Deck 1: The American People

Question 1

The first immigrants that went on to found many different civilizations in North America were __________.

A) Africans
B) Asians
C) Native Americans
D) Europeans

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The classic and most costly regional conflict was during what event?

A) the American Civil War
B) the War of Annexation
C) the American Revolution
D) World War II

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The idea that every person should have the chance to realize her or his potential, economically, intellectually, and socially is called the equality of __________.

A) opportunity
B) standard
C) rights
D) result

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Europeans who migrated to America __________.

A) came from the same country
B) spoke the same language
C) practiced the same religion
D) brought some of their conflict with them

Question 5

Constitutional amendments that led toward equality in life include __________.

A) the Bill of Rights
B) the Seventeenth Amendment
C) the Fourteenth Amendment
D) the Second Amendment

Question 6

The Declaration of Independence denied political rights to __________.

A) white men
B) Protestants
C) property owners
D) white women

Question 7

Many "birthers" are prevalent in the __________.

A) West
B) Mountain West
C) North
D) South

Question 8

What author described America as "a teeming Nation of nations?"

A) James Fenimore Cooper
B) Sam F.B. Morse
C) Emma Lazarus
D) Walt Whitman

Question 9

One person complaining about bilingual street signs in 1750s Philadelphia was __________.

A) Thomas Paine
B) James Madison
C) Patrick Henry
D) Benjamin Franklin

Question 10

Core values, including liberty, equality and popular sovereignty, are found in which document?

A) the Mayflower Compact
B) the Gettysburg Address
C) the Constitution
D) the Federalist Papers

Question 11

What percent of Americans claim no religious affiliation?

A) 5 percent
B) 16 percent
C) 28 percent
D) over 50 percent

Question 12

Africans, men and women, forcibly removed to America __________.

A) did share the same language and culture
B) did share the same religion culture
C) did share the same religion
D) did not share common traditions

Question 13

The Occupy Wall Street movement highlights the conflict between __________.

A) rich and poor
B) older and newer immigrants
C) urban and suburban dwellers
D) young and old

Question 14

America's religious diversity has changed along with what?

A) multiple Catholic presidents
B) its ethnic makeup
C) its geography
D) the makeup of the Vatican

Question 15

The Statue of Liberty represents __________.

A) the Industrial Revolution
B) the American Revolution
C) the Reconstruction Period
D) the age of Enlightenment

Question 16

"The New Colossus," now associated with the Statue of Liberty, was written by whom?

A) Walt Whitman
B) Emma Lazarus
C) James Fenimore Cooper
D) Sam F.B. Morse

Question 17

How did the Founders view majority rule?

A) all people are equal, majority should rule
B) the national Congress is immune to majority rule
C) it should be limited
D) minority rights are present, but inconsequential

Question 18

Anti-immigration or anti-foreign viewpoints are sometimes called __________ sentiments.

A) nativist
B) precarious
C) philanthropic
D) bilingual

Question 19

The ethnic and racial composition of the American population broadened in the __________.

A) mid-eighteenth century
B) mid- to late-nineteenth century
C) period prior to the Revolutionary War
D) years of the Civil War

Question 20

The birther movement claims President Obama was born where?

A) Hawaii
B) a U.S. military base in Panama
C) Kenya
D) Delaware

Question 21

The concepts of majority rule and __________ conflict with each other, and democratic government must strike a delicate balance.

A) political demonstrations
B) votes
C) identity politics
D) minority rights

Question 22

Moralistic, traditional, and individualistic political subcultures are mainly based on __________ differences.

A) biological
B) regional
C) ethnic
D) religious

Question 23

In an indirect democracy citizens vote __________.

A) on most issues
B) for representatives who vote on most issues
C) on issues that directly affect them, and representatives vote on general issues
D) directly for a national Congress

Question 24

English Philosopher John Locke insisted people were equal, but the "why" conflicted with ___________.

A) Karl Marx
B) Thomas Hobbes
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 25

What is majority rule?

Question 26

Your desire to drive a car drunk is trumped by the interests of public safety. What is this an example of?

A) majority rule trumping individual rights
B) liberty trumping sovereignty
C) individual rights trumping majority rule
D) sovereignty trumping equality

Question 27

Learning political culture cannot be achieved with __________.

A) force
B) public education
C) inaction
D) the media

Question 28

Where are the core values of the United States found?

Question 29

Because of Americans' emphasis on liberty, especially "freedom from," there's an emphasis on __________.

A) sovereignty
B) republicanism
C) individual rights
D) Madisonianism

Question 30

What is the difference between a republic and a direct democracy?

Question 31

Thomas Jefferson felt that government __________.

A) is controlled by the people
B) would corrupt the masses
C) was evil
D) could not tolerate good and bad

Question 32

Popular sovereignty reflects our form of government and, therefore, __________.

A) always leads to mob rule
B) is rooted in the idea of democracy
C) often disregards the rights of the few
D) is inconsistent with federalism

Question 33

A direct democracy __________.

A) is an ideal type but impractical for a large country
B) allows policymakers to vote by proxy
C) functions best with a large citizenry
D) is the best way to protect minorities

Question 34

What is popular sovereignty and which president pressed this concept?

Question 35

A republic is __________.

A) a direct democracy
B) a government that limits minority rights
C) an indirect democracy
D) inconsistent with democratic theory

Question 36

Liberty and equality __________ one another.

A) have no relation with
B) can never reinforce
C) always meld well with
D) may often conflict with

Question 37

In a republic, among the obligations of citizens is the requirement that __________.

A) citizens vote directly for the laws
B) citizens contribute to political campaigns
C) citizens vote for representatives to make laws for them
D) all citizens would defend the country

Question 38

What is a political culture?

Question 39

A New England town meeting is an example of __________.

A) pluralist democracy
B) republicanism in action
C) direct democracy
D) tyranny of the majority

Question 40

What describes a shared body of general values and attitudes that shapes views toward government?

A) political culture
B) political indifference
C) identity politics
D) political knowledge

Question 41

Discuss three core values of American political culture and how Americans tend to define each one.

Question 42

Describe three details that make the American population diverse.

Question 43

Describe instances when liberty and equality conflict.

Question 44

Why is direct democracy an ideal type of government, but impractical for a large country?

Question 45

"There is an inevitable conflict between majority rule and minority rights." Discuss this statement and give examples of the conflict.