Question 1

Compare and contrast political culture in America and in Japan.

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Americans emphasize individualism;compet...

Question 2

This sociologist,who was the first to formulate our current understanding of the culture war,defined the United States has having two culture classes: orthodox and progressive.

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A)  James D.Hunter
B)  Max Weber
C)  Karl Marx
D)  Bill O'Reilly
E)  Samuel Huntington

Question 3

James Madison wrote Democracy in America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to polls,which of the groups below are Americans most willing to help?

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A)  People on welfare
B)  Feminist groups seeking preferential hiring programs
C)  The elderly
D)  Recent immigrants
E)  Civil rights groups seeking preferential hiring programs

Question 5

The notion that individuals should work hard,save their money,and avoid dependence on the state is sometimes referred to as the

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A)  Protestant work) ethic.
B)  blue-collar ethic.
C)  doctrine of social Darwinism.
D)  evolutionary principle.
E)  labor theory of value. A

Question 6

Social policy in the United States is dominated by a common belief among Americans in the

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A)  ethic of self-reliance.
B)  value of group harmony.
C)  need to protect all citizens.
D)  value of preferential hiring.
E)  sense of community.

Question 7

In a classic study of the political beliefs and attitude of children,American children were more likely to argue that a president who was pulled over for speeding would be

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A)  warned.
B)  reprimanded.
C)  let off completely.
D)  fined or ticketed.
E)  impeached.

Question 8

A classic study of American and Swedish trade-union and political-party leaders found that Americans were

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A)  less likely to favor equal pay for workers.
B)  more likely to support liberal political candidates.
C)  more likely to support higher spending on welfare programs.
D)  more likely to favor limits on pay.
E)  All of these choices are true.

Question 9

Research finds that religious persons are MORE likely than secular persons to

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A)  donate money to charity.
B)  volunteer their time.
C)  give money and time to nonreligious organizations.
D)  Donate money,volunteer their time,and give money to nonreligious organizations are all true.
E)  None of these choices is true.

Question 10

In thinking about trends in popular trust of government,it is important to consider that

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A)  levels of trust may have been abnormally high in the 1950s.
B)  little was expected of government in the 1990s.
C)  polling techniques were not perfected until the 1970s.
D)  few Americans understand government or pay attention to it.
E)  people are more trusting of other institutions today.

Question 11

Early competition between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans ended by establishing the principle that

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A)  freedom of speech did not include political slander.
B)  political participation was restricted to males.
C)  slavery was not an issue for national legislation.
D)  democracy could survive a change of ruling parties.
E)  the First Amendment applied to the states. D

Question 12

Donald Kinder and David Sears view Americans strong belief in economic individualism as "symbolic racism" -a
kind of plausible camouflage for antiblack attitudes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Although the proportion of people who say they trust the government in Washington to do the right thing has steadily declined since the 1950s,it should be remembered that

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A)  surveys on this particularly topic are notoriously unreliable.
B)  the numbers were even lower in the 1920s.
C)  more was expected of the government in the 1950s.
D)  they are talking about government officials,not the system of government.
E)  the proportion of people who trusted the government was never very high.

Question 14

Putnam worried that Americans might be losing social capital because

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A)  they are increasingly likely to complain about government.
B)  they are less likely to participate in major elections.
C)  they have high levels of external political efficacy.
D)  they are less and less likely to join voluntary associations.
E)  they are a nation of "joiners."

Question 15

Based on research,Morris Fiorina argues that the culture war is more of a myth and is only a reflection of the fact that

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A)  the media publicize the polarization that exists among political leaders and not that most Americans occupy the middle position of many issues.
B)  the media do not cover politics in a thorough fashion.
C)  the public is merely not expressing its polarization.
D)  the major issues have been decided.
E)  the middle class is increasingly alienated from political processes.

Question 16

Alan Abramowitz suggests that the culture war might be more real than imagined because people are increasingly choosing their party affiliation on the basis of

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A)  issues.
B)  income.
C)  competition.
D)  social background characteristics.
E)  advertising.

Question 17

Which religious group or leader advocated constitutional amendments that would require prayer in public schools and ban abortion?

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A)  the Great Awakening
B)  the Moral Majority
C)  Prohibitionists
D)  Martin Luther King,Jr.
E)  Rev.Jesse Jackson

Question 18

A classic study of America,Germany,Great Britain,Italy,and Mexico found that citizens of had the highest sense of civic duty and civic competence.

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A)  Italy
B)  Germany
C)  Mexico
D)  Great Britain
E)  the United States E

Question 19

Identify and discuss the importance of the five elements of American political culture.

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Liberty-Americans believe they have a ri...

Question 20

According to the text,the persistence in our political vocabulary of the term is evidence of Americans' common hopes and values.

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A)  freedom
B)  Americanism
C)  morality
D)  equality
E)  righteousness

Exam 4: American Political Culture

Compare and contrast political culture in America and in Japan.

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This sociologist,who was the first to formulate our current understanding of the culture war,defined the United States has having two culture classes: orthodox and progressive.

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James Madison wrote Democracy in America.

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According to polls,which of the groups below are Americans most willing to help?

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The notion that individuals should work hard,save their money,and avoid dependence on the state is sometimes referred to as the

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Social policy in the United States is dominated by a common belief among Americans in the

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In a classic study of the political beliefs and attitude of children,American children were more likely to argue that a president who was pulled over for speeding would be

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A classic study of American and Swedish trade-union and political-party leaders found that Americans were

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Research finds that religious persons are MORE likely than secular persons to

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In thinking about trends in popular trust of government,it is important to consider that

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Early competition between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans ended by establishing the principle that

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Donald Kinder and David Sears view Americans strong belief in economic individualism as "symbolic racism" -a kind of plausible camouflage for antiblack attitudes.

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Although the proportion of people who say they trust the government in Washington to do the right thing has steadily declined since the 1950s,it should be remembered that

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Putnam worried that Americans might be losing social capital because

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Based on research,Morris Fiorina argues that the culture war is more of a myth and is only a reflection of the fact that

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Alan Abramowitz suggests that the culture war might be more real than imagined because people are increasingly choosing their party affiliation on the basis of

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Which religious group or leader advocated constitutional amendments that would require prayer in public schools and ban abortion?

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A classic study of America,Germany,Great Britain,Italy,and Mexico found that citizens of had the highest sense of civic duty and civic competence.

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Identify and discuss the importance of the five elements of American political culture.

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According to the text,the persistence in our political vocabulary of the term is evidence of Americans' common hopes and values.

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