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QUESTION 1

Which of the following groups is most likely, according to survey data, to believe that God has uniquely blessed America:
Catholics
Evangelicals
Mainline Protestants
Jews

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QUESTION 2

The longstanding belief that socialism has a legitimacy problem in the eyes of Americans seems to be cast in doubt by:
Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 campaigns for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination
the strong performance of the Socialist Party in the 2020 congressional elections
recent polling data showing that almost 8 in 10 Americans say that they would vote for their party’s presidential candidate even if he or she were to be an avowed socialist
all of the above

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QUESTION 3

In the years before and around the time of the American Revolution, the slave populations of some states in what became the United States were as high as ___ percent of the total state population:
10-20
20-30
30-40
40 or more

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QUESTION 4

James Davison Hunter’s 1991 book, Culture Wars, popularized the idea that Americans have become more polarized when it comes to:
morality issues
race relations
their view of the role that the United States should play in the world
taxation and government spending

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QUESTION 5

The Articles of Confederation:
created a “league of friendship”
maintained the sovereignty of the states
gave each state equal representation in the new national congress
all of the above

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QUESTION 6

According to a Pew Research survey discussed in our first class, Americans are more likely than Canadians, Europeans, Japanese or Australians to say that ______ is/are important to be truly “one of us”:
being able to speak the national language
sharing national customs and traditions
being Christian
all of the above

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QUESTION 7

The words “city on a hill” are from:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s first “fireside chat” broadcast on the radio during the Great Depression
George W. Bush’s State of the Union address to Congress before the 2003 invasion of Iraq
John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
John F. Kennedy’s speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

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QUESTION 8

Ratification of the Constitution in the state of New York might not have taken place except for:
publication of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense
publication of the Federalist Papers
an attack on New York harbor by British Loyalists
Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac

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QUESTION 9

According to the 2017 Pew Typology, the size of the gap between which two groups is usually largest for the various questions asked by the Pew survey:
Country First Conservatives and Disaffected Democrats
Solid Liberals and New Era Enterprisers
Core Conservatives and Solid Liberals
Core Conservatives and New Era Enterprisers

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QUESTION 10

The region often referred to as the “Bible Belt” is found mainly in:
the western states, including Alaska and Hawaii
New England
The South
the Upper Midwest

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QUESTION 11

The Connecticut Compromise accepted at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention included:
representation by population in the House of Representatives
equality of state representation in the Senate
direct election of senators and members of Congress by the American people
a and b

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QUESTION 12

On the matter of slavery, the Constitution adopted in 1789:
abolished it
counted a slave as three-fifths of a person for purposes of state representation in the House of Representatives
banned the extension of slavery into newly acquired territories of the United States
decreed that it would no longer be lawful after 1839

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QUESTION 13

According to data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, the values gap between Red and Blue America is rooted in:
demographic differences
differences in education
racial differences
differences in world views

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QUESTION 14

According to Gallup polls in 2015 and again in 2019, the percentage of Americans saying that they would not vote for their party’s presidential candidate was greatest if he or she was:
gay or lesbian
Muslim
atheist
socialist

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QUESTION 15

The First Amendment includes two religion clauses. They are:
the free speech and assembly clauses
the free exercise and establishment clauses
the free exercise and assembly clauses
the free press and free exercise clauses

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QUESTION 16

In which of the following groups, identified by the Pew Research Center’s 2017 political typology, is least religious (as measured by such behaviors as church attendance):
New Era Enterprisers
Solid Liberals
Opportunity Democrats
Disaffected Democrats

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QUESTION 17

Which of the following statements about the process for amending the Constitution is/are true:
an amendment may be proposed by a 2/3rds majority of the House of Representatives and the Senate
an amendment may be ratified by 3/4ths of the state legislatures
an amendment may be proposed by the president
all of the above
a and b

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QUESTION 18

Who among the following is most likely to be associated with the notion of the separation of church and state:
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington

1 points 
QUESTION 19

In Federalist Paper 51, Madison says that “Ambition must be made to counteract ______”:
ambition
ignorance
narrow self-interest
tyranny

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QUESTION 20

Which of the following statements is true:
most Americans agree that government is run for the benefit of a few big interests
most Americans agree that elections make government pay some or a good deal of attention
most Americans have a low level of trust in government
all of the above

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QUESTION 21

According to the 2017 Pew Typology, church attendance is lowest among the members of which group:
Country First Conservatives
New Era Enterprisers
Disaffected Democrats
Solid Liberals

1 points 
QUESTION 22

God Talk is argued by some to have been an important feature of progressive movements in American politics over the years, including in the case(s) of the:
Women’s suffrage movement
Temperance movement
Black Civil Rights Movement
all of the above
a and b

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QUESTION 23

What is sometimes called the “reindeer rule”, as referred to in Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) and other Supreme Court rulings, deals with:
the establishment clause of the First Amendment
the free exercise clause of the First Amendment
the doctrine of “reasonable accommodation”
a and c

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QUESTION 24

What is often called “God talk” in American politics?
the endorsement of candidates by evangelical Christian ministers
the frequent use of religious words and symbols by American politicians
the claim by some politicians that God speaks directly to them
the belief held by many Americans that their country is morally superior to all others

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QUESTION 25

In American federalism, what is referred to as a “mandate” may involve:
a court ruling requiring a state government to do a particular thing
a congressional law requiring a state government to do a particular thing
a state law that requires Congress to authorize spending on a particular thing
a and b

1 points 
QUESTION 26

According to the 2017 Pew Typology, in which of the following groups are Hispanics most overrepresented:
Disaffected Democrats
Solid Liberals
Bystanders
Market Skeptic Republicans

1 points 
QUESTION 27

When asked whether the United States is superior to other countries, Americans are most likely to say yes in the case of:
the economic system
the system of government
the health care system
individual freedom

1 points 
QUESTION 28

According to surveys, which of the following groups was least likely to have voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and again in 2020:
Jewish voters and the religiously unaffiliated
White, born-again evangelicals
Catholics
Protestants

1 points 
QUESTION 29

Yale psychologist Michael Kraus argues that white Americans misperceive the scale of racial inequality in their society because of:
poor education
a deeply entrenched belief in personal agency and equality of opportunity
unconscious dislike of Black Americans
fake news in the media

1 points 
QUESTION 30

Which of the following is/are not part of what Gunnar Myrdal, in his book An American Dilemma, calls the American creed:
equality
freedom
security
a and c

1 points 
QUESTION 31

The Declaration of Independence:
marked the beginning of the Civil War
was influenced by the political ideas of such liberal philosophers as John Locke
included a long list of specific grievances against the British authorities
all of the above
b and c

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QUESTION 32

Which of the following, although not strictly speaking part of the United States Constitution, has very often been mentioned in Supreme Court cases:
John Winthrop’s 1630 “City on a Hill” sermon
The Federalist Papers
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

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QUESTION 33

According to Morris Fiorina, the notion of a “culture war” in the United States:
is mainly a fiction created and promoted by the media
exists at the level of political elites, but not at the level of the general public
was plausible during the Vietnam War, but not since then
a and b

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QUESTION 34

The Federalists:
supported a stronger central government
believed in the essential sovereignty of the states
were fearful of tyranny being re-introduced through the presidency
b and c

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QUESTION 35

Which of the following statements is not supported by the data that we have examined in this course:
the ideological distance between the median Democratic and the median Republican voter has stayed roughly the same since the 1990s
the shares of the electorate holding consistently liberal and consistently conservative views have stayed the same since the 1990s, despite media claims to the contrary
the share of the electorate holding ideologically mixed views, some of them liberal and other conservative, has actually increased
none of the above are supported by the data

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QUESTION 36

According to data collected by the World Values Survey over the past four decades, the American population has been an outlier compared to most Western, affluent democracies mainly because of a:
higher level of traditional religiosity
stronger belief in human rights
stronger belief in equality
b and c

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QUESTION 37

What is often referred to as God Talk, is evident in:
Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the 2020 Democratic Presidential Convention
Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” speech
President George Washington’s first Inaugural Address
all of the above
b and c

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QUESTION 38

Which of the following is not one of the five values that Seymour Martin Lipset argues is associated with American exceptionalism:
egalitarianism
individualism
laissez-faire
social justice

1 points 
QUESTION 39

Which of the following groups is least likely to be associated with Blue America:
the American Civil Liberties Association
the Christian Coalition
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
labor unions

1 points 
QUESTION 40

According to data for 2019, the total value of what are called grants-in-aid in American federalism amounted to about:
$750 million
$7.5 billion
$75 billion
$750 billion

1 points 
QUESTION 41

The landmark Supreme Court ruling that banned organized official prayer from public schools is:
Locke v. Davie
Engel v. Vitale
Bush v. Gore
Cantwell v. Connecticut

1 points 
QUESTION 42

The Bill of Rights:
originally applied only to the federal government
was not part of the Constitution ratified in 1789
was preceded by bills of rights in a number of the state constitutions
all of the above

1 points 
QUESTION 43

About ___ % of the American population identifies with a Christian denomination:
30
50
70
90

1 points 
QUESTION 44

According to the 2017 Pew Typology, which of the following groups is most politically engaged:
Core Conservatives
Country First Conservatives
Opportunity Democrats
New Era Enterprisers

1 points 
QUESTION 45

Which of the following propositions is least likely to be associated with the American exceptionalism thesis?
a comparatively high level of class consciousness
a belief in the special mission and destiny of the United States
the absence of a tradition of rigid class hierarchy
exceptional geographic and socio-economic mobility

1 points 
QUESTION 46

Who among the following persons was most active in pushing for a more centralized constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 and during the ratification period that followed:
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine

1 points 
QUESTION 47

The first written constitution in the colonies of what would become the United States is often thought to be the:
Articles of Confederation (1781)
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Fundamental Orders (Connecticut, 1639)
Virginia Bill of Rights (1776)

1 points 
QUESTION 48

When it comes to the values of freedom and equality, Americans are more likely than Europeans to say that:
freedom to pursue life’s goals is more important than ensuring that no one is in need
democracy involves government taking measures to reduce income differences
democracy involves government protecting all citizens against poverty
b and c

1 points 
QUESTION 49

Compared to other Americans, the so-called “Nones” are more likely to:
not vote
be liberal in their stands on moral issues
not have any partisan or ideological leaning, preferring to be described as moderates
a and b

1 points 
QUESTION 50

The theory of checks and balances is explained in:
the Declaration of Independence
Washington’s Farewell Address
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Federalist Paper 51