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Chapter 1: Introducing Government in America

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This activity contains 15 questions.

	A government's policy agenda rarely changes.    True  False

	Americans tend to be very knowledgeable about politics and participate frequently.    True  False

	Compared with most other economically developed nations, the United States devotes a smaller percentage of its resources to government.    True  False

	Every government has some means of maintaining order.    True  False

	Hyperpluralist theory holds that government gives in to every conceivable interest and single-issue group.    True  False

	Most immigrants to America share the dream of America as a place where the government would take care of them.    True  False

	Most public policies are made by a single policymaking institution.    True  False

	National defense comprises the largest component of the federal budget.    True  False

	Often a debate about public policy centers on whether government should do something rather than nothing about a problem.    True  False

	Pluralists have a very pessimistic view of American government, believing that the public interest is rarely approximated in public policy.    True  False

	The closer the correspondence between representatives and their constituents, the closer the approximation to an ideal democracy.    True  False

	The founding fathers did not particularly cherish democracy.    True  False

	The media usually focus on the what of politics.    True  False

	When voters choose a president of one party and congressional majorities of the other party, policy gridlock often results.    True  False

	Young Americans tend to be less informed about government and politics than their elders.    True  False

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