POLS 2311 FINAL PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Political Efficacy is the...
a. belief that citizens can affect government
b. belief that elected officials cannot be persuaded
c. process by which people receive their political beliefs
d. process by which people are satisfied with government - ANS a. belief that citizens can
affect government
Today, the average member of Congress represents:
a. about 30,000 constituents
b. about 1 million constituents
c. about 700,000 constituents
d. about 7 million constituents - ANS c. about 700,000 constituents
Personal and economic freedom are both definitions of...
a. liberty
b. equality
c. capitalism
d. minority rights - ANS a. liberty
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,A belief in equality of results is...
a. a major part of US political culture
b. secondary to a belief of total freedom in US political culture
c. not a part of US political culture
d. part of both US and European political culture - ANS c. not a part of US political culture
Which of the following can be said to have characterized American politics for much of the past
half century?
a. a rising of bipartisanism
b. a growing level of voter participation
c. a pervasive sense of apathy and cynicism
d. a decrease in digital citizenship - ANS c. a pervasive sense of apathy and cynicism
______ refers to a system that allows very little room for the national government to regulate or
restrict the use of private property, even in the public interest.
a. Laissez-faire capitalism
b. Anti-capitalism
c. Bourgeois capitalism
d. Competitive capitalism - ANS a. Laissez-faire capitalism
Governments whose powers are limited through a system of rules and institutions are known as
________ governments.
a. constitutional
b. oligarchic
c. totalitarian
d. authoritarian - ANS a. constitutional
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,Totalitarianism entails government having unlimited political...
a. power
b. equality
c. freedom
d. capital - ANS a. power
Who gets what, when, and how is a definition of....
a. deceit
b. politics
c. partisanship
d. efficacy - ANS b. politics
Which of the following statements about recent immigration trends and the foreign-born
population in the US is accurate?
a. Census figures for 2012 show that the total Hispanic proportion of the population is now 25%
b. People born in Asia constitute the second-largest group born residents
c. In 2012, 7% of the population was born outside of the US
d. Nearly 10% of the population now identifies itself as of "two or more races" - ANS b.
People born in Asia constitute the second--largest group of foreign-born group residents
Which of the following statements is true concerning race and ethnicity?
a. By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the population is 17.4%
b. The total percentage of the black or African-American population is at an all-time low
c. Immigration from Europe is now at an all-time high
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, d. The rates and percentages of immigrants have remained very stable throughout the USs
history concerning race and ethinicity - ANS a. By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the
population is 17.4%
The idea that political authority ultimately rests in the hands of the people is known as
a. popular sovereignty
b. representative monarchy
c. limited totalitarianism
d. power - ANS a. popular sovereignty
The conflicts and struggles over a government's leadership, organization, or policies is called...
a. politics
b. constitutionalism
c. power
d. authority - ANS a. politics
FEEDBACK: Politics refers to the conflicts and struggles over the leadership, structure, and
policies of governments. The goal of politics is to have a share or say in the composition of the
government's leadership, organization, and policies. Having a share in such a composition is
power.
Under the Great Compromise, the Senate...
a. became the arena for large states to dominate
b. was an arena wherein large and small states would compete on equal footing
c. differed dramatically from representation patterns in the Articles of Confederation
d. could be overruled by the House of Representation - ANS b. was an arena wherein large
and small states would compete on equal footing
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Political Efficacy is the...
a. belief that citizens can affect government
b. belief that elected officials cannot be persuaded
c. process by which people receive their political beliefs
d. process by which people are satisfied with government - ANS a. belief that citizens can
affect government
Today, the average member of Congress represents:
a. about 30,000 constituents
b. about 1 million constituents
c. about 700,000 constituents
d. about 7 million constituents - ANS c. about 700,000 constituents
Personal and economic freedom are both definitions of...
a. liberty
b. equality
c. capitalism
d. minority rights - ANS a. liberty
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,A belief in equality of results is...
a. a major part of US political culture
b. secondary to a belief of total freedom in US political culture
c. not a part of US political culture
d. part of both US and European political culture - ANS c. not a part of US political culture
Which of the following can be said to have characterized American politics for much of the past
half century?
a. a rising of bipartisanism
b. a growing level of voter participation
c. a pervasive sense of apathy and cynicism
d. a decrease in digital citizenship - ANS c. a pervasive sense of apathy and cynicism
______ refers to a system that allows very little room for the national government to regulate or
restrict the use of private property, even in the public interest.
a. Laissez-faire capitalism
b. Anti-capitalism
c. Bourgeois capitalism
d. Competitive capitalism - ANS a. Laissez-faire capitalism
Governments whose powers are limited through a system of rules and institutions are known as
________ governments.
a. constitutional
b. oligarchic
c. totalitarian
d. authoritarian - ANS a. constitutional
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Totalitarianism entails government having unlimited political...
a. power
b. equality
c. freedom
d. capital - ANS a. power
Who gets what, when, and how is a definition of....
a. deceit
b. politics
c. partisanship
d. efficacy - ANS b. politics
Which of the following statements about recent immigration trends and the foreign-born
population in the US is accurate?
a. Census figures for 2012 show that the total Hispanic proportion of the population is now 25%
b. People born in Asia constitute the second-largest group born residents
c. In 2012, 7% of the population was born outside of the US
d. Nearly 10% of the population now identifies itself as of "two or more races" - ANS b.
People born in Asia constitute the second--largest group of foreign-born group residents
Which of the following statements is true concerning race and ethnicity?
a. By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the population is 17.4%
b. The total percentage of the black or African-American population is at an all-time low
c. Immigration from Europe is now at an all-time high
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, d. The rates and percentages of immigrants have remained very stable throughout the USs
history concerning race and ethinicity - ANS a. By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the
population is 17.4%
The idea that political authority ultimately rests in the hands of the people is known as
a. popular sovereignty
b. representative monarchy
c. limited totalitarianism
d. power - ANS a. popular sovereignty
The conflicts and struggles over a government's leadership, organization, or policies is called...
a. politics
b. constitutionalism
c. power
d. authority - ANS a. politics
FEEDBACK: Politics refers to the conflicts and struggles over the leadership, structure, and
policies of governments. The goal of politics is to have a share or say in the composition of the
government's leadership, organization, and policies. Having a share in such a composition is
power.
Under the Great Compromise, the Senate...
a. became the arena for large states to dominate
b. was an arena wherein large and small states would compete on equal footing
c. differed dramatically from representation patterns in the Articles of Confederation
d. could be overruled by the House of Representation - ANS b. was an arena wherein large
and small states would compete on equal footing
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
