American Government Second Exam Review Sheet
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This
exam is made up of 100 multiple choice (MC) questions.
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Each
MC question is worth 1 point.
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You
are responsible chapter 2, 5, and 6.
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You
are responsible for everything that I cover in the lecture.
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Bring
a 100 question #882 scantron and a No. 2 pencil for the exam.
Areas
of Emphasis:
1.
Can
radios and TVs broadcast without a federal government license in he US?
2.
What
type of equality do Americans believe in?
3.
What
does the process of getting a gun in Japan reflect?
4.
Why
are Blacks and Hispanics more liberal than Whites on economic issues?
5.
Why
is it hard for governments to control the Internet?
6.
What
is meant by the term “vanishing electorate?’
7.
Which
groups face public opposition when it comes to free speech?
8.
What
was the nature of newspapers in the US?
9.
What
are the beliefs of “conservatives,” “liberals,” “libertarians,” and
“populists?”
10. Why did the Democratic Party lose its appeal in the South?
11. What is the watchdog role of the media?
12. What is the impact of individualism on the public’s perception of
poverty?
13. How does a government promote equality of results?
14. What are the elements of Classical Liberalism?
15. What is the usual voter turnout in Presidential elections?
16. What are sound bites?
17. What has happened to party identification in the US?
18. Know the amendments that expanded the franchise in the order
introduced and their contents.
19. What do we look at to predict voting?
20. What is agenda setting?
21. What medium do politicians use to communicate with the voters?
22. How does voter turnout in the US compare to turnout in Europe?
23. What is the political ideology of media owners and reporters?
24. Your party identification is likely to be similar to whom?
25. What is the purpose of the public school system in the US?
26. What is the gender gap? Which party benefits from it?
27. Why do Americans trust TV?
28. What is the attitude of the American public about the impact of
the President on their lives?
29. What is the fastest growing ethnic group in the US?
30. What is horse race media coverage?
31. What promotes tolerance of extreme views?
32. What shapes your views on issues like abortion and gay marriage?
33. Why did magazines rise in popularity?
34. What “trick” did President FDR use during a radio address?
35. What is the first agent of socialization?
36. What are the characteristics of political socialization?
37. What is a scorekeeper?
38. How do Americans and Europeans compare on religious and patriotic
believes?
39. What is the purpose of a media corporation in the US?
40. What are the principles of the free market?
41. Why does the US have a low voter turnout?
42. What is the relationship between poll size and margin of error?
43. What does the 1st amendment protect?
44. What does “salient issue” mean?
45. What is the “halo” effect?
46. What is a “poll” tax?
47. Why is the US highly pious?
48. What is political culture?
49. What are the differences between public opinion and political
culture?
50. What is civil disobedience?
51. What is the party identification of poor, black, and Jewish people
likely to be?
52. What was primary on Abraham Lincoln’s mind during the civil war?
53. What organization provides American newspapers with the
overwhelming majority of their news?
54. Who is more likely to vote?
55. What is the Motor Voter Law? What was its impact?
56. What are the steps you must take to get an accurate poll?
57. What government programs do Americans support?
58. What do Americans believe about abortion and homosexuality?
59. How do American attitudes compare to that of Europe’s on the issue
of homosexuality?
60. What is rational choice theory?
61. What is political efficacy?
62. What evidence is there that Abraham Lincoln was a racist?
63. What “myths” do schools teach us about George Washington and Pearl
Harbor?