2. In a republic, who is in charge?

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• In a republic, who is in charge?
• the people
• the president
• the Supreme Court
• the bureaucracy

• The key to understanding our political decision making lies in four “I's.” What are they?
• imagination, institutions, ingenuity, and individuals
• ideas, institutions, interests, and individuals
• intelligence, institutions, imagination, and individuals
• impact, institutions, interests, and individuals

• What does the theory of pluralist mean?
• Pluralist is the ideal of multicultural coexistence.
• Pluralist suggests that people can influence government through the many interest

groups that spring up to champion everything from fighting for energy independence to banning abortions.

• Pluralist suggests that people can influence politicians by advocating their views

on a large scale.

• Pluralist is the idea that one can believe in both Christian and Muslim religious

tenets.

• According to pluralist theory, where is influence displayed in government?
• religious groups
• interest groups
• political groups
• unions

Test Bank for By the People Brief 4e Morone Kersh (All Chapters Answers at the end of each chapter) Chapter 1

• Lieutenant Russell Burgos was formerly a _____, prior to fighting in the Iraq War.
• college student
• attorney
• political science professor
• construction worker 1 / 4

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• Where does elite theory place the source of political influence?
• “power elite” in government, the judicial branch, and the military
• “power elite” in college institutions, business, and the Central Intelligence Agency
• “power elite” in unions, corporations, and banks
• ”power elite” in government, corporations, and the military

• Where does elite theory place political power?
• status based on economic influence and religious background
• status based on economic influence and leadership position
• status based on economic influence and academic background
• status based on economic influence and party affiliation

• What does social movement theory identify as the source of influence?
• controversial uprisings/movements
• religious uprisings/movements
• popular uprisings/movements
• economic uprisings/movements

• Where does social movement theory locate political power?
• strength of mass demands
• strength of student demands
• strength of union demands
• strength of private demands

• More than ___ percent of all federal government spending goes to just four programs.
• 61
• 50
• 75
• 80

• What are the top four programs that the federal government spends a large percentage of

its funding on?

• education, human services, Social Security, and Medicare
• the military, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid
• Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and education
• the military, education, Medicare, and Medicaid

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• The expenditures of the biggest four programs of the federal government total over ___

trillion dollars.

• 3

B) 1.7

C) 5.0

D) 3.7

• What is meant by the expression, “The United States is a nation of immigrants”?
• America is a country where people from different countries can come to work and

play on vacation and then return home.

• The United States is a nation where people from a few countries can come to live.
• We are a country where individuals come to reinvent themselves.
• all of the above

• Studies show that members of Generation Y (millennials), on average, are more

responsible, harder working, and more law-abiding than the generations that came before. Which of the following are they also have

• low work ethic
• fewer charitable inclinations
• irresponsible
• high rates of religious faith

• What is a republic?
• A system of government that rests ultimate governing power in its people, who

may rule directly or via representatives.

• A system of government that rests most governing power in the elite selected for

authority based on obtaining superior education.

• A system of government that rests none of the governing power in its people but

instead allows a single individual to exercise sole political control to ensure the well-being of all people.

• All of the above.

• The principle of checks and balances ensures that which branch of government has the

authority to block the other branches?

• the executive branch
• the judicial branch
• the legislative branch
• all three branches

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• As _____ left the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a woman stopped him. “What kind

of government have you given us?” she asked. He responded, “A republic, madam—if you can keep it.”

• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams
• none of the above

• _____ was a republic that had collapsed during ancient times but became hugely

influential on the Founders of the US in the development of the Constitution.

• Athens
• Barcelona
• London
• Moscow

• What does the political term institutions mean?
• organizational establishments
• the organizations, norms, and rules that structure political action
• the mindsets of a political environment
• the establishments of the political elite

• Which of the following is an example of an institution?
• Congress
• Red Cross
• Occupy Wall Street
• all of the above

• Which of the following is an example of an institution?
• the Supreme Court
• United Way
• families
• all of the above

• Which of the following is an example of an institution?
• Parent-Teacher Association
• Knights of Columbus
• Department of Homeland Security
• all of the above

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