Ch1

Question 1

The Bill of Rights includes the following rights for criminal defendants? 
A- the right to speedy and public trial 
B- the right to silence 
C- the right to due process 
D- the right to a lower 
E- all of these choices are true

Answer 1

E- all of these choices are true

Question 2

According to the Sixth Amendment, the accused
A- have a right to a speedy trial
B- can be compelled to be a witness against themselves
C- have a right to a private trial
D- have no right to due process
E- can be compelled to be a witness against themselves and have a right to a private trial

Answer 2

A- have a right to a speedy trial

Question 3

Politics is
A- a process that resolves conflict with society
B- a struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups
C- a type of anti social behavior by individuals
D- fundamentally irrelevant
E-a process that resolves conflict within a society and is a struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups

Answer 3

E-a process that resolves conflict within a society and is a struggle over power or influence within organizations or informal groups

Question 4

Politics exists
A- only in government institutions
B- in every community that makes decisions
C- in school, social groups, and organized groups of individuals
D- only in formal settings
E- in every community that makes decisions; schools, social groups, and phoniness groups of individuals

Answer 4

E- in every community that makes decisions; schools, social groups, and phoniness groups of individuals

Question 5

Government is necessary because
A- group’s compete for power in society
B- there needs to be a means to maintain order in society
C- a central authority is necessary to provide for the common defense
D- a central authority is necessary to promote economic development
E- all of the choices are true

Answer 5

E- all of the choices are true

Question 6

Government strives to protect members from society from
A-violence 
B- criminal activity 
C- instability 
D- insecurity 
E- all of these choices are true

Answer 6

E- all of these choices are true

Question 7

The total collapse of government 
A- is a common event 
B- is a cyclonic event 
C- is an uncommon event 
D- accompanies every revolution 
E-none of these choices are true

Answer 7

C- is an uncommon event

Question 8

Liberty is
A- freedom to do what ever you want
B- available only in the United States
C- the greatest freedom of the individual consistent with the freedoms of other individuals
D- incomparable with government authority
E- a uniquely American value

Answer 8

C- the greatest freedom of the individual consistent with the freedoms of other individuals

Question 9

Government have authority because
A- of special norms
B- people always obey the law
C- they control the media
D- people accept the governments right to establish rules and laws
E- of special norms and because people accept the governments right to establish rules and laws

Answer 9

E- of special norms and because people accept the governments right to establish rules

Question 10

Legitimacy is
A- the condition of having too much government
B- a popular expectance of the right and power of a government or other entity to exercise liberty
C- a popular acceptance of the right and power of the government or other entity to exercise authority
D- only needed in times of emergency
E- possible with a narrow base of support

Answer 10

C- a popular acceptance of the right and power of the government or other entity to exercise authority

Question 11

To say that authority has legitimacy is to
A- say that authority is recognized by a few
B- say that authority is broadly accepted
C- imply that the ruler has not always been perceived as the legal power
D- suggest that decisions are of little practical value
E-imply that those in power do not have the good of the public in mind when making important decisions

Answer 11

B- say that authority is broadly accepted

Question 12

A government in which the ruler fully controls government itself but largely stays out of religious and business institutes is
A- a democratic republic 
B-a direct democracy 
C- a representative democracy 
D- totalitarian 
E- authoritarian

Answer 12

A- a democratic republic

Question 13

Aristocracy means rule by 
A- the majority 
B- wealthy families 
C- highly qualified people 
D- those who can read and write 
E-religious leaders

Answer 13

B- wealthy families

Question 14

Consent of the people means
A- governments and laws derive their legitimacy from the consent of the governed
B- the people must consent to everything the government does
C- the government must get consent of the people before it can go to war
D- pure democracy
E- direct democracy

Answer 14

A- governments and laws derive their legitimacy from the consent of the governed

Question 15

A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an election official from state office before his or her term has expired is called 
A- a referendum 
B- direct democracy 
C- recall 
D- an initiative 
E- popular sovereignty

Answer 15

C- recall

Question 16

The government of the United States is best described as 
A- a direct democracy
B- a confederate 
C- a constitutional monarchy 
D- an anarchy 
E- a democratic republic

Answer 16

E- a democratic republic

Question 17

The concept of universal suffrage refers to
A- the right of all adults to vote for a representative in government
B- the right of all citizens to run for office
C- the right of universal healthcare for all
D- the belief that all persons deserve a fair trial
E- a system of relationships between the states

Answer 17

A- the right of all adults to vote for a representative in government

Question 18

To ensure that majority rule does not become oppressive, modern democracies
A- limit political participants to individuals who are properly educated
B- guarantee the rights to majority
C- embrace the concept of majority rule
D- apply term limits to elected officials
E- require two thirds support of the legislature before a law can be enacted

Answer 18

B- guarantee the rights to majority

Question 19

The political theory of majoritarianism states that
A- a small group of elites should control government power and act in the interest of the majority
B- government should do what the majority of the people want it to
C- government should be controlled at all levels by an elected majority political party
E none of these choices are true

Answer 19

B- government should do what the majority of the people want it to

Question 20

Elite theory
A- implies that the president must come from the party that holds the majority in congress
B- emphasizes governmental control over economic policy, but not social institutions
C- is viewed by political scientist as a theory that works well as a description of both democracies should function and how democracies actually function
D-indicates that a single ruler controls all aspects of the government, but not economic and social institutes
E- is the perspective that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self interest

Answer 20

E- is the perspective that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self interest

Question 21

Theorist describe pluralism as
A- the struggle between the poor and wealthy classes
B- the struggle among groups to gain benefits for their members
C- a theory of how democracy should not function
D- a way to settle disputes by armed conflict
E- a way for one group to dominate political process

Answer 21

B- the struggle among groups to gain benefits for their members

Question 22

A political culture is a
A- written set of codes that dictate political action
B- process that transmits value to immigrants and children
C- major problem for rulers of stable forms of government
D- patterned set of ideas, values and ways of thinking about government and politics
E- manifestation of pluralism

Answer 22

D- patterned set of ideas, values and ways of thinking about government and politics

Question 23

The concept of political socialization refers to
A- the process by which beliefs and values are transmitted to new immigrants and to our children
B- political movements in support of Socialism
C- the process which religious values are transmitted only through the media
D- the gradual development of social programs within our national government
E- the government taking over the economic sector of the country

Answer 23

A- the process by which beliefs and values are transmitted to new immigrants and to our children

Question 24

In the United States, we have religious freedoms, both to a practice a re legion of our choosing and to be free of state imposed religions
The idea is one of many freedoms known as
A- civil liberties
B- civil rights
C- citizenship right
D- democratic freedoms
E- republican liberties

Answer 24

A- civil liberties

Question 25

In the United States , basic guarantees of liberty are found in
A- the Declaration of Independence
B- the annual congressional budget report
C- the bill of rights
D- the statement of rights and responsibility
E- the national right foundation

Answer 25

C- the bill of rights

Question 26

Capitalism is
A-a political theory developed by Karl Marx
B- an economic system marked by the private ownership of wealth creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract
C- incompatible with property rights as a wealth creating
D-named for the centralization or economic power in the capital city
E- unpopular in the United States

Answer 26

B- an economic system marked by the private ownership of wealth creating assets, free markets, and freedom of contract

Question 27

A comprehensive set of beliefs about the nature of people and the role of government is called 
A- a political culture 
B- a dogma 
C- an ideology 
D- the political spectrum 
E- political sci

Answer 27

C- an ideology

Question 28

Conservatives endorse all of the following except
A- a limited role for the national government is helping individuals
B- government action to support traditional values
C-patriotism
D- redistribution of income
E- the belief that the individual is responsible for his or her own well being

Answer 28

D- redistribution of income

Question 29

Unlike liberals or conservatives, socialist advocates
A- personal liberties
B- private property rights
C- market capitalism
D- private investment in governmental systems
E- replacing investor ownership of business by government ownership

Answer 29

E- replacing investor ownership of business by government ownership

Question 30

The term Hispanic is used by the US federal government to describe anyone
A- who can claim heritage from a Spanish speaking country
B- from a country in central or South America
C- from parts of the United States that used to belong to Mexico
D- from the American southwest
E- from Puerto Rico

Answer 30

A- who can claim heritage from a Spanish speaking country