Political Science 355 - American National, State, and Local Governments » Fall 2021 » Morone and Kersh Chapter 1 Quiz

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Question #1
Where does elite theory place political power?
A.   status based on economic influence and leadership position
B.   status based on economic influence and religious background
C.   status based on economic influence and academic background
D.   status based on economic influence and party affiliation
Question #2
Which perspective stipulates that the Constitution's drafters were guided less by cultural values, rather, they were looking for organizational arrangements that would regulate political behavior?
A.   political culture
B.   political organizations
C.   political dichotomy
D.   political institutions
Question #3
When did Congress add "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance?
A.   1790
B.   1976
C.   1954
D.   1832
Question #4
What was the motto for the slaves who fought in the Revolutionary War?
A.   "Freedom for all."
B.   "Freedom for the slaves."
C.   "Liberty and justice for slaves."
D.   "Liberty for the slaves."
Question #5
Governor John Winthrop called their settlement "a city upon a hill." Where did the verse "city upon a hill" derive from?
A.   Governor John Winthrop.
B.   It is a quotation from the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament.
C.   A group of Puritan religious leaders.
D.   None of the above.
Question #6
A classic definition of politics is
A.   early to bed early to rise
B.   live long and prosper
C.   who gets what, when, and how
D.   economy is most important
Question #7
_____ was a republic that had collapsed during ancient times but became hugely influential on the Founders of the US in the development of the Constitution.
A.   Athens
B.   Barcelona
C.   Moscow
D.   London
Question #8
What is the definition of freedom?
A.   It means that the government will protect your life, your liberty, and your guns from the coercion of others (including government) in order to permit you to pursue the goals you define for yourself.
B.   It means that the government will protect your life, your liberty, and your property from the coercion of others (including government) in order to permit you to pursue the goals you define for yourself.
C.   It means that the government will protect your life, your liberty, and your property from the coercion of others (excluding government) in order to permit you to pursue the goals you define for yourself.
D.   none of the above

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