Political Science 1 - Government of the United States and California » Spring 2020 » Chapter 1 Exam

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Question #1
What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?
A.   Congress
B.   the courts
C.   political culture
D.   government
Question #2
How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?
A.   by politically socializing the young
B.   by maintaining armed forces
C.   by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways
D.   by collecting taxes
Question #3
What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?
A.   politics
B.   public opinion
C.   public policy
D.   the media
Question #4
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
A.   ideology
B.   party
C.   opinions
D.   participation
Question #5
How does our government respond to the priorities of its people?
A.   through political science
B.   through political tolerance
C.   through a policymaking system
D.   through linkage institutions
Question #6
What makes up the government's policy agenda?
A.   the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors
B.   the issues that concern single-issue interest groups
C.   all of the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
D.   the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
Question #7
What is democracy?
A.   a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in power
B.   a system that grants a status of privilege to the most active and informed voters
C.   a system that selects policymakers and organizes government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
D.   a system that ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens
Question #8
What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?
A.   universal citizenship
B.   inclusion
C.   freedom of speech and of the press
D.   one person, one vote
Question #9
The __________ principle is that, in a democracy, policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters.
A.   representation
B.   enlightened rule
C.   pluralism
D.   majority rule
Question #10
What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?
A.   balance-of-power theory
B.   pluralism
C.   elite-and-class theory
D.   elitism
Question #11
Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?
A.   balance of power
B.   elitism
C.   pluralism
D.   policy gridlock
Question #12
Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign, and the government is merely their servant?
A.   federalism
B.   majority rule
C.   hyperpluralism
D.   pluralism
Question #13
A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the following?
A.   public policy
B.   government
C.   political culture
D.   politics
Question #14
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries.
A.   populist
B.   pluralist
C.   laissez-faire
D.   egalitarian
Question #15
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of which of the following?
A.   government rule
B.   public policies
C.   red tape
D.   collective action
Question #16
What is an example of a collective good?
A.   a college education
B.   clean air
C.   medical care
D.   food stamps
Question #17
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?
A.   budgetary choice
B.   regulation
C.   congressional statute
D.   court decision
Question #18
What is public policy?
A.   the root causes of political culture
B.   only legislation enacted by Congress
C.   all government decisions
D.   the public's political issues
Question #19
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?
A.   inclusion
B.   effective participation
C.   equality in voting
D.   enlightened understanding
Question #20
In the United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
A.   Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern.
B.   Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has become an elite institution.
C.   Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
D.   Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.

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