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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A All of these.
B Interest groups would always form.
C No single interest would win or lose all of the time.
D Interest groups would always pursue their own political interests vigorously.
Question #2
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #3
A Because it surveys every American citizen.
B Because it uses the same, full-proof questions every ten years.
C Because is has the highest level of sampling–in the tens of thousands.
D Because is has the best statisticians.
Question #4
A Interests compete for political power until one group dominates the playing field.
B Interests compete for political power, resources, and money, but no one dominates the playing
C None of these.
D Interest groups compete for political power until one group wins by garnering the most resources.
Question #5
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #6
A All of these.
B Political parties.
C Organized interests.
D Mass movements.
Question #7
A By using their vast funds and media resources to disparage minor party candidates.
B By manipulating election rules in debates and public funding to discriminate against the minor parties.
C By refusing to give successful third party candidates leadership positions in the legislature.
D By poaching popular third party candidates before they begin to help their party.
Question #8
A All of these.
B Tend to stay identified with a political party consistently the rest of their lives.
C Tend to identify with a party by their mid 20s.
D Tend to choose a political affiliation early in life.
Question #9
A All of these
B Thought that factions would simply turn into political parties and become harmless.
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 do not agree with the Republican or Democratic Parties’ principles.
B Those who are marginalized in some states or regions but not in others.
C Those who have multiple historic disadvantages in the political system, such as women of color
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 Mentioned in the Constitution
B None of these
C Relatively rare
D Are a relatively accidental feature of the American history
Question #13
A Hold a public march in the streets.
B Work in the campaign of an incumbent legislator.
C Attend political meetings of politicians and picket.
D None of these.
Question #14
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #15
A Should be appointed for life.
B None of these.
C Should be elected and only for a 10-year term.
D Should be elected for life.
Question #16
A Energy.
B All of these.
C Numbers.
D Commitment.
Question #17
A Only in years when the presidential election is particularly interesting.
B No, because Americans are more interested in local issues.
C Yes, consistently American participate in presidential elections over other elections.
D No, Americans like to vote for direct democracy issues rather than indirect democracy representation.
Question #18
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #19
A A tax riot in Vermont that occurred in 1770.
B A march that occurred in Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention.
C A walkout of Congress in 1792 over the Indian policy of George Washington.
D It was an armed resistance to the authority of the State of Massachusetts.
Question #20
A To find more information about the candidate’s biography.
B To find an unbiased account of the candidate’s voting history.
C To find out more about the candidate’s positions on the issues.
D To find out which prominent people and organizations support the candidate.
Question #21
A Closed primaries
B Open primaries
C Hybrid primaries
D Top-two primaries
Question #22
A They chose a legislative and an executive strategy.
B They went to the the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
C All of these.
D They went to Congress.
Question #23
A Moderate on social issues.
B Conservative on social issues.
C Moderate on social issues, except for the right to life issues.
D Have no opinion on social issues.
Question #24
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #25
A The population of that state, based on the most recent census.
B The current population of that state.
C The number of representatives it has in Congress.
D The number of eligible voters in that state
Question #26
A The Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense League
B #Black Lives Matter and the NAACP
C The Living Wage Movement and The Fight for $15
D NOW and the Women’s Rights Caucus
Question #27
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #28
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #29
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #30
A None of these.
B Actually a pretty small number–only 200 groups.
C The founding of over 700 groups.
D Nearly 10,000 groups.
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 listed at the top of the ballot is more likely to get elected.
B The candidate can tap into the federal government to get money to run for re-election.
C The incumbent has a very good chance of getting re-elected if he or she runs again.
D The candidate uses his position to enrich him or herself.
Question #33
A Equality
B Liberty
C All of these
D Democracy
Question #34
A California
B Florida
C Texas
D New York
Question #35
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #36
A Political indoctrination
B Political fraternization
C Political socialization
D All of these
Question #37
A #Black Lives Matter
B EPA
C The Tea Party
D DREAMers
Question #38
A The Congress
B The courts
C The president
D The state legislatures
Question #39
A Ask student to participate in mock elections
B Tell students who to vote for.
C Ask students to watch TV news
D Ask students to read newspapers.
Question #40
A The Japanese American Citizen’s Leagues (JACL).
B The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
C All of these.
D The National Organization of Women (NOW).
Question #41
A The American Association of Retire People (AARP) offering travel discounts
B Congressmen providing assistance to constituents.
C Hospitals offering charitable care to indigent patients.
D District attorneys offering reduced sentences for testimony about a crime.
Question #42
A All 538 of the votes
B 150
C 270
D 400
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 TRUE
B FALSE
Question #47
A Believed that association was the secret of democracy in America
B Believed that “faction” could be good
C Regarded “faction” as a form of association.
D All of these.
Question #48
A 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.
B Just because an organization has some indication in its name that it represents the marginalized, they sometimes could be doing more harm than good.
C We have to question whether groups that claim to represent the disadvantaged actually do it.
D All of these
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 Requiring voters to show a particular kind of ID at the pol
D Allowing felons to vote once their prison sentences are over