Gov 2305 EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
1. According to David Easton, the main function of government is to:
A. provide social order, national security, and public goods.
B. levy tax on people to run the political system.
C. allocate authoritatively values for a whole society.
D. guarantee constitutional rights. - ANS C. allocate authoritatively values for a whole
society.
2. The assignment of law-making, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to independent
branches of the government is called
A. checks and balances.
B. implied powers.
C. enumerated powers.
D. separation of powers - ANS D. separation of powers
3. Laws, regulations, policies, and decisions are:
A. the demands of a political system.
B. the supports of a political system.
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C. the inputs of a political system.
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, D. the outputs of a political system. - ANS D. the outputs of a political system.
A. The economy in communist countries is centrally planned.
B. The ideology and communist party play an important role in the society.
C. The government will be eliminated and replaced by a classless society.
D. The main purpose of the communist countries is a political equality for all the citizens. -
ANS D. The main purpose of the communist countries is a political equality for all the
citizens.
5. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The author of Political System is Benito Mussolini.
B. The author of Das Kapital is Adolf Hitler.
C. The author of Mein Kampf is David Easton.
D. The author of Two Treatises on Government is James Harrington.
E. None of the above. - ANS E. None of the above.
6. In 2000, African-Americans account for approximately __________ percent of the American
population.
A. 25.8
B. 20.1
C. 16.5
D. 12.7 - ANS D. 12.7
7. By 2050, it is estimated that the largest minority group in the United States will be
A. Hispanics.
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B. African Americans.
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, C. Asians.
D. Whites. - ANS A. Hispanics.
8. In 1997, 54 percent of Americans said that the ideal family size was __________ children.
A. no
B. 0-2
C. 3-4
D. 4 or more - ANS B. 0-2
9. In the 1840s, there were a number of people opposed to the immigration of Roman Catholics
to the U.S. Many of these people got together and formed the
A. Know Nothing Party.
B. Populist Party.
C. Elitist Party.
D. Prohibition Party. - ANS A. Know Nothing Party.
10. Conservatives believe that
A. government should guarantee individual rights.
B. activist government is often necessary.
C. government should only provide for defense and little else.
D. there should be less government. - ANS D. there should be less government.
11. The more or less consistent set of values that are reflected in the political, economic, social,
and moral order of society are called
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A. political theory.
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ANSWERS
1. According to David Easton, the main function of government is to:
A. provide social order, national security, and public goods.
B. levy tax on people to run the political system.
C. allocate authoritatively values for a whole society.
D. guarantee constitutional rights. - ANS C. allocate authoritatively values for a whole
society.
2. The assignment of law-making, law-enforcing, and law-interpreting functions to independent
branches of the government is called
A. checks and balances.
B. implied powers.
C. enumerated powers.
D. separation of powers - ANS D. separation of powers
3. Laws, regulations, policies, and decisions are:
A. the demands of a political system.
B. the supports of a political system.
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C. the inputs of a political system.
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, D. the outputs of a political system. - ANS D. the outputs of a political system.
A. The economy in communist countries is centrally planned.
B. The ideology and communist party play an important role in the society.
C. The government will be eliminated and replaced by a classless society.
D. The main purpose of the communist countries is a political equality for all the citizens. -
ANS D. The main purpose of the communist countries is a political equality for all the
citizens.
5. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. The author of Political System is Benito Mussolini.
B. The author of Das Kapital is Adolf Hitler.
C. The author of Mein Kampf is David Easton.
D. The author of Two Treatises on Government is James Harrington.
E. None of the above. - ANS E. None of the above.
6. In 2000, African-Americans account for approximately __________ percent of the American
population.
A. 25.8
B. 20.1
C. 16.5
D. 12.7 - ANS D. 12.7
7. By 2050, it is estimated that the largest minority group in the United States will be
A. Hispanics.
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B. African Americans.
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, C. Asians.
D. Whites. - ANS A. Hispanics.
8. In 1997, 54 percent of Americans said that the ideal family size was __________ children.
A. no
B. 0-2
C. 3-4
D. 4 or more - ANS B. 0-2
9. In the 1840s, there were a number of people opposed to the immigration of Roman Catholics
to the U.S. Many of these people got together and formed the
A. Know Nothing Party.
B. Populist Party.
C. Elitist Party.
D. Prohibition Party. - ANS A. Know Nothing Party.
10. Conservatives believe that
A. government should guarantee individual rights.
B. activist government is often necessary.
C. government should only provide for defense and little else.
D. there should be less government. - ANS D. there should be less government.
11. The more or less consistent set of values that are reflected in the political, economic, social,
and moral order of society are called
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A. political theory.
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