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

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