Test Bank for
American Government Political Development and Institutional Change By Cal Jillson
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Chapter 1 Test Bank in Word for 12e
Single-Select Multiple Choice
Question
A custom, practice, or
U Answer
b policy
A B
institution
C
legal procedure rule
D
organization, often embedded
in rules and law, is called a
^___.^
R
Which of these terms refers to
the rule of an elite few for their
own interests?
According to Plato, who should
rule a properly constituted
d
a
SE
Monarchy
A philosopher-
king
Polis
A political science-
king
Democracy
The few wisest
citizens
Oligarchy
None of these
polis?
According to Aristotle’s typology
of governments, which of these
statements accurately defines a
d Oligarchy is a
government
organized around
D Democracy is a
government
organized around
Tyranny is any
government that is
oppressive to the
All of these
type of government? a few men who
are primarily
motivated by
O many men who
are primarily
motivated by the
people.
their narrow
private and class
interests.
broad public
interest.
C
Which one of the following pairs
of cities formed the centers of
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c Paris and London Berlin and Madrid
S Athens and Rome Oslo and Copenhagen
,the two greatest European
societies of the ancient world?
Before it was an empire, what c It was always an It was a It was a republic. It was a polity.
was ancient Rome?
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Which theorists made the first
and most influential efforts to
a
empire.
Polybius and
Cicero
democracy.
Plato and Aristotle St. Augustine and St. Thomas Hobbes and
Thomas Aquinas John Locke
can work in practice?
According to the Pro & Con U
explain how mixed governments
b The people met A deep respect for Slaves and resident All citizens were given
section, which of the following
was not a characteristic of
“Athenian democracy?” R in the Assembly
to discuss and
decide major
the individual
rights and liberties
of all city residents
aliens (three-fifths
of the population)
were denied
one vote in the
Assembly
What is the temporal world?
Who wrote that, without an all-
powerful monarch, human
c
c
SE
issues
The world of the
sacred
Niccolò
Machiavelli
The world of the
politically
powerful
John Calvin
citizenship
The world of
peoples and nations
and human history
Thomas Hobbes
The otherworldly
John Locke
beings will fall into a war of all
against all in which life is
“solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, D
and short”?
Who was the founder of the
Protestant Reformation?
c Martin Luther
King, Jr. O
Thomas Hobbes Martin Luther John Winthrop
In addition to social contract
theory, what are two other
concepts taken from classical
c Nothing else was
taken.
There is nothing
besides social
C Separation of
powers and free
contract theory in markets
Unlimited, immoderate
constitutional regimes
liberalism that influenced the
Founding generation?
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classical liberalism.
,Who were the Pilgrims? b Wealthy English Middling English Wealthy English Middling English
Puritans who Puritans who Anglicans who Anglicans who settled
settled in the settled in New settled in the South in the Mid-Atlantic in
South in order to England in order in order to develop order to develop it
N avoid religious
persecution in
their home
to avoid religious
persecution in
their home
it economically economically and in
some cases to avoid
religious persecution in
In the population of the
American colonies in 1765,U a
country
The English
country
The Irish The Germans
their home country
The Dutch
which ethnic group was the
largest?
What drove the idea behind the R
d The orthodox did Banishment was The vastness of the All of these
notion that the Americans had
“space” for dissent?
SE
not feel the need
to destroy the
unorthodox.
an accepted form
of punishment.
land allowed for
pockets of
acceptability
interspersed
between places of
orthodoxy.
What was political participation
like in the early colonies?
a It was very
democratic in
nature. D It was oligarchic
but still modestly
democratic in
It was oligarchic and
hence not very
democratic at all in
It was aristocratic and
hence not very
democratic at all in
To what area of social life did
Adam Smith most extensively
apply the principles of classical
c Law
O nature.
Government and
politics
nature.
The economy
nature.
Culture
liberalism?
Which Enlightenment thinker
argued the earliest and most
d Thomas Hobbes Niccolò
Machiavelli
C Baron de
Montesquieu
Francis Bacon
influentially that science and
discovery worked for the eternal
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S
, benefit of society?
How did St. Augustine and St. a They privileged They privileged They privileged the They privileged the
Thomas Aquinas differ from the the role of the the role of the role of the national role of the sub-national
generation? N
ancients and how did this
difference impact the Founding
sacred over the
secular, which
served as a
secular over the
sacred, which
served as a
over sub-national
governments, which
served as a positive
over the national
government, which
served as a negative
U negative example
for the Founding
generation.
positive example
for the Founding
generation.
example for the
Founding
generation.
example for the
Founding generation.
When did the concept of
individualism find its brightest
moment and what form did it R
c At the
Constitutional
Convention and
At the Magna
Carta and in the
form of the
At the American
Revolution and in
the form of the idea
At the English
Revolution and in the
form of religious
take?
What lesson did the Founding
Fathers learn from Polybius and
Cicero?
b
SE
in the form of
separation of
powers
Mixed
constitutions
should be
Barony
Mixed
constitutions
should be
that freedom has its
own order and
structure
Mixed constitutions
should be embraced
because they serve
tolerance
Mixed constitutions
should be avoided
because monarchy is
avoided due to
their proclivity
toward D embraced because the interests of the
they balance the
interests of the
middle classes.
the best way to govern
a republic.
Who normally rules in
aristocracies and oligarchies?
b
instability.
The poor
O rich and the poor.
The rich The middle class None of these
What is meant by American
political development (APD)?
a The study of
development and
change in
American political
The study of
America’s
democratic
development in
C The thesis that
American
government has
become much more
None of these
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processes,
institutions, and development of
S
comparison to the political over time,
thus reducing its
American Government Political Development and Institutional Change By Cal Jillson
N
Chapter 1 Test Bank in Word for 12e
Single-Select Multiple Choice
Question
A custom, practice, or
U Answer
b policy
A B
institution
C
legal procedure rule
D
organization, often embedded
in rules and law, is called a
^___.^
R
Which of these terms refers to
the rule of an elite few for their
own interests?
According to Plato, who should
rule a properly constituted
d
a
SE
Monarchy
A philosopher-
king
Polis
A political science-
king
Democracy
The few wisest
citizens
Oligarchy
None of these
polis?
According to Aristotle’s typology
of governments, which of these
statements accurately defines a
d Oligarchy is a
government
organized around
D Democracy is a
government
organized around
Tyranny is any
government that is
oppressive to the
All of these
type of government? a few men who
are primarily
motivated by
O many men who
are primarily
motivated by the
people.
their narrow
private and class
interests.
broad public
interest.
C
Which one of the following pairs
of cities formed the centers of
© 2023 Taylor & Francis
c Paris and London Berlin and Madrid
S Athens and Rome Oslo and Copenhagen
,the two greatest European
societies of the ancient world?
Before it was an empire, what c It was always an It was a It was a republic. It was a polity.
was ancient Rome?
N
Which theorists made the first
and most influential efforts to
a
empire.
Polybius and
Cicero
democracy.
Plato and Aristotle St. Augustine and St. Thomas Hobbes and
Thomas Aquinas John Locke
can work in practice?
According to the Pro & Con U
explain how mixed governments
b The people met A deep respect for Slaves and resident All citizens were given
section, which of the following
was not a characteristic of
“Athenian democracy?” R in the Assembly
to discuss and
decide major
the individual
rights and liberties
of all city residents
aliens (three-fifths
of the population)
were denied
one vote in the
Assembly
What is the temporal world?
Who wrote that, without an all-
powerful monarch, human
c
c
SE
issues
The world of the
sacred
Niccolò
Machiavelli
The world of the
politically
powerful
John Calvin
citizenship
The world of
peoples and nations
and human history
Thomas Hobbes
The otherworldly
John Locke
beings will fall into a war of all
against all in which life is
“solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, D
and short”?
Who was the founder of the
Protestant Reformation?
c Martin Luther
King, Jr. O
Thomas Hobbes Martin Luther John Winthrop
In addition to social contract
theory, what are two other
concepts taken from classical
c Nothing else was
taken.
There is nothing
besides social
C Separation of
powers and free
contract theory in markets
Unlimited, immoderate
constitutional regimes
liberalism that influenced the
Founding generation?
© 2023 Taylor & Francis
S
classical liberalism.
,Who were the Pilgrims? b Wealthy English Middling English Wealthy English Middling English
Puritans who Puritans who Anglicans who Anglicans who settled
settled in the settled in New settled in the South in the Mid-Atlantic in
South in order to England in order in order to develop order to develop it
N avoid religious
persecution in
their home
to avoid religious
persecution in
their home
it economically economically and in
some cases to avoid
religious persecution in
In the population of the
American colonies in 1765,U a
country
The English
country
The Irish The Germans
their home country
The Dutch
which ethnic group was the
largest?
What drove the idea behind the R
d The orthodox did Banishment was The vastness of the All of these
notion that the Americans had
“space” for dissent?
SE
not feel the need
to destroy the
unorthodox.
an accepted form
of punishment.
land allowed for
pockets of
acceptability
interspersed
between places of
orthodoxy.
What was political participation
like in the early colonies?
a It was very
democratic in
nature. D It was oligarchic
but still modestly
democratic in
It was oligarchic and
hence not very
democratic at all in
It was aristocratic and
hence not very
democratic at all in
To what area of social life did
Adam Smith most extensively
apply the principles of classical
c Law
O nature.
Government and
politics
nature.
The economy
nature.
Culture
liberalism?
Which Enlightenment thinker
argued the earliest and most
d Thomas Hobbes Niccolò
Machiavelli
C Baron de
Montesquieu
Francis Bacon
influentially that science and
discovery worked for the eternal
© 2023 Taylor & Francis
S
, benefit of society?
How did St. Augustine and St. a They privileged They privileged They privileged the They privileged the
Thomas Aquinas differ from the the role of the the role of the role of the national role of the sub-national
generation? N
ancients and how did this
difference impact the Founding
sacred over the
secular, which
served as a
secular over the
sacred, which
served as a
over sub-national
governments, which
served as a positive
over the national
government, which
served as a negative
U negative example
for the Founding
generation.
positive example
for the Founding
generation.
example for the
Founding
generation.
example for the
Founding generation.
When did the concept of
individualism find its brightest
moment and what form did it R
c At the
Constitutional
Convention and
At the Magna
Carta and in the
form of the
At the American
Revolution and in
the form of the idea
At the English
Revolution and in the
form of religious
take?
What lesson did the Founding
Fathers learn from Polybius and
Cicero?
b
SE
in the form of
separation of
powers
Mixed
constitutions
should be
Barony
Mixed
constitutions
should be
that freedom has its
own order and
structure
Mixed constitutions
should be embraced
because they serve
tolerance
Mixed constitutions
should be avoided
because monarchy is
avoided due to
their proclivity
toward D embraced because the interests of the
they balance the
interests of the
middle classes.
the best way to govern
a republic.
Who normally rules in
aristocracies and oligarchies?
b
instability.
The poor
O rich and the poor.
The rich The middle class None of these
What is meant by American
political development (APD)?
a The study of
development and
change in
American political
The study of
America’s
democratic
development in
C The thesis that
American
government has
become much more
None of these
© 2023 Taylor & Francis
processes,
institutions, and development of
S
comparison to the political over time,
thus reducing its
