Political Science I Final Exam
Course Introduction
Political Science I introduces students to the fundamental concepts, theories, and frameworks that define the study of politics. The course explores the nature of political systems, institutions, and behavior, with a focus on understanding the foundations of government, the roles of key political actors, and the dynamics of power and authority. Students will examine comparative political systems, constitutional principles, political ideologies, and the relationship between citizens and the state. By analyzing contemporary issues and engaging with classic political texts, students will develop a critical understanding of how political processes shape societies and influence decision-making at local, national, and global levels.
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The Enduring Democracy 4th Edition by Kenneth Dautrich
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Chapter 1: The More Things Changethe More They Stay the Same
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Q1) A form of government in which a particular religion plays a dominant and controlling role in government, is described as a _____________.
A) democracy
B) theocracy
C) monarchy
D) oligarchy
E) plutocracy
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following accurately describes an indirect democracy?
A) Regular elections allow voters to choose representatives.
B) Economic elites make decisions for the country as a whole.
C) Social elites make decisions for the country as a whole.
D) The people come together to discuss and decide on policy.
E) The judicial system creates legislation.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Founding and the Constitution
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Q1) Unlike our current constitution, the Articles of Confederation could be amended
A) only with the unanimous consent of the states
B) by an affirmative vote of three-fourths of the state legislatures
C) only after abolishing the original document and rewriting it
D) at any time with assent of at least two state legislatures
E) only upon the collapse of the government
Answer: A
Q2) The wording in the Declaration of Independence drew heavily upon John Locke's theories of ______________.
A) natural rights and social contract
B) royal prerogative
C) anarchy and self-actualization
D) religion as a counterweight to reason
E) self-fulfillment
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Federalism
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Q1) Over time, Presidents Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush appointed several justices to the Supreme Court who have created a new ideological majority. This new majority has tended to ___________________.
A) staunchly guard the right of the national government to dictate policies that were traditionally held by the states
B) strike a perfect balance between state and national government interest
C) trample on the rights and prerogatives of state governments
D) shift the Supreme Court to a stance much more favorable to states' rights
E) move the Supreme Court away from states' rights
Answer: D
Q2) The power to lay and collect taxes is an example of a(n) _____________ power.
A) enumerated
B) reserved
C) concurrent
D) dictated
E) revealed
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Civil Liberties
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Q1) The United States Supreme Court has decided a number of cases concerning the actual conduct of criminal trials, establishing the defendant's rights to an impartial jury, to confront witnesses, to compulsory service to obtain witnesses, to a speedy trial, and to a public trial. Explain the importance of each of these rights to a fair trial for a criminal defendant.
Q2) The First Amendment also guarantees freedom of the press. The press is considered speech but it does have some limitations. One such exception of speech or press that is restricted is in the case of libel, which is defined as _______.
A) the crime of printing or disseminating false statements that harm someone
B) the unethical action of making light of someone in the presence of others
C) the crime of lying in a public document
D) any behavior that offends or creates an uncomfortable relationship
E) the crime of inundating readers with false information
Q3) "Positive rights" _________________.
A) cannot be denied by a government
B) exist even in the absence of government
C) are "inalienable"
D) are granted by and subject to government authority
E) are based on the natural laws of human society
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Chapter 5: Civil Rights, Equality and Social Movements
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Q1) The purpose of an affirmative action program is to _________________.
A) require that the employment process be color blind and that race not be considered
B) require federal government approval of all state hiring decisions
C) encouraged lawsuits against private companies
D) create remedies for imbalances caused by previous discriminatory practices
E) establish quotas for all hiring and admission decisions
Q2) _________ were used by some southern states to require segregation of blacks and whites in public schools, railroads, buses, restaurants, and other public facilities.
A) Black Codes
B) Jim Crow laws
C) Racial reorganization codes
D) Slaughterhouse Codes
E) Purge rules
Q3) Describe the Jim Crow laws in the southern states in the early decades of the 1900s. How and why did these laws materialize? What role did the U.S. Supreme Court play in ending Jim Crow?
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Chapter 6: Congress
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Q1) Prior to 1913, how were U.S. senators chosen?
A) They were appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
B) They were appointed by the state governors.
C) They were chosen by the state legislatures.
D) They were chosen by fellow senators.
E) They were chosen in a nationwide election.
Q2) Compared to most other countries that also have two chambers in the legislative body, one significant characteristic of the U.S. Congress is that
A) the two legislative houses are about equal in power
B) its members are better paid
C) the U.S. Congress may remove the president from office
D) it works at a rapid pace in enacting important legislation
E) it has total control over the executive branch
Q3) How is membership from each state in the U.S. Senate determined?
A) by the population of the individual state
B) by equal representation from each state
C) by the results of the U.S. Census every 10 years
D) by the courts
E) by each session of the senate as members determine the method to be used
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Chapter 7: The Presidency
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Q1) Describe the president's relationships with the public, Congress, and the media, and how each plays a role in his success as president.
Q2) Which of the following is not an example of a president committing American troops into combat without Congressional approval?
A) Roosevelt in Europe and the Pacific Theaters, 1945
B) Truman in Korea, 1950
C) Reagan in Grenada, 1983
D) Bush in Panama, 1989
E) Clinton in Haiti, 1994
Q3) Since the end of World War II, presidents have acted much more independently in committing American troops to combat situations. In 1973, Congress attempted to severely limit the power of the president to deploy troops without Congressional approval. Then-president Nixon vetoed the legislation, but his veto was overridden. What was this legislation called?
A) Monroe Doctrine
B) North Atlantic Treaty Alliance
C) Presidential Control Act
D) War Powers Resolution
E) Pentagon Papers
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Chapter 8: The Federal Bureaucracy
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Q1) Large-scale industrialization and economic development led to the development of the Department of __________ in 1888 to help regulate interstate and foreign trade.
A) Justice
B) Labor
C) State
D) Commerce
E) Interior
Q2) Which term refers to the process in which the federal bureaucracy carries out a law passed by Congress?
A) rules and regulations
B) execution
C) policy implementation
D) bureaucratic oversight
E) policy development
Q3) How do Congress, the president, and the judicial branch make bureaucracies accountable?
Q4) What impact did President Roosevelt's New Deal and President Johnson's Great Society policies have on the federal bureaucracy? Provide examples to support your answer.
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Chapter 9: The Judiciary
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Q1) What is the pretrial stage that occurs when the judge finds no reason to dismiss a case and the case then moves forward toward trial?
A) complaint
B) indictment
C) litigation
D) moot court
E) discovery
Q2) How many justices does the U.S. Constitution require for the Supreme Court?
A) three
B) six
C) nine
D) twelve
E) the constitution does not determine a number, but leaves this to the discretion of Congress
Q3) Which of the following would not be a court in the federal judicial system?
A) bankruptcy court
B) family court
C) tax court
D) military court
E) U.S. Supreme Court
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Chapter 10: Public Opinion
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Q1) Building upon research from the early twentieth century that indicated a lack of an informed public, Philip Converse in the 1970s used scientific surveys to research public opinion in regard to voting. This research indicated that _______________.
A) ordinary citizens are generally very knowledgeable about political issues and candidates
B) a very positive and upbeat mood exists among potential voters concerning candidates and issues
C) a very high percentage of eligible voters do vote
D) ordinary citizens are ill-informed about political issues, ill-equipped to understand politics, and quite fickle in how they stand on issues
E) ordinary citizens are very stable in their opinions and their votes indicate that stability
Q2) Discuss the ways in which you have been influenced in the development of your political orientation. What groups, factors, or institutions have played an important role in this development?
Q3) Public opinion exists at three basic levels. List and describe these levels.
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Chapter 11: Interest Groups
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Q1) General characteristics of an interest group that may have a significant bearing on how powerful that group will be ______________________.
A) size of the group
B) wealth of the members
C) dedication of members to the goals of the group
D) size of the group, wealth of the members, and dedication of members to the goals of the group
E) size of the group and wealth of the members
Q2) Interest groups perform which of the following functions?
A) provide information and expertise to government officials
B) support political candidates through financial contributions
C) lobby on behalf of their members
D) persuade government officials to make decisions favorable to their goals
E) interest groups do all of the these functions
Q3) In the United States, which type of workers are the most likely to be unionized?
A) professionals
B) service providers
C) laborers
D) all sectors of the workforce are unionized equally
E) unions have been outlawed nation wide
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Chapter 12: The Media and American Politics
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Q1) Compare and contrast the different theories assessing the influence of the media on voting decisions: the minimal effects theory, social learning theory, cultivation theory, and agenda setting.
Q2) Which of the following represented the first televised presidential debate?
A) 1932-Hoover/Roosevelt
B) 1948-Truman/Dewey
C) 1960-Kennedy/Nixon
D) 1968-Humphrey/Nixon
E) 1980-Reagan/Mondale
Q3) How has the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment's freedom of the press and applied it to mass media? Give examples of some court cases.
Q4) Wire services ______________________________.
A) are the leading newspapers on financial events
B) have a format of brief stories along with colorful graphics and pictures
C) are considered national dailies and are designed to appeal to a national audience
D) cover large metropolitan areas
E) provide a clearinghouse for news as it occurs
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Chapter 13: Political Parties and Voting
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Q1) Which of the following is true of voter turnout?
A) Younger people are more likely to vote than middle-aged people.
B) Education depreciates the sense of civic duty.
C) Those in the age bracket of 25 44 years, are the most likely to vote.
D) Women are slightly more inclined to vote than men.
E) Voter turnout is affected only by political factors and not demographic.
Q2) Which of the following ran for president as a third party candidate, under the "Bull Moose" Party, and secured 27 percent of the vote in 1912?
A) Ralph Nader
B) Henry Wallace
C) Millard Fillmore
D) Eugene V. Debs
E) Theodore Roosevelt
Q3) The term, suffrage, refers to ________________________.
A) the idea that all citizens in a nation have the right to vote
B) the right to vote
C) typically a high draft choice
D) a requirement that individuals pay a fee before being allowed to vote
E) a decline in voter attachment to parties and in clarity of party coalitions
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Chapter 14: Campaigns and Elections
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Q1) In the presidential election process, what is meant by the so-called unit rule?
A) The popular vote winner in each congressional district receives the electoral vote from that district.
B) The state legislature selects the individuals who will be the state's electors.
C) The candidate who receives the most nation-wide popular votes will win the presidency.
D) The candidate who receives the most popular votes in a state will receive all the electoral votes from that state.
E) Each state's congressional delegation will select the state's electoral voters.
Q2) Which of the following is not considered a "determinant of vote choice"?
A) familiarity of the candidate
B) party identification
C) the candidate's religion
D) the candidate's stance on particular issues
E) the image and personal traits of the candidate
Q3) How have campaign finance laws evolved? Citing specific examples, describe the ways in which current laws influence campaign finance.
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Chapter 15: American Domestic Policy
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Q1) The primary instrument by which the federal government manages fiscal policy is the __________________.
A) Federal Reserve Bank
B) Brookings Institute
C) issuance of executive orders
D) federal budget
E) cap and trade initiative
Q2) An estimate of the total money value of all of the goods and services produced in a given one-year period is the ______________.
A) inflation rate
B) tax base
C) gross domestic product
D) foreign product ratio
E) ratio of goods to services
Q3) Define the term fiscal policy. Describe America's evolution of thought with regard to this policy, from laissez-faire, to one based in Keynesian economic theory, to "supply-side economics." Which do you believe is the best approach for America, and why?
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Chapter 16: American Foreign Policy
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Q1) Which of the following would not be an accurate description of America's isolationist policy prior to its involvement in World War I?
A) The United States refrained from all military engagement during this time.
B) The United States actively opposed imperialist pursuits of other nations.
C) The United States occupied Haiti in 1915 to prevent German influence over the Republic of Haiti.
D) The United States intervened in a dispute in 1895 over the boundaries between Venezuela and British Guiana.
E) The United States fought wars in 1812, 1846, and 1898 on lands that bordered within U.S. boundaries.
Q2) The power to receive ambassadors, negotiate foreign treaties, and serve as commander-in-chief during the course of a war is the exclusive authority of
A) the president of the United States
B) Congress
C) individual state governments that are affected by events
D) the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
E) the secretary of defense
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