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True/False Quiz


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Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 According to the case study entitled "'B-1 Bob' Learns About His District" Mr. Dornan's electoral misfortunes stem from changes in his district at the structural level.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 Developments in structual factors have little impact on government.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 Alarm at the arrival of waves of immigrants from eastern, southern, and central Europe in the early part of this century led Congress to enact legislation that virtually closed the doors of the U.S. to immigration.
   
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 America's largest cities have gradually become centers of conservative politics and strongholds for the Republican Party.
   
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 Sun Belt states are attractive to companies because these states are generally anti-union and have relatively low tax rates.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 The expansion of service, clerical, technical, and other kinds of white-collar jobs has coincided with massive increases in female employment.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 During the 1980s and 1990s, the gap between the rich and poor in America widened rather dramatically.
   
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 The gap between rich and poor in the U.S. is small compared to the gap between rich and poor in most Western democratic nations.
   
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Poverty is not concentrated in just a few groups in society, but is distributed nearly randomly throughout the population.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Inequalities in income and wealth have little impact on democracy.
   
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 While modern liberals and modern conservatives disagree on most issues of public policy, they share certain fundamental beliefs.
   
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 Those who believe in equality of opportunity believe that everyone should have equal rewards.
   
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 Most Americans today, as in the past, believe that the private sector is usually more effective and efficient than the public sector.
   
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 There have been times in American history when democracy has not been highly regarded by elites in the United States.
   
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 Populists are those people who believe in a government run by the elite in society.
   
 
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