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Barbour, AmGov, 4e - Complete Questions & Answers
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A system or an organization for exercising authority over a body of people is known as ______.
A. federalism
B. power
C. government
D. politics
Correct Answer: C. government
2. What is the main difference between politics and government?
A. politics is an activity; government is an organization
B. politics is a system; government is a process
C. politics is a process; government is an organization
D. politics is a system; government is an institution
Correct Answer: C. politics is a process; government is an organization
3. When those in government exercise power recognized by citizens as right and legitimate, they are
exercising ______.
A. leadership
B. justice
C. authority
D. force
Correct Answer: C. authority
4. A political system in which the state holds all the power over the social order is known as a(n) ______.
A. republic
B. authoritarian government
C. capitalist government
D. pure democracy
Correct Answer: B. authoritarian government
5. Individuals who must submit to a government authority under which they have no rights are ______.
A. elitists
B. citizens
C. democrats
D. subjects
Correct Answer: D. subjects
6. The market controls economic decisions in a(n) ______ economy.
A. socialist
B. capitalist
C. authoritarian
D. totalitarian
Correct Answer: B. capitalist
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7. In socialist economies, control over economic decisions is exercised by ______.
A. the market
B. the government
C. supply and demand forces
D. a vote by the people
Correct Answer: B. the government
8. A government that utilizes a free-market economy and gives its citizens greater individual control over
politics, such as in the United States and Japan, can be classified as ______.
A. totalitarian regime
B. a capitalist democracy
C. an authoritarian capitalist government
D. a Marxist utopia
Correct Answer: B. a capitalist democracy
9. A set of ideas, values, and beliefs about government and society that helps people make sense of their
world is ______.
A. political culture
B. ideologies
C. public opinion
D. public policy
Correct Answer: A. political culture
10. An American's belief in freedom is freedom from the ______.
A. government
B. limitations of poverty
C. limitations of a lack of knowledge
D. restrictions of physical limitation
Correct Answer: A. government
11. Economic conservatives are those who believe in the widespread use of government power for ______.
A. reducing economic inequality
B. increasing the protection of private property
C. increasing the protection of civil liberties
D. increasing the pace of social change
Correct Answer: B. increasing the protection of private property
12. Social liberals are those who believe in the widespread use of government power for ______.
A. maintaining order and protecting property
B. reducing economic inequality
C. increasing societal morality
D. protecting the freedom of corporations to make profits
Correct Answer: B. reducing economic inequality
13. People spread disinformation because they ______.
A. want to encourage public discussion over important political issues
B. know it can confuse or dishearten a population
C. hope to convince the public to believe a falsehood
D. mistakenly believe the information they are spreading is true
Correct Answer: B. know it can confuse or dishearten a population
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14. A political generation is defined as a group of people who ______.
A. are born within 25-30 years of each other
B. share similar life experiences that help form their political views
C. have fundamentally different values than prior generations
D. interpret major world events through a political lens
Correct Answer: B. share similar life experiences that help form their political views
15. Which characteristic a feature of a nonauthoritarian government?
A. The government exercises complete control over subjects.
B. Citizens have no power to push back against the government.
C. Laws that regulate the behavior of people are nonexistent.
D. Citizens retain some rights that cannot be taken away.
Correct Answer: D. Citizens retain some rights that cannot be taken away.
16. Which is a characteristic of a democratic government?
A. The government rules over subjects.
B. There is usually one central head that is in charge of all laws and regulations.
C. The government dictates how its people can behave.
D. The citizens have considerable power to make the rules that govern them.
Correct Answer: D. The citizens have considerable power to make the rules that govern them.
17. The absence of a government and laws is a characteristic of ______.
A. democracy
B. authoritarianism
C. anarchy
D. totalitarianism
Correct Answer: C. anarchy
18. The principle that serves as the basis for democracy and allows people to have a hand in the rules that
govern them is known as ______.
A. authoritarianism
B. socialism
C. popular sovereignty
D. totalitarianism
Correct Answer: C. popular sovereignty
19. How does a socialist economic system differ from a capitalist economic system?
A. Socialist economic systems allow for greater economic growth in a nation, while capitalist economic systems often
inhibit economic growth.
B. In a socialist economic system, taxes are low or nonexistent, while taxes tend to be higher in capitalist economic
systems.
C. A socialist economic system primarily imports goods, whereas a capitalist economic system tends to export goods.
D. The government controls production and distribution of goods in a socialist system, whereas the market controls
such factors in a capitalist system.
Correct Answer: D. The government controls production and distribution of goods in a socialist system,
whereas the market controls such factors in a capitalist system.
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20. Which two elements must be present for a political-economic system to be considered totalitarian?
A. a socialist economic system and a democratic government
B. a capitalist economic system and an authoritarian government
C. a capitalist economic system and a democratic government
D. a socialist economic system and an authoritarian government
Correct Answer: D. a socialist economic system and an authoritarian government
21. What separates the political-economic system of the United States from a Marxist utopia?
A. The United States operates with a capitalist economy.
B. The United States requires a greater level of authoritarianism.
C. The United States has implemented socialism in its economy.
D. The United States depends on other nations for economic success.
Correct Answer: A. The United States operates with a capitalist economy.
22. The broad pattern of ideas, beliefs, and values about citizens and government that a population holds is
known as its ______.
A. political culture
B. ideology
C. political philosophy
D. constitution
Correct Answer: A. political culture
23. There are several fundamentals of American political culture, including individualism, freedom, and
representative democracy. What other fundamental principle of American political culture is essential for
them to exist?
A. freedom from taxation
B. equality of outcome
C. limited government
D. capitalism
Correct Answer: C. limited government
24. Although many Americans believe in equality of gender and race, when it comes to American political
culture, the meaning of equality becomes equality of ______.
A. outcome
B. income
C. opportunity
D. education
Correct Answer: C. opportunity
25. What is the relationship between the classical liberal tradition of the Enlightenment era and modern
sociopolitical ideologies?
A. Classical liberalism was adopted by modern conservatives as modern liberals have grown more progressive.
B. Classical liberalism and other Enlightenment ideologies are seen as outdated by both modern liberals and
conservatives.
C. Classical liberalism is considered the basis for both modern conservative and liberal sociopolitical ideologies.
D. Classical liberalism is cited as being the foundation for modern liberalism, but is rejected by conservatism.
Correct Answer: C. Classical liberalism is considered the basis for both modern conservative and liberal
sociopolitical ideologies.
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Chapter 01 Test Bank
Barbour, AmGov, 4e - Complete Questions & Answers
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A system or an organization for exercising authority over a body of people is known as ______.
A. federalism
B. power
C. government
D. politics
Correct Answer: C. government
2. What is the main difference between politics and government?
A. politics is an activity; government is an organization
B. politics is a system; government is a process
C. politics is a process; government is an organization
D. politics is a system; government is an institution
Correct Answer: C. politics is a process; government is an organization
3. When those in government exercise power recognized by citizens as right and legitimate, they are
exercising ______.
A. leadership
B. justice
C. authority
D. force
Correct Answer: C. authority
4. A political system in which the state holds all the power over the social order is known as a(n) ______.
A. republic
B. authoritarian government
C. capitalist government
D. pure democracy
Correct Answer: B. authoritarian government
5. Individuals who must submit to a government authority under which they have no rights are ______.
A. elitists
B. citizens
C. democrats
D. subjects
Correct Answer: D. subjects
6. The market controls economic decisions in a(n) ______ economy.
A. socialist
B. capitalist
C. authoritarian
D. totalitarian
Correct Answer: B. capitalist
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7. In socialist economies, control over economic decisions is exercised by ______.
A. the market
B. the government
C. supply and demand forces
D. a vote by the people
Correct Answer: B. the government
8. A government that utilizes a free-market economy and gives its citizens greater individual control over
politics, such as in the United States and Japan, can be classified as ______.
A. totalitarian regime
B. a capitalist democracy
C. an authoritarian capitalist government
D. a Marxist utopia
Correct Answer: B. a capitalist democracy
9. A set of ideas, values, and beliefs about government and society that helps people make sense of their
world is ______.
A. political culture
B. ideologies
C. public opinion
D. public policy
Correct Answer: A. political culture
10. An American's belief in freedom is freedom from the ______.
A. government
B. limitations of poverty
C. limitations of a lack of knowledge
D. restrictions of physical limitation
Correct Answer: A. government
11. Economic conservatives are those who believe in the widespread use of government power for ______.
A. reducing economic inequality
B. increasing the protection of private property
C. increasing the protection of civil liberties
D. increasing the pace of social change
Correct Answer: B. increasing the protection of private property
12. Social liberals are those who believe in the widespread use of government power for ______.
A. maintaining order and protecting property
B. reducing economic inequality
C. increasing societal morality
D. protecting the freedom of corporations to make profits
Correct Answer: B. reducing economic inequality
13. People spread disinformation because they ______.
A. want to encourage public discussion over important political issues
B. know it can confuse or dishearten a population
C. hope to convince the public to believe a falsehood
D. mistakenly believe the information they are spreading is true
Correct Answer: B. know it can confuse or dishearten a population
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14. A political generation is defined as a group of people who ______.
A. are born within 25-30 years of each other
B. share similar life experiences that help form their political views
C. have fundamentally different values than prior generations
D. interpret major world events through a political lens
Correct Answer: B. share similar life experiences that help form their political views
15. Which characteristic a feature of a nonauthoritarian government?
A. The government exercises complete control over subjects.
B. Citizens have no power to push back against the government.
C. Laws that regulate the behavior of people are nonexistent.
D. Citizens retain some rights that cannot be taken away.
Correct Answer: D. Citizens retain some rights that cannot be taken away.
16. Which is a characteristic of a democratic government?
A. The government rules over subjects.
B. There is usually one central head that is in charge of all laws and regulations.
C. The government dictates how its people can behave.
D. The citizens have considerable power to make the rules that govern them.
Correct Answer: D. The citizens have considerable power to make the rules that govern them.
17. The absence of a government and laws is a characteristic of ______.
A. democracy
B. authoritarianism
C. anarchy
D. totalitarianism
Correct Answer: C. anarchy
18. The principle that serves as the basis for democracy and allows people to have a hand in the rules that
govern them is known as ______.
A. authoritarianism
B. socialism
C. popular sovereignty
D. totalitarianism
Correct Answer: C. popular sovereignty
19. How does a socialist economic system differ from a capitalist economic system?
A. Socialist economic systems allow for greater economic growth in a nation, while capitalist economic systems often
inhibit economic growth.
B. In a socialist economic system, taxes are low or nonexistent, while taxes tend to be higher in capitalist economic
systems.
C. A socialist economic system primarily imports goods, whereas a capitalist economic system tends to export goods.
D. The government controls production and distribution of goods in a socialist system, whereas the market controls
such factors in a capitalist system.
Correct Answer: D. The government controls production and distribution of goods in a socialist system,
whereas the market controls such factors in a capitalist system.
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20. Which two elements must be present for a political-economic system to be considered totalitarian?
A. a socialist economic system and a democratic government
B. a capitalist economic system and an authoritarian government
C. a capitalist economic system and a democratic government
D. a socialist economic system and an authoritarian government
Correct Answer: D. a socialist economic system and an authoritarian government
21. What separates the political-economic system of the United States from a Marxist utopia?
A. The United States operates with a capitalist economy.
B. The United States requires a greater level of authoritarianism.
C. The United States has implemented socialism in its economy.
D. The United States depends on other nations for economic success.
Correct Answer: A. The United States operates with a capitalist economy.
22. The broad pattern of ideas, beliefs, and values about citizens and government that a population holds is
known as its ______.
A. political culture
B. ideology
C. political philosophy
D. constitution
Correct Answer: A. political culture
23. There are several fundamentals of American political culture, including individualism, freedom, and
representative democracy. What other fundamental principle of American political culture is essential for
them to exist?
A. freedom from taxation
B. equality of outcome
C. limited government
D. capitalism
Correct Answer: C. limited government
24. Although many Americans believe in equality of gender and race, when it comes to American political
culture, the meaning of equality becomes equality of ______.
A. outcome
B. income
C. opportunity
D. education
Correct Answer: C. opportunity
25. What is the relationship between the classical liberal tradition of the Enlightenment era and modern
sociopolitical ideologies?
A. Classical liberalism was adopted by modern conservatives as modern liberals have grown more progressive.
B. Classical liberalism and other Enlightenment ideologies are seen as outdated by both modern liberals and
conservatives.
C. Classical liberalism is considered the basis for both modern conservative and liberal sociopolitical ideologies.
D. Classical liberalism is cited as being the foundation for modern liberalism, but is rejected by conservatism.
Correct Answer: C. Classical liberalism is considered the basis for both modern conservative and liberal
sociopolitical ideologies.
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