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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT #sz
Roots and Reform #sz #sz
2020 Presidential Election Edition
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FOURTEENTH EDITION #sz
KAREN O’CONNOR #sz
Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished
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Professor of Political Science, American
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University
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LARRY J. SABATO #sz #sz
University Professor and Robert Kent
#sz #sz #sz #sz
#sz Gooch Professor of Politics, University of
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#sz Virginia
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ISBN # s z 10: # s z 0-13-690064-X
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,Chapter l: American
Government: Roots, Context,
and Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The indigenous people of North America .
a. had a wide variety of political systems
b. created trading networks that spanned the continent
c. were unified in their religious beliefs
d. generally practiced an early form of direct democracy
Answer: a
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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
d. commerce
Answer: d
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. Many colonial constitutions contained a(n) .
a. local government structure
b. enumerated bill of rights
c. unicameral legislature
d. strong executive branch
Answer: b
Topic: Functions of American Government
1
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#szEducation, #szInc.
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Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szModerate
4. Indirect #szdemocracy #szuses #szwhich #szof #szthe #szfollowing?
a. plebiscites
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Answer: #szc
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5. What #szare #szrepublics?
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c. a #szmix #szof #szmany #szsystems
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Topic: #szFunctions #szof #szAmerican #szGovernment
Learning #szObjective: #sz1.2 #szExplain #szthe #szfunctions #szof #szAmerican #szgovernment.
Skill #szLevel: #szRemember #szthe #szFacts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
6. Local #szgovernments #szhaving #szpolice #szforces #szand #szstates #szhaving #sznational #szguards #szare #szboth
#szexamples #szof #szthe #szgovernment #szfulfilling #szwhich #szof #szthe #szfollowing #szobligations?
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c. promoting #szthe #szgeneral #szwelfare
d. ensuring #szdomestic #sztranquility
Answer: #szd
Topic: #szFunctions #szof #szAmerican #szGovernment
Learning #szObjective: #sz1.2 #szExplain #szthe #szfunctions #szof #szAmerican #szgovernment.
Skill #szLevel: #szApply #szWhat #szYou #szKnow
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7. Which #szof #szthe #szfollowing #szbest #szexplains #szwhy #szregionalism #szdeveloped #szin #szthe #szearly #szdays#szof
#szthe #szUnited #szStates?
a. the #szpursuit #szof #szeconomic #szequality
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Copyright #sz© #sz2022, #sz2020, #sz2018, #sz2016 #szPearson
#szEducation, #szInc.
to #szaccompany
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT #sz
Roots and Reform #sz #sz
2020 Presidential Election Edition
#sz #sz #sz
FOURTEENTH EDITION #sz
KAREN O’CONNOR #sz
Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished
#sz #sz #sz
Professor of Political Science, American
#sz #sz #sz #sz #sz
University
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LARRY J. SABATO #sz #sz
University Professor and Robert Kent
#sz #sz #sz #sz
#sz Gooch Professor of Politics, University of
#sz #sz #sz #sz #sz
#sz Virginia
,Copyright #sz© #sz2022, #sz2020, #sz2018 #szby #szPearson #szEducation, #szInc. #szor #szits #szaffiliates, #sz221
#sz River #sz Street, #sz Hoboken, #sz NJ #sz 07030. #sz All #sz Rights #sz Reserved. #sz Manufactured #szin #szthe
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#szshould #szbe #szobtained #szfrom #szthe #szpublisher #szprior #szto #sz any #sz prohibited #sz reproduction, #sz storage
#szin #sza #szretrieval #sz system, #sz or #sztransmission #szin #sz any #szform #sz or #sz by #szany #sz means, #sz electronic,
#sz mechanical, #sz photocopying, #sz recording, #sz or #sz otherwise. #sz For #szinformation #szregarding
#sz permissions, #szrequest #szforms, #szand #szthe #sz appropriate #szcontacts #szwithin #szthe #sz Pearson
#sz Education #sz Global #sz Rights #sz and #sz Permissions #sz department, #sz please #sz visit
#sz www.pearsoned.com/permissions/.
ISBN # s z 10: # s z 0-13-690064-X
ISBN # s z 13: # s z 978-0-13-690064-1
,Chapter l: American
Government: Roots, Context,
and Culture
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The indigenous people of North America .
a. had a wide variety of political systems
b. created trading networks that spanned the continent
c. were unified in their religious beliefs
d. generally practiced an early form of direct democracy
Answer: a
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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
d. commerce
Answer: d
Topic: What Are the Roots of American Government?
Learning Objective: 1.1 Trace the origins of American government.
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
3. Many colonial constitutions contained a(n) .
a. local government structure
b. enumerated bill of rights
c. unicameral legislature
d. strong executive branch
Answer: b
Topic: Functions of American Government
1
Copyright #sz© #sz2022, #sz2020, #sz2018, #sz2016 #szPearson
#szEducation, #szInc.
, Learning #szObjective: #sz1.2 #szExplain #szthe #szfunctions #szof #szAmerican #szgovernment.
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szModerate
4. Indirect #szdemocracy #szuses #szwhich #szof #szthe #szfollowing?
a. plebiscites
b. unanimity
c. representation
d. aristocrats
Answer: #szc
Topic: #szFunctions #szof #szAmerican #szGovernment
Learning #szObjective: #sz1.2 #szExplain #szthe #szfunctions #szof #szAmerican #szgovernment.
Skill #szLevel: #szUnderstand #szthe #szConcepts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szModerate
5. What #szare #szrepublics?
a. representative #sz democracies
b. direct #szdemocracies
c. a #szmix #szof #szmany #szsystems
d. communist #szregimes
Answer: #sza
Topic: #szFunctions #szof #szAmerican #szGovernment
Learning #szObjective: #sz1.2 #szExplain #szthe #szfunctions #szof #szAmerican #szgovernment.
Skill #szLevel: #szRemember #szthe #szFacts
Difficulty #szLevel: #szEasy
6. Local #szgovernments #szhaving #szpolice #szforces #szand #szstates #szhaving #sznational #szguards #szare #szboth
#szexamples #szof #szthe #szgovernment #szfulfilling #szwhich #szof #szthe #szfollowing #szobligations?
a. establishing #szjustice
b. securing #szthe #szblessings #szof #szliberty
c. promoting #szthe #szgeneral #szwelfare
d. ensuring #szdomestic #sztranquility
Answer: #szd
Topic: #szFunctions #szof #szAmerican #szGovernment
Learning #szObjective: #sz1.2 #szExplain #szthe #szfunctions #szof #szAmerican #szgovernment.
Skill #szLevel: #szApply #szWhat #szYou #szKnow
Difficulty #szLevel: #szModerate
7. Which #szof #szthe #szfollowing #szbest #szexplains #szwhy #szregionalism #szdeveloped #szin #szthe #szearly #szdays#szof
#szthe #szUnited #szStates?
a. the #szpursuit #szof #szeconomic #szequality
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Copyright #sz© #sz2022, #sz2020, #sz2018, #sz2016 #szPearson
#szEducation, #szInc.
