POLI330 Week 4 Quiz (ALL GRADED) Latest 2019 January

Question 1

(TCO 3) Which statement about health care in the United States is FALSE?

Health care facilities in the U.S. are among the best in the world.

U.S. citizens spend more on medical expenses than people in other countries.

The federal government spends less on medical research than other modern nations.

The Affordable Care Act was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Federal government expenses for Medicare and Medicaid exceed those related to defense.

Question 2

(TCO 3) Which of the following would be considered a public interest group?

Italian-American Foundation

American Association of Retired Persons

Disabled American Veterans

National Association of Manufacturers

Sierra Club

Question 3

(TCO 4) The Supreme Court would likely view all of these actions as violating the constitutional right to free speech EXCEPT

organizing a terror strike against our government.

burning a replica of the American flag.

asking for a list of names of all organizers and participants of an anti-government rally and then investigating them.

wiretaps of individuals without their knowledge and without a warrant.

Ku Klux Klan rally designed to start a riot against the minorities.

Question 4

(TCO 3) What term is used to describe a question on the ballot asking citizens to give the state permission to repeal an existing law?

Recall

Primary

Legislative referendum

Run-off

Republic

Question 5

(TCO 4) Which of the following have American courts allowed under the First Amendment?

Speech that constitutes a direct personal provocation

Clergy to offer nondenominational prayers at public high school graduations

Polygamy, as long as it is part of traditional religious practice

Schools to require children who are Jehovah’s Witnesses to salute the flag

Schools to exempt Amish children from public education requirements

Question 6

(TCO 3) What is a major criticism of the winner-take-all electoral system?

It emphasizes political parties at the expense of individual candidates.

It limits voter choice and makes it impossible for minor parties to compete in elections.

It causes a pronounced tendency toward party decentralization.

It makes forming a national consensus more difficult.

It encourages the emergence of single-issue splinter parties.

Question 7

(TCO 4) What protects citizens in the U.S. against the abuse of police power?

The First Amendment

The Second Amendment

The Fifth Amendment

The Fourth Amendment

The Sixth Amendment

Question 8

(TCO 3) Which age group has been the most supportive of the Democratic Party in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 general elections?

Young adults aged 18–29

Middle¬aged adults, 30–39

Older adults aged 40–49

Seniors in their golden years, aged 50–64

Retired seniors, aged 65 and older

Question 9

(TCO 3) What term is used to describe the system of voting where the seats of the legislature are assigned to parties based on the percentage of the popular vote that each party receives?

Plurality

Proportional

Mechanized

Subjective

Repetitional

?

Question 10

(TCO 3) Which statement about political parties in the United States is true?

George Washington was the original advocate of the two-party system.

Political parties are included the U.S. Constitution.

Political parties in the states are identitical to their national chapters.

Opportunities to participate in political parties and their activities are at an all-time low.

Thomas Jefferson and other early thinkers thought parties fostered narrow self-interest over the common good.