Test Bank for American
Government Roots and
Reform by Karen O’CONNOR,
Larry J.SABATO, Alixandra
B.YANUS
2014 Elections and Updates
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 American Government: Roots, Context, and Culture ......................... 1
Multiple-Choice Questions 1
True-False Questions 10
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 12
Short Answer Questions 14
Essay Questions 16
Chapter 2 The Constitution ................................................................................... 19
Multiple-Choice Questions 19
True-False Questions 35
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 39
Short Answer Questions 43
Essay Questions 46
Chapter 3 The Federal System .............................................................................. 49
Multiple-Choice Questions 49
True-False Questions 66
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 70
Short Answer Questions 73
Essay Questions 77
Chapter 4 Civil Liberties ........................................................................................ 80
Multiple-Choice Questions 80
True-False Questions 99
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 104
Short Answer Questions 107
Essay Questions 112
Chapter 5 Civil Rights .......................................................................................... 115
Multiple-Choice Questions 115
True-False Questions 137
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 141
Short Answer Questions 143
Essay Questions 150
Chapter 6 Congress ............................................................................................... 156
Multiple-Choice Questions 156
True-False Questions 173
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 178
Short Answer Questions 180
Essay Questions 185
Chapter 7 The Presidency ..................................................................................... 188
Multiple-Choice Questions 188
True-False Questions 204
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 208
Short Answer Questions 211
Essay Questions 216
Chapter 8 The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy ....................... 220
Multiple-Choice Questions 220
True-False Questions 237
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 240
Short Answer Questions 243
Essay Questions 249
Chapter 9 The Judiciary ................................................................................................ 252
Multiple-Choice Questions 252
True-False Questions 268
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 272
Short Answer Questions 275
Essay Questions 280
Chapter 10 Public Opinion and Political Socialization ........................................ 282
Multiple-Choice Questions 282
True-False Questions 299
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 304
Short Answer Questions 306
Essay Questions 311
Chapter 11 Political Parties ................................................................................... 314
Multiple-Choice Questions 314
True-False Questions 328
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 333
Short Answer Questions 337
Essay Questions 340
Chapter 12 Elections and Voting ........................................................................... 344
Multiple-Choice Questions 344
True-False Questions 363
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 367
Short Answer Questions 370
Essay Questions 376
Chapter 13 The Campaign Process ....................................................................... 380
Multiple-Choice Questions 380
True-False Questions 396
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 401
Short Answer Questions 403
Essay Questions 409
Chapter 14 The News Media.................................................................................. 412
Multiple-Choice Questions 412
True-False Questions 427
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 434
Short Answer Questions 436
Essay Questions 440
Chapter 15 Interest Groups ................................................................................... 444
Multiple-Choice Questions 444
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True-False Questions 461
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 465
Short Answer Questions 468
Essay Questions 472
Chapter 16 Domestic Policy .................................................................................... 476
Multiple-Choice Questions 476
True-False Questions 491
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 495
Short Answer Questions 497
Essay Questions 501
Chapter 17 Economic Policy ................................................................................... 505
Multiple-Choice Questions 505
True-False Questions 523
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 527
Short Answer Questions 531
Essay Questions 536
Chapter 18 Foreign and Defense Policy ................................................................ 540
Multiple-Choice Questions 540
True-False Questions 558
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 562
Short Answer Questions 566
Essay Question 572
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How to Use This Test Bank
Overview
This test bank for American Government will help you assess a wxide range of skill levels. It also
measures this book’s learning objectives using multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, short
answer, and essay questions. Finally, this test bank is available in multiple formats to facilitate
deployment in a variety of instructional contexts.
Skill Levels
This test bank utilizes four skill levels based on Blooms’ taxonomy. Instructors can choose questions
based on skill level if they wish to assess a variety of critical thinking skills. The four skill levels and
their differences are reflected in the table below.
Skill Level Explanation
Remember the Facts This level is focused on the most basic understanding of the
content. These questions are aimed at helping students to learn
and remember the basic facts of American Government. These
questions encourage students to define, duplicate, list,
memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce, and state.
Understand the
Concepts
This level emphasizes more than basic factual recall, and
focuses on getting students to understand the concepts [Show Less]