Dr. Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein (Office Phone 310-434-3541)
Political Science 1 –
National & California Governments
Globalyceum Exam 2
1. Poll results vary based on
a. Mean, median, and mode.
b. Survey mode, sample size, and population definition.
c. Whether the method used was approved by the Census
Bureau.
d. The statistical application of the Weights and Measures
Bureau’s guidelines.
2. A candidate must win how many votes in the Electoral
College to become president of the United States?
a. 270
b. All 538 of the votes
c. 400
d. 150
3. What is fits the definition of a social movements?
a. It uses people and organization to challenge
power-holders.
b. All of these.
c. It claims to represent a group that is being treated
unjustly.
d. It works outside the normal channels of government to
create social or political change.
4. Which income percentile of the American population is
most likely to go beyond voting and participate in campaign work on behalf of
candidates for office.
a. People who have income at about the middle range.
b. Campaign participation is not influenced by income level.
c. The top 10 percent.
d. The bottom 20 percent.
5. Which of the following statements about conservatives is
true?
a. None of these.
b. Conservatives tend to favor more government regulation of
business.
c. Conservatives tend to favor higher taxes.
d. Conservatives tend to support larger government.
6. What is a key way that political parties make democracy
possible?
a. Ensures accountability of officeholders
b. Allows a broad range of participants to become involved
in politics
c. Stimulates interest in politics in the public
d. All of these
7. According to Jackson, primary election debates are very
important because
a. Lesser-known candidates can get recognition with a good
debate performance.
b. All of these.
c. Voters can compare the many candidates side by side.
d. The debates educate the voters about new issues and party
positions on those issues.
8. Voter turnout varies with the type of election. From
highest to lowest the order in the US would be:
a. Presidential elections, mid-term elections, primary
elections.
b. State elections, mid-term election, presidential
elections.
c. Primary elections, mid-term elections, presidential
elections.
d. Mid-term elections, primary elections, presidential
elections.
9. De Tocqueville saw political groups as a "necessary
evil" in American democracy.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
10. According to the political scientist Marjorie Hershey,
a. All of these.
b. There have been only five major political parties in all
of US history.
c. The Democratic Party and Republican Party have dominated
the Congress and the presidency since 1860.
d. The Federalist Party, the Democratic-Republican Party,
and the Whig Party have not been active since the 19th century.
11. Although there have been many parties in American
history,
a. We have always had one dominant and one weak political
party.
b. We have only had about six political parties in our
history.
c. We have always had at least four major political parties
at any one time.
d. We have always had two major political parties that
represent liberal and conservative views.
12. One method that schools use to politically socialize
young people is
a. Ask student to participate in mock elections.
b. Tell students who to vote for.
c. Ask students to watch TV news.
d. Ask students to read newspapers.
13. Most modern observers believe that political parties
a. Are not really essential to democracy but are a tradition
that we can not seem to get rid of them.
b. Are so essential to democracy that modern democracy would
be impossible without them.
c. Are a great hindrance to democracy.
d. Are only useful to democracy if there are at least five
or six of them.
14. Social movements have been important sources of social,
political, and economic change in the United States.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
15. A major tenet of the Pluralist School is
a. There are plural, or many, power holders and many
accesses to power.
b. People naturally form interest groups to access these
easily permeable power structures.
c. Power structures are easily permeable and interest groups
do it all of the time.
d. All of these.
16. Violence against women would be an issue that affects
a. Women of all classes and races.
b. Lower-class women.
c. Mostly women of color.
d. Immigrant women.
17. Increased political polarization in Congress has led to
a. An enhanced communication between leaders of the House
and Senate.
b. An increasingly popular public view of Congressional
performance.
c. Gridlock in Congress.
d. Members of Congress running for multiple terms.
18. What has the greatest influence on decisions that
American make when they vote?
a. Education
b. Partisanship
c. Single issues.
d. Preference for candidate
19. Affirmative advocacy
a. Actively seeks out coalitions and works with others at
the state and local level
b. Has a proactive agenda
c. Looks for over-represented and under-represented issues
in setting the agenda for activity
d. All of these
20. The four types of issues that advocacy groups deal with
are
a. Universal issues, majority issues, discrimination issues,
and advantaged sub-group issues
b. Majority issues, disadvantaged sub-group issues,
advantaged sub-group issues, and Social Security issues
c. Universal discrimination issues, majority-minority
issues, advantage sub-group issues, and disadvantaged sub-group issues
d. Universal issues, majority issues, disadvantaged
sub-group issues, and advantaged sub-group issues
21. Older voters vote twice as frequently as younger voters.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
22. The formation of interest groups and civil society
organizations is an important part of the American political process.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
23. Political outsiders and excluded groups engage in which
of the following activities?
a. Demonstrations
b. All of these
c. Sit-ins
d. Street theater
24. What does the unit rule mean?
a. There are only five units in the country, and the
presidential candidate must win at least 3 of these.
b. A candidate gets the proportion of the Electoral College
votes that corresponds with the percentage of votes he or she won.
c. When a candidate wins most of the popular votes in a
state, he or she takes all of the Electoral College votes.
d. When the candidate wins 270 units, he or she becomes
president of the US.
25. Because social movements lack access to the reins of
power and its resources, it uses other resources that are more readily
available to it, such as
a. All of these.
b. Commitment.
c. Energy.
d. Numbers.
26. “Blue Dog Democrats” are
a. Liberal Democrats who always vote along party lines.
b. Democrats from the “blue” states.
c. Democrats who support labor unions.
d. Democrats who are conservative on economic issues.
27. In an open primary, the voter can choose which primary
election--Democratic or Republican--he or she would like to vote in.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
28. According to the political scientist, V.O. Key,
a. The party organization refers to its relatively permanent
structure.
b. The party in the electorate consist of voters who
identify with it consistently and support its candidates regularly in
elections.
c. The party in government includes appointees and elected
officials who run for office under the party's label.
d. All of these.
29. The problem with intersectional marginalization is that
a. When a person or group is faced with intersectionality
issues, their problems do not just add to one another, they multiply and
complicate each other.
b. You cannot claim that one form of marginalization is more
important than another.
c. The discrimination problems faced by people who belong to
two disadvantaged groups are much greater than those with one disadvantage.
d. All of these.
30. Which primary model is by far the LEAST used in
congressional primaries?
a. Closed primaries
b. Hybrid primaries
c. Open primaries
d. Top-two primaries
31. Public opinion matters because in a democratic system we
believe that government policy should follow the public will.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
32. What election recently was controversial because of the
very close Electoral College vote?
a. Obama v. Romney
b. Kennedy v. Nixonc. Bush v. Gored. Reagan v. Carter
33. Who wrote the following words: "Liberty is to
faction what air is to fire"?
a. Patrick Henry
b. James Madison
c. John Jay
d. Alexander Hamiliton
34. Strolovitch's main argument is
a. All of these.
b. Even though organizations may not be doing a good job of
advocating for the marginalized, we should still celebrate the fact that they
are making the effort.
c. Just because an organization has some indication in its
name that it represents the marginalized, they sometimes could be doing more
harm than good.
d. We have to question whether groups that claim to
represent the disadvantaged actually do it.
35. Polls show that Americans support that core political
belief that women should have the same rights as men.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
36. Why do both the government and private sector assemble
data on public opinion?
a. All of these
b. Public opinion polls are the best way to measure what
people think.
c. The United States has a representative form of
government; therefore, public opinion is important to lawmakers.
d. Americans believe in the democratic process, and
therefore value public opinion.
37. Alexis de Tocqueville
a. Believed that "faction" could be good.
b. All of these.
c. Believed that association was the secret of democracy in
America.
d. Regarded "faction" as a form of association.
38. When the Founders drafted the US Constitution, Senators
were elected by
a. The voters directly.
b. The Electoral College.
c. None of these.
d. Members of the state legislatures.
39. According to Strolovitch, in judging the effectiveness
of an advocacy organization which claims to represent the marginalized,what are
the guiding questions we should ask?
a. How active for the intersectionally marginalized are
they? Because without that the organization is a failure.
b. What coalitions do they form? Because coalitions are the
key to success.
c. What institutions do they target and what coalitions do
they form? Because the political activity is the most important barometer.
d. How active for the intersectionally marginalizedn are
they, what institutions do they target, and what coalitions do they form?
40. The appropriate “population” in a survey
a. Depends on the question being asked.
b. Is always comprised of 1,000 voters.
c. Simply means finding a group that accurately represents
the entire United States.
d. Depends on whether you are doing an in-person interview,
a online survey, or a phone poll.
41. According to Jackson, what two things do schools do to
encourage active, engaged voters at an earlier age?
a. Study abroad and voter registration drives at the school.
b. Mock elections and notes home to parents to encourage
them to talk to their children about political affairs.
c. Mock elections and student council elections.
d. Student council elections and study abroad.
42. When women’s groups wanted to fight pregnancy
discrimination in the 1970s,
a. They went to the the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
b. All of these.
c. They went to Congress.
d. They chose a legislative and an executive strategy.
43. Besides winning elections, political parties are useful
as watchdogs.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
44. According to Dara Strolovitch, we should scrutinize
advocacy organizations that claim to represent the marginalized like anything
else and have standards for questioning their effectiveness.
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
45. What is the "American Creed"?
a. The belief in a special American religion.
b. An oath taken by children every morning in grade schools.
c. None of these.
d. A strong belief in the core political values of the
nation.
46. The difference between direct democracy and representative
democracy is that in the former the voter votes directly on the issue, while in
later the voter votes for a person who will vote for the voter. a. FALSE
b. TRUE
47. Which of the following is NOT a social movement?
a. #Black Lives Matter
b. DREAMers
c. The Tea Party
d. EPA
48. Why do many social movements have to make public
demonstrations to get their message to the public?
a. All of these,
b. In the beginning, they lack powerful advocates for their
cause, like politicians and wealthy people.
c. They often do not have the money to appeal to others on
expensive media, like television.
d. Sometimes, their causes conflict with powerful interests,
like the wealthy, the police, and politicians, so they have to go over their
heads to the public at large.
49. Since 1836, the republic has been dominated by how many
political parties at a time?
a. Five
b. Three
c. One
d. Two
50. The cell-phone only population is likely to include more
young people, which pollsters have to take into account a. TRUEb. FALSE
