POSC EXAM 2 WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
A preference for less government involvement in both the economic and cultural
spheres is generally characteristic of which political ideology - Answer- Libertarianism
In the event that no candidate gets a majority vote in the Electoral College, how will the
president be selected? - Answer- A vote by the House of Representatives
According to the doctrine of pluralism, the tendency of people of similar interests to form
groups will inevitably lead to control by a smaller number of groups resulting in tyranny
of the majority - Answer- False
Which of the following parties was dominant in the South prior to the civil war and
through most of the 20th century - Answer- Democrat
Lobbyists in Washington, DC spend much of their time aiding congressional staff in
research, writing bills, and generating questions for congressional hearings - Answer-
True
The modern political party directly descended from that of Thomas Jefferson and that
was given its current name following the election of interjection is the___ party -
Answer- Democrat
Which of the following is not true of the Electoral College - Answer- The electoral vote
winner is always the winner of the popular vote
Which political party resulted from a split in the Whig Party over the issue of slavery in
the 1850s? - Answer- republican
In federalist 51, which of the following is not a mechanism of republican government
that Madison argues helps to protect against tyranny of the majority - Answer- The
absence of modern telecommunications technology
Weather a state has an open or closed primary is determined by - Answer- Each
individual state
Political parties and interest groups receive the same amount of government oversight
of their activities - Answer- False
ANSWERS
A preference for less government involvement in both the economic and cultural
spheres is generally characteristic of which political ideology - Answer- Libertarianism
In the event that no candidate gets a majority vote in the Electoral College, how will the
president be selected? - Answer- A vote by the House of Representatives
According to the doctrine of pluralism, the tendency of people of similar interests to form
groups will inevitably lead to control by a smaller number of groups resulting in tyranny
of the majority - Answer- False
Which of the following parties was dominant in the South prior to the civil war and
through most of the 20th century - Answer- Democrat
Lobbyists in Washington, DC spend much of their time aiding congressional staff in
research, writing bills, and generating questions for congressional hearings - Answer-
True
The modern political party directly descended from that of Thomas Jefferson and that
was given its current name following the election of interjection is the___ party -
Answer- Democrat
Which of the following is not true of the Electoral College - Answer- The electoral vote
winner is always the winner of the popular vote
Which political party resulted from a split in the Whig Party over the issue of slavery in
the 1850s? - Answer- republican
In federalist 51, which of the following is not a mechanism of republican government
that Madison argues helps to protect against tyranny of the majority - Answer- The
absence of modern telecommunications technology
Weather a state has an open or closed primary is determined by - Answer- Each
individual state
Political parties and interest groups receive the same amount of government oversight
of their activities - Answer- False
