Ashford POL201 2019 September Week 4 Quiz Latest

POL201: American National Government

Week 4 Quiz

Question 1 All individuals who qualify for government assistance can receive it, without regard for their race, gender, creed, or color. This falls under the

  Free Exercise Clause.

  Privileges and Immunities Clause.

  Non-Discriminatory Clause.

  Equal Protection Clause

 

 Question 2 The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which are fundamental to individual freedoms, are known as

  the Bill of Rights.

  Citizens’ Rights.

  the Articles of Confederation.

  Federalist Laws.

 

Question 3 According to political scientist V. O. Key Jr., what type of election is one that results in the retention of power by the political party that is in power before the election?

  Maintaining election

  Deviating election

  Reinstating election

  Realigning election

 

 Question 4 Interest groups tend to focus on single issues and most often give donations to

  incumbents.

  Democrats.

  Republicans.

  new candidates.

 

Question 5 In a parliamentary system of government, voters can vote for several candidates to represent the province in which they live. This is called

  proportional representation.

  direct representation.

  democratic representation.

  pluralistic representation.

 

 

Question 6 The idea that a plurality election system tends to favor a two-party system over a parliamentary system is known by what term?

  Lowi’s Corollary

  Duverger’s Law

  Dahl’s Hypothesis

  Madison’s Theorem

 

Question 7 Which of these is not a reason for low turnout among low-income voters?

  Inconvenience of taking time off from work to go to the polls

  Lost wages from taking time off from work to go to the polls

  Belief that elected officials do not understand the situation that low-income people are in

  Belief that voting will influence the political process

The answer can be found in Section 10.2 “Public Participation” of American Government.

 

 Question 8 What type of scientific poll is needed to produce the most accurate results when polling?

  Party-based sample

  Socioeconomic sample

  Demographic sample

  Random sample

 

 Question 9 Freedoms that allow individuals to be protected from discrimination are known as

  citizens’ rights.

  amendments.

  civil liberties.

  civil rights.

 

 Question 10 What is the typical percentage of voter turnout in the United States during presidential elections?

  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%