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Chapter 1: Democracy and American Politics

True/False Quiz

This activity contains 17 questions.

	The right to vote in elections is important, but not necessarily fundamental to democracy.

	True False

	The first of the freedom schools was founded in McComb, Mississippi, by a remarkable young man named Robert Parris Moses.

	True False

	Democracy is a good standard for evaluating political life.
	Democracy is a good standard for evaluating political life.
	True False

	Democracy can be defined as a system of rule by the people, characterized by the existence of popular sovereignty, political equality, and political liberty.

	True False

	In direct democracies, elected officials, such as members of Congress and a president, make political decisions on behalf of the citizens.

	True False

	Popular sovereignty means, essentially, that the ultimate source of all public authority is the people and the government does what the people want it to do.

	True False

	Because so few people in America vote, the U.S. is not a democracy.

	True False

	Determination of the popular will requires the availability of accurate political information, insightful interpretations, and vigorous debate.

	True False

	The denial of citizenship rights to African-Americans in the South before the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is an example of the struggle for political equality.

	True False

	Political equality is unrelated to economic equality.
	Political equality is unrelated to economic equality.
	True False

	Political liberty is a necessary condition of popular sovereignty.

	True False

	Individual liberty and majority rule are incompatible and do not exist together in any country today.

	True False

	The authors of the text argue that the American public as a collective body is poorly informed and politically illiterate.

	True False

	"Jim Crow" policies and procedures were used primarily in the North to discriminate against African-Americans.

	True False

	In order to better understand what is going on in government, we should look at actors and influences in four different categories: government, government action, political linkage, and structure.

	True False

	The major actors and influences comprising structure factors are political elites, such as the president, Congress, and the courts.

	True False

	There is seldom, if ever, a single cause that explains a government decision or policy. Instead, decisions and policies generally have multiple causes.

	True False

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True/False Quiz

The right to vote in elections is important, but not necessarily fundamental to democracy.

The first of the freedom schools was founded in McComb, Mississippi, by a remarkable young man named Robert Parris Moses.

Democracy is a good standard for evaluating political life.

Democracy can be defined as a system of rule by the people, characterized by the existence of popular sovereignty, political equality, and political liberty.

In direct democracies, elected officials, such as members of Congress and a president, make political decisions on behalf of the citizens.

Popular sovereignty means, essentially, that the ultimate source of all public authority is the people and the government does what the people want it to do.

Because so few people in America vote, the U.S. is not a democracy.

Determination of the popular will requires the availability of accurate political information, insightful interpretations, and vigorous debate.

The denial of citizenship rights to African-Americans in the South before the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act is an example of the struggle for political equality.

Political equality is unrelated to economic equality.

Political liberty is a necessary condition of popular sovereignty.

Individual liberty and majority rule are incompatible and do not exist together in any country today.

The authors of the text argue that the American public as a collective body is poorly informed and politically illiterate.

"Jim Crow" policies and procedures were used primarily in the North to discriminate against African-Americans.

In order to better understand what is going on in government, we should look at actors and influences in four different categories: government, government action, political linkage, and structure.

The major actors and influences comprising structure factors are political elites, such as the president, Congress, and the courts.

There is seldom, if ever, a single cause that explains a government decision or policy. Instead, decisions and policies generally have multiple causes.