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American Democracy Now, Essentials – 8th
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TEST BANK AP
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O Brigid Harrison
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Jean Wahl Harris D?
Michelle D. Deardorff
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
© Brigid Harrison, Jean Wahl Harris & Michelle D. Deardorff
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
American Democracy Now, Essentials – 8th Edition
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Brigid Harrison, Jean Wahl Harris & Michelle D. Deardorff
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1. People, Politics, and Participation
2. The Constitution
3. Federalism
4. Civil Liberties
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5. Civil Rights
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6. Political Socialization and Public Opinion
7. Interest Groups & Social Movements
8. Political Parties
10.The Media
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9. Campaigns, Elections, and Voting VE
11.Politics and Technology
12.Congress D?
13.The Presidency
14.The Bureaucracy
15.The Judiciary
16.Economic Policy
17.Domestic Policy
18.Foreign Policy and National Security
Bonus Chapter
19. State and Local Government
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
,Test Bank American Democracy Now, Essentials, 8th Edition Harrison
All Chapters ✅ Answers given at the end ✅
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Chapter 01 8th E Harrison
1) Electoral politics in the United States was much the same in 1990 as in 1890. What
technologies emerged to transform electoral politics in the last two decades?
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A) faster computers, rapid air transit, and satellite television
B) faster computers, the Internet, micro-targeting, and social media
C) rapid air transit, faster computers, mobile devices, and satellite radio
D) cellular and mobile technology, rapid air transit, and satellite radio
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E) cellular technology, satellite television, and social media
A) the 1990s
B) the 1980s
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2) Which decade saw a marked decline in American attitudes toward government?
C) the 1960s PR
D) the 1970s
E) the 1950s
3) Efficacy is peoples’ belief that
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A) government can and should work to benefit all sectors of society.
B) government policies should be based on the protection of individual rights and
freedoms.
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C) government exists for the maintenance of individual and general welfare.
D) they have the power to achieve something desirable, and the government will listen to
them. ?
E) government should be run efficiently and effectively by a small group of bureaucrats.
4) Despite lingering media characterizations of a cynical, uninvolved youth electorate, evidence
indicates that many young people are participating in political life in which manner of civic
engagement?
A) All of these answers are correct.
B) volunteerism
C) consumer participation
D) community action
E) Internet activism
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5) The Biden administration has not been successful in passing its signature domestic policy
initiative, the Build Back Better plan because
A) it lacks the support of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget.
UVB) it did not have full Senate support when two Democratic senators refused to vote for
the bill, fearing it would be unpopular with their conservative constituents in Arizona
and West Virginia.
C) it did not have the full support of the Senate when two Democratic senators refused to
IA_ vote for a bill that would be unpopular with their conservative constituents in
California and New York.
D) progressive members of Congress don’t support policies that will result in tax
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increases for their constituents.
E) Americans today are more concerned about threats of war and terrorism than
domestic economic problems at home.
PR
6) The political views of most young people in the U.S. tend to
A) be more conservation than those of the nation as a whole.
OV
B) be a function of partisanship, reflecting more trust in the government during
Democratic administrations than during Republican administrations.
C) reflect a sense of trust in the government “most of the time.”
D) be more liberal than those of the nation as a whole.
E) be more progressive than those of previous generations.
ED
7) Which of the following are actions practiced by individuals who engage in civic life and
?
public experience?
A) All of these answers are correct.
B) accumulation of knowledge about public issues
C) holding public officials accountable for their actions and decisions
D) advocating for one's own and others' self-interest
E) active communication with policymakers and others
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American Democracy Now, Essentials – 8th
UV Edition
IA_
TEST BANK AP
PR
O Brigid Harrison
VE
Jean Wahl Harris D?
Michelle D. Deardorff
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
and Students
© Brigid Harrison, Jean Wahl Harris & Michelle D. Deardorff
All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
,ST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
American Democracy Now, Essentials – 8th Edition
UV
Brigid Harrison, Jean Wahl Harris & Michelle D. Deardorff
IA_
1. People, Politics, and Participation
2. The Constitution
3. Federalism
4. Civil Liberties
AP
5. Civil Rights
PR
6. Political Socialization and Public Opinion
7. Interest Groups & Social Movements
8. Political Parties
10.The Media
O
9. Campaigns, Elections, and Voting VE
11.Politics and Technology
12.Congress D?
13.The Presidency
14.The Bureaucracy
15.The Judiciary
16.Economic Policy
17.Domestic Policy
18.Foreign Policy and National Security
Bonus Chapter
19. State and Local Government
Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026
,Test Bank American Democracy Now, Essentials, 8th Edition Harrison
All Chapters ✅ Answers given at the end ✅
ST
Chapter 01 8th E Harrison
1) Electoral politics in the United States was much the same in 1990 as in 1890. What
technologies emerged to transform electoral politics in the last two decades?
UV
A) faster computers, rapid air transit, and satellite television
B) faster computers, the Internet, micro-targeting, and social media
C) rapid air transit, faster computers, mobile devices, and satellite radio
D) cellular and mobile technology, rapid air transit, and satellite radio
IA_
E) cellular technology, satellite television, and social media
A) the 1990s
B) the 1980s
AP
2) Which decade saw a marked decline in American attitudes toward government?
C) the 1960s PR
D) the 1970s
E) the 1950s
3) Efficacy is peoples’ belief that
OV
A) government can and should work to benefit all sectors of society.
B) government policies should be based on the protection of individual rights and
freedoms.
ED
C) government exists for the maintenance of individual and general welfare.
D) they have the power to achieve something desirable, and the government will listen to
them. ?
E) government should be run efficiently and effectively by a small group of bureaucrats.
4) Despite lingering media characterizations of a cynical, uninvolved youth electorate, evidence
indicates that many young people are participating in political life in which manner of civic
engagement?
A) All of these answers are correct.
B) volunteerism
C) consumer participation
D) community action
E) Internet activism
1
, ST
5) The Biden administration has not been successful in passing its signature domestic policy
initiative, the Build Back Better plan because
A) it lacks the support of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget.
UVB) it did not have full Senate support when two Democratic senators refused to vote for
the bill, fearing it would be unpopular with their conservative constituents in Arizona
and West Virginia.
C) it did not have the full support of the Senate when two Democratic senators refused to
IA_ vote for a bill that would be unpopular with their conservative constituents in
California and New York.
D) progressive members of Congress don’t support policies that will result in tax
AP
increases for their constituents.
E) Americans today are more concerned about threats of war and terrorism than
domestic economic problems at home.
PR
6) The political views of most young people in the U.S. tend to
A) be more conservation than those of the nation as a whole.
OV
B) be a function of partisanship, reflecting more trust in the government during
Democratic administrations than during Republican administrations.
C) reflect a sense of trust in the government “most of the time.”
D) be more liberal than those of the nation as a whole.
E) be more progressive than those of previous generations.
ED
7) Which of the following are actions practiced by individuals who engage in civic life and
?
public experience?
A) All of these answers are correct.
B) accumulation of knowledge about public issues
C) holding public officials accountable for their actions and decisions
D) advocating for one's own and others' self-interest
E) active communication with policymakers and others
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