POLI 2051 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Individuals tend to interpret information in ways that reinforce what they already
believe. Which term refers to this tendency? - ✔✔confirmation bias
The process by which a society settles its conflicts and allocates the resulting benefits
and costs is called - ✔✔politics
As described in the text, ________ is a defining characteristic of America politics. -
✔✔the widespread sharing of power
Who among the following was the chief architect of the U.S. Constitution and also one
of America's top political scientists? - ✔✔James Madison
The Bill of Rights - ✔✔further checked the power of the majority.
According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their "just powers"
from - ✔✔"the consent of the governed."
A government's authority - ✔✔is evidenced when government officials use their right
to exercise power.
The United States' economy operates primarily as a - ✔✔free-market system.
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, Which of the following best characterizes Americans' knowledge of public affairs
today? - ✔✔Most Americans are woefully uninformed, a situation similar to that found
by early opinion polls.
Which of the following describes socialism as practiced today in Sweden? - ✔✔The
government does not attempt to manage the overall economy but owns a number of
major industries and provides for people's basic economic needs.
Which of the following best describes Americans' "unalienable rights," as described in
the Declaration of Independence? - ✔✔freedoms belonging to every citizen that cannot
be legally taken away by the government
Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture? -
✔✔cooperation
What type of government suppresses individuality, forcing people to think and act in
prescribed ways or risk punishment? - ✔✔authoritarian
Pluralism contends that, on most issues, - ✔✔it is the preferences of special interests
that largely determine what government does.
In an oligarchy, - ✔✔control rests with a small group, such as military officers or a few
wealthy families.
Enormous concentrations of wealth and power exist in the U.S. private sector, primarily
in the hands of - ✔✔large corporations.
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Individuals tend to interpret information in ways that reinforce what they already
believe. Which term refers to this tendency? - ✔✔confirmation bias
The process by which a society settles its conflicts and allocates the resulting benefits
and costs is called - ✔✔politics
As described in the text, ________ is a defining characteristic of America politics. -
✔✔the widespread sharing of power
Who among the following was the chief architect of the U.S. Constitution and also one
of America's top political scientists? - ✔✔James Madison
The Bill of Rights - ✔✔further checked the power of the majority.
According to the Declaration of Independence, governments get their "just powers"
from - ✔✔"the consent of the governed."
A government's authority - ✔✔is evidenced when government officials use their right
to exercise power.
The United States' economy operates primarily as a - ✔✔free-market system.
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, Which of the following best characterizes Americans' knowledge of public affairs
today? - ✔✔Most Americans are woefully uninformed, a situation similar to that found
by early opinion polls.
Which of the following describes socialism as practiced today in Sweden? - ✔✔The
government does not attempt to manage the overall economy but owns a number of
major industries and provides for people's basic economic needs.
Which of the following best describes Americans' "unalienable rights," as described in
the Declaration of Independence? - ✔✔freedoms belonging to every citizen that cannot
be legally taken away by the government
Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture? -
✔✔cooperation
What type of government suppresses individuality, forcing people to think and act in
prescribed ways or risk punishment? - ✔✔authoritarian
Pluralism contends that, on most issues, - ✔✔it is the preferences of special interests
that largely determine what government does.
In an oligarchy, - ✔✔control rests with a small group, such as military officers or a few
wealthy families.
Enormous concentrations of wealth and power exist in the U.S. private sector, primarily
in the hands of - ✔✔large corporations.
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