: foreigners, neighbors, and large weather and accidental damages.
E. None of these answers is correct.
6. Citizens generally rely on government for
A. mitigation of damage from personal loss of health.
B. damage from personal economic loss.
C. equity in agreements with others.
D. None of these answers is correct.
7. A citizen can generally rely on government for
A. safety in consuming and using goods and services.
B. teaching citizenship.
C. administering justice.
D. All these answers are correct.
8. State governments and the federal government do NOT both
A. provide disaster relief.
B. provide justice.
C. collect taxes.
D. provide national defense.
,9. In an oligarchy the power of governmental authority is held in
A. a small group.
B. an inherited family group.
C. the will of the citizens.
D. None of these answers is correct.
10. Under authoritarianism, a government's authority is limited by
A. a constitution.
B. a religion.
C. a political party.
D. its military.
E. any of several social organizations.
11. A government based upon law is most likely
A. totalitarian.
B. authoritarian.
C. constitutional.
D. monarchical.
12. A government controlled by a single political party is most likely
A. totalitarian.
B. authoritarian.
C. constitutional.
D. democratic.
13. A monarchy is capable of being
A. totalitarian.
B. authoritarian.
C. democratic.
D. any of these.
14. Who provided to the Greeks a model for democracy?
A. no one
B. Persians
C. English
D. Asians
15. What English institution contributed greatly to American democracy?
A. law
B. religion
C. commerce
D. education
16. What challenge to power in Germany sped the arrival of democracy?
A. reformation of Catholicism
B. mercantile activity
C. science
D. Islam
17. What religious idea undermined monarchical power?
A. prayer required an intermediary
B. Islam
C. puritan claim of the right of an individual to pray directly
D. divine right of the king to rule
,18. Who did NOT contribute to discussing a social contract as a basis for government?
A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Galileo
19. American colonies developed what early form of government?
A. town meetings, with the power vested in the town members
B. legislatures
C. county sheriffs
D. aldermen
20. The first American agreement of self-government is
A. Articles of Confederation
B. Constitution
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Declaration of Independence
21. Nearly all of the American colonies had councils structured according to the principle of
A. direct democracy.
B. town meetings.
C. local control.
D. representative democracy.
22. What eighteenth-century philosopher expanded upon Locke's notion to include the theory of popular
sovereignty?
A. Hobbes
B. Rousseau
C. Jefferson
D. Madison
23. Colony-wide government was through what form?
A. councils comprised of members elected by qualified citizens
B. militias
C. direct democratic meetings
D. appointment of a governor
24. What was the dominant desire for liberty in the American colonies?
A. religious freedom
B. capitalism
C. join a militia
D. escape bondage
25. What other liberty did NOT drive the American Revolution?
A. economic freedom
B. consent of the governed
C. political equality among citizens
D. slavery
26. In what economic system is power distributed to the marketplace rather than government?
A. capitalism
B. socialism
C. communism
D. All these answers are correct.
, 27. Which of the following is considered property and can be owned in the United States?
A. homes
B. farms
C. material items
D. ideas
E. All these answers are correct.
28. Who can alter American governmental power?
A. elected representatives
B. individual citizens
C. social clubs
D. families
E. All these answers are correct.
29. There is a special place in the American political culture for
A. family.
B. religion.
C. race.
D. age.
E. the individual.
30. American citizens can legally assemble into
A. family groups only.
B. a single interest group only.
C. any number of groups.
D. None of these answers is correct.
31. The largest racial minority in the United States is
A. Hispanics.
B. African Americans.
C. Asians and Pacific Islanders.
D. Native Americans and Pacific Islanders.
32. In the American population, the average age is
A. increasing.
B. decreasing.
C. remaining the same.
33. Immigration problems
A. are new and alarming.
B. have always been an active part of American culture.
C. are insignificant in political planning.
D. have been diminishing since the 1990s.
34. The governmental agency providing information on age, gender, family size, and immigration status
is
A. the military branches.
B. the Department of Education.
C. the Census Bureau.
D. local election boards.
35. That government should not ensure the public's well-being is a view of
A. liberals.
B. socialists.
C. conservatives.
D. None of these answers is correct.
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. You can participate in politics
A. by yourself.
B. with your family.
C. with acquaintances.
D. with strangers.
E. All these answers are correct.
2. The process of deciding who gets benefits in society and who is excluded from benefitting is known
as
A. management.
B. governance.
C. fascism.
D. politics.
3. What distinguishes politics practiced today from your parents' brand of politics?
A. political correctness
B. conservative talk radio
C. technology
D. the threat of terrorism
4. When did the American people begin to demonstrate low levels of trust in government and of confidence
in government's ability to solve problems?
A. the Johnson administration
B. the Nixon administration
C. the Ford administration
D. the Obama administration
5. A citizen relies on government for
A. protection from foreigners.
B. protection from neighbors.
C. protection from large weather and accidental damages.
D. protection from all of these: foreigners, neighbors, and large weather and accidental damages.
E. None of these answers is correct.
6. Citizens generally rely on government for
A. mitigation of damage from personal loss of health.
B. damage from personal economic loss.
C. equity in agreements with others.
D. None of these answers is correct.
7. A citizen can generally rely on government for
A. safety in consuming and using goods and services.
B. teaching citizenship.
C. administering justice.
D. All these answers are correct.
8. State governments and the federal government do NOT both
A. provide disaster relief.
B. provide justice.
C. collect taxes.
D. provide national defense.
,9. In an oligarchy the power of governmental authority is held in
A. a small group.
B. an inherited family group.
C. the will of the citizens.
D. None of these answers is correct.
10. Under authoritarianism, a government's authority is limited by
A. a constitution.
B. a religion.
C. a political party.
D. its military.
E. any of several social organizations.
11. A government based upon law is most likely
A. totalitarian.
B. authoritarian.
C. constitutional.
D. monarchical.
12. A government controlled by a single political party is most likely
A. totalitarian.
B. authoritarian.
C. constitutional.
D. democratic.
13. A monarchy is capable of being
A. totalitarian.
B. authoritarian.
C. democratic.
D. any of these.
14. Who provided to the Greeks a model for democracy?
A. no one
B. Persians
C. English
D. Asians
15. What English institution contributed greatly to American democracy?
A. law
B. religion
C. commerce
D. education
16. What challenge to power in Germany sped the arrival of democracy?
A. reformation of Catholicism
B. mercantile activity
C. science
D. Islam
17. What religious idea undermined monarchical power?
A. prayer required an intermediary
B. Islam
C. puritan claim of the right of an individual to pray directly
D. divine right of the king to rule
,18. Who did NOT contribute to discussing a social contract as a basis for government?
A. Hobbes
B. Locke
C. Rousseau
D. Galileo
19. American colonies developed what early form of government?
A. town meetings, with the power vested in the town members
B. legislatures
C. county sheriffs
D. aldermen
20. The first American agreement of self-government is
A. Articles of Confederation
B. Constitution
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Declaration of Independence
21. Nearly all of the American colonies had councils structured according to the principle of
A. direct democracy.
B. town meetings.
C. local control.
D. representative democracy.
22. What eighteenth-century philosopher expanded upon Locke's notion to include the theory of popular
sovereignty?
A. Hobbes
B. Rousseau
C. Jefferson
D. Madison
23. Colony-wide government was through what form?
A. councils comprised of members elected by qualified citizens
B. militias
C. direct democratic meetings
D. appointment of a governor
24. What was the dominant desire for liberty in the American colonies?
A. religious freedom
B. capitalism
C. join a militia
D. escape bondage
25. What other liberty did NOT drive the American Revolution?
A. economic freedom
B. consent of the governed
C. political equality among citizens
D. slavery
26. In what economic system is power distributed to the marketplace rather than government?
A. capitalism
B. socialism
C. communism
D. All these answers are correct.
, 27. Which of the following is considered property and can be owned in the United States?
A. homes
B. farms
C. material items
D. ideas
E. All these answers are correct.
28. Who can alter American governmental power?
A. elected representatives
B. individual citizens
C. social clubs
D. families
E. All these answers are correct.
29. There is a special place in the American political culture for
A. family.
B. religion.
C. race.
D. age.
E. the individual.
30. American citizens can legally assemble into
A. family groups only.
B. a single interest group only.
C. any number of groups.
D. None of these answers is correct.
31. The largest racial minority in the United States is
A. Hispanics.
B. African Americans.
C. Asians and Pacific Islanders.
D. Native Americans and Pacific Islanders.
32. In the American population, the average age is
A. increasing.
B. decreasing.
C. remaining the same.
33. Immigration problems
A. are new and alarming.
B. have always been an active part of American culture.
C. are insignificant in political planning.
D. have been diminishing since the 1990s.
34. The governmental agency providing information on age, gender, family size, and immigration status
is
A. the military branches.
B. the Department of Education.
C. the Census Bureau.
D. local election boards.
35. That government should not ensure the public's well-being is a view of
A. liberals.
B. socialists.
C. conservatives.
D. None of these answers is correct.
