Chapter 1 Electronic Test (Multiple Choice)
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1. Early in January of 1996, the United States government closed down for six days because
a. a severe blizzard had blanketed Washington, D.C., with two feet of snow b. the federal government was on its annual mid-winter vacation c. President Bill Clinton and then House Speaker Newt Gingrich were locked in a political battle over when and how to balance the federal budget d. the Whitewater investigation into the Clinton's links to a failed Arkansas savings and loan had monopolized the government's attention and resources.
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2. In 1994, two years after Bill Clinton, a Democrat, had been elected president
a. the Republicans captured both houses of Congress for the first time in forty years b. the Democrats retained control of both houses of Congress c. the Republicans captured the Senate, but the Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives d. the Republicans captured the House of Representatives, but the Democrats retained control of the Senate
3. Which of the following did NOT take place during the presidency of Ronald Reagan?
a. the federal budget deficit ballooned to unprecedented levels b. income-tax rates were cut c. the percentage and number of people living in poverty decreased d. defense spending increased
4. In which year would shifts of relatively small numbers of voters in a few key states have changed the outcome of the presidential election?
a. 1960 b. 1968 c. 1976 d. all of the above
5. Citizens can make their opinions felt by
a. participating in political activities b. writing or sending faxes or e-mail to their representatives in Congress c. testifying at public hearings d. all of the above
6. Many contemporary political scientists believe that
a. politics is much more important than government b. government is much more important than politics c. there is little difference between politics and government d. it is essential to take politics out of the business of governing
7. It is possible either to describe people, government, politics, and power as isolated, static elements, or to look at them as interacting elements in a
a. political system b. public agenda c.census d. feedback agenda
8. Health care for the aged, loans for college students, equal opportunity for minorities, and higher subsidies for farmers are examples of
a. supports of a political system b. demands of a political system c. feedback in a political system d. all of the above
9. In the view of Robert L. Lineberry, policy analysts focus on the
a. inputs of a political system b. supports of a political system c. demands of a political system d. outputs of a political system
10. Distribution is concerned with
a. who wins and who loses from a given public policy b. election laws c. values clarification d. all of the above
11. Population migration patterns since World War II have
a. increased the political importance of the "farm bloc" b. resulted in the election of fewer African American members of Congress c. increased the political power of suburbia d. all of the above
12. Economists generally agree that the major responsibility for promoting prosperity and full employment falls on
a. interest groups b. the government c. the people d. academic experts, including economists and political scientists
13. Which leader described democracy as "the worse form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time"?
a. Abraham Lincoln b. Winston Churchill c. Benjamin Disraeli d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Chief Justice Richard Barajas Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics Cathedral High School, El Paso, Texas Last updated: May 30, 2000
