TEST BANK
American Government: Political Development and
Institutional Change 12th Edition
by Cal Jillson, All Chapters 1 - 16
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter 1 The Origins of American Political Principles
2. Chapter 2 The Revolution and the Constitution
3. Chapter 3 Federalism and American Political Development
4. Chapter 4 Political Socialization and Public Opinion
5. Chapter 5 The Mass Media and the Political Agenda
6. Chapter 6 Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence
7. Chapter 7 Political Parties: Winning the Right to Govern
8. Chapter 8 Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
9. Chapter 9 Congress: Partisanship, Polarization, and Gridlock
10. Chapter 10 The President: Executive Power in a Separation of Powers Regime
,11. Chapter 11 Bureaucracy: Redesigning Government for the Twenty-First Century
12. Chapter 12 The Federal Courts: Activism versus Restraint
13. Chapter 13 Civil Liberties: Ordered Liberty in America
14. Chapter 14 Civil Rights: Where Liberty and Equality Collide
15. Chapter 15 Government, The Economy, and Domestic Policy
16. Chapter 16 America’s Global Role in the Twenty-First Century
, Chapter 1 The Origins of American Political Principles
Single-Select Multiple Choice
Question Answer A B C D
A custom, practice, or b policy institution legal procedure rule
organization, often
embedded in rules and
law, is called a
Which of these terms d Monarchy Polis Democracy Oligarchy
refers to the rule of an
elite few for their own
According to Plato, who a A A political The few None of these
should rule a properly philosophe science- king wisest
constituted polis? r- king citizens
According to Aristotle’s d Oligarchy is a Democracy is Tyranny is any All of these
typology of governments, government a government government
which of these statements organized organized that is
accurately defines a type around a few around many oppressive to
of government? men who are men who are the people.
primarily primarily
motivated by motivated by
their narrow the broad
Which one of the c private and
Paris and public
Berlin and Athens and Rome Oslo and
following pairs of cities London Madrid Copenhagen
American Government: Political Development and
Institutional Change 12th Edition
by Cal Jillson, All Chapters 1 - 16
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Chapter 1 The Origins of American Political Principles
2. Chapter 2 The Revolution and the Constitution
3. Chapter 3 Federalism and American Political Development
4. Chapter 4 Political Socialization and Public Opinion
5. Chapter 5 The Mass Media and the Political Agenda
6. Chapter 6 Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence
7. Chapter 7 Political Parties: Winning the Right to Govern
8. Chapter 8 Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
9. Chapter 9 Congress: Partisanship, Polarization, and Gridlock
10. Chapter 10 The President: Executive Power in a Separation of Powers Regime
,11. Chapter 11 Bureaucracy: Redesigning Government for the Twenty-First Century
12. Chapter 12 The Federal Courts: Activism versus Restraint
13. Chapter 13 Civil Liberties: Ordered Liberty in America
14. Chapter 14 Civil Rights: Where Liberty and Equality Collide
15. Chapter 15 Government, The Economy, and Domestic Policy
16. Chapter 16 America’s Global Role in the Twenty-First Century
, Chapter 1 The Origins of American Political Principles
Single-Select Multiple Choice
Question Answer A B C D
A custom, practice, or b policy institution legal procedure rule
organization, often
embedded in rules and
law, is called a
Which of these terms d Monarchy Polis Democracy Oligarchy
refers to the rule of an
elite few for their own
According to Plato, who a A A political The few None of these
should rule a properly philosophe science- king wisest
constituted polis? r- king citizens
According to Aristotle’s d Oligarchy is a Democracy is Tyranny is any All of these
typology of governments, government a government government
which of these statements organized organized that is
accurately defines a type around a few around many oppressive to
of government? men who are men who are the people.
primarily primarily
motivated by motivated by
their narrow the broad
Which one of the c private and
Paris and public
Berlin and Athens and Rome Oslo and
following pairs of cities London Madrid Copenhagen
