Study Guide

Which of the following sets of policies would most likely be supported by a libertarian?

• Increase income and capital gains taxes on the wealthy to raise revenue for social security benefits

• Legalization of the commercial sales of marijuana and a reduction in government spending on prisons

• Elimination of the estate tax promotion of government- funded prekindergarten education

• Expansion of the welfare state and a reduction in spending on national defense

A member of Congress who advocates for a more Keynesian approach to solving a recession will likely support which of the following policies?

• Lowering taxes on the wealthy to increase business investment

• Doing nothing and letting the recession work itself out

• Increasing federal spending on infrastructure programs

• Increasing interest rates and reducing the money supply

Which of the following is Not a core value of U.S political culture?

• Legal equality

• Political equality

• Economic equality

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech

An important change in political culture since 1950 is that United States citizens have become

• More likely to believe that their actions can influence government policy

• more trusting of nongovernmental institutions and leaders

• less trusting of governmental institutions and leaders

• less supportive of school integration

• less likely to think of themselves as ideologically moderate

Which of the following groups would be most likely to support a constitutional amendment banning all abortions?

• Conservatives

• Libertarians

• Independents

• Libeerals

• Moderates

Which of the following is a likely public policy result of the data on the line graph?

• Public policies that create jobs but increase the deficit, such as tax cuts or infrastructure spending will likely be prioritized over paying down the national debt

• Bills in Congress that create an economic stimulus through public works projects will pass with bipartisan support

• A program to extend unemployment benefits to more people will likely pass in 2018

• Public policies that pay down the deficit but are harmful to economic growth will likely pass during the next Congress

Which of the following is likely true about the 2018 midterm elections based on the data in the line graph?

• The budget deficit is going to be a bigger issue in the 2018 midterm elections than it was in the 2010 midterm elections

• Members of Congress that are running for reelection are likely to emphasize their record on the budget deficit rather than jobs

• Democrats are more likely than Republicans to vote in the 2018 midterm elections

• Economic issues are less likely to be discussed in the 2018 midterm elections than in the 2012 presidential elections

Which of the following best explains the data in the line graph?

• Between 2012 and 2018, the economy did not grow enough to make economic issues a top priority

• Voters care more about jobs than the budget deficit because there has been an increase in unemployment between 2010 and 2018

• The economy is likely the most important issue because it is a broader category that is more open to individual interpretation than both jobs and the budget deficit

• Complex issues such as the budget deficit receive little attention in the media even though citizens care deeply about them

A media organization is interested in reporting election results in a congressional election prior to the final tally of votes which will not occur until later in the evening. The organization randomly selects several polling places across the district asking voters whom they voted for. The type of poll being used in this scenario is known as

• an exit poll

• a benchmark poll

• an opinion poll

• a tracking poll

A liberal response to the "strained resources" of local government most likely would include

• a reduction of federal income taxes so that state and local governments can use those resources

• less federal regulation and more authority for local school boards to create curricula and standards

• an increase in federal spending on public education and more programs aimed at helping lower income communities

• encouraging state and local governments to offer vouchers so that students can attend private or charter schools