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Question 1.
A government's policy agenda rarely changes.


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Question 2.
Americans tend to be very knowledgeable about politics and participate frequently.

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Question 3.
Compared with most other economically developed nations, the United States devotes a smaller percentage of its resources to government.


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Question 4.
Every government has some means of maintaining order.


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Question 5.
Hyperpluralist theory holds that government gives in to every conceivable interest and single-issue group.

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Question 6.
Most immigrants to America share the dream of America as a place where the government would take care of them.


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Question 7.
Most public policies are made by a single policymaking institution.


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Question 8.
National defense comprises the largest component of the federal budget.


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Question 9.
Often a debate about public policy centers on whether government should do something rather than nothing about a problem.


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Question 10.
Pluralists have a very pessimistic view of American government, believing that the public interest is rarely approximated in public policy.


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Question 11.
The closer the correspondence between representatives and their constituents, the closer the approximation to an ideal democracy.


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Question 12.
The founding fathers did not particularly cherish democracy.


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Question 13.
The media usually focus on the what of politics.


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Question 14.
When voters choose a president of one party and congressional majorities of the other party, policy gridlock often results.

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Question 15.
Young Americans tend to be less informed about government and politics than their elders.


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