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Introducing Government AP Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something in which any member of society can share without diminishing the supply to any other member of society

a)

Public Policy

b)

Public Good

c)

Pluralism

d)

Political Culture

2.

It consists of subject and problems getting the attention of government officials and their associates

a)

Policy Agenda

b)

Collective Goods

c)

Elitism

d)

Politics

3.

Political parties, elections, and interest groups are the main ones in the United States.

a)

Governments

b)

Majority Rule

c)

Linkage Institutions

d)

Gross Domestic Product

4.

According to this theory of American government, many groups are so strong and numerous that the government is unable to act.

a)

Pluralism

b)

Elitism

c)

Representation

d)

Hyperpluralism

5.

This problem is magnified when voters choose a president from one party and congressional majorities from the other party.

a)

Democracy

b)

Policy Gridlock

c)

Policy Agenda

d)

Single-Issue Group

6.

Which of the following is an example of a collective good?

a)

medical care

b)

college education

c)

highway system

d)

automobile insurance

7.

Which of the following is NOT a form of political participation?

a)

Contacting public officials

b)

Marching in political protests

c)

Voting

d)

None of the Above

8.

According to Robert Dahl's traditional democratic theory, an ideal democratic process should satisfy all of the following criteria EXCEPT...

a)

Equality Voting

b)

Effective Participation

c)

Enlightened Understanding

d)

Efficient Bureaucracy

9.

Despite their differences, all governments

a)

provide public services.

b)

maintain a national defense.

c)

collect taxes

d)

All of the above

10.

Single-issue groups

a)

aid effective policymaking for the public interest.

b)

are concerned with a wide range of problems.

c)

tend to have a narrow interest and to dislike compromise.

d)

view politics as a vocation, rather than as an avocation.

11.

Which of the following is NOT a component of the policymaking system?

a)

Criminal justice institutions

b)

People

c)

Linkage institutions

d)

Policy agenda

12.

In a democratic society, parties, elections, interest groups, and the media are all examples of ____ between the preferences of citizens and the government’s policy agenda.

a)

cross-pollination

b)

linkage institutions

c)

ideological bridges

d)

inputs and outputs

13.

Which of the following is NOT a type of public policy?

a)

Congressional statute

b)

Regulation

c)

Mandate

d)

Court decision

14.

The principle of “one person, one vote,” is an expression of the principle of

a)

equality in voting.

b)

effective participation.

c)

enlightened understanding.

d)

citizen control of the agenda.

15.

The principle of traditional democracy theory guaranteeing rights to those who do not belong to majorities and allows that they might join majorities through persuasion and reasoned argument is called the principle of

a)

majority rule.

b)

minority rights.

c)

representation.

d)

pluralism

16.

The overall set of values widely shared within a society is called the society’s

a)

political culture

b)

public opinion

c)

media influence

d)

linkage institutions

17.

America’s bountiful frontier provides a partial explanation for which element of the American creed?

a)

Egalitarianism

b)

Populism

c)

Individualism

d)

Liberty

18.

TRUE OR FALSE: The voter turnout rate among young Americans is consistently higher than among older Americans

a)

True

b)

False

19.

TRUE OR FALSE: Emergent communication technologies and the proliferation of television channels make it easier to avoid information about politics.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

TRUE OR FALSE: The daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is a tool of political socialization used to instill national values among the young.

a)

True

b)

False