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• Publisher : W W Norton & Co Inc
• Publication date : April 26, 2017
• Edition : 5th
• Language : English
• Print length : 576 pages
• ISBN-10 : 9780393639889
• ISBN-13 : 978-0393639889

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Chapter 1: Understanding American Politics


TRUE/FALSE

1. America is an example of a direct democracy.

ANS: F DIF: Easy
REF: CH01 – Making Sense of American Government and Politics
OBJ: Describe the basic functions of government MSC: Applying

2. The main reasons we have government are to provide order and to promote the general welfare.

ANS: T DIF: Easy
REF: CH01 – Making Sense of American Government and Politics
OBJ: Describe the basic functions of government MSC: Remembering

3. Federalism refers to the division of power between Congress, the president, and the Supreme
Court.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate
REF: CH01 – Making Sense of American Government and Politics
OBJ: Describe the basic functions of government MSC: Remembering

4. James Madison was concerned about the possibility that no faction would be able to gain a
majority, and thus the government would not function.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate
REF: CH01 – Making Sense of American Government and Politics
OBJ: Describe the basic functions of government MSC: Understanding

5. The free rider problem occurs because people can share in the benefits of a public good whether or
not they helped provide it.

ANS: T DIF: Moderate
REF: CH01 – Making Sense of American Government and Politics
OBJ: Describe the basic functions of government MSC: Understanding

6. Politics occurs only in the context of government decision making.

ANS: F DIF: Easy REF: CH01 – What Is Politics?
OBJ: Define politics and identify three key ideas that help explain politics
MSC: Remembering

7. Politics rarely involves overt conflict.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: CH01 – What Is Politics?
OBJ: Define politics and identify three key ideas that help explain politics




Test Bank For American Politics Today (Essentials), 5th Edition By William Bianco David Canon

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, MSC: Understanding
Test Bank For American Politics Today (Essentials), 5th Edition By William Bianco David Canon
8. A stealth democracy would exist if government were run like a business.

ANS: T DIF: Moderate REF: CH01 – What Is Politics?
OBJ: Define politics and identify three key ideas that help explain politics
MSC: Understanding

9. It is almost impossible for people to get everything they want from the political process.

ANS: T DIF: Difficult REF: CH01 – What Is Politics?
OBJ: Define politics and identify three key ideas that help explain politics
MSC: Applying

10. Politics is fundamentally all about election outcomes.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: CH01 – What Is Politics?
OBJ: Define politics and identify three key ideas that help explain politics
MSC: Understanding

11. Compared to most European democracies, the United States has been relatively free of class-based
politics because economics is not an important source of political conflict in America.

ANS: F DIF: Difficult REF: CH01 – Sources of Conflict in American
Politics
OBJ: Identify major sources of conflict in American politics MSC: Understanding

12. Cultural issues include social spending on the poor and proper taxation levels.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: CH01 – Sources of Conflict in American
Politics
OBJ: Identify major sources of conflict in American politics MSC: Remembering

13. Race and gender are significant in American elections because they remain important sources of
political disagreements and identity politics, which can influence individual voting behavior.

ANS: T DIF: Difficult REF: CH01 – Sources of Conflict in American
Politics
OBJ: Identify major sources of conflict in American politics MSC: Understanding

14. Libertarians believe in a proactive federal government much like the liberals.

ANS: F DIF: Moderate REF: CH01 – Sources of Conflict in American
Politics
OBJ: Identify major sources of conflict in American politics MSC: Understanding

15. To the framers of the Constitution, equality was the central principle of the new government.

ANS: F DIF: Difficult
REF: CH01 – Resolving Conflict: Democracy and American Political Values
OBJ: Explain how the American values of democracy, liberty, and equality work to resolve
political conflict MSC: Understanding




Test Bank For American Politics Today (Essentials), 5th Edition By William Bianco David Canon