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american government chapters 1-8 not including 6

Questão 1 de 70

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Barriers to political thinking include which of the following?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • people's inattentiveness to politics

  • people's reliance on sources that slant information to fit their agendas

  • the tendency of politicians to "spin" information

  • all of the above

Explicação

Questão 2 de 70

1

america's political culture includes all except which of the following ideals?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • elitism

  • liberty

  • equality

  • self-government

Explicação

Questão 3 de 70

1

when people are able to control policy decisions and prevail in political conflicts, they are said to have...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • political culture

  • political power

  • pluralism

  • diversity

Explicação

Questão 4 de 70

1

america's commitment to the principle of constitutionalism means...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the majority can decide all policy issues

  • there are limits on the rightful power of government over citizens

  • direct democracy will be favored over representative democracy

  • a "mixed economy" must be upheld at all costs

Explicação

Questão 5 de 70

1

the text mentions each of the following theories of power concerning who governs america, except...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • majoritaraianism

  • pluralism

  • factionalism

  • elitism

Explicação

Questão 6 de 70

1

in a free market system, the allocation of benefits and costs is determined primarily by...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • interaction between a private party and another private party

  • interaction between a government entity and another government entity

  • interaction between a private party and government

  • none of the above

Explicação

Questão 7 de 70

1

an obstacle to majoritarianism is the fact that the general public pays little attention to most policy issues

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 8 de 70

1

in the united states, as compared with most other democracies, corporations are relatively weak in terms of their political influence and control over what happens in the workplace.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 9 de 70

1

authority can be defined as the recognized right of officials to make binding decisions.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 10 de 70

1

cultural beliefs are based on wishful thinking and serve no purpose for society.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 11 de 70

1

the principle of checks and balances in the u.s. system of government...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • requires the federal budget to be a balanced budget

  • provides that checks cashed at u.s. banks will be honored as legal tender

  • was a principle invented by the Progressives

  • allows the majority's will to work through representative institutions but places checks on the power of those institutions

Explicação

Questão 12 de 70

1

the u.s. constitution provides for limited government mainly...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • through direct election of representatives

  • through indirect systems of popular election of representatives

  • by defining lawful powers and by dividing those powers among competing institutions

  • by making state law superior to national law when the two conflict

Explicação

Questão 13 de 70

1

the U.S. constitution provides for representative government mainly...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • through direct and indirect systems of popular election of representatives

  • by defining the lawful powers of government

  • by dividing governing powers among competing institutions

  • by giving the majority absolute power to govern as it pleases

Explicação

Questão 14 de 70

1

the articles of confederation...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • established a weak central government that was subordinate to the states

  • defined the legal relationship between the colonies and great britain

  • were proposed by the Progressives as a means of strengthening the power of the voters

  • were the constitutional articles proposed by the southern states at the 1787 Philadelphia convention

Explicação

Questão 15 de 70

1

the addition of the bill of rights to the u.s. constitution meant that...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • a list of individual rights would be protected by law

  • the anti-federalists no longer had any reason to oppose the adoption of the constitution

  • the national government could infringe on the rights of the states

  • the state governments could infringe on the rights of the national government

Explicação

Questão 16 de 70

1

of the issues taken up during the constitutional convention, which one consumed the most time and attention?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • structure of the presidency

  • structure of congress

  • structure and powers of the federal judiciary

  • ratification of the new constitution

Explicação

Questão 17 de 70

1

the framers of the constitution feared political apathy more than tyranny of the majority.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 18 de 70

1

the idea of popular government-- in which the majority's desires have a more direct and immediate impact on public policy--has gained strength since the nation's beginning.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 19 de 70

1

the supreme court decision in marbury v. madison gave the courts power to declare governmental action null and void when it is found to violate the constitution.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 20 de 70

1

the Virginia plan (also known as the large state plan) called for a congress with equal representation of each state but with greatly strengthened powers.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 21 de 70

1

Describing the United States as having a federal system of government means that...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the states are not included in the power arrangement.

  • constitutional authority for governing is divided between a national government on the one hand and the state governments on the the other.

  • the states are not bound by the rules and regulations of the national government.

  • America set up the same type of governing structure as Britain except for its monarchy.

Explicação

Questão 22 de 70

1

the significance of the preamble to the constitution's reading "we the people" rather than "we the states" is that...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • there was to be no change in the power relationship between the states and the nation in the new constitution.

  • the new constitution symbolically recognized the people for winning the Revolutionary War.

  • the states would not have to pay their war debts.

  • the national government under the Constitution would have direct power over the people, which it did not have under the Articles of Confederation.

Explicação

Questão 23 de 70

1

which type of power was given to the states under the constitution?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the power to declare war

  • supremacy over the national government

  • reserved power

  • necessary and proper power

Explicação

Questão 24 de 70

1

the supreme court in McCulloch v. Maryland...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • ruled in favor of state-centered federalism.

  • affirmed that national law is supreme over conflicting state law.

  • established the principle of judiciary review.

  • declared the "necessary and proper" clause unconstitutional.

Explicação

Questão 25 de 70

1

which one of the following does not describe trends in government revenues and intergovernmental relations in the United States?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the federal government raises roughly as much revenue as much revenue as do all state and local governments combined.

  • unlike states and localities, the federal government controls the american dollar and has a nearly unlimited ability to borrow money to cover its deficits.

  • the states possess the organizational resources to make fiscal federalism a workable arrangement

  • financial assistance from the federal government to the states is gradually being eliminated.

Explicação

Questão 26 de 70

1

the concept of devolution is used to explain...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • a shift in authority from the federal government to state and local governments.

  • the necessity for keeping federal and state spheres of responsibility absolutely separate from each other.

  • supreme court rulings in the period between the civil war and the new deal

  • increased recognition that the industrial economy is not confined by state boundaries and must be subject to national regulation.

Explicação

Questão 27 de 70

1

categorical grants allow the states more flexibility and discretion in the expenditure of funds than do block grants

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 28 de 70

1

the primary goal of writers of the constitution was to establish a national government strong enough to forge a union secure in its defense and open in its commerce.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 29 de 70

1

dual federalism is the idea that the national and state governments should not interfere in each other's activities.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 30 de 70

1

fiscal federalism involves the states raising money for programs and the federal government administering the programs.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 31 de 70

1

which constitutional amendment, as interpreted by the supreme court after 1925, provides protection of individual rights against the actions of state and local governments?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 14th

  • 10th

  • 5th

  • 4th

  • 1st

Explicação

Questão 32 de 70

1

the exclusionary rule holds that...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • people who are biased against the defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury.

  • a court can order or constrain an action by an individual.

  • evidence obtained by unconstitutional methods ordinarily cannot be used in a trial.

  • "fighting words" can be excluded from constitutional protection.

Explicação

Questão 33 de 70

1

the U.S bill of rights as originally approved and interpreted protected individual liberties from violation by...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • state governments only

  • the national government only

  • both national and state governments

  • all levels of government in the United States

Explicação

Questão 34 de 70

1

the establishment clause prohibits government from...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • establishing exceptions to the bill of rights

  • interfering in any matters where church and the state conflict

  • favoring one religion over another or supporting religion over no religion

  • interfering with a person's practice of religion

Explicação

Questão 35 de 70

1

the right of privacy was the basis for the supreme court ruling in

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Roe V. Wade

  • Mapp V. Ohio

  • Miranda V. Arizona

  • Schenk V. United States

Explicação

Questão 36 de 70

1

the term that refers to the methods that authorities must use before a person can legitimately be punished for an offense is...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the three-point test

  • the right of privacy

  • procedural due process

  • substantive due process

Explicação

Questão 37 de 70

1

Sexual material that is offensive to any one individual in society is automatically deemed obscene and is not protected under the first amendment.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 38 de 70

1

selective incorporation refers to the process by which the supreme court through the fourteenth amendment's due process clause has applied many of the bill of rights guarantees to actions by state governments.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 39 de 70

1

To win a libel suit, public officials must prove that a news organization or journalist acted with knowing or reckless disregard for the truth.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 40 de 70

1

the supreme court supported the effort of the state of Texas to outlaw the burning of the american flag.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 41 de 70

1

the term civil rights refers to...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • treating groups equally under the law

  • protecting an individual's right to religious belief

  • protecting public safety

  • permitting marriage by justices of the peace

Explicação

Questão 42 de 70

1

the supreme court of the United States

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • has never tolerated discriminating against people on the basis of their race

  • outlawed discrimination based on race in the plessy case

  • refused to hear the legal case involving school segregation in Topeka, Kansas, because Kansas was not considered part of the south.

  • in Brown V. Board of education prohibited the practice of separate public schools for the purposes of racial segregation.

Explicação

Questão 43 de 70

1

the legal test that in some cases (such as the legal consumption of alcohol) allows government to treat people differently based on their characteristics (such as age) is called the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • reasonable basis test

  • strict-scrutiny test

  • suspect classification standard

  • none of the above

Explicação

Questão 44 de 70

1

government policies that have been implemented to eliminate discrimination with the goal of achieving "equality of result" include...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • food stamps

  • affirmative action

  • unemployment benefits

  • all of the above

Explicação

Questão 45 de 70

1

regarding job-related issues, women...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • have made gains in many traditionally male-dominated fields.

  • have achieved gains in the workplace through programs such as day care and parental leave.

  • hold a disproportionate number of the lower-wage jobs and are less likely to hold top-level management positions.

  • all of the above.

Explicação

Questão 46 de 70

1

regarding affirmative action, supreme court decisions in the 1980's and 1990's have...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • moved to outlaw it entirely.

  • moved to narrow its application to specific past acts of discrimination.

  • asked congress to clarify the policy.

  • asked the president to clarify the policy.

Explicação

Questão 47 de 70

1

de facto discrimination is much harder to overcome than de jure discrimination

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 48 de 70

1

the history of discrimination against hispaniccs is virtually the same as the history of discrimination against african americans, which helps account for the similarity of their political and economic situations.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 49 de 70

1

in recent years, the equal-protection clause of the fourteenth amendment has been extended to include the elderly but not the disabled

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 50 de 70

1

asian americans have made such great progress in overcoming discrimination that the percentage of asian americans in top managerial positions and elected political offices is greater than the percentage of asian americans in the U.S. population.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 51 de 70

1

low voter turnout in U.S. elections compared to other democracies is explained by all of the following except...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • differences in registration requirements

  • use of screen ballot

  • frequency of elections

  • differences in the political party systems

Explicação

Questão 52 de 70

1

unconventional political activism includes all of the following except...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • participating in a social movement

  • taking part in a political demonstration or march

  • practicing civil disobedience

  • doing volunteer work for a political candidate or party.

Explicação

Questão 53 de 70

1

which group has the lowest voter turnout level?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • high-income americans

  • college educated americans

  • young adult americans

  • americans with a strong sense of civic duty

Explicação

Questão 54 de 70

1

in European democracies, voting registration is...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • purely an individual's responsibility

  • the responsibility of government officials

  • taxed, although the tax is only a small amount in most european countries

  • open only to citizens of thirty years of age or older in most european countries

Explicação

Questão 55 de 70

1

in comparison with citizens of european democracies, americans are more likely to...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • vote in national elections

  • join labor unions

  • participate in community activities

  • regard protest as the most patriotic form of participation

Explicação

Questão 56 de 70

1

which of the following statements does not describe political participation in america?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • many people who participate in politics often do so from a sense of civic duty

  • america's culture of individualism discourages a reliance on political involvement

  • there are more barriers to regular participation in elections in the united states than in Europe.

  • americans place more emphasis on the public (political) sphere as a means of attaining their social and economic goals that they place on the private (economic) sphere.

Explicação

Questão 57 de 70

1

more than in other western democracies, political participation in the united states is related to income level.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 58 de 70

1

people who participate in social movements tend to be younger than nonparticipants.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 59 de 70

1

the internet has increasingly been an important medium of election participation, including as a vehicle for contributing money to candidates' campaigns

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 60 de 70

1

with regard to election campaigns, americans are more likely than europeans to contribute money and to volunteer their time to help a candidate or party.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 61 de 70

1

the formation of political parties...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • acts as a support for an elitist government

  • makes it difficult for the public to participate in politics

  • can mobilize citizens to collective action to compete for power with those who have wealth and prestige

  • can function as an alternative to free and open media

Explicação

Questão 62 de 70

1

a major change in party activity in the south since the 1960's is...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the emergence of a viable third party.

  • a sharp decline in voter turnout.

  • a decline in the level of two-party competition in state and local elections.

  • a switch to support republican candidates in presidential elections

Explicação

Questão 63 de 70

1

the chief electoral factor supporting a two party system in the united states is...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • proportional representation

  • multimember election districts

  • single-member districts with proportional voting

  • single-member districts with plurality voting.

Explicação

Questão 64 de 70

1

the high cost of campaigns in the united states is largely related to...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • running televised ads

  • developing an effective website

  • organizing door-to-door canvassing efforts

  • paying the legal and accounting expenses related to filing information about campaign donors and expenditures with the federal elections commisions

Explicação

Questão 65 de 70

1

in the recent decades, state political party organizations in the united states have...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • become weaker and less effective

  • taken over control and direction of the national parties

  • been hurt by services provided by the national party organizations

  • become more professional in staffing and support of statewide races

Explicação

Questão 66 de 70

1

European and American political parties differ in which of the following ways?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the degree to which they are party centered as opposed to candidate centered.

  • the nature of their party organizations: the extent to which they are organized at the local and national levels, and the amount of power that exists at each of these levels.

  • the type of electoral system in which they elect their candidates to office.

  • all of the above.

Explicação

Questão 67 de 70

1

the coalitions of voters that make up the republican and democratic parties are virtually identical.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 68 de 70

1

primary elections help strengthen party organizations in the united states

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 69 de 70

1

U.S. political parties are organized largely from the bottom up, not the top down.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação

Questão 70 de 70

1

modern-day parties in the united states are described in the text as having more of a service than a power relationship with candidates.

Selecione uma das opções:

  • VERDADEIRO
  • FALSO

Explicação