POLS 355 CH 9 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
By its nature, representative democracy involves uncertainty in
which candidates might choose to run for office and which party they will claim.
which candidates might win an election and how citizens decide which candidates to
support.
which candidates might seek the support of a major party and which candidates might
win the nomination.
which candidates might be recruited by a major party and which candidates might
eventually win the nomination of their party. - Answers - which candidates might win an
election and how citizens decide which candidates to support.
Political parties provide which of the following for potential voters?
candidate labeling
grassroots support
political influence
financial and physical resources - Answers - candidate labeling
Traditionally, most of the drama in an American presidential election is between ______
or ______.
parties, candidates
lobbyists, voters
candidates, lobbyists
parties, voters - Answers - parties, candidates
Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders failed to concentrate their campaigns on the
so-called ______ and actually gained favor among voters for it.
party establishment
grassroots movement
uninformed voters
party outsiders - Answers - party establishment
The reigning political paradox of our era is
partisanship is strong but parties are weak.
parties are powerful and partisanship is declining.
, voters exercise power and parties do not.
candidates gain votes while parties do not. - Answers - partisanship is strong but
parties are weak.
Government benefits such as special provisions in the tax code that are provided to
businesses in hopes of enabling them to succeed and keep workers on their payroll
were referred to as ______ by Senator Sanders.
business entitlements
capital incentives
political necessities
corporate welfare - Answers - corporate welfare
Which movement did Senator Sanders most endorse prior to his running for president?
Black Lives Matter
Occupy Wall Street
Corporate Welfare
Bank Bailouts - Answers - Occupy Wall Street
The Sanders campaign message that seemed to resonate most with voters who
supported him was that the playing field is ______.
necessarily tilted in order to keep American businesses from failing.
unacceptably tilted toward the top 1% of Americans.
artificially benefiting the poor to the harm of the rich.
in need of redefining in order to assist corporate enterprise. - Answers - unacceptably
tilted toward the top 1% of Americans.
In 2010, President Obama proposed extending ______, which angered Senator
Sanders because they would benefit the wealthy more than the working class.
tax cuts
tax increases
excise taxes
tax abatements - Answers - tax cuts
Which of the following was a policy supported by Bernie Sanders?
instituting a personal property tax
raising income taxes on the middle class
taxing banks that failed
raising taxes on the wealthy - Answers - raising taxes on the wealthy
?????
OR
ANSWERS
By its nature, representative democracy involves uncertainty in
which candidates might choose to run for office and which party they will claim.
which candidates might win an election and how citizens decide which candidates to
support.
which candidates might seek the support of a major party and which candidates might
win the nomination.
which candidates might be recruited by a major party and which candidates might
eventually win the nomination of their party. - Answers - which candidates might win an
election and how citizens decide which candidates to support.
Political parties provide which of the following for potential voters?
candidate labeling
grassroots support
political influence
financial and physical resources - Answers - candidate labeling
Traditionally, most of the drama in an American presidential election is between ______
or ______.
parties, candidates
lobbyists, voters
candidates, lobbyists
parties, voters - Answers - parties, candidates
Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders failed to concentrate their campaigns on the
so-called ______ and actually gained favor among voters for it.
party establishment
grassroots movement
uninformed voters
party outsiders - Answers - party establishment
The reigning political paradox of our era is
partisanship is strong but parties are weak.
parties are powerful and partisanship is declining.
, voters exercise power and parties do not.
candidates gain votes while parties do not. - Answers - partisanship is strong but
parties are weak.
Government benefits such as special provisions in the tax code that are provided to
businesses in hopes of enabling them to succeed and keep workers on their payroll
were referred to as ______ by Senator Sanders.
business entitlements
capital incentives
political necessities
corporate welfare - Answers - corporate welfare
Which movement did Senator Sanders most endorse prior to his running for president?
Black Lives Matter
Occupy Wall Street
Corporate Welfare
Bank Bailouts - Answers - Occupy Wall Street
The Sanders campaign message that seemed to resonate most with voters who
supported him was that the playing field is ______.
necessarily tilted in order to keep American businesses from failing.
unacceptably tilted toward the top 1% of Americans.
artificially benefiting the poor to the harm of the rich.
in need of redefining in order to assist corporate enterprise. - Answers - unacceptably
tilted toward the top 1% of Americans.
In 2010, President Obama proposed extending ______, which angered Senator
Sanders because they would benefit the wealthy more than the working class.
tax cuts
tax increases
excise taxes
tax abatements - Answers - tax cuts
Which of the following was a policy supported by Bernie Sanders?
instituting a personal property tax
raising income taxes on the middle class
taxing banks that failed
raising taxes on the wealthy - Answers - raising taxes on the wealthy
?????
OR
