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1-1 Copyright © 2015 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.Chapter 01 Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy Multiple Choice Questions 1.(p. 1) In which of the following presidential elections was turnout by young voters the largest?

A.1980

B.1988

C.1992

D.2000

E.2008

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2.(p. 2) Compared to the 2008 presidential election, voter participation among 18-29-year-olds in the 2012 presidential election was A.fell about 19 percent.B.fell about 6 percent.C.was about the same.D.rose about 4 percent.E.rose about 8 percent.

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3.(p. 2) Millennials who are attending or about to attend college are A.less ethnically and racially diverse than previous generations attending college.B.less cynical than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.C.less civic-minded than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.D.less politically engaged than their immediate predecessors in Generation X.E.None of these answers is correct.

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4.(p. 3) Which of the following is true of citizenship for much of the past half century in the United States?A.Citizenship overall has come to be in a precarious state.B.Citizens' involvement in the life of their communities has dwindled.C.Voter turnout is well below that of other advanced democracies.D.The level of trust between citizens and elected national leaders has decreased.E.All of these answers are correct.

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5.(p. 3) The bonds of trust and reciprocity between citizens that form the glue holding modern societies together is referred to as A.social capital.B.sense of community.C.political culture.D.belief systems.E.None of these answers is correct.

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6.(p. 3) The vast number of voluntary associations that consist of citizens working together on issues of common concern is called A.government.B.social capital.C.direct democracy.D.civil society.E.liberal democracy.

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• (p. 4) Democracy as practiced in the United States and most other Western nations is best

described as

• oligarchic.
• absolutist.
• direct.
• representative.
• restricted.

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• (p. 4) Political decision-making by the entire citizenry is called
• direct democracy.
• representative democracy.
• majority rule.
• minority rights.
• authoritarianism.

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• (p. 4) ________ is a system in which citizens hold public officials accountable through

periodic elections and the rule of law.

• Direct democracy
• Representative democracy
• Majority rule
• Minority rights
• Authoritarianism

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• (p. 4) America's democracy is characterized by
• majority rule and protections for minority rights.
• greater than 90 percent participation by the citizenry in elections.
• absolute power being exercised by a single person.
• absolute equality amongst all citizens.
• None of these answers is correct.

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• (p. 4) Which of the following institutions BEST exemplifies direct democracy?
• a New England town meeting in which all members of the community are allowed to

introduce legislation and then vote for passage or rejection of legislation

• a national government in which all of the people have the right to express their opinion and

cast their vote for the person whom they wish to elect to the presidency

• a presidential administration in which the ethnic make-up of the president's cabinet roughly

coincides with the ethnic make-up of the country as a whole

• a bicameral national government in which seats in one house are divided equally among all

the states, and seats in another house are divided among the states in proportion to their population

• a local government in which all political positions including judgeships are elective, and

none are appointive

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• (p. 4) Which of the following statements about democracy as currently practiced in the

United States is MOST accurate?

• The United States is one of the few countries that practices direct democracy.
• In the United States, the rule of the majority is absolute.
• In the United States, the majority in government cannot pass laws without the active

support of the minority.

• In the United States, the minority has veto power over the electoral and legislative choices

of the majority.

• In the United States, public policy is determined by the people's representatives, not by the

people themselves.

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