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