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The American national identity has been most strongly affected by common: |
| | A) | ethnicity. |
| | B) | religious beliefs. |
| | C) | political beliefs. |
| | D) | class consciousness. |
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Politics is described as the process that: |
| | A) | inculcates deep beliefs in idealized form. |
| | B) | gives people economic equality. |
| | C) | applies power fairly. |
| | D) | determines whose values will prevail in society. |
| | E) | provides for respect of individual differences. |
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Major patterns that characterize politics in the United States include all except which one of the following: |
| | A) | a highly fragmented governing system. |
| | B) | little or no confidence in capitalism. |
| | C) | a high degree of pluralism. |
| | D) | extraordinary emphasis on individual rights. |
| | E) | pronounced separation of the political and economic spheres. |
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The American political culture contains which of the following ideals: 1. liberty 2. equality 3. diversity 4. unity 5. self-government |
| | A) | 1 and 3. |
| | B) | 1, 3, 5. |
| | C) | 1, 2, 4. |
| | D) | 1, 2, 3, 4. |
| | E) | all the above. |
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Cultural beliefs are said to be "mythical ideas," which means that they are: |
| | A) | almost completely unreal. |
| | B) | perfect representations of reality. |
| | C) | symbolic postures that reflect partly what is ideal and partly what is real. |
| | D) | perverted images of reality, as in the case of totalitarianism. |
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Political conflict within a nation is produced by the following two social conditions: |
| | A) | geographical size and racial diversity. |
| | B) | scarcity and opposing values. |
| | C) | militant culture and class stratification. |
| | D) | scarcity and ethnic diversity. |
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When compared with citizens in European democracies, Americans: |
| | A) | emphasize self-reliance and trust in the marketplace for security. |
| | B) | feel that success in life is determined by forces outside their control. |
| | C) | are willing to use government for redistributing economic resources. |
| | D) | a and b only. |
| | E) | a, b and c. |
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The American ideal of equality of opportunity has been difficult to attain for all except which of the following groups of citizens: |
| | A) | African Americans. |
| | B) | Americans of Chinese descent. |
| | C) | Native American Indians. |
| | D) | men of European background. |
| | E) | women. |
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The relatively low levels of spending on social welfare in the United States most clearly reflects the American ideal of: |
| | A) | unity. |
| | B) | self-government. |
| | C) | equality. |
| | D) | individualism. |
| | E) | simplicity. |
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A major characteristic of American politics is pluralism, which is: |
| | A) | the power to make authoritative and binding decisions. |
| | B) | belief in equal distribution of economic resources. |
| | C) | competition for power among a great many interests of all kinds. |
| | D) | limiting access to power in society to a select few citizens. |
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When people are able to control policy decisions and prevail in political conflicts they are said to have: |
| | A) | political power. |
| | B) | political authority. |
| | C) | pluralism. |
| | D) | individualism. |
| | E) | diversity. |
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Fragmentation of authority in American politics is illustrated by its: |
| | A) | pervasive welfare system. |
| | B) | system of checks and balances. |
| | C) | economic complexity. |
| | D) | geographical diversity. |
| | E) | belief in "one person, one vote." |
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13 | |
The American commitment to the principle of constitutionalism means that: |
| | A) | there is tyranny of the majority over the minority. |
| | B) | there are limits to the rightful power of government over citizens. |
| | C) | direct democracy will be favored over representative democracy. |
| | D) | a "mixed economy" must be upheld at all costs. |
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The two kinds of inputs in the political system are termed: |
| | A) | laws and decisions. |
| | B) | supports and demands. |
| | C) | branches of government. |
| | D) | culture and socialization. |
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When socialist and capitalist elements of economics are combined it is called: |
| | A) | pure free-enterprise capitalism. |
| | B) | communism. |
| | C) | a fixed economy. |
| | D) | democratic socialism. |
| | E) | impossible to mix the two. |
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