Deck 7: The United States

Question 1

American exceptionalism refers to

A) The disproportionate amount of influence the United States has in international organizations.
B) The idea that America is unique and cannot be compared to other countries.
C) The idea that the America's commitment to laissez-faire economics sets it apart from other advanced industrial democracies.
D) The relative safety enjoyed by the United States because of its good relations with its neighbors.
E) The reliance upon the single-member district-plurality electoral system at both the national and state levels.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Although previous waves of immigrants to the United States experienced only one or two generations of political or social exclusion, the rate of acculturation of current immigrants may be slower.
B) The rate of acculturation among immigrants appears to be associated with their educational status.
C) The United States has never fully remedied its longest-lasting difference in collective identities with full economic and political incorporation of African Americans.
D) It is unlikely that events such as national economic decline will affect the acculturation of immigrants.
E) The rise of virulent anti-immigration sentiment may slow or even stop the acculturation process of new immigrants.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Civil War

A) established a national citizenship to supplement state citizenship.
B) ended slavery.
C) established the indivisibility of the nation.
D) established that states did not have the right to nullify federal laws.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) A key American economic principle is that economic success is tied to a free market.
B) Government intervention in economic matters is limited by its commitment to the principle of laissez-faire.
C) U.S. policymakers have tended to cede power to private actors who are not necessarily concerned with the impact of their activities upon the broader economy.
D) In comparison to other advanced democracies, the United States has a freer market.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 5

The United States has promoted economic growth in all of the following ways EXCEPT

A) building roads.
B) guaranteeing a minimum wage.
C) encouraging immigration.
D) spurring exports.
E) providing grants to universities and other private actors to incubate new industries.

Question 6

The USA PATRIOT Act

A) reinstated the draft.
B) established a federal program that gives aid to veterans.
C) expanded the U.S. government's ability to conduct domestic surveillance.
D) created a fence along America's borders.
E) established a special prison at an American naval base in Cuba for suspected terrorists.

Question 7

The U.S. dollar has historically served as the major international reserve currency. This means that

A) the U.S. lends other countries large sums of money.
B) most international economic transactions take place in U.S. dollars.
C) other countries and investors keep their savings in U.S. dollars.
D) dollars are accepted in more countries worldwide.
E) the U.S. controls major international economic institutions like the IMF and World Bank.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) The term separation of powers refers to an organization of political institutions within a state in which the executive, legislature, and judiciary have autonomous powers and no one branch dominates the others.
B) The separation of powers is common in presidential systems.
C) The separation of powers in the United States means that, compared to other democracies, the country may be unable to react quickly to societal needs and shifts in public opinion.
D) The separation of powers refers to the organization of the federal bureaucracy so that there is no overlap of authority on issues among agencies.
E) Parliamentary systems do not have separation of powers; they instead have fusion of powers.

Question 9

Manifest Destiny was the

A) U.S. warning to Europe to stay out of the Western hemisphere.
B) ideology to push the boundaries westward.
C) Founding Fathers' use of Christianity as the basis for the Constitution.
D) idea that the United States is unique and cannot be compared to other countries.
E) justification for slavery.

Question 10

The ability of state and local governments to shape the economy

A) comes from their police powers to regulate health and safety.
B) is limited because the Constitution grants the national government authority over intrastate commerce.
C) comes from explicit delegation from Congress.
D) is permissible due to the interstate commerce clause.
E) is significantly limited by their inability to offer benefits to companies such as tax breaks.

Question 11

The Constitution

A) delegated specific powers to the national government.
B) created an independent executive.
C) limited citizens' voice in government.
D) granted the national government authority over military and foreign policy.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true about political contestation over the size of the scope of government?

A) It is exemplified by debates over "values" issues such as gay rights, abortion and the like.
B) It began only during the current critical junction.
C) It was exemplified by the passage of Proposition 13 in California.
D) It is exacerbated by the apparent inefficiency of divided government.
E) Divided government became the norm in 1968.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Until World War II, the United States pursued a contradictory foreign policy by seeking isolation from international politics but unfettered access to international markets.
B) After World War II, the United States sought to shape international relations through multinational organizations, in which it had a disproportionate voice, and military force.
C) The decline in interest in America's role in the world that began with the end of the cold war reflects the fact that foreign policy has never been central to the evolution of U.S. politics.
D) The end of the cold war has led some to call for a greater willingness to use a unilateral response to international crises.
E) All of the above are true statements.

Question 14

The Federal Reserve Board

A) assumed additional responsibilities in wake of the recession of 2008.
B) is a mechanism whereby the country's money supply is controlled by elected officeholders.
C) is appointed by Congress.
D) is appointed by the heads of major banks.
E) is part of the U.S. Treasury.

Question 15

The term divided government refers to

A) the period in which the Southern states seceded from the union.
B) a period in which one party controls the presidency and another controls at least one chamber of the Congress.
C) a period in which the national government is controlled by one party and a sizeable number of states are controlled by another party.
D) the period between the presidential election and the formal vote by the Electoral College.
E) the separation of powers between the presidency and the Congress.

Question 16

During the New Deal

A) the federal government established a national safety net including the Social Security program.
B) the presidency asserted dominance over the Congress in policy-making.
C) expanded the size of government.
D) introduced policies and programs that were significantly different from those that came before but which nevertheless reflected underlying American values.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 17

The Bill of Rights

A) laid out the reasons for the separation from Britain.
B) was a set of specific prohibitions on the national government.
C) was necessary for the ratification of the Constitution.
D) was both a specific set of prohibitions on the national government and necessary for the ratification of the Constitution.
E) None of the above statements are true.

Question 18

The U.S. government subsidizes agriculture by which of the following ways?

A) Guaranteeing a minimum price for many commodities
B) Providing subsidized crop insurance
C) Paying farmers to leave some land fallow
D) Subsidizing crops sold abroad
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 19

All of the following are TRUE of the territory of the United States EXCEPT

A) it has low population densities.
B) it is rich in natural resources.
C) it is larger than any other country.
D) it faces little challenges to its boundaries.
E) it has two neighbors, neither of which is a military threat.

Question 20

The Articles of the Confederation

A) rested power with the legislature but the states had to ratify most of its key decisions.
B) rested power with the executive branch.
C) gave the federal government the ability to regulate federal trade.
D) gave the federal government the ability to regulate interstate commerce.
E) gave the federal government the ability to tax.

Question 21

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) Environmental protection represents one of the few areas in which the government has taken an active role in regulating the activities of private actors.
B) 1970s-era environmental regulations produced visible successes but this has not been followed by a continuing national commitment to environmentalism.
C) President Obama proposed a system of "cap and trade" energy regulations that were adopted by Congress.
D) The United States has fewer environmental regulations than other advanced democracies.
E) States have tended to act in the absence of federal action on environmental issues as exemplified by several states adopting emissions caps that broadly follow the guidelines of the Kyoto Protocols that has not been adopted by the national government.

Question 22

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) The United States has generally encouraged large-scale immigration both to ensure an adequate labor force and to build up the domestic consumer market.
B) The United States is one of only a few countries that allows large-scale migration of those who do not already have a cultural tie to the receiving country.
C) In contemporary times, the number of illegal immigrants has been greater than legal immigrants.
D) The weak enforcement of immigration policies can be said to be a form of subsidy as it ensures a plentiful supply of cheap labor, particularly in the agricultural sector.
E) Immigration has helped to reduce class tensions in the United States because it has meant that workers have focused on cultural differences rather than class identity.

Question 23

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) The distribution of wealth and income in the United States is much larger than that in other advanced democracies.
B) Wide differences in wealth and income exist between men and women and between racial groups.
C) The unequal distribution of wealth and income in the United States has widened over the past 30 years.
D) The fact that wealth and income are skewed has not attracted much national attention at least in part because politicians wish to avoid the charge of fermenting class warfare.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 24

Which of the following statements about the role of the United States in the global economy is true?

A) The United States has, since the end of World War II, has played a central role in the international political economy by dominating multinational bodies like the IMF and World Bank.
B) The dominant position of the United States has been challenged by the rise of the European Union.
C) The strength of the U.S. domestic economy is increasingly being shaped by decisions of multinational corporations that are able to transfer capital and production across national boundaries with little control by governmental or international actors.
D) There have been increased calls for the United States to isolate itself from the regulation of the world economy in part because the U.S .government has been unable to respond quickly to international forces.
E) All of the above are true statements.

Question 25

The separation of powers

A) grants each branch of government with independent powers so that no one branch can permanently dominate the others.
B) helps make the policy-making and governing process in the United States inefficient.
C) can be seen in the power of the president to veto a law and by Congress' power to override a presidential veto.
D) prevents any one branch from carrying out its responsibilities without the cooperation of other branches.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 26

Regulations

A) determine how a law is actually implemented.
B) are written by Congress.
C) set broad principles rather than specific rules about the implementation of legislation.
D) are written in a way that is independent of the input of interested parties.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 27

Distributive policies

A) take resources from one group and allocates them to a more disadvantaged group.
B) tend to receive less public support than do redistributive policies.
C) are exemplified by programs that help the poor.
D) tend to receive more public support than do redistributive policies.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 28

The United States is a signatory to the Kyoto Protocols but it is nonbinding because

A) the United States has insisted that amendments to the treaty are necessary for it to be fully implemented.
B) it has never been ratified by the U.S. Senate.
C) our emissions standards are already lower than those set by the treaty.
D) the necessary number of other signatories failed to ratify it.
E) the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional.

Question 29

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Land has become increasingly concentrated in a few hands.
B) A tradition of equitable land distribution helped to dampen class tensions in the United States.
C) In the nineteenth century, the government adopted policies that distributed small plots to resident landholders.
D) Some share of the gap in wealth between whites and blacks today can be attributed to the access that whites had to western lands in the nineteenth century.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 30

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Running a deficit-bringing in less than is spent-can be beneficial in the short run as it allows the government to borrow money to help stimulate the economy.
B) Running a deficit-bringing in less than is spent-absorbs money that could be spent in the private sector and thus slows economic growth in the long run.
C) The size of the national debt is one challenge to the continued value of the dollar as an international reserve currency.
D) In 2011, the government will spend about $250 billion in interest on a national debt that is about $14 trillion.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 31

In the twentieth century, the government expanded its role in protecting workers. Which of the following statements is true about this expansion?

A) It came in part to provide government-mandated services for workers.
B) It included expanded regulation of workplace safety.
C) It included expanded regulation of pension systems.
D) The United States offers fewer guarantees to its workers than do other advanced democracies.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 32

Antitrust legislation

A) has been used liberally over the years.
B) is reflective of the laissez-faire attitude adopted by the United States.
C) was established during the New Deal.
D) allows the government to support ailing industries.
E) grants the government the ability to break up companies that have the potential to control entire industries due to their size.

Question 33

Amending the Constitution requires

A) passage by a simple majority in both chambers of Congress.
B) passage by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress as well as passage by three-quarters of the states.
C) passage by two-thirds of each chamber in Congress as well as passage by a simple majority of the states.
D) passage by two-thirds of each chamber of Congress as well as the approval of a simple majority of the electorate in a national referendum.
E) simply the approval of a plurality of the electorate in a national referendum.

Question 34

Federalism

A) refers to the division of authority between the national and state governments.
B) means that citizens have responsibilities to both their state government and the national government.
C) means that citizens are simultaneously citizens of the United States and citizens of one of the states.
D) means that citizens are accountable to both state and national laws.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 35

Progressive income taxation

A) means that those with higher income pay a higher percentage of tax.
B) is the norm among states.
C) means that taxes on investments that generate additional revenue is higher than those on income.
D) means that those with higher income pay a lower percentage of tax.
E) means that taxes increase as governmental spending increases.

Question 36

Amendments to the Constitution, passed since the Bill of Rights, have generally focused upon

A) extending democratic election procedures and changing procedural deficiencies in the original Constitution.
B) expanding the scope of individual freedoms from governmental power.
C) expanding the power of the government to regulate the economy.
D) limiting the power of special interests in the United States.
E) reducing waste and inefficiency in government.

Question 37

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A) American public sector expenditures are limited to social programs like Medicaid and the like.
B) The national and state governments conduct activities that some feel could be better accomplished by the private sector.
C) The public sector in the United States has been traditionally smaller than those in other advanced democracies.
D) The national government has sought to privatize some activities in recent years.
E) The postal service became a semi-independent corporation in 1970.

Question 38

Class-based political movements and tensions have not arisen in the United States. This may be explained by all of the following EXCEPT

A) unions are weak in part because of state and national laws that limit their ability to organize.
B) the gap between the rich and poor has been reduced substantially through progressive taxation.
C) immigration policy has focused attention on cultural differences thus reducing the salience of class divisions.
D) a tradition of equitable land distribution.
E) All of the above are factors that help to explain why class-based movements and tensions have not arisen in the United States.

Question 39

According to the text, all of the following are factors in the success of the U.S. economy EXCEPT

A) a substantial amount of arable land that allows for enough production for both the domestic and foreign markets.
B) the security of its territory.
C) a system of navigable rivers and waterways.
D) abundant natural resources.
E) extensive economic planning by the national government.

Question 40

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) The U.S. trade deficit has steadily declined.
B) The U.S. trade deficit has only negative economic impacts upon the American economy and consumer.
C) The trade deficit is solely a result of the United States reducing tariffs thus allowing for more foreign goods to enter the American market.
D) The fact that the U.S. dollar is a main international reserve currency helps to offset the negative economic impact of the trade deficit.
E) All of the above.

Question 41

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) The Framers of the Constitution intended the president to be the most powerful branch of government.
B) Presidents are unable to stay in power after they lose public support.
C) The increase in presidential power over Congressional power in the twentieth century has been at least partially due to the president being able to speak directly to the electorate.
D) Presidents exercise power over Congress by having the ability to dissolve Congress.
E) Presidents have steadily increased their powers relative to Congress since the ratification of the Constitution.

Question 42

The cabinet is

A) established by the Constitution.
B) fixed in size.
C) comprised of the chief officers of the judiciary.
D) comprised of the chief officers of the major executive departments.
E) appointed by Congress as a means to exercise power over the president.

Question 43

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Separation of powers and federalism create multiple entry and blocking points through which policy advocates seek to influence the policy-making process in the United States.
B) The Constitution gives no guidance about the origins and outcomes of policy initiatives.
C) Mediating institutions like political parties and interest groups have developed in part to influence public policy by representing collective interests.
D) Because there is no centralization in the American policy-making process, policies may conflict with one another.
E) All of the above are true statements

Question 44

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Although an increasing number of people label themselves as "independents," they tend to lean reliably toward one party or another.
B) Generally, Democrats are less likely to vote on Election Day, especially in an off year.
C) The electorate is fairly evenly divided between the two parties, especially when one accounts for independents who lean towards one party or another.
D) Republicans are strongest in the South and Mountain West whereas Democrats are strongest in the Northeast and West Coast.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 45

The term iron triangle refers to the relationship between

A) the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government.
B) interest groups, congressional committees, and government agencies.
C) federal, state, and local governments.
D) the military, the president, and the State Department.
E) the federal government, the governments of its allies, and multinational institutions.

Question 46

Every two years, ______________ of the House of Representatives and ______________ of the Senate are up for reelection.

A) one-third; all
B) all; one-third
C) all; two-thirds
D) half; half
E) all; half

Question 47

The courts have become more powerful in which of the following ways?

A) The power to decide whether laws are constitutional or not
B) Expanding the rule of standing so that groups, as well as individuals, can challenge laws
C) The expansion of federal regulatory powers
D) Providing a venue for groups and individuals whose interests were neglected by other democratic institutions but who could claim constitutional civil rights protection
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 48

The Republican coalition in the electorate includes all of the following EXCEPT

A) upper-income voters.
B) residents of rural areas.
C) minority voters.
D) evangelical Christians.
E) small business owners.

Question 49

The Founders designed the House of Representatives to be more responsive to popular will. This is evidenced by all of the following EXCEPT

A) the short terms of office of its members.
B) the size of the districts is smaller than those of the Senate.
C) a certain number of House seats is set aside for historically under-represented minorities
D) seats in the House are allocated by population and thus are altered every ten years based on the results of the U.S. census.
E) All of the above are evidence that the House of Representatives was designed to be more responsive to popular will.

Question 50

The Democratic coalition in the electorate includes all of the following EXCEPT

A) racial and ethnic minorities.
B) unionized workers.
C) workers in export-oriented businesses.
D) social conservatives.
E) working women.

Question 51

Each of the following has helped lead to increases in the presidential power relative to Congress EXCEPT

A) presidents have increasingly been able to speak directly to the electorate.
B) the expansion of the federal bureaucracy.
C) the president's roles as commander-in-chief and head of state place him at the center of military and international affairs.
D) Supreme Court rulings have been in favor of the presidency rather than Congress.
E) All of the above have helped the president to increase his power relative to Congress.

Question 52

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A) Most members of the House of Representatives and the Senate have a business occupational background.
B) Since women were enfranchised, both the House of Representatives and the Senate have become increasingly gender balanced.
C) The Senate has historically been more racially diverse than the House of Representatives.
D) Members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate have tended to be white male Protestants.
E) All of the above are true statements.

Question 53

All of the following are examples of Congress seeking to limit presidential power EXCEPT

A) the organization of the Department of Homeland Security.
B) allowing the Office of the Budget to prepare the federal budget.
C) the formation of the 9/11 Commission.
D) forcing President Bush to seek Congressional approval for military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
E) investigating the activities of senior advisors of the president.

Question 54

The Constitution gives the president all of the following powers EXCEPT

A) the head of state.
B) the ability to grant pardons.
C) the head of government.
D) the ability to make major appointments such as judges, ambassadors, and the cabinet.
E) the ability to dissolve Congress.

Question 55

Marbury v. Madison established

A) the principle of judicial review.
B) the ability of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce.
C) the authority of the federal government to hold "enemy combatants" indefinitely.
D) that international legal principles are part of the law of the land in the United States only so long as the country signed a treaty specifically addressing such principles.
E) the principle of the freedom of choice.

Question 56

The congressional system of committees and subcommittees

A) permits members of congress to more easily address issues of particular concern to their constituencies.
B) makes the body less efficient.
C) forces members of congress to become generalists who are knowledgeable of the substance of all facets of government.
D) limits the input of interest groups in the legislative process.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 57

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) The size of the federal bureaucracy has steadily grown since the New Deal.
B) The authority of the bureaucracy to act independently of both the executive and the legislature is established by the Constitution.
C) The size of the federal bureaucracy had been in steady decline since the 1980s but new security and military responsibilities in wake of the 9/11 attacks have reversed this trend.
D) The federal bureaucracy is formally part of the executive branch and thus can ignore Congress.
E) The president is able to firmly control the federal bureaucracy at all times.

Question 58

Which of the following is NOT true?

A) Education has always been a state and local responsibility in the United States.
B) State and local governments provide services to the citizens more directly than the federal government.
C) Both state and local governments are a form of federalism.
D) An important role of state and local government concerns experimenting with policy innovation.
E) All of the above are true statements.

Question 59

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Despite the steady increase in its power, the judiciary remains structurally weaker than the other branches.
B) The courts, and especially the Supreme Court, have moved steadily to the ideological right.
C) With courts being increasingly involved in contentious national issues, the Senate has taken its confirmation role more seriously and has slowed the confirmation of appointees.
D) The power of the courts ultimately rests with their ability to persuade the citizenry that their procedures are fair and that their judgments are based on the Constitution and law.
E) All of the above are true statements.

Question 60

Which of the following is NOT true?

A) Agencies that are responsible for domestic security and those involved with intelligence gathering are under the authority of the same department.
B) Proposals to cut defense spending often meets opposition from industries that have emerged to provide goods and services to the military.
C) Many of the traditional responsibilities of the military, such as support of troops and specialized technical activities, have been increasingly transferred to reserve units and to private firms.
D) Reserve troops are now called to active duty more regularly.
E) The courts rejected the Bush Administration's position that suspected terrorists could be held indefinitely without charges.

Question 61

Who votes and who does not in the United States? What are the implications of this for American democracy?

Question 62

How has the governments, both federal and state, intervened in the economy? How is such intervention reconciled with principles such as laissez-faire and the free market?

Question 63

Which of the following contributes to a two-party system in the United States?

A) An electoral system that diminishes opportunities for single-issue or narrowly focused parties
B) The large number of elected offices in the United States
C) The heterogeneity of the American electorate
D) The range of regional needs and interests
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 64

What impacts do federalism and the separation of powers have upon the policy-making process in the United States? Are such impacts good or bad for American democracy? Please use specific examples in your answer.

Question 65

The term equality in the United States refers to

A) equality of outcome.
B) equality of opportunity.
C) social equality.
D) equal incomes.
E) the government assurance of some kind of minimal economic and social floor for all citizens.

Question 66

More than other advanced democracies, the United States is more likely to threaten unilateral actions in foreign policy. Based on your reading of the development and structures of American national government, why do you think this is the case? Please offer specific evidence from the Chapter to substantiate your argument.

Question 67

The writers of the Constitution purposefully established a federal government organized on the principle of separation of powers and thus established a system of checks and balances. Explain what powers each branch has and how each has used these to check the powers of the others. What impact does this have upon the policy-making process, both domestic and foreign? Support your answer with specific examples.

Question 68

What aspects of the US political system make it unlikely that there will be more than two (major) parties? Is this beneficial or harmful to American democracy? Offer specific evidence to substantiate your argument.

Question 69

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Voter turnout tends to be higher in national elections rather than in state and local elections and turnout for presidential elections tends to be higher than for off-year elections.
B) Decline in voter turnout is related to several factors including confusion and burnout among potential voters and declining party competitiveness.
C) Voter turnout varies considerably by class, age, and educational levels.
D) As a result of both uneven and lower voter turnout, elected officials are receiving less guidance from a narrower subset of the people.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 70

Citing specific examples, explain how historical events have shifted power from state governments to the national government. How has this affected American federalism? Is the principle still applicable?

Question 71

Which of the following is NOT true?

A) As is the case in other electoral democracies, voter registration in the United States is controlled by the national government.
B) State governments determine how votes are counted even in national elections.
C) Expansion of the electorate was made possible through federal government intervention and Constitutional amendments.
D) State governments have the responsibility for holding elections, deciding which nonfederal offices are to be filled by elections and determining how long nonfederal officeholders may serve.
E) Voting Rights Act of 1965 secured African Americans access to the ballot box.

Question 72

The core values of American political culture are

A) freedom, justice, and democracy.
B) life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
C) liberty, equality, and democracy.
D) equality under the law and due process.
E) freedom and justice.

Question 73

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) The spread of American culture throughout the world has placed the United States at the center of an increasingly homogenizing international culture while at the same time creating hostility to the United States in countries that want to defend their national and local cultures.
B) The increased willingness of the United States to pursue unilateral actions has made the building of long-term multilateral alliances difficult while also putting a strain on America's traditional alliances with other democracies.
C) Increasingly, U.S. government institutions must respond not only to the American citizenry but also to demands that stem from an international political economy that is increasingly interconnected.
D) The institutional features of American government reduce the potential for quick responses to international crises and increase the likelihood of parochial responses that the rest of the world may see as unilateral or isolationist.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 74

Some observers have noted that the Constitution creates an invitation for conflict between the president and the Congress over foreign policy. First, explain why this is the case. Second, address how this has broadly affected American foreign policy. Finally, explain how other countries view the results of this conflict. Please use specific examples in your answer.

Question 75

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Civic involvement in the United States has long been considered stronger than in other advanced democracies.
B) There has been a general decline in civic involvement in recent years both here in the United States and in other advanced democracies.
C) The wealthier, older, and more educated are more likely to be civically engaged.
D) As civic involvement has declined, Americans talk about politics less with their peers and have a lessened sense that they can shape political outcomes.
E) All of the above statements are true.

Question 76

The voting rate in the United States is lower than in most other advanced democracies. Assess the structure of American electoral politics and the requirements for voting to evaluate why this might be the case. Under the constitutional system, what can be done to increase the share of the population that votes? Is lower voter turnout a sign of troubled democracy or of a citizenry satisfied with the status quo?

Question 77

The term liberty, in the discussion of American political culture refers to liberty

A) from international organizations.
B) from taxation and required contributions to social welfare programs.
C) to liberty in the workplace.
D) from restrictions imposed by government.
E) from limits imposed by contracts.