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American Studies Quiz on Chocolate Cake for Dummies, created by Kristen Kolar Baker on 21/08/2017.
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Question 1

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Who most strongly believes that government should promote equality and provide social services?
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  • liberals
  • moderates
  • populists
  • libertarians

Question 2

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Which of the following statements describes America's growing population since its founding?
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  • More Americans trace their roots to Europe today than ever before.
  • African Americans now make up a much smaller percentage of the total population.
  • The percentage of the American population that identifies as Protestant has been on the rise.
  • The number of elderly Americans has grown, and the number of children eighteen and under has declined.

Question 3

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Which kind of government do we have?
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  • direct democracy
  • republic
  • totalitarian
  • authoritarian

Question 4

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The bourgeoisie of western Europe wanted to
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  • open up political participation to all social classes
  • restore the divine right of kings
  • promote political participation for the middle classes
  • overthrow parliaments

Question 5

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According to your textbook, why are knowledgeable citizens more engaged in politics?
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  • because they read the newspaper
  • because they understand how politics affects their lives
  • because they enjoy working for political campaigns
  • because they earn higher wages

Question 6

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Which of the following is not part of the U.S. political culture?
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  • Belief in equality of results
  • Belief in equality of opportunity
  • Belief in individual liberty
  • Belief in free competition

Question 7

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The term "freedom", as used in the text, is synonymous with
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  • equality
  • only equality of opportunity
  • only equality of outcome
  • liberty

Question 8

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A system of government that recognizes no formal limits on its power is called
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  • direct democracy
  • autocratic
  • oligarchic
  • totalitarian

Question 9

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Laissez-faire capitalism has been limited by
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  • public opinion, which opposes capitalism
  • voluntary actions by big businesses
  • government regulation
  • papal encyclicals

Question 10

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A direct democracy is a system in which
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  • an elite makes decisions for the society
  • representatives meet to discuss policy and make decisions
  • the masses have certain rights, but decisions are made by a council
  • all members of the polity meet to discuss policy and make decisions

Question 11

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Which of the following is the primary responsibility of the federal government?
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  • Police the cities
  • Establish zoning for commercial and residential purposes
  • License doctors and lawyers
  • Protection from domestic and foreign threats

Question 12

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The U.S. definition of liberty refers to
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  • personal freedom only
  • economic liberty only
  • personal and economic freedom
  • political and religious freedom

Question 13

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In an indirect democracy, public policies are determined by
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  • consensus
  • oligarchs
  • religious figures
  • representatives

Question 14

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Throughout U.S. history, Americans have
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  • supported strong government
  • been suspicious of strong government
  • moved from suspicion of strong government to enthusiastic support for government
  • moved from a belief in no government to a belief in strong government.

Question 15

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According to the ancient Greeks, a citizen was
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  • any free male who was at least 18 years old
  • anyone who was knowledgeable of and actively participated in government
  • anyone born of Greek parents
  • anyone who votes

Question 16

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Realistically, the United States did not become a full practicing democracy until
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  • 1789
  • the Civil War
  • the New Deal
  • the 1960s

Question 17

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Individuals who claim that government should have unlimited political power are
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  • conservatives
  • liberals
  • socialists
  • totalitarians

Question 18

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In democracy, sovereignty is vested in
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  • the president
  • the federal government
  • the people
  • Congress

Question 19

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A principle that states each citizen has one and only one vote is a principle of
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  • political equality
  • social equality
  • equality of opportunity
  • equality of outcome

Question 20

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The belief that citizens can affect government is called political
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  • culture
  • socialization
  • efficacy
  • satisfaction

Question 21

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Which of the following is an accurate description of American's view of government?
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  • Americans tend to have high expectations for what government can accomplish
  • Americans are generally trusting of politicians
  • Americans are apathetic about voting
  • Most Americans believe that government looks out for "people like me"

Question 22

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The United States' core political values are
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  • liberty and responsibility
  • liberty, equality, and minority rights
  • liberty, equality, and democracy
  • liberty, democracy, and capitalism

Question 23

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Which of the following is not a principle of our democracy?
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  • majority rule
  • complete freedom
  • minority rights
  • equality of opportunity

Question 24

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The majority of Americans believe that "government is run by a few big interests" and that government officials "don't care what people think." The term used to describe this would be
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  • low efficacy
  • high efficacy
  • low participation
  • high participation

Question 25

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The gambling industry in your state wants to change the state constitution to allow gambling. It organizes a campaign through voter signatures and puts its proposal directly on the ballot. This is called a(n)
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  • ballot referendum
  • midterm election
  • primary
  • ex post facto law

Question 26

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Trust in the government in the United States
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  • reached an all-time high after 9/11
  • has declined in the last fifty years
  • is higher today than ever before
  • has remained at a steady level over the last fifty years

Question 27

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Many of the conflicts in American politics today revolve around
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  • the proper scope of government
  • whether government should exist at all
  • allowing minorities to participate in government
  • consolidating all three branches of the military into one

Question 28

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The formal institutions that rule a people are called its
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  • economy
  • legislature
  • politics
  • government

Question 29

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Promoting equality of outcome among citizens
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  • has always been a major goal of governments
  • is uncontroversial when it involves redistribution of wealth
  • rarely clashes with the value of freedom
  • requires more government activity than does promoting equality of opportunity

Question 30

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Some states allow ballot referenda or popular initiatives, which are forms of
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  • representative democracy
  • totalitarianism
  • direct democracy
  • monarchy

Question 31

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According to Harold Lasswell, politics is
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  • a form of deceit practiced by everyone
  • what people do to get what they want from the government
  • who gets what, when they get it, and how
  • the misallocation of "values" for partisan purposes

Question 32

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Americans
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  • are less supportive of income redistribution than Europeans
  • are more supportive of income redistribution than Europeans
  • never support income redistribution programs
  • want government to equalize income in times of recession

Question 33

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Americans' trust in the federal government
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  • has declined steadily since the early 1960s
  • declined during Watergate but rose again during the 1980s
  • rose in the 1990s and peaked in 2002
  • rose during the 1970s and 1980s but has declined since 1992
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