Chapter 1
1. According to the textbook, public support for the invasion of Iraq was a result of
a. patriotism
b. years of planning
c. a misinformed public
d. intelligence gathered in Desert Storm
2. In order to maintain democracy citizens must
a. be able to think critically
b. base their decisions on true facts and reasonable conclusions.
c. remain disillusioned with politics.
d. Both a and b are correct.
3. Authoritarian Governments seek to
a. Suppress individuality
b. Supress independent thought
c. Challenge the credibility of contrary information
d. All of the above
4. Democracies promote
a. debate.
b. independent thought
c. group behavior.
d. a and b are correct
5. Which of the following can Political Science Contribute ?
a. Critical Thinking
b. Party Loyalty
c. Ideological Thinking
d. none of the above
6. Which of the following can Political Science Contribute ?
a. Fact seeking and Analytical tools
b. Conservatism
c. Liberalism
d. Fake News
7. Which of the following can Political Science Contribute?
a. Systemiatic generalizations about major tendencies
b. Concepts to describe Key Aspects of Politics
c. Reliable information on how the system operates
d. All of the above
8. American Cultuure is from which of the following?
a. British culture
b. Native American Culture
c. A Combination of British and Native American Culture
d. A multitude of people note one people
9. The belief that Americans are linked by shared beliefs not shared ancestry
Was put forth by
a. John Stuart Mill
b. John Locke
c. John Jacques Rousseau
d. Alexis de Toqueville
10. Politics is a process of “who gets, what, when, and how in
government?” is a statement attributed to
a. Harold Lasswell
b. C. Wright Mills
c. T. S. Mill
d. Robert Dahl
11. ______________ argued that Pluralism not Majoritarianism rules America.
a. Harold Lasswell
b. C. Wright Mills
c. T. S. Mill
d. Robert Dahl
12. _______________argued that Corporate Elites wield more power than elected
Officials
a. Harold Lasswell
b. C. Wright Mills
c. T. S. Mill
d. Robert Dahl
13. ____________ said ideas need to be tested against other views
a. a. Harold Lasswell
b. C. Wright Mills
c. T. S. Mill
d. Robert Dahl
14. Our government seeks to achieve legitimacy by
a. “universal suffrage.”
a. “legitimacy by force.”
b. “legitimacy by procedures.”
c. “legitimacy by divine intervention.”
15. Obstacles to Political Thinking include
a. Unreliable information
b. Slanting
c. Political news
d. All of the above are correct
16. One of the biggest obstacles to political thinking among Americans today is
a. lack of family values
b. corporations
c. lack of patriotism
d. a tendency to seek tailored news
17. The Core Beliefs of Americans do not include which of the following
a. the consent of the aristocracy.
b. self government
c. protection of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
d. equality under the law
18. Which of the following places limits on Government?
a. The Constitution
b. The Bill of Rights
c. The 14th Amendment
d. Neither of the above is correct
19. The location of most power in the Central government will produce which of the following types of government.
a. Unitary
b. Confederation
c. Federation
d. Neither of the above
20. The location of most power in the member states will produce which of the following types of government.
a. Unitary
b. Confederation
c. Federation
d. Neither of the above
21. Which statement best describes a federal system?
a. Central and state governments derive authority from the people.
b. Central government derives authority from the states.
c. States derive authority from the central government.
d. Both state and central governments receive authority from an outside
source.
22. In an authoritarian system of government
a. power rests in the hands of one or few individuals.
b. All institutions of government are carefully controlled and censored.
c. There are some limits however slight on governmental power
d. All of the above
23. Socialism is an economic system where
a. some major productive resources are owned by the state.
b. most means of production are privately owned.
c. state intervenes to attain high degree of economic equality.
d. all of the above
24. Our Market Economy is a mixed economy based on
a. capitalism.
b. communism.
c. socialism.
d. none of the above
25. Communism is an economic system based on
a. state ownership of means of production.
b. private ownership of means of production.
c. private ownership of major industries.
d. None of these are correct.
CHAPTER TWO
1. The author of the Declaration of Independence was
a. Thomas Paine.
b. Thomas Hobbes
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. George Jefferson
2. The British government levied taxes on the colonies in the 1760s in order to
a. recover money which had financed the French-Indian War.
b. increase contact between Britain and the colonies.
c. dominate the entire Western Hampshire.
d. All of these are correct
3. The first constitution of the United States was
a. the Articles of Confederation
b. the Constitution of the United States
c. the Declaration of Independence
d. the Federalist Papers
4. The central government under the Articles of Confederation
a. had the power to tax citizens.
b. had a national Congress wherein each state had one vote.
c. could not prevent states from coining their own money.
d. Both b and c are correct.
5. In writing the Constitution, the framers relied heavily on_______________’s concept of separation of powers
a. John Locke
b Jean Jacques Rousseau
c. Baron de Montesquieu
d. Thomas Hobbes.
6. Under the principle of checks and balances
a. no one branch of the government holds all powers.
b. each branch maintains a check on the other.
c. the president has the veto power.
d. All of these are correct
7. Which statement is true about the Virginia Plan?
a. James Madison proposed it.
b. It called for a strong national government.
c. It called for a bicameral legislature.
d. All of these are correct.
8. According to the Connecticut compromise,
a. representation in the House of Representatives would be based on
population.
b. representation in the Senate would be on equal basis.
c. Each state would have equal representation in Congress.
d. Both a and b are correct.
9. The three-fifths compromise
a. states three-fifth of new immigrants should be counted to determine population for representation in the House of Representatives.
b. represented a compromise between the proponents and opponents of
slavery.
c. stated that 3 of 5 other persons would be counted to
determine population for representation in the House of
Representatives.
d. Both b and c are correct.
10. Which provision of the Constitution prohibits Congress from imposing restriction
on importation of slaves until 1808?
a. Article I, Section 8.
b. Article I, Section 9.
c. Article II, Section 3.
d. Article III, Section 1.
11. The Constitution consists of
a. a Preamble.
b. seven Articles.
c. twenty-seven Amendments.
d. All of these are correct.
12. All of these are parts of the preamble to the Constitution except
a. to create a federal system of government.
b. to establish justice.
c. to provide for common defense.
d. to form a more perfect union.
13. All of these are parts of Article I except
a. It gives the Senate the “sole power to try all impeachments.”
b. It discusses how a bill becomes a law.
c. It lists the powers of Congress.
d. It lists the powers of federal judges.
14. The “necessary and proper” clause of Section 8, Article I
a. is the source of implied powers of Congress.
b. is also known as elastic clause.
c. is also known as the supremacy clause.
d. Both a and b are correct.
15. Article II of the Constitution
a. limits presidential term of office to a total of two terms.
b. gives the president to grant pardons for offenses against the state
governments.
c. gives the president the power to appoint judges with the advice and
consent of the House of Representatives.
d. None of these are correct.
16. One of these crimes is defined by the Constitution:
a. capital murder
b. treason
c. crime against humanity
d. misdemeanor crime.
17. Which Article deals with amending the Constitution?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. V
18. The First Amendment guarantees freedom of
a. religion.
b. speech
c. press
d. All of these are correct.
19. Which Amendment does not protect the rights of defendants in criminal cases?
a. Second
b. Fourth
c. Fifth
d. Eighth
20. A big constitutional source of state powers is
a. Article I.
b. the Tenth Amendment.
c. the Seventh Amendment.
d. None of these are correct.
21. Which Amendment gives states the right to try disputes between citizen of a state
a against government of another state?
a. Tenth
b. Eleventh
c. Fourteenth
d. Sixteenth
22. Which Amendment(s) deals with the presidency?
a. Twentieth
b. Twenty Second
c. Twenty Third
d. Both a and b are correct.
23. How does the president fill the vacancy in the office of vice president?
a. by invoking Section 2 of Article II
b. by invoking Section 2 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
c. by invoking Section 3 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
d. by calling for a special election.
24. The catalyst for finally getting the Constitutional Convention done was
a. the pamphlet “Common Sense”
b. the death of Crispus Attucks
c. Shays Rebellion
d. Samuel Adams writings
25. The doctrine that made most provisions of the Bill Rights apply to the states is
called
a. the Doctrine of Incorporation
b. Truman Doctrine
c. Writ of Certiorari
d. The follow on imperative
CHAPTER THREE
1. In federalism power is
a. divided among different level and branches of government.
b. concentrated in the federal government to the exclusion of
state governments.
c. concentrated in the state governments to the exclusion of the
federal government.
d. centralized in local governments.
e. distributed in a way, which is the opposite of the way it is distributed in confederal systems.
2. Federalism relates to
a. the division of power between the King and the Parliament
b. the division of power between the Legislature and the Executive branches
c. the division of power between the states and the federal government
d. the division of power between the people and the federal government.
e. power distribution under the English system.
3. The founders distrusted the unitary system because
a. they saw it as an ideal environment for the majority to become tyrannical.
b. they saw it as a way for the states to become ungovernable.
c. they saw it as a way for the society to fall into chaos.
d. they saw it as the most likely way for the federal government to collapse.
e. they saw it as an ideal environment for a tyrant ruler
4. The founders distrusted the confederal system because
a. they saw it as an ideal environment for the majority to become tyrannical.
b. they saw it as a way for the states to become ungovernable.
c. they saw it as a way for the society to fall into chaos.
d. they saw it as the most likely way for the federal government to collapse.
e. all of the above
5. Government by majority in small areas lacking diversity often creates the
Environment for
a. arbitrary policies.
b. oppressive policies.
c. capricious policies.
d. all of the above.
e. neither of the above.
6. Enumerated powers are also known as
a. statutory powers.
b. regulatory powers.
c. delegated powers.
d. implied powers.
e. resultant powers.
7. Implied powers are those powers which
a. arise by virtue of Article I section 8 Clause 18 of the Constitution.
b. emanate from the necessary and proper language in the elastic clause.
c. were considered in the McCulloch v. Maryland case.
d. all of the above.
e. none of the above.
8. Enumerated powers are those which
a. are specifically mentioned in the Article II of the Constitution.
b. are specifically mentioned in Article I Clauses 1-17 of the Constitution.
c. are specifically mentioned in Article III of the Constitution.
d. are not mentioned in the Constitution.
e. are mentioned in the 10th Amendment to the Constitution.
9. Reserved powers are those which
a. are alluded to in Article I of the Constitution.
b. are alluded to in Article II of the Constitution.
c. are alluded to in Article III of the Constitution.
d. are alluded to in the 10th Amendment of the Constitution.
e. are reserved in the Declaration of Independence.
10. Concurrent Powers
a. are those given exclusively to the federal government.
b. are those reserved for the states.
c. include taxation and borrowing.
d. include entering treaties.
e. none of the above is correct.
11. Prohibited Powers are
a. contained in Article I section 9 only.
b. contained in Article I section 10 only.
c. contained in Article I section 9 and 10.
d. are contained in Article II of the constitution.
e. none of the above is correct.
12. The federal government is prohibited from
a. coining money.
b. entering alliances or confederations.
c. granting titles of nobility.
d. ever suspending habeas corpus.
e. Prohibiting the migration of importation of persons as the states think proper.
13. The state governments are prohibited from
a. coining money.
b. entering treaties.
c. passing bills of attainder and ex post facto laws.
d. all of the above are correct.
e. none of the above is correct.
14. Federalism was
a. emphasized by James Madison in The Federalist Papers.
b. not mentioned in The Federalist Papers.
c. had never been conceived before the constitutional convention.
d. all of the above are correct.
e. none of the above is correct.
15. Dr. Jackson described the combination of Separation of Powers and
Federalism as allowing
a. citizens to move the battles over policy to more favorable grounds
b. play a sort of tic tac toe with the government regarding hostile policies
c. take advantage of local control to get favorable policies
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
16. In our federal system, Sovereignty rests with
a. the Congress to distribute as they see fit.
b. the President to distribute as he sees fit.
c. the Courts to distribute as it sees fit.
d. the People to distribute to the levels of government.
e. none of the above is correct.
17. Federalist argued for
a. national supremacy
b. states’ rights
c. strong local governments.
d. equally strong state and local governments
e. equally strong national and state governments
18. Anti-Federalist argued for
a. national supremacy.
b. states’ rights.
c. strong local governments
d. equally strong state and local governments
e. Thomas Jefferson did not care which government had the most power.
19. Types of Powers given to the Federal government include
a. implied powers
b. enumerated powers
c. totalitarian powers
d. a and b are correct
20. Article VI of the constitution provides for
a. national supremacy.
b. Amendments
c. the role of the Executive branch and the Legislative branch of the federal government.
d. the role of the judicial branch and the Legislative branch of the federal government.
21. Dual Federalism refers to an interpretation of the Commerce Clause
a. creating separate spheres of authority for the federal and state governments.
b. making the federal government is supreme in interstate commerce.
c. making the state government is supreme in intrastate commerce.
d. all of the above are correct.
e. none of the above is correct.
23. Cooperative Federalism was a period in which
a. the role of the federal government was minimized.
b. the role of the federal government was slightly expanded.
c. the role of the federal government was eliminated.
d. the role of the federal government was greatly expanded.
e. the role of the federal government remained constant.
24. New Federalism I during the Nixon administration focused on
a. federal answers to urban problems.
b. returning power to the federal government over state programs.
c. returning power to the state and local governments over federal programs.
d. ending welfare, as we knew it.
e. none of the above is correct.
25. New Federalism II during the Reagan Administration focused on
a. reducing the size and budgets of redistributive programs.
b. returning power to the federal government.
c. a strong national defense.
d. tearing down the Iron Curtain.
e. ending welfare.
26. Block grants
a. combine several categorical or project grants.
b. have a general purpose and fewer restrictions.
c. are sometimes referred to as broad based aid.
d. all of the above are correct.
e. none of the above is correct.
27. Categorical grants
a. combine several project grants.
b. have a general purpose and fewer restrictions.
c. are sometimes referred to as broad based aid.
d. Leave little discretion on the part of local authorities
e. are those falling under the auspices of revenue sharing.
28. Redistributive Programs are designed to
a. control private behavior.
b. recoup lost money for the federal government.
c. take wealth from one class and transfer it to another.
d. redistribute the power from the states to the federal government.
e. redistribute power from the federal to the state governments.
29. Regulatory programs are designed to
a. control private behavior.
b. recoup lost money for the federal government.
c. take wealth from one class and transfer it to another.
d. redistribute the power from the states to the federal government.
e. redistribute power from the federal to the state governments.
