Content Frame
Note for screen reader users: There is text between the form elements on this page. To be sure that you do not miss any text, use item by item navigation methods, rather than tabbing from form element to form element.
Skip Breadcrumb Navigation
Home  arrow Student Resources  arrow Chapter 1: Introducing Government in America  arrow Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice



This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1.
A choice that government makes in response to some issue is called a


Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window.
 
End of Question 1


Question 2.
A popular definition of politics is


Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window.
 
End of Question 2


Question 3.
A public good is defined as


Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window.
 
End of Question 3


Question 4.
Compared to most other Western democratic nations, the United States


Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window.
 
End of Question 4


Question 5.
Government is defined as the institutions


Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window.
 
End of Question 5


Question 6.
One of the primary reasons for the comparatively small scope of American government is the prominence of


Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window.
 
End of Question 6


Question 7.
Policy impacts are concerned with


Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window.
 
End of Question 7


Question 8.
Political issues


Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window.
 
End of Question 8


Question 9.
The "what" of politics refers to


Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window.
 
End of Question 9


Question 10.
The formal institutions of the American national government include all of the following EXCEPT


Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window.
 
End of Question 10


Question 11.
The government's policy agenda


Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window.
 
End of Question 11


Question 12.
The largest percentage of the federal budget is devoted to


Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window.
 
End of Question 12


Question 13.
The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time is called


Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window.
 
End of Question 13


Question 14.
The theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy is


Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window.
 
End of Question 14


Question 15.
The theory that sees wealth as the basis of power is the


Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window.
 
End of Question 15


Question 16.
When interest groups disagree and use their influence to thwart those whose policy proposals they oppose, the result is often


Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window.
 
End of Question 16


Question 17.
Which of the following is NOT one of the cornerstones of an ideal democracy?


Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window.
 
End of Question 17


Question 18.
Which of the following statements about public goods is FALSE?


Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window.
 
End of Question 18


Question 19.
Which of the following statements regarding young Americans and politics is TRUE?


Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window.
 
End of Question 19


Question 20.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a linkage institution?


Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window.
 
End of Question 20





Pearson Copyright © 1995 - 2010 Pearson Education . All rights reserved. Pearson Longman is an imprint of Pearson .
Legal Notice | Privacy Policy | Permissions

Return to the Top of this Page