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11. Roughly what percentage of American children live in a single−parent household?
a. 10 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 40 percent
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Answer: c
Topic: How Have American People and Their Culture Changed Over Time?
Learning Objective: 1.3 Analyze the changing characteristics of the American public.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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12. Based on the average age of the state’s population, which issue would you expect to be least
important to voters in Florida, which has the oldest state population in the U.S.?
a. Social Security
b. Medicare
c. public education
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d. prescription drug costs
Answer: c
Topic: How Have American People and Their Culture Changed Over Time?
Learning Objective: 1.3 Analyze the changing characteristics of the American public.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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13. Over time, Americans’ expectations of the national government have generally .
a. increased compared to what they expect from states
b. decreased as citizens pay a lesser share of taxes
c. been related to national defense
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d. been related to foreign policy
Answer: a
Topic: Political Realities: How Are Things, Really?
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Learning Objective: 1.4 Characterize changes in Americans’ attitudes toward and expectations
of government.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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14. Americans’ confidence in government institutions in the United States has .
a. fluctuated depending on foreign policy commitments
b. been largely dependent on political party affiliation
c. generally decreased over time
d. fluctuated depending on who is in office
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11. Roughly what percentage of American children live in a single−parent household?
a. 10 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 40 percent
TE
Answer: c
Topic: How Have American People and Their Culture Changed Over Time?
Learning Objective: 1.3 Analyze the changing characteristics of the American public.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
ST
12. Based on the average age of the state’s population, which issue would you expect to be least
important to voters in Florida, which has the oldest state population in the U.S.?
a. Social Security
b. Medicare
c. public education
SO
d. prescription drug costs
Answer: c
Topic: How Have American People and Their Culture Changed Over Time?
Learning Objective: 1.3 Analyze the changing characteristics of the American public.
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Moderate
LU
13. Over time, Americans’ expectations of the national government have generally .
a. increased compared to what they expect from states
b. decreased as citizens pay a lesser share of taxes
c. been related to national defense
TI
d. been related to foreign policy
Answer: a
Topic: Political Realities: How Are Things, Really?
O
Learning Objective: 1.4 Characterize changes in Americans’ attitudes toward and expectations
of government.
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level: Moderate
N
14. Americans’ confidence in government institutions in the United States has .
a. fluctuated depending on foreign policy commitments
b. been largely dependent on political party affiliation
c. generally decreased over time
d. fluctuated depending on who is in office
