POLI 2051 Robert Hogan Final
In the United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
Select one:
a. Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has
become an elite institution.
b. Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
d. Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern - CORRECT
ANSWER-c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted the president to be
selected by __________.
Select one:
a. members of the Supreme Court
b. ordinary Americans
c. elites
d. Senators - CORRECT ANSWER-c. elites
The process through which an individual acquires his or her knowledge, feelings, and
evaluations regarding his or her political world is known as
Select one:
a. public opinion
b. political socialization
c. reapportionment
d. sampling error - CORRECT ANSWER-b. political socialization
The free exercise clause states that the national government will not interfere with which
of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
c. speech
d. religion - CORRECT ANSWER-religion
The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a group because they can get
the benefits the group offers without contributing to the group's efforts.
Select one:
a. free-rider
b. pluralist
c. collective goods
d. group coordination - CORRECT ANSWER-a. free-rider
, Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too
complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.
Select one:
a. incentive systems
b. deregulation
c. executive orders
d. command-and-control systems - CORRECT ANSWER-deregulation
What do executive agreements require?
Select one:
a. ratification by the House of Representatives
b. ratification by the Senate
c. ratification by both houses of Congress
d. The agreement of neither Congress nor other officials - CORRECT ANSWER-The
agreement of neither Congress nor other officials
A filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires the approval of __________
senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven - CORRECT ANSWER-c. cloture; sixty
A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
c. public policy
d. political culture - CORRECT ANSWER-d. political culture
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that African Americans were
__________.
Select one:
a. separate but equal
b. citizens
c. eligible to vote
d. property - CORRECT ANSWER-d. property
In mid-term elections, the president's party typically ___________ in the House of
Representatives.
Select one:
a. reapportions seats
b. helps independent candidates
c. loses seats
d. gains seats - CORRECT ANSWER-c. loses seats
In the United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
Select one:
a. Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has
become an elite institution.
b. Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
d. Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern - CORRECT
ANSWER-c. Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted the president to be
selected by __________.
Select one:
a. members of the Supreme Court
b. ordinary Americans
c. elites
d. Senators - CORRECT ANSWER-c. elites
The process through which an individual acquires his or her knowledge, feelings, and
evaluations regarding his or her political world is known as
Select one:
a. public opinion
b. political socialization
c. reapportionment
d. sampling error - CORRECT ANSWER-b. political socialization
The free exercise clause states that the national government will not interfere with which
of the following?
Select one:
a. education
b. business
c. speech
d. religion - CORRECT ANSWER-religion
The __________ problem occurs when people fail to join a group because they can get
the benefits the group offers without contributing to the group's efforts.
Select one:
a. free-rider
b. pluralist
c. collective goods
d. group coordination - CORRECT ANSWER-a. free-rider
, Those who believe that regulations on business and industry are too numerous and too
complex are most likely to favor the policy of __________.
Select one:
a. incentive systems
b. deregulation
c. executive orders
d. command-and-control systems - CORRECT ANSWER-deregulation
What do executive agreements require?
Select one:
a. ratification by the House of Representatives
b. ratification by the Senate
c. ratification by both houses of Congress
d. The agreement of neither Congress nor other officials - CORRECT ANSWER-The
agreement of neither Congress nor other officials
A filibuster can be ended through __________; it requires the approval of __________
senators.
Select one:
a. abrogation; fifty-one
b. censure; fifty-five
c. cloture; sixty
d. discharge; sixty-seven - CORRECT ANSWER-c. cloture; sixty
A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the following?
Select one:
a. government
b. politics
c. public policy
d. political culture - CORRECT ANSWER-d. political culture
In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court declared that African Americans were
__________.
Select one:
a. separate but equal
b. citizens
c. eligible to vote
d. property - CORRECT ANSWER-d. property
In mid-term elections, the president's party typically ___________ in the House of
Representatives.
Select one:
a. reapportions seats
b. helps independent candidates
c. loses seats
d. gains seats - CORRECT ANSWER-c. loses seats
