AMERICAN GOVERNMENT EXAM 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
What goods are available to all without direct payment?
a. private goods
b. public goods
c. common goods
d. toll goods - Public Goods
In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power?
a. direct democracy
b. monarchy
c. oligarchy
d. totalitarian - Oligarchy
The elite theory of government maintains that ______________.
a. special interest groups make government policy
b. politicians who have held office for a long time are favored by voters
c. poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote
d. wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and government has no interest in
meeting the needs of ordinary people - wealthy, politically powerful people control
government, and government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary people
According to the pluralist theory of government, ____________.
a. government does what the majority of voters want it to do.
b. governments policy is formed as a result of the competition between groups with different
goals and interests
c. ordinary people acting on their own have a significant influence on government
,d. wealthy people decide what government policy will be, and politicians have no interest in
pleasing anyone else - governments policy is formed as a result of the competition
between groups with different goals and interests
Supporting the actions of the Democratic Party simply because one identifies oneself as a
member of that party is an example of __________________.
a. partisanship
b. ideology
c. latent preference
d. social capital - Partisanship
When a person is asked a question about a political issue that he or she has little interest in and
has not thought much about, that person's answer will likely reflect ________________.
a. ideology
b. partisanship
c. intense preferences
d. latent preferences - latent preferences
British colonists in North America in the late seventeenth century were greatly influenced by the
political thought of ________________.
a. King James II
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. John Locke
d. James Madison - John Locke
The agreement that citizens will consent to be governed so long as government protects their
natural rights is called ___________________.
a. the divine right of kings
b. the social contract
c. a bill of rights
, d. due process - The Social Contract
What important power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
a. It could not coin money.
b. It could not declare war.
c. It could not impose taxes.
d. It could not conduct foreign affairs. - It could not impose taxes
According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in Congress be apportioned?
a. Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
b. Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation.
c. Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state's population and
every state would have two senators.
d. Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a
state's population. - Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on
each state's population and every state would have two senators.
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement regarding
slavery?
a. It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.
b. It was agreed that a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of representation
but not for purposes of taxation.
c. It was agreed that a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not
for purposes of representation.
d. It was agreed that 60 percent of a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of
both representation and taxation. - It was agreed that 60 percent of a state's slave
population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.
Why were The Federalist Papers written?
a. To encourage states to oppose the Constitution.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
What goods are available to all without direct payment?
a. private goods
b. public goods
c. common goods
d. toll goods - Public Goods
In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power?
a. direct democracy
b. monarchy
c. oligarchy
d. totalitarian - Oligarchy
The elite theory of government maintains that ______________.
a. special interest groups make government policy
b. politicians who have held office for a long time are favored by voters
c. poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote
d. wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and government has no interest in
meeting the needs of ordinary people - wealthy, politically powerful people control
government, and government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary people
According to the pluralist theory of government, ____________.
a. government does what the majority of voters want it to do.
b. governments policy is formed as a result of the competition between groups with different
goals and interests
c. ordinary people acting on their own have a significant influence on government
,d. wealthy people decide what government policy will be, and politicians have no interest in
pleasing anyone else - governments policy is formed as a result of the competition
between groups with different goals and interests
Supporting the actions of the Democratic Party simply because one identifies oneself as a
member of that party is an example of __________________.
a. partisanship
b. ideology
c. latent preference
d. social capital - Partisanship
When a person is asked a question about a political issue that he or she has little interest in and
has not thought much about, that person's answer will likely reflect ________________.
a. ideology
b. partisanship
c. intense preferences
d. latent preferences - latent preferences
British colonists in North America in the late seventeenth century were greatly influenced by the
political thought of ________________.
a. King James II
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. John Locke
d. James Madison - John Locke
The agreement that citizens will consent to be governed so long as government protects their
natural rights is called ___________________.
a. the divine right of kings
b. the social contract
c. a bill of rights
, d. due process - The Social Contract
What important power did the national government lack under the Articles of Confederation?
a. It could not coin money.
b. It could not declare war.
c. It could not impose taxes.
d. It could not conduct foreign affairs. - It could not impose taxes
According to the Great Compromise, how would representation in Congress be apportioned?
a. Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
b. Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation.
c. Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state's population and
every state would have two senators.
d. Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a
state's population. - Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on
each state's population and every state would have two senators.
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement regarding
slavery?
a. It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.
b. It was agreed that a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of representation
but not for purposes of taxation.
c. It was agreed that a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not
for purposes of representation.
d. It was agreed that 60 percent of a state's slave population would be counted for purposes of
both representation and taxation. - It was agreed that 60 percent of a state's slave
population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.
Why were The Federalist Papers written?
a. To encourage states to oppose the Constitution.
