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Chapter 1. People, Politics, and Participation
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Chapter 2. The Constitution
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Chapter 3. Federalism
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Chapter 4. Civil Liberties
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Chapter 5. Civil Rights
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Chapter 6. Political Socialization and Public Opinion
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Chapter 7. Interest Groups & Social Movements
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Chapter 8. Political Parties
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Chapter 9. Campaigns, Elections, and Voting
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Chapter 10. The Media
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Chapter 11. Politics and Technology
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Chapter 12. Congress
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Chapter 13. The Presidency Chapter
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Chapter 16: Economic Policy
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Chapter 17: Domestic Policy
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Chapter 18: Foreign Policy and National Security
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Chapter 19: State and Local Government
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E) government should be run efficiently and effectively by a small group of bureaucrats.
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ic policy initiative, the Build Back Better plan because
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AMERICAN DEMOCRACY NOW 8TH Edition Brigid
Callahan, Jean Wahl Harris, Michelle D. Deardorff
1
, TABLE OF CONTENTS td td
Chapter 1. People, Politics, and Participation
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Chapter 2. The Constitution
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Chapter 3. Federalism
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Chapter 4. Civil Liberties
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Chapter 5. Civil Rights
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Chapter 6. Political Socialization and Public Opinion
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Chapter 7. Interest Groups & Social Movements
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Chapter 8. Political Parties
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Chapter 9. Campaigns, Elections, and Voting
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Chapter 10. The Media
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Chapter 11. Politics and Technology
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Chapter 12. Congress
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Chapter 13. The Presidency Chapter
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14. The Bureaucracy Chapter 15. The
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Judiciary
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Chapter 16: Economic Policy
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Chapter 17: Domestic Policy
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Chapter 18: Foreign Policy and National Security
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Chapter 19: State and Local Government
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,Chapter 01 8th E Harrison
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1) Electoral politics in the United States was much the same in 1990 as in 189
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0. What technologies emerged to transform electoral politics in the last two
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decades?
d
A) faster computers, rapid air transit, and satellite television
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B) faster computers, the Internet, micro-targeting, and social media
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C) rapid air transit, faster computers, mobile devices, and satellite radio
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D) cellular and mobile technology, rapid air transit, and satellite radio
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E) cellular technology, satellite television, and social media td td td td td td
2) Which decade saw a marked decline in American attitudes toward government?
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A) the 1990s td
B) the 1980s td
C) the 1960s td
D) the 1970s td
E) the 1950s td
3) Efficacy is peoples’ belief that
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A) government can and should work to benefit all sectors of society. td td td td td td td td td td
B) government policies should be based on the protection of individua td td td td td td td td td
l rights and freedoms.
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C) government exists for the maintenance of individual and general welfare. td td td td td td td td td
D) they have the power to achieve something desirable, and the government wil
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l listen to them.
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E) government should be run efficiently and effectively by a small group of bureaucrats.
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4) Despite lingering media characterizations of a cynical, uninvolved youth electorate,
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evidence indicates that many young people are participating in political life in whi
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ch manner of civic engagement?
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A) All of these answers are correct.
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B) volunteerism
C) consumer participation td
D) community action td
E) Internet activism td
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, 5) The Biden administration has not been successful in passing its signature domest
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ic policy initiative, the Build Back Better plan because
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A) it lacks the support of the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget.
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B) it did not have full Senate support when two Democratic senators refused t
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o vote for the bill, fearing it would be unpopular with their conservative con
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stituents in Arizona and West Virginia. td td td td td
C) it did not have the full support of the Senate when two Democratic senator
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s refused to vote for a bill that would be unpopular with their conservative
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constituents in California and New York. td td td td td
D) progressive members of Congress don’t support policies that will resul td td td td td td td td td
t in tax increases for their constituents.
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E) Americans today are more concerned about threats of war an td td td td td td td td td
d terrorism than domestic economic problems at home.
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6) The political views of most young people in the U.S. tend to
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A) be more conservation than those of the nation as a whole.
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B) be a function of partisanship, reflecting more trust in the governme
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nt during Democratic administrations than during Republican admi
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nistrations.
C) reflect a sense of trust in the government “most of the time.”
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D) be more liberal than those of the nation as a whole.
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E) be more progressive than those of previous generations.
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7) Which of the following are actions practiced by individuals who engage in civi
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c life and public experience?
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A) All of these answers are correct.td td td td td
B) accumulation of knowledge about public issues td td td td td
C) holding public officials accountable for their actions and decisions
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D) advocating for one's own and others' self-interest td td td td td td
E) active communication with policymakers and otherstd td td td td
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