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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Interest groups would always pursue their own political interests vigorously.
B Interest groups would always form.
C No single interest would win or lose all of the time.
D All of these.
Question #2
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #3
A Because it surveys every American citizen.
B Because is has the highest level of sampling–in the tens of thousands.
C Because is has the best statisticians.
D Because it uses the same, full-proof questions every ten years.
Question #4
A Interests compete for political power, resources, and money, but no one dominates the playing
B None of these.
C Interest groups compete for political power until one group wins by garnering the most resources.
D Interests compete for political power until one group dominates the playing field.
Question #5
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #6
A Political parties.
B All of these.
C Mass movements.
D Organized interests.
Question #7
A By manipulating election rules in debates and public funding to discriminate against the minor parties.
B By poaching popular third party candidates before they begin to help their party.
C By refusing to give successful third party candidates leadership positions in the legislature.
D By using their vast funds and media resources to disparage minor party candidates.
Question #8
A All of these.
B Tend to choose a political affiliation early in life.
C Tend to identify with a party by their mid 20s.
D Tend to stay identified with a political party consistently the rest of their lives.
Question #9
A All of these
B Said that “liberty is to faction what air is to fire.”
C Believed that political interest groups should be suppressed.
D Thought that factions would simply turn into political parties and become harmless.
Question #10
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #11
A Those who are marginalized in some states or regions but not in others.
B Those who have multiple historic disadvantages in the political system, such as women of color
C Those who do not agree with the Republican or Democratic Parties’ principles.
D Those who have tried to work within the political process but are forced to “go to the streets” to advocate for their issues.
Question #12
A None of these
B Relatively rare
C Are a relatively accidental feature of the American history
D Mentioned in the Constitution
Question #13
A None of these.
B Work in the campaign of an incumbent legislator.
C Hold a public march in the streets.
D Attend political meetings of politicians and picket.
Question #14
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #15
A Should be elected and only for a 10-year term.
B Should be elected for life.
C None of these.
D Should be appointed for life.
Question #16
A Energy.
B Numbers.
C All of these.
D Commitment.
Question #17
A Only in years when the presidential election is particularly interesting.
B No, Americans like to vote for direct democracy issues rather than indirect democracy representation.
C No, because Americans are more interested in local issues.
D Yes, consistently American participate in presidential elections over other elections.
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A A march that occurred in Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention.
B It was an armed resistance to the authority of the State of Massachusetts.
C A tax riot in Vermont that occurred in 1770.
D A walkout of Congress in 1792 over the Indian policy of George Washington.
Question #20
A To find out more about the candidate’s positions on the issues.
B To find more information about the candidate’s biography.
C To find out which prominent people and organizations support the candidate.
D To find an unbiased account of the candidate’s voting history.
Question #21
A Closed primaries
B Open primaries
C Hybrid primaries
D Top-two primaries
Question #22
A All of these.
B They went to Congress.
C They went to the the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
D They chose a legislative and an executive strategy.
Question #23
A Moderate on social issues, except for the right to life issues.
B Conservative on social issues.
C Have no opinion on social issues.
D Moderate on social issues.
Question #24
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #25
A The number of eligible voters in that state
B The number of representatives it has in Congress.
C The current population of that state.
D The population of that state, based on the most recent census.
Question #26
A The Living Wage Movement and The Fight for $15
B #Black Lives Matter and the NAACP
C The Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense League
D NOW and the Women’s Rights Caucus
Question #27
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #28
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #29
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #30
A The founding of over 700 groups.
B Nearly 10,000 groups.
C None of these.
D Actually a pretty small number–only 200 groups.
Question #31
A How active for the intersectionally marginalized are they? Because without that the organization is a failure.
B How active for the intersectionally marginalizedn are they, what institutions do they target, and what coalitions do they form?
C What coalitions do they form? Because coalitions are the key to success.
D What institutions do they target and what coalitions do they form? Because the political activity is the most important barometer.
Question #32
A The incumbent has a very good chance of getting re-elected if he or she runs again.
B The candidate uses his position to enrich him or herself.
C The candidate listed at the top of the ballot is more likely to get elected.
D The candidate can tap into the federal government to get money to run for re-election.
Question #33
A All of these
B Democracy
C Liberty
D Equality
Question #34
A New York
B Florida
C Texas
D California
Question #35
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #36
A Political socialization
B All of these
C Political fraternization
D Political indoctrination
Question #37
A DREAMers
B EPA
C The Tea Party
D #Black Lives Matter
Question #38
A The president
B The state legislatures
C The courts
D The Congress
Question #39
A Ask students to watch TV news
B Ask student to participate in mock elections
C Ask students to read newspapers.
D Tell students who to vote for.
Question #40
A The National Organization of Women (NOW).
B The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
C All of these.
D The Japanese American Citizen’s Leagues (JACL).
Question #41
A Congressmen providing assistance to constituents.
B Hospitals offering charitable care to indigent patients.
C The American Association of Retire People (AARP) offering travel discounts
D District attorneys offering reduced sentences for testimony about a crime.
Question #42
A 400
B 270
C All 538 of the votes
D 150
Question #43
A Lower-class women
B Mostly women of color
C Women of all classes and races.
D Immigrant women.
Question #44
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #45
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #46
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #47
A Believed that association was the secret of democracy in America
B All of these.
C Regarded “faction” as a form of association.
D Believed that “faction” could be good
Question #48
A All of these
B We have to question whether groups that claim to represent the disadvantaged actually do it.
C Just because an organization has some indication in its name that it represents the marginalized, they sometimes could be doing more harm than good.
D Even though organizations may not be doing a good job of advocating for the marginalized, we should still celebrate the fact that they are making the effort.
Question #49
A Presidential elections, mid-term elections, primary elections.
B State elections, mid-term election, presidential elections
C Primary elections, mid-term elections, presidential elections.
D Mid-term elections, primary elections, presidential elections.
Question #50
A Requiring voters to show a particular kind of ID at the pol
B Requiring that a naturalized citizen refrain from voting for 10 years
C Allowing felons to vote once their prison sentences are over
D Preventing anybody who is the child of an immigrant from voting