C08 Quiz 1 The Origins of American Government SCORE 95 PERCENT

Question 1

5 / 5 points

Which of the following would be a use of power but not authority?

Question options:

a) 

A judge ordering a payment from one party to another in a civil suit

b) 

Paying a police officer to not give you a speeding ticket

c) 

A police officer putting handcuffs on a suspected criminal

d) 

A shop owner paying his employee to stock shelves

Question 2

5 / 5 points

Which of the following could be considered a core American value?

Question options:

a) 

Equality

b) 

Segregation

c) 

Winning at all costs

d) 

Collective effort

Question 3

0 / 5 points

Which of the following would be a use of authority?

Question options:

a) 

A person paying another person to work a job

b) 

A person blocking entrance to a building (Incorrect)

c) 

A person bribing a judge to be favorable in court

d) 

A person blocking a roadway

Question 4

5 / 5 points

What agreement formally ended the American Revolutionary War?

Question options:

a) 

Treaty of Paris

b) 

Treaty of New York

c) 

Declaration of Independence

d) 

The Constitution

Question 5

5 / 5 points

How is authority different from power?

Question options:

a) 

Power is only held by government officials.

b) 

Authority is the use of power seen as legitimate by society.

c) 

Power is the ability to influence the world; authority is not.

d) 

Authority is the ability to influence the world; power is not.

Question 6

5 / 5 points

What would be the most glaring historical example of America failing to live up to its political ideal of equality?

Question options:

a) 

The income tax

b) 

World War 1

c) 

Slavery

d) 

The Great Depression

Question 7

5 / 5 points

What term is given to the idea that people are the ultimate source of authority and should have a voice in their governing?

Question options:

a) 

Equality

b) 

Freedom

c) 

Self-government

d) 

Individualism

Question 8

5 / 5 points

Confirmation bias is the tendency

Question options:

a) 

to interpret information in ways that reinforce what one already believes.

b) 

for media outlets to have political bias.

c) 

to believe false information.

d) 

to believe expert advice.

Question 9

5 / 5 points

A monarchy would most likely be based on what type of authority?

Question options:

a) 

Reward

b) 

Traditional

c) 

Charismatic

d) 

Legal-rational

Question 10

5 / 5 points

How is the United States' political culture different from most other countries?

Question options:

a) 

Other countries tend to have a Constitution.

b) 

The United States is a capitalist society.

c) 

Other countries tend to have people that share a common ancestry.

d) 

The United States has a Constitution.

Question 11

5 / 5 points

Why is the study of politics included with a study of government?

Question options:

a) 

 A study of politics is always required by colleges before studying government.

b) 

 Politics is the study of the human mind.

c) 

Politics is the way people achieve positions of power in government.

d) 

 Politics is written into the US Constitution.

Question 12

5 / 5 points

_____________ would be considered one of America's core political ideals.

Question options:

a) 

Individualism

b) 

Sacrifice

c) 

Collectivism

d) 

Authority

Question 13

5 / 5 points

What's a risk that comes with the freedom of democracy?

Question options:

a) 

People aren't free to vote.

b) 

People are free to make a profit when owning a business.

c) 

People are free to vote.

d) 

People are free to be misinformed.

Question 14

5 / 5 points

Who makes production, distribution, and pricing decisions in a free-market economy?

Question options:

a) 

The workers in a company

b) 

Private individuals and businesses

c) 

A panel of experts

d) 

The government

Question 15

5 / 5 points

How did the founding fathers attempt to check or limit the power of the majority of the people in the United States?

Question options:

a) 

By allowing for elections.

b) 

By adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

c) 

By allowing for capitalism.

d) 

By only allowing white people to vote.

Question 16

5 / 5 points

The Constitution provides what kind of authority to office holders in the United States?

Question options:

a) 

Reward

b) 

Legal-rational

c) 

Traditional

d) 

Charismatic

Question 17

5 / 5 points

What was the name of the plan of government the United States had in place before the Constitution was put in place?

Question options:

a) 

The Committees of Correspondence

b) 

The Declaration of Independence

c) 

The Articles of Confederation

d) 

The American Plan

Question 18

5 / 5 points

Why are misinformed voters a problem for representative government?

Question options:

a) 

They're making decisions based on incorrect information.

b) 

They're voting for the Republican party.

c) 

They know what they don't know.

d) 

They're voting for the Democratic party.

Question 19

5 / 5 points

What's one of the limits of majoritarianism?

Question options:

a) 

The public officials rarely listen to the voters' desires.

b) 

It's difficult to allow too many people to vote.

c) 

The public only pays attention to a few issues that the government needs to address.

d) 

The public has too much power.

Question 20

5 / 5 points

All governments have what three powers?

Question options:

a) 

Legislative, executive, temporal

b) 

Legislative, governmental, judicial

c) 

Legislative, executive, judicial

d) 

Legislative, executive, governmental

         


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