aTest Bank for AM GOV 2015-2016, 4th Edition by John Losco Ralph Baker
Test Bank for AM GOV 2015-2016, 4th Edition by John Losco Ralph Baker
,aTest Bank for AM GOV 2015-2016, 4th Edition by John Losco Ralph Baker
Chapter 01
Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 1) In which of the following presidential elections was turnout by young voters the
largest?
A. 1980
B. 1988
C. 1992
D. 2000
E. 2008
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2. (p. 2) Compared to the 2008 presidential election, voter participation among 18-29-year-olds
in the 2012 presidential election was
A. fell about 19 percent.
B. fell about 6 percent.
C. was about the same.
D. rose about 4 percent.
E. rose about 8 percent.
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3. (p. 2) Millennials who are attending or about to attend college are
A. less ethnically and racially diverse than previous generations attending college.
B. less cynical than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.
C. less civic-minded than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.
D. less politically engaged than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.
E. None of these answers is correct.
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4. (p. 3) Which of the following is true of citizenship for much of the past half century in the
United States?
A. Citizenship overall has come to be in a precarious state.
B. Citizens' involvement in the life of their communities has dwindled.
C. Voter turnout is well below that of other advanced democracies.
D. The level of trust between citizens and elected national leaders has decreased.
E. All of these answers are correct.
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5. (p. 3) The bonds of trust and reciprocity between citizens that form the glue holding modern
societies together is referred to as
A. social capital.
B. sense of community.
C. political culture.
D. belief systems.
E. None of these answers is correct.
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6. (p. 3) The vast number of voluntary associations that consist of citizens working together on
issues of common concern is called
A. government.
B. social capital.
C. direct democracy.
D. civil society.
E. liberal democracy.
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7. (p. 4) Democracy as practiced in the United States and most other Western nations is best
described as
A. oligarchic.
B. absolutist.
C. direct.
D. representative.
E. restricted.
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8. (p. 4) Political decision-making by the entire citizenry is called
A. direct democracy.
B. representative democracy.
C. majority rule.
D. minority rights.
E. authoritarianism.
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9. (p. 4) is a system in which citizens hold public officials accountable through
periodic elections and the rule of law.
A. Direct democracy
B. Representative democracy
C. Majority rule
D. Minority rights
E. Authoritarianism
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Test Bank for AM GOV 2015-2016, 4th Edition by John Losco Ralph Baker
,aTest Bank for AM GOV 2015-2016, 4th Edition by John Losco Ralph Baker
Chapter 01
Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 1) In which of the following presidential elections was turnout by young voters the
largest?
A. 1980
B. 1988
C. 1992
D. 2000
E. 2008
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2. (p. 2) Compared to the 2008 presidential election, voter participation among 18-29-year-olds
in the 2012 presidential election was
A. fell about 19 percent.
B. fell about 6 percent.
C. was about the same.
D. rose about 4 percent.
E. rose about 8 percent.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3. (p. 2) Millennials who are attending or about to attend college are
A. less ethnically and racially diverse than previous generations attending college.
B. less cynical than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.
C. less civic-minded than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.
D. less politically engaged than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,Chapter 01 - Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy
4. (p. 3) Which of the following is true of citizenship for much of the past half century in the
United States?
A. Citizenship overall has come to be in a precarious state.
B. Citizens' involvement in the life of their communities has dwindled.
C. Voter turnout is well below that of other advanced democracies.
D. The level of trust between citizens and elected national leaders has decreased.
E. All of these answers are correct.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5. (p. 3) The bonds of trust and reciprocity between citizens that form the glue holding modern
societies together is referred to as
A. social capital.
B. sense of community.
C. political culture.
D. belief systems.
E. None of these answers is correct.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6. (p. 3) The vast number of voluntary associations that consist of citizens working together on
issues of common concern is called
A. government.
B. social capital.
C. direct democracy.
D. civil society.
E. liberal democracy.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, Chapter 01 - Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy
7. (p. 4) Democracy as practiced in the United States and most other Western nations is best
described as
A. oligarchic.
B. absolutist.
C. direct.
D. representative.
E. restricted.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8. (p. 4) Political decision-making by the entire citizenry is called
A. direct democracy.
B. representative democracy.
C. majority rule.
D. minority rights.
E. authoritarianism.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9. (p. 4) is a system in which citizens hold public officials accountable through
periodic elections and the rule of law.
A. Direct democracy
B. Representative democracy
C. Majority rule
D. Minority rights
E. Authoritarianism
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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