POLS 2311 FINAL PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Political Efficacy is the...
a. belief that citizens can affect government
b. belief that elected officials cannot be persuaded
c. process by which people receive their political beliefs
d. process by which people are satisfied with government Ans✓✓✓a.
belief that citizens can affect government
Today, the average member of Congress represents:
a. about 30,000 constituents
b. about 1 million constituents
c. about 700,000 constituents
d. about 7 million constituents Ans✓✓✓c. about 700,000 constituents
Personal and economic freedom are both definitions of...
a. liberty
b. equality
c. capitalism
d. minority rights Ans✓✓✓a. liberty
A belief in equality of results is...
a. a major part of US political culture
,b. secondary to a belief of total freedom in US political culture
c. not a part of US political culture
d. part of both US and European political culture Ans✓✓✓c. not a part
of US political culture
Which of the following can be said to have characterized American
politics for much of the past half century?
a. a rising of bipartisanism
b. a growing level of voter participation
c. a pervasive sense of apathy and cynicism
d. a decrease in digital citizenship Ans✓✓✓c. a pervasive sense of
apathy and cynicism
______ refers to a system that allows very little room for the national
government to regulate or restrict the use of private property, even in the
public interest.
a. Laissez-faire capitalism
b. Anti-capitalism
c. Bourgeois capitalism
d. Competitive capitalism Ans✓✓✓a. Laissez-faire capitalism
Governments whose powers are limited through a system of rules and
institutions are known as ________ governments.
a. constitutional
,b. oligarchic
c. totalitarian
d. authoritarian Ans✓✓✓a. constitutional
Totalitarianism entails government having unlimited political...
a. power
b. equality
c. freedom
d. capital Ans✓✓✓a. power
Who gets what, when, and how is a definition of....
a. deceit
b. politics
c. partisanship
d. efficacy Ans✓✓✓b. politics
Which of the following statements about recent immigration trends and
the foreign-born population in the US is accurate?
a. Census figures for 2012 show that the total Hispanic proportion of the
population is now 25%
b. People born in Asia constitute the second-largest group born residents
c. In 2012, 7% of the population was born outside of the US
, d. Nearly 10% of the population now identifies itself as of "two or more
races" Ans✓✓✓b. People born in Asia constitute the second--largest
group of foreign-born group residents
Which of the following statements is true concerning race and ethnicity?
a. By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the population is 17.4%
b. The total percentage of the black or African-American population is at
an all-time low
c. Immigration from Europe is now at an all-time high
d. The rates and percentages of immigrants have remained very stable
throughout the USs history concerning race and ethinicity Ans✓✓✓a.
By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the population is 17.4%
The idea that political authority ultimately rests in the hands of the
people is known as
a. popular sovereignty
b. representative monarchy
c. limited totalitarianism
d. power Ans✓✓✓a. popular sovereignty
The conflicts and struggles over a government's leadership, organization,
or policies is called...
a. politics
b. constitutionalism
c. power
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Political Efficacy is the...
a. belief that citizens can affect government
b. belief that elected officials cannot be persuaded
c. process by which people receive their political beliefs
d. process by which people are satisfied with government Ans✓✓✓a.
belief that citizens can affect government
Today, the average member of Congress represents:
a. about 30,000 constituents
b. about 1 million constituents
c. about 700,000 constituents
d. about 7 million constituents Ans✓✓✓c. about 700,000 constituents
Personal and economic freedom are both definitions of...
a. liberty
b. equality
c. capitalism
d. minority rights Ans✓✓✓a. liberty
A belief in equality of results is...
a. a major part of US political culture
,b. secondary to a belief of total freedom in US political culture
c. not a part of US political culture
d. part of both US and European political culture Ans✓✓✓c. not a part
of US political culture
Which of the following can be said to have characterized American
politics for much of the past half century?
a. a rising of bipartisanism
b. a growing level of voter participation
c. a pervasive sense of apathy and cynicism
d. a decrease in digital citizenship Ans✓✓✓c. a pervasive sense of
apathy and cynicism
______ refers to a system that allows very little room for the national
government to regulate or restrict the use of private property, even in the
public interest.
a. Laissez-faire capitalism
b. Anti-capitalism
c. Bourgeois capitalism
d. Competitive capitalism Ans✓✓✓a. Laissez-faire capitalism
Governments whose powers are limited through a system of rules and
institutions are known as ________ governments.
a. constitutional
,b. oligarchic
c. totalitarian
d. authoritarian Ans✓✓✓a. constitutional
Totalitarianism entails government having unlimited political...
a. power
b. equality
c. freedom
d. capital Ans✓✓✓a. power
Who gets what, when, and how is a definition of....
a. deceit
b. politics
c. partisanship
d. efficacy Ans✓✓✓b. politics
Which of the following statements about recent immigration trends and
the foreign-born population in the US is accurate?
a. Census figures for 2012 show that the total Hispanic proportion of the
population is now 25%
b. People born in Asia constitute the second-largest group born residents
c. In 2012, 7% of the population was born outside of the US
, d. Nearly 10% of the population now identifies itself as of "two or more
races" Ans✓✓✓b. People born in Asia constitute the second--largest
group of foreign-born group residents
Which of the following statements is true concerning race and ethnicity?
a. By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the population is 17.4%
b. The total percentage of the black or African-American population is at
an all-time low
c. Immigration from Europe is now at an all-time high
d. The rates and percentages of immigrants have remained very stable
throughout the USs history concerning race and ethinicity Ans✓✓✓a.
By 2014 the total Hispanic proportion of the population is 17.4%
The idea that political authority ultimately rests in the hands of the
people is known as
a. popular sovereignty
b. representative monarchy
c. limited totalitarianism
d. power Ans✓✓✓a. popular sovereignty
The conflicts and struggles over a government's leadership, organization,
or policies is called...
a. politics
b. constitutionalism
c. power
