American National Government Exam (Multiple Choice Questions Sample)
Practice Questions: American National Government: Exam 2
Obviously, do not answer the “purple” questions. Everything will be in the notes.
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This test consists of: (1) a multiple-choice question section and Each question in the section is a multiple-choice question with four answer choices. Read each question and answerchoice carefully and choose the ONE best answer.
Name: __________________________ Date: _____________ Practice Questions
Obviously, do not answer the “purple” questions. Everything will be in the notes.
1.
The Neocons advocate a foreign policy featuring an _______ stance and a policy
designed to ____________.
A)
anti-communist, spread democracy to create a peaceful world
B)
anti-communist, stay out of foreign entanglements
C)
pro-socialist, create a global government
D)
anti-communist, create a world government
2.
Antonio Gramsci’s notion of “Cultural Marxism” refers to the strategy of
A)
violent revolution from below to overthrow the government
B)
inciting labor unions to use violent anti-capitalist strikes
C)
Infiltering institutions over decades then imposing communism on society from the top down on
D)
Using Mao and Lenin’s political tactics
3.
Stuart Chase’s government guaranteed “Five Essentials” economic policy advocated by the Social Democrat wing of the Democrat party include
A)
Housing, Food, Clothing, Minimum Income and Health Care
B)
Medical Care, Food, Housing, Employment, Education
C)
Welfare, Housing, Food, Fuel, Minimum Income
D)
No government mandated guarantees
4.
The Social Democrat “trade-off” offered to voters is
A)
high taxes and less personal choice in exchange for security and equal outcome
B)
free education and health care in exchange for higher economic growth
C)
low taxes and more personal choice in exchange for security and income
D)
security, equal outcome, low taxes and more personal choice; there is no trade-off
5.
Radical Democratic Socialist’s
A)
favor free and competitive national elections, equal outcome
B)
advocate for equal outcome, positive rights and free competitive elections
C)
desire one party rule, impose equal outcome on voters
D)
desires a democratic government
6.
The Progressive’s view the constitution
A)
as flexible, in need of revision, and a “living breathing document”
B)
as flawed; it needs to include positive rights
C)
as appropriate for 1788 but antiquated and therefore not applicable
to the current circumstances
D)
all the above
7.
The “Long March through the Institutions” refers to
A)
the establishment of socialism by violent revolution from below to overthrow the government and establish a socialist utopia
B)
slow long-run infiltration and control of primary non-market government, religious, media and political party institutions to impose socialism from the
top down
C)
the slow infiltration and domination of primary institutions to guarantee open
competitive elections
D)
using Mao and Lenin’s political tactics to establish socialist society
8.
Three Radical Democratic Socialist policy positions are
A)
Authoritarian [one political party] rule, equal outcome, capitalist markets
B)
The Swedish economic model; Equal outcome, free market, open, competitive elections
C)
The Chinese economic model; Equal outcome, government ownership of the “commanding heights of the economy”, authoritarian [one political party] rule
D)
The Soviet economic model; Government provides the “five essentials” free through heavily regulated capitalist markets, open competitive elections and multi-party competition
9.
Progressives believe that elite politicians and government bureaucrats should, if necessary, have the power to make public policy and private individual choices for individuals because:
A)
they are delegates that represent the general will of the people
B)
they are the highly educated moral and intellectual elite of society that always makes decisions in the interest of the general welfare of society
C)
unlike the average voter, they are intellectually and morally capable of understanding the moral, political and intellectual issues of the day
D)
E)
they believe in the unconstrained vision of society
all of the above
10.
The __________ priority is free market capitalism because it is the best way for the individual to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
A)
neoconservatives
B)
social democrats
C)
neoliberals
D)
paleo-conservatives
11.
The Progressives reject ____________. They maintain that individual rights, equality before the law and freedom is __________.
A)
God given inalienable rights; given to the individual by the government
B)
positive rights are provided to man by God; a gift of government elites
C)
positive rights are given by government; is provided by God;
D)
the rule of law; provided through positive rights only
12.
The Neoconservative notion that it is the United States’ mission to spread democracy around the world to usher in an age of peace is predicated on the observation
A)
that the United States must preserve its presence in Asia and Europe
B)
that no two true democracies have ever gone to war with each other
C)
that it is in the United States’ interest to oppose communism around the world
D)
B and C
13.
The difference between the Libertarian and the Neoliberal policy priority is
A)
the Neoliberals prefer high taxes and less personal choice
B)
The Libertarians put minimal government and inalienable rights first, free markets second
C)
Libertarians prefer higher government spending
D)
The Neoliberals put minimal government and inalienable rights first, free markets second
14.
In the early 1970’s the FDR progressives left the democrat party because
A)
they favored free and competitive national elections, equal outcome
B)
the social democrats became the majority in the democratic party
C)
they perceived that the democratic party was moving too far to the left
D)
the Republicans favored equal outcome
15.
According to early Progressives, the purpose of government is
A)
