TEST BANK FOR
ROOTS AND REFORM
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: ROOTS,
CONTEXT, AND CULTURE
CHAPTER 2 THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 3 THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 4 CIVIL LIBERTIES
CHAPTER 5 CIVIL RIGHTS
CHAPTER 6 CONGRESS
CHAPTER 7 THE PRESIDENCY
CHAPTER 8 THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE FEDERAL
BUREAUCRACY
CHAPTER 9 THE JUDICIARY
CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL
SOCIALIZATION
CHAPTER 11 POLITICAL PARTIES
CHAPTER 12 ELECTIONS AND VOTING
CHAPTER 13 THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS
CHAPTER 14 THE NEWS MEDIA
CHAPTER 15 INTEREST GROUPS
,CHAPTER 16 DOMESTIC POLICY
CHAPTER 17 ECONOMIC POLICY
CHAPTER 18 FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY
CHAPTER 1: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: ROOTS, CONTEXT, AND CULTURE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. HOW DOES THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION BEGIN?
A. “WE THE PEOPLE…”
B. “WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT…”
C. “WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS…”
D. “IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION…”
ANSWER: A
TEST BANK ITEM TITLE: TB_Q1.1.1
TOPIC: ROOTS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: WE THE PEOPLE
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1.1: TRACE THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
PAGE REFERENCE: 4
SKILL LEVEL: REMEMBER THE FACTS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: EASY
, 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 RAMPAGING THROUGH EUROPE
D. COMMERCE
ANSWER: D
TEST BANK ITEM TITLE: TB_Q1.1.2
TOPIC: ROOTS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: WE THE PEOPLE
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1.1: TRACE THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
PAGE REFERENCE: 5
1
SKILL LEVEL: UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MODERATE
3. IN A DIRECT DEMOCRACY, DECISIONS ARE MADE COLLECTIVELY BY CITIZENS USING .
A. INDIRECT DEMOCRACY
B. MAJORITY RULE
C. ENLIGHTENED REPRESENTATIVES
D. TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVES
ANSWER: B
TEST BANK ITEM TITLE: TB_Q1.2.3
TOPIC: TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1.2: EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS COUNTRIES MAY
EMPLOY.
PAGE REFERENCE: 7
SKILL LEVEL: UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MODERATE
4. THE ANCIENT GREEKS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TO BE .
ROOTS AND REFORM
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: ROOTS,
CONTEXT, AND CULTURE
CHAPTER 2 THE CONSTITUTION
CHAPTER 3 THE FEDERAL SYSTEM
CHAPTER 4 CIVIL LIBERTIES
CHAPTER 5 CIVIL RIGHTS
CHAPTER 6 CONGRESS
CHAPTER 7 THE PRESIDENCY
CHAPTER 8 THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE FEDERAL
BUREAUCRACY
CHAPTER 9 THE JUDICIARY
CHAPTER 10 PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL
SOCIALIZATION
CHAPTER 11 POLITICAL PARTIES
CHAPTER 12 ELECTIONS AND VOTING
CHAPTER 13 THE CAMPAIGN PROCESS
CHAPTER 14 THE NEWS MEDIA
CHAPTER 15 INTEREST GROUPS
,CHAPTER 16 DOMESTIC POLICY
CHAPTER 17 ECONOMIC POLICY
CHAPTER 18 FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICY
CHAPTER 1: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: ROOTS, CONTEXT, AND CULTURE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. HOW DOES THE PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION BEGIN?
A. “WE THE PEOPLE…”
B. “WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT…”
C. “WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS…”
D. “IN ORDER TO FORM A MORE PERFECT UNION…”
ANSWER: A
TEST BANK ITEM TITLE: TB_Q1.1.1
TOPIC: ROOTS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: WE THE PEOPLE
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1.1: TRACE THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
PAGE REFERENCE: 4
SKILL LEVEL: REMEMBER THE FACTS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: EASY
, 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 RAMPAGING THROUGH EUROPE
D. COMMERCE
ANSWER: D
TEST BANK ITEM TITLE: TB_Q1.1.2
TOPIC: ROOTS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: WE THE PEOPLE
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1.1: TRACE THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT.
PAGE REFERENCE: 5
1
SKILL LEVEL: UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MODERATE
3. IN A DIRECT DEMOCRACY, DECISIONS ARE MADE COLLECTIVELY BY CITIZENS USING .
A. INDIRECT DEMOCRACY
B. MAJORITY RULE
C. ENLIGHTENED REPRESENTATIVES
D. TRUSTEE REPRESENTATIVES
ANSWER: B
TEST BANK ITEM TITLE: TB_Q1.2.3
TOPIC: TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: LO 1.2: EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS COUNTRIES MAY
EMPLOY.
PAGE REFERENCE: 7
SKILL LEVEL: UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: MODERATE
4. THE ANCIENT GREEKS CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT TO BE .
