2. Hobbes believes that this form of government would be best a. Democracy b. Republic *c. Dictatorship

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1 1. Hobbes took his ideas about man in the state of nature from his experience in the a. Outback of Australia *b. Glorious Revolution c. Frontier in North America d. Hundred years war 2. Hobbes believes that this form of government would be best a. Democracy b. Republic *c. Dictatorship d. None 3. What is the most important function of government according to Hobbes? a. Preservation of property b. Taxing the wealthy c. Elimination of the elite *d. Political Stability/Peace 4. Hobbes and Locke are considered to be what kind of political theorists? a. Evolutionary b. Force c. Divine Right *d. Social Contract 5. Which political Philosopher said that life in a state of nature is solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short. a. Locke *b. Hobbes c. Rousseau d. Montesquieu 6. Locke s preferred Form of government would be *a. A democracy b. Monarchy c. Oligarchy d. None 7. Locke would describe that man in the state of nature has while Hobbes believes man in the state of nature has *a. Perfect freedom/conflict b. Conflict/Perfect freedom c. No property/perfect protection d. Perfect protection/no property 8. Hobbes believes that governmental powers should be *a. Unified in one institution

2 b. Divided into two branches c. Divided into tree branches d. Eliminated and man should revert to the state of nature. 9. Which philosopher s writings most closely resemble United States political writings? a. Hobbes *b. Locke c. Aristotle d. Plato 10. According to Locke, the reason for men to leave the state of nature is for a. Preservation of life b. Preservation of liberty c. Preservation of property *d. Preservation of all three 11. Locke believes the powers of government should be *a. Divided b. Unified c. Eliminated d. Skewed to the elite 12. Laws, according to Locke, should i. apply equally to all ii. be for the good of society iii. not raise taxes without the consent of the governed iv. not transfer power to another w/o the consent of the governed a. i only b. i & ii c. i, ii, and iv *d. i,ii,iii,iv 13. According to Locke, If the government is not doing what society says it should, i.e. preserving life, liberty etc. the people have the right to a. Petition the absolute monarch *b. Overthrow it c. Complain d. Do nothing 14. Locke believes people base their decisions on *a. Reason b. Passion c. Fear d. Instinct 15. Locke says this is the first and fundamental act of society

3 a. Punishment of criminals *b. Constitution c. Taxation of wealth d. Declaration of Independence 3) Your book addresses four questions throughout: *a. Who governs? How does American politics work? What does American government do? Who are we? b. Who governs? Why does American politics work? What does American government do? Who are we? c. Who governs? How does American politics work? What does American government do? Where are we headed? d. Who governs? How does American politics work? How does government work? Who are we? 4) As left the Constitutional Convention in 1787, a woman stopped him. What kind of government have you given us? she asked. He responded, A republic, madam if you can keep it. a. Thomas Jefferson *b. Benjamin Franklin c. John Adams d. none of the above 5) In a republic, the is/are in charge. *a. people b. president c. Supreme Court d. bureaucracy 12) Some critics say the very wealthy the top percent have stripped the people of money and influence. *a. 1 b. 5 c. 10 d ) Sparked by police shootings in 2015, the Black Lives Matter movement called for equality,, and empowerment. *a. inclusion b. fair treatment c. opportunity d. protection 16) According to pluralist theory, influence the government. a. religious groups *b. interest groups c. political groups

4 d. unions 19) Elite theory claims power is located in. a. the government, the judicial branch, and the military b. college institutions, business, and the Central Intelligence Agency c. unions, corporations, and banks *d. a small number of wealthy and powerful individuals 21) theory argues that real control lies with the millions of men and women who carry out the day-to-day operations of modern government while establishing policy without the input of most Americans. a. Pluralist b. Elite *c. Bureaucratic d. Social movement 22) theory holds that all political outcomes elections, the passage of a law, even mass rallies are the aggregate of the public s individual interests. a. Political-choice *b. Rational-choice c. Bureaucratic d. Social movement 24) According to social movement theory, the real power in American politics lies in. a. federal government employee uprisings/movements b. economic interest group uprisings/movements *c. citizen uprisings/movements d. state government employee uprisings/movements 27) A democracy is a system of government that rests governing power in. *a. its people, who may rule directly or via representatives b. the educated and wealthy elite c. a single individual d. the bureaucrats who carry out the day-to-day operations of government 29) Supreme Court justices are appointed to serve. a. two years *b. for life c. four years d. ten years 31) Who gets what, when, and how is a classic definition of. a. rational-choice theory b. elite theory c. positive liberty *d. politics

5 32) According to the text, politics can be defined as. a. informal and formal organizations that make decisions for the whole society *b. how a society makes its collective decisions c. public and private partnership to make decisions for the whole society d. people joining with others to achieve some goal 36) The principle of ensures that each branch of government has the authority to block the other branches. a. equilibrium b. judicial review c. compromise *d. checks and balances 40) Experiments repeatedly show that people tend to vote for the name that appears on a list of candidates, especially in elections for obscure offices. a. last *b. first c. middle d. none of the above 44) The Supreme Court recently ruled that laws forbidding violated the Fourteenth Amendment. *a. same-sex marriage b. euthanasia c. partial-abortion d. the sale of marijuana 55) refers to people joining with others to achieve some goal. a. Politics b. Social society c. Fraternity *d. Civil society 57) Today, approximately percent of Americans trust the national government to do the right thing most of the time. *a. 24 b. 5 c. 20 d ) More than percent of all federal government spending goes to just four programs. *a. 61 b. 50 c. 75 d. 80

6 70) An individual can engage within our political system by. a. joining a Senate campaign b. attending a town meeting c. running for office *d. all of the above 71) When you join a group or activity, you are participating in, the basic building block of strong democracy. *a. civil society b. government c. sports d. the military 82) Studies show that members of Generation Y (millennials) are more inclined to than their predecessors. a. volunteer b. donate a higher share of their income to charity c. start entrepreneurial organizations with social impact *d. all of the above 83) Compared to previous generations, millennials show less interest in. a. government service b. trusting national leaders c. following political news *d. all of the above 86) One typical poll showed that nearly of the respondents agreed that Congress was out of touch with average Americans, yet a year later more than of House and Senate incumbents won reelection, most by large majorities. a. 60 percent; 70 percent *b. 80 percent; 90 percent c. 70 percent; 80 percent d. 90 percent; 70 percent