Government and Politics Practice Exam
Course Introduction
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles, institutions, and processes of government and politics. Students will explore the roles and functions of various branches of government, examine the impact of political parties, interest groups, and public opinion, and analyze how policies are formulated and implemented. The course emphasizes the comparative study of different political systems, encourages critical thinking about contemporary political issues, and fosters an understanding of the importance of civic engagement in modern society.
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Political Science An Introduction 14th Global Edition by Michael G. Roskin
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Chapter 1: Politics and Political Science
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Q1) Which of the following would you expect to have the most direct influence on a country's political culture?
A)the size of its army
B)its universities' political science programs
C)its dominant religious beliefs
D)its weather conditions
Answer: C
Q2) Some political scientists have inferred totalitarian themes in Rousseau's idea of
A)the general will
B)the social contract
C)the glory of the state
D)Marxist revolution
Answer: A
Q3) Human behavior that is inherited is referred to as culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Political Ideologies
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Q1) Many Americans find it difficult to grasp the power of ideological motivation because of __________.
A)the association of ideologies with terrorism
B)the power of religious tradition in American society
C)the emphasis on moderation and pragmatism in American culture
D)the way the founding fathers rejected ideological considerations when writing the Constitution
Answer: C
Q2) Which of these statements adheres most closely to the ideas of Thomas Hill Green?
A)Tax cuts for businesses tend to spur economic growth.
B)Unregulated markets self-adjust to produce socially beneficial outcomes.
C)Economic exchanges between citizens in a democracy are inherently free.
D)The minimum wage is necessary to prevent employers from taking advantage of workers.
Answer: D
Q3) Bernstein was responsible for revising Marxism.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: States
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Q1) Which statement best depicts China?
A)Since its reforms,China has become less capitalistic.
B)China has adopted state ownership of the economy,but has democratic political views.
C)China has become more capitalistic economically,but has an authoritarian political structure.
D)China has become democratic politically and more capitalistic.
Answer: C
Q2) Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev would be considered a reformer.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Imagine a system where there is significant control of industry but there are few welfare benefits paid out to citizens.Which of the following labels would best apply,given the circumstances?
A)laissez-faire system
B)socialist state
C)welfare state
D)statism
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Constitutions and Rights
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Q1) Which of the following would be expected in a state that practices constitutionalism?
A)Courts rarely overturn laws.
B)The constitution is never amended.
C)The constitution is frequently amended.
D)Citizens' individual rights are guaranteed.
Q2) Germany's constitution contains provisions that __________.
A)prevent joining a military alliance
B)allow government spying on citizens
C)give the public control over the economy
D)limit government involvement in economic matters
Q3) Which statement best describes how the Japanese constitution differs from the U.S.constitution?
A)Japan's constitution is older and more democratic.
B)Japan's constitution is less detailed and identifies fewer specific rights.
C)Japan's constitution is shorter but more specific about individual rights.
D)Japan's constitution is more detailed and provides a large set of individual rights.
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Chapter 5: Regimes
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Q1) Which statement provides evidence for the usefulness of social media in a democratic system?
A)The U.S.press has been called "the fourth branch of government."
B)Internet voting would lead to a significant increase in voter turnout.
C)Bulletin boards were used by the organizers of the Tiananmen Square protests.
D)Text messaging,Twitter,Facebook,and television media helped catalyze the "Arab Spring."
Q2) Which of the following conditions,if true,might have prevented Germany from succumbing to totalitarian rule?
A)the Allies concluded a less punitive peace deal after World War I
B)Russia did more to counterbalance German militarization
C)Communists were permitted to run against Nazis in elections
D)the German government did more to respect property rights
Q3) Totalitarianism began with __________.
A)Lenin's seizure of power in Russia
B)Mussolini's seizure of power in Italy
C)Hitler's accession to the chancellorship of Germany
D)Mao Zedong's rise to leadership of the Chinese Communist Party
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Chapter 6: Political Culture
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Q1) The ability to function in business and governance using only one language has contributed to China's recent economic growth.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to Theodor Adorno,a high score on his F-Scale personality test indicates
A)potentially fascist or authoritarian tendencies
B)a fundamentalist approach to religion
C)fantasy-based logic,or a lack of critical thinking skills
D)a need for Freudian psychoanalysis
Q3) What is one reason that distrusting the government can be a good thing?
A)Skeptical citizens are more likely than trusting citizens to run prosperous businesses.
B)Skeptical citizens are more likely than trusting citizens to vote in midterm elections.
C)Skeptical citizens are more likely than trusting citizens to notice and oppose government corruption.
D)Skeptical citizens are more likely than trusting citizens to hold moderate political views.
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Chapter 7: Public Opinion
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Q1) Which pair of independent and dependent variables cannot reasonably be reversed?
A)race (independent)and annual income (dependent)
B)annual income (independent)and level of education (dependent)
C)weekly TV consumption (independent)and party affiliation (dependent)
D)weekly TV consumption (independent)and level of education (dependent)
Q2) Which of these statements about the role of race and ethnicity in politics is the most accurate?
A)The party loyalties of ethnic groups rarely change.
B)Politics based on ethnicity have the potential to be fluid and change over time.
C)Religion is much more important than race and ethnicity in shaping public opinion.
D)Ethnic consciousness has little effect on public opinion in heterogeneous nations like the United States.
Q3) Wallonia in Belgium and Basque country in Spain are examples of center-periphery tensions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Political Communication
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Q1) How does news coverage on television compare to news coverage on the Internet and social media?
A)Television stations are more likely to cover a wide variety of stories.
B)Television stations are more likely to have an explicitly partisan viewpoint.
C)Television coverage is more uniform,whereas reporting on the Internet is widely varied.
D)Television coverage appeals to a more educated audience than online news sources do.
Q2) What is the relationship between education and media consumption?
A)Education is largely uncorrelated with media consumption.
B)The more educated individuals are,the more media they tend to consume.
C)The more educated individuals are,the less likely they are to read newspapers.
D)Education tends to make people skeptical of getting information from the mass media.
Q3) Campaign stump speeches are so-called because voters would try to stump the candidates with tricky policy questions.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Interest Groups
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Q1) Interest groups typically approach __________ looking for a favorable interpretation of existing rules and regulations.
A)legislators
B)bureaucrats
C)wealthy donors
D)third-party candidates
Q2) Governments create interest groups to help them manage society.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Suppose you belong to a single-issue interest group with very little funding.Which of these is your best approach to influencing public policy?
A)expand your focus to multiple issues
B)run a single candidate for political office
C)perform high-profile acts of civil disobedience
D)file an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court
Q4) Interest groups and political parties perform the same function in the political system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Parties
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Q1) Which of these is true about the party system in the United States?
A)Politicians are more loyal to party leaders than ever before.
B)Most Americans support one or another of the third parties.
C)It is rare for individuals to change their party identification.
D)Many voters are registered with more than one political party.
Q2) Which statement explains how political parties in the United Kingdom differ from political parties in Israel?
A)Political parties command more obedience from party members in the United Kingdom than they do in Israel.
B)Israeli political parties are highly centralized mass parties during elections,whereas U.K.political parties are devotee parties during elections.
C)The United Kingdom's political parties have smaller memberships than Israeli political parties,giving U.K.leaders less control over candidates during elections.
D)The selection of candidates in the United Kingdom is a bargain between national and local party organizations,whereas candidate selection in Israel is highly centralized.
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Q1) Which of the following supports the view that America is going through gradual dealignment?
A)the volatility of the economy
B)the rise in voters identifying as independent
C)the steep drop in voter turnout in 2008 and 2012
D)the trend toward centrism among leaders of both parties
Q2) Which of the following groups has the lowest voter turnout rates in America today?
A)Latinos
B)African-Americans
C)women
D)Christians
Q3) United States turnout seldom falls below 40 percent in __________ elections.
A)local
B)congressional
C)gubernatorial
D)presidential
Q4) Opportunistic reaction to events composes much of political life.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Legislatures
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Q1) A feudal system is one in which power __________.
A)rests within parliament
B)is dispersed among layers
C)cannot be wielded effectively
D)bows to the will of an outside authority
Q2) Deadlock is less likely to occur in a parliamentary system than a presidential system because __________.
A)parliamentary rules require movement on legislative proposals
B)the chief of government and the parliament are integrally connected
C)members of parliament have a different constituency than the executive
D)parliamentary committees sort out differences before legislation comes up to vote
Q3) A European cabinet would be called __________ in the United States.
A)a ministry
B)a political party
C)an administration
D)a Congressional committee
Q4) European parliaments tend to be more efficient than the U.S.Congress.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Executives and Bureaucracies
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Q1) A critic of President Carter's leadership style would most likely accept which of these claims?
A)Presidents must come to office prepared to push an ambitious agenda on Congress.
B)The president has a responsibility to carefully oversee everything done by his administration.
C)In order to be successful,a president must be able to rely on skilled and trustworthy advisors.
D)The president,more than any other public official,has to maintain an image of consummate expertise.
Q2) President Franklin Roosevelt expected his advisors to agree with each other and with him.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Congress possesses the ability to increase the powers of the executive branch.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The U.S.military is a bureaucratic system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Judiciaries
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Q1) What was the significance of Marbury v.Madison?
A)The ruling created the concept of judicial review.
B)The ruling claimed that federal taxes could not be levied on the states.
C)The ruling stated that even the president is subject to the Court's decisions.
D)The ruling decreed that current administrations must honor the appointments of previous administrations.
Q2) The work done by a British barrister is most similar to the work done by an American __________.
A)administrator
B)judge
C)legislator
D)prosecutor
Q3) In criminal court proceedings,the victim is considered the plaintiff.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In an inquisitorial system of justice,judges are most similar to __________.
A)administrators
B)detectives
C)legislators
D)referees
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Chapter 15: Political Economy
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Q1) David Ricardo,Karl Marx,and John Stuart Mill all agreed that a socialist economy would be more fair and more efficient.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Starting in the late 1950s,the United States began importing more than it exported.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Many of today's American welfare programs began during the 1960s during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Medicaid is an example of a "means-tested" program because it is only available
A)to people who earn a certain amount of money
B)during periods when the economy is struggling
C)to people who have the means to contribute to the Medicaid fund
D)for as long as the government has the ability to pay for Medicaid treatment
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Chapter 16: Violence and Revolution
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Q1) Which of the following explains why the U.S.government hesitated to support the Arab Spring revolutions?
A)fear of military retaliation from groups still loyal to Saddam Hussein
B)concern that the revolutions would replace bad leaders with even more extremist ones
C)austerity policies that cut funding for regime-change efforts overseas
D)the revelation that the Arab Spring countries were actually in a later stage of revolution than had previously been thought
Q2) Why does terrorism rarely work as intended?
A)Terrorists do not have the political skills to lead long-term movements.
B)Civilian deaths usually make the target country even more determined to resist.
C)Terrorist groups tend to run out of money or recruits before they can achieve their goals.
D)Terrorism has become a cliché even among extremists.
Q3) Lenin was a prominent Soviet intellectual.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: International Relations
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Q1) Suppose France passes a law forbidding companies from doing business with North Korea.This will have a limited impact because __________.
A)North Korea is not part of any alliance system that France belongs to.
B)international law prevents nations from imposing sanctions of this kind.
C)France is violating North Korean sovereignty by interfering with its economy.
D)French laws do not apply to all companies hoping to do business in North Korea.
Q2) Which statement best explains why China presents the United States with a different challenge than the Soviet Union once did?
A)Unlike the Soviet Union,China cannot limit U.S.trade in Asia.
B)Unlike the Soviet Union,China does not have an overarching,long-term goal.
C)Unlike the Soviet Union,China is not seeking to spread its system outside of its own boundaries.
D)Unlike the Soviet Union,China does not present the United States with a direct economic threat.
Q3) In practice,it is easy to determine if a nation is sovereign or not.
A)True
B)False
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