Test Bank For American Government Institutions & Policies 14th Edition by James Q. Wilson
CHAPTER 1: The Study of American Government
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- The financial position of the state and national governments under the Articles of Confederation could be best described as
| a. | sound, strong, and based on a large surplus of revenue. |
| b. | sound, strong, but uncertain around the edges. |
| c. | uniformly stable at the state level, but the national government struggled with debt. |
| d. | stable at the national level with little cause for concern in any of the states. |
| e. | growing debt at the national level and several states with financial crises. |
ANS: E REF: 3 NOT: C OBJ: LO1
- Which of the following expressed sincere concern that ratification of the Constitution would result in “an immense increase in taxes”?
| a. | James Madison |
| b. | Alexander Hamilton |
| c. | George Washington |
| d. | Patrick Henry |
| e. | John Jay |
ANS: D REF: 3 NOT: F OBJ: LO1
- The federal budget initially opposed for 2014 called for almost __________ trillion dollars in spending.
| a. | 1 |
| b. | 2 |
| c. | 4 |
| d. | 5 |
| e. | 7 |
ANS: C REF: 3 NOT: F OBJ: LO1
- The textbook refers to the activity by which an issue is agitated or settled as _________.
| a. | government |
| b. | policy |
| c. | politics |
| d. | participation |
| e. | None of the above is true. |
ANS: C REF: 4 NOT: F OBJ: LO1
- Individuals have power when they are able to
| a. | get elected to office. |
| b. | be present at behind-the-scenes political meetings. |
| c. | serve their fellow human beings. |
| d. | get others to do what they want them to do. |
| e. | vote without being influenced by outside forces. |
ANS: D REF: 4 NOT: F OBJ: LO1
- The text notes a tendency for issues that once were _________ to become __________.
| a. | simple; complicated |
| b. | public; secret |
| c. | social; political |
| d. | private; public |
| e. | economic; social |
ANS: D REF: 4 NOT: F OBJ: LO1
- By authority, the authors mean
| a. | the right to use power. |
| b. | the manner in which power is spread. |
| c. | the use of power for good causes. |
| d. | the desire to have power. |
| e. | the desire to give power to others. |
ANS: A REF: 4 NOT: C OBJ: LO1
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