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Introducing Government in America
Multiple-Choice Quiz

1 .       Which of the following statements regarding young Americans and politics is TRUE? [Hint]



2 .       Government is defined as the institutions [Hint]



3 .       The formal institutions of the American national government include all of the following EXCEPT [Hint]



4 .       A public good is defined as [Hint]



5 .       Which of the following statements about public goods is FALSE? [Hint]



6 .       A popular definition of politics is [Hint]



7 .       The "what" of politics refers to [Hint]



8 .       The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time is called [Hint]



9 .       The government's policy agenda [Hint]



10 .       Political issues [Hint]



11 .       Which of the following would NOT be considered a linkage institution? [Hint]



12 .       A choice that government makes in response to some issue is called a [Hint]



13 .       Policy impacts are concerned with [Hint]



14 .       Which of the following is NOT one of the cornerstones of an ideal democracy? [Hint]



15 .       The theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy is [Hint]



16 .       The theory that sees wealth as the basis of power is the [Hint]



17 .       When interest groups disagree and use their influence to thwart those whose policy proposals they oppose, the result is often [Hint]



18 .       The largest percentage of the federal budget is devoted to [Hint]



19 .       Compared to most other Western democratic nations, the United States [Hint]



20 .       One of the primary reasons for the comparatively small scope of American government is the prominence of [Hint]



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