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1
Citizenship today is in
A)an excellent state.
B)a good state.
C)a better state than it was in 1850.
D)a precarious state.
E)None of these answers is correct.
2
In a direct democracy, decisions are made by
A)50 percent of all citizens.
B)elected representatives of the populace.
C)a very large number of appointed officials.
D)elected committee chairpersons.
E)all citizens.
3
In a representative democracy, decisions regarding public policy are made by
A)the voters.
B)the leaders of social service and philanthropic organizations.
C)the citizenry.
D)elected or appointed officials.
E)None of these answers is correct.
4
On which of the following concepts is liberal democracy based?
A)creation of a social contract by consensus
B)majority rule
C)natural rights
D)both majority rule and natural rights
E)All these answers are correct
5
In what areas of governance does elite dominance tend to prevail?
A)foreign policy
B)health policy
C)education policy
D)social policy
E)trade policy
6
John Locke argued that the power of government comes from
A)the influence of people who hold high office.
B)the opinions of scholars.
C)tradition.
D)the consent of its citizens.
E)All these answers are correct.
7
Thomas Jefferson thought that democracy
A)needed to be controlled.
B)would not be successful in the long term.
C)needed to be periodically reinvigorated.
D)would make people long for a strong leader.
E)None of these answers is correct.
8
According to Locke, in a liberal democracy,
A)policy is created by consensus.
B)a member of the Liberal Party heads the government.
C)voters cannot elect members of the Conservative Party.
D)only a liberal king has authority to govern.
E)no candidate who is not a liberal can run for office.
9
Throughout its history, social class divisions in the United States have
A)become more visible.
B)entirely disappeared.
C)decreased to the point of invisibility.
D)become less visible, though they are still present.
E)become more visible, though they are decreasing at the moment.
10
The gap between rich and poor in the United States is
A)declining at an increasing rate.
B)decreasing at a steady rate.
C)very small.
D)becoming continually larger.
E)not serious enough to worry about.
11
Most job loss in the past thirty years in the United States occurred in what sector of the economy?
A)service
B)professional
C)manufacturing
D)unskilled labor
E)All these answers are correct.
12
People who are wealthy tend to be
A)less politically involved.
B)totally uninvolved politically.
C)more politically involved.
D)somewhat less politically involved.
E)None of these answers is correct.





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