EXAM 2: Chapter 4-7

Question 1

What is the ideology that promotes free trade, reform of entitlement programs, a strong but economical defense, and the creation but not redistribution of wealth?

Answer 1

Neoliberalism

Question 2

The roots of liberalism can be traced to the great English philosopher

Answer 2

John Locke

Question 3

Neoconservatives prefer — wealth to imagining wealth

Answer 3

Redisstributing

Question 4

Progressivism, the early twentieth century political movement, enjoyed its LEAST success under presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson

Answer 4

False

Question 5

What spells out what is valued and what is not, what must be maintained and what must be changed according to the textbook

Answer 5

An Ideology

Question 6

What theory states, “gain their legitimacy from the consent of the governed and are formed primarily to protect the rights of individuals to life, liberty, and property.”

Answer 6

Contract Theory

Question 7

John Adams advocated what?

Answer 7

He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed

Question 8

What believes in the democratization of government and economic reforms

Answer 8

Populism

Question 9

In 1990, who was the first independent socialist elected to the HOR in more than half a century

Answer 9

Bernard Sanders

Question 10

What is true of New Deal contemporary liberalism

Answer 10

It is based on the belief that government should provide basic material guarantees for every individual.

Question 11

A belief in laissez-faire economics includes the view that government should do what

Answer 11

Not interfere in the working of the economy

Question 12

The great society of what president in the 1960’s moved beyond the new deal

Answer 12

Johnson

Question 13

What group opposes any increase in the role of the federal government over the general direction of the economy and contends that a vibrant private sector economy can best create jobs for the poor, immigrants, and minorities

Answer 13

Neoconservatives

Question 14

The first major statement of — is considered to be reflections on the revolution in France (1790), by Edmund Burke

Answer 14

Conservatism

Question 15

One example of what is Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson’s belief that liberty was the absence of government interference with the rights of All citizens to enjoy the fruits of their labor and prosperity

Answer 15

Classical Liberalism

Question 16

What is true about American public opinion in recent years

Answer 16

It has shifted to the right

Question 17

What is the most important matter that Americans differ upon, according to the text?

Answer 17

Political Ideology

Question 18

What is one of the hallmarks of democracy according to the textbook

Answer 18

Diversity of opininion

Question 19

What best describes polling

Answer 19

The process of using social methods to get an accurate sense of the public view on an issue,

Question 20

At what age do people seem to experience the most powerful and lasting effect from major political and social events

Answer 20

In their teens and early twenties

Question 21

What can be best said about equality

Answer 21

The majority of Americans believe that the government should treat everyone as if they were equal

Question 22

Where would you find the line: “We hold these truth to be self-evident, that All Men are created equal.”

Answer 22

Declaration of Independence

Question 23

What is the principal explicit teacher of information about politics

Answer 23

The School

Question 24

A combination of the views, attitudes, and ideas held by individuals in a community is known as

Answer 24

Public opinion

Question 25

Public socialization, the process by which citizens come to think what they do about politics, is achieved through all of the following except

Answer 25

polling

Question 26

A sense of ----- is one motivating factor, felt by some citizens, to get involved in politics

Answer 26

duty

Question 27

Classical liberalism, libertarianism, and neoconservatism are examples of

Answer 27

Political Ideologies

Question 28

What type of attachment is Larry demonstrating if he is a registered democrat who votes for the presidential candidate in every election and volunteers his time in rallies and campaigning for the democratic party

Answer 28

Party Identification

Question 29

Where do governments get their "just power," according to the declaration of independence

Answer 29

From the consent of the governed

Question 30

What is not one of the factors that motivate people to participate in politics

Answer 30

Low sense of political efficacy

Question 31

What role do the media serve on issues

Answer 31

Spotlights

Question 32

The relationship between politicians and the mass media

Answer 32

It is advantageous to both

Question 33

Which war was the first to feature day-to-day combat coverage

Answer 33

The Vietnam war

Question 34

The press is sometimes referred to as

Answer 34

The fifth branch of the government

Question 35

What is the term applied to the media because they determine what the American people will know

Answer 35

Gatekeepers

Question 36

A --- is an event that is staged not as much for the purpose of dramatizing an issue as it is for creating a visible activity

Answer 36

photo opportunity

Question 37

Who was the first president to make the televised White House press conference a regular event

Answer 37

John F. Kennedy

Question 38

What is the term sometimes applied to the process of shaping news stories

Answer 38

Framing

Question 39

What is not part of the media

Answer 39

Word of mouth

Question 40

President ---- became a formidable public communicator as a result of televised news coverage

Answer 40

George W. Bush

Question 41

---- are the people who gather, write, and report the news.

Answer 41

Journalists

Question 42

The FCC rule that requires radio and television stations to devote some airtime to a balanced discussion of public issues is called the

Answer 42

Fairness doctrine

Question 43

The FCC requires radio and television stations to include public service programming because

Answer 43

They operate in the public interest

Question 44

What is a term used for selecting what becomes news

Answer 44

Agenda setting

Question 45

Just as the constitution does not assume pure and ambition free politicians, the first Amendment does not assume a ---- press.

Answer 45

Bias free

Question 46

The period before each realignment in which the old party structures seem to fall apart is called

Answer 46

Dealignment

Question 47

What were the party match-ups in the first American party system

Answer 47

Federalists against Antifederalists

Question 48

----- groups in America tend to be more politically influential

Answer 48

Mainstream

Question 49

--- is a process by which each party system has been able to evolve from its predecessor in a relatively short period

Answer 49

Realignment

Question 50

What is the primary goal of political parties

Answer 50

Win elective office

Question 51

Who takes on the task of organizing the government

Answer 51

The political party that won the most recent election

Question 52

For any interest group, what is the mainstay of activity in the legislative process

Answer 52

Lobbying members of congress

Question 53

The size of an interest group is the most important factor in determining

Answer 53

Effectiveness

Question 54

People who hold common views and work together to influence what government does form associations known as

Answer 54

Interest groups

Question 55

The main difference between interest groups and political parties

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Interest groups do not run candidates for public office

Question 56

In the United States, what is a third party

Answer 56

Any party that is not one of the two major parties

Question 57

Interest groups can be categorized into economic, social, religious, ideological, or issue groups

Answer 57

True

Question 58

A psychological hook that pulls people into the world of politics is used by which of the following

Answer 58

Political parties

Question 59

The --- has become an important force in US political opinion

Answer 59

Tea party

Question 60

Who or What undid the Whig-Democrat party alignment

Answer 60

Slavery