AMERICAN POLITICS TODAY
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Which term describes giving each branch of government power over
the other two?
Answer: checks and balances
●● Which term describes the inability to get individuals to cooperate to
achieve a common goal?
Answer: collective action problem
●● What is the main reason why politicians have a hard time resolving
the issue of abortion?
Answer: The country is closely divided on what abortion policy should
look like.
●● Which concept describes the idea that actions by the government
touch most aspects of your life?
Answer: Politics is everywhere.
, ●● Rules, such as those regulating debate in the Senate or limiting who
can vote in elections, serve as evidence that __________.
Answer: political process matters
●● Democrats tend to favor _______ tax polices and are_____ inclined
to regulate industry.
Answer: redistributive; more
●● Which issue is commonly associated with the culture wars?
Answer: same-sex marriage
●● An individual who opposes government social welfare policy and
supports the legalization of drugs is most likely a ____
Answer: libertarian
●● Which type of equality is NOT typically agreed upon in American
politics?
Answer: material equality (such as equal income)
●● What did James Madison argue was "worse than the disease"?
Answer: giving up liberty to get rid of conflict
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Which term describes giving each branch of government power over
the other two?
Answer: checks and balances
●● Which term describes the inability to get individuals to cooperate to
achieve a common goal?
Answer: collective action problem
●● What is the main reason why politicians have a hard time resolving
the issue of abortion?
Answer: The country is closely divided on what abortion policy should
look like.
●● Which concept describes the idea that actions by the government
touch most aspects of your life?
Answer: Politics is everywhere.
, ●● Rules, such as those regulating debate in the Senate or limiting who
can vote in elections, serve as evidence that __________.
Answer: political process matters
●● Democrats tend to favor _______ tax polices and are_____ inclined
to regulate industry.
Answer: redistributive; more
●● Which issue is commonly associated with the culture wars?
Answer: same-sex marriage
●● An individual who opposes government social welfare policy and
supports the legalization of drugs is most likely a ____
Answer: libertarian
●● Which type of equality is NOT typically agreed upon in American
politics?
Answer: material equality (such as equal income)
●● What did James Madison argue was "worse than the disease"?
Answer: giving up liberty to get rid of conflict
