Test Bank
to accompany
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Roots and Reform
2020 Presidential Election Edition
FOURTEENTH EDITION
KAREN O’CONNOR
Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished
Professor of Political Science, American University
LARRY J. SABATO
University Professor and Robert Kent
Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
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ISBN 10: 0-13-690064-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-690064-1
,Chapter 1: American
Government: Roots, Context,
and Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The indigenous people of North America .
a. had a wide variety of political systems
b. created trading networks that spanned the continent
c. were unified in their religious beliefs
d. generally practiced an early form of direct democracy
Answer: a
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. What was the most common initial reason for settlement in North America by the first
colonists?
a. family reunification
b. religious freedom
c. flight from diseases
d. commerce
Answer: d
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. Many colonial constitutions contained a(n) .
a. local government structure
b. enumerated bill of rights
c. unicameral legislature
d. strong executive branch
Answer: b
Topic: Functions of American Government
1
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, Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. Indirect democracy uses which of the following?
a. plebiscites
b. unanimity
c. representation
d. aristocrats
Answer: c
Topic: Functions of American Government
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
5. What are republics?
a. representative democracies
b. direct democracies
c. a mix of many systems
d. communist regimes
Answer: a
Topic: Functions of American Government
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Local governments having police forces and states having national guards are both examples of
the government fulfilling which of the following obligations?
a. establishing justice
b. securing the blessings of liberty
c. promoting the general welfare
d. ensuring domestic tranquility
Answer: d
Topic: Functions of American Government
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7. Which of the following best explains why regionalism developed in the early days of the United
States?
a. the pursuit of economic equality
2
Copyright © 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
to accompany
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
Roots and Reform
2020 Presidential Election Edition
FOURTEENTH EDITION
KAREN O’CONNOR
Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished
Professor of Political Science, American University
LARRY J. SABATO
University Professor and Robert Kent
Gooch Professor of Politics, University of Virginia
,Copyright © 2022, 2020, 2018 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates, 221 River Street,
Hoboken, NJ 07030. All Rights Reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This
publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior
to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by
any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. For information
regarding permissions, request forms, and the appropriate contacts within the Pearson Education
Global Rights and Permissions department, please visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/.
ISBN 10: 0-13-690064-X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-690064-1
,Chapter 1: American
Government: Roots, Context,
and Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The indigenous people of North America .
a. had a wide variety of political systems
b. created trading networks that spanned the continent
c. were unified in their religious beliefs
d. generally practiced an early form of direct democracy
Answer: a
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
2. What was the most common initial reason for settlement in North America by the first
colonists?
a. family reunification
b. religious freedom
c. flight from diseases
d. commerce
Answer: d
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. Many colonial constitutions contained a(n) .
a. local government structure
b. enumerated bill of rights
c. unicameral legislature
d. strong executive branch
Answer: b
Topic: Functions of American Government
1
Copyright © 2022, 2020, 2018, 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
4. Indirect democracy uses which of the following?
a. plebiscites
b. unanimity
c. representation
d. aristocrats
Answer: c
Topic: Functions of American Government
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
5. What are republics?
a. representative democracies
b. direct democracies
c. a mix of many systems
d. communist regimes
Answer: a
Topic: Functions of American Government
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Local governments having police forces and states having national guards are both examples of
the government fulfilling which of the following obligations?
a. establishing justice
b. securing the blessings of liberty
c. promoting the general welfare
d. ensuring domestic tranquility
Answer: d
Topic: Functions of American Government
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain the functions of American government.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
7. Which of the following best explains why regionalism developed in the early days of the United
States?
a. the pursuit of economic equality
2
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