Unit 1 Chapter 1 True/False Questions
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Unit 1 Chapter 1 - True/False Questions: When the U.S. Constitution was written, voting was largely limited to property-owning white males. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 2 Creation of the Department of Homeland Security demonstrates the function of government to help ensure domestic tranquility. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 7 One way government promotes the general welfare is through Social Security. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 7-8 Isaac Newton argued that kings would make decisions in strict adherence to moral and religious teachings. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 9-10 The Enlightenment and Reformation encouraged people to seek alternatives to absolute monarchy and to ponder new ways of governing. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 9-10 John Locke wrote Leviathan, in which he advocated strong government. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 10 According to Thomas Hobbes, life without a family would be "nasty, brutish, and short." Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 10 One reason that direct democracy is not used more often in the United States is because our population is too large. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 11 The Virginia House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in North America. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Knowledge Page reference: 11 The U.S. federal government frequently makes grants to nongovernmental organizations to promote civil society. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 13 Majority rule is the principle that government decisions should be based on the preferences of more than half of the citizens. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 12-13 The fall of the Soviet Union exposed the inherent flaws of democracy. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 13 A majority of Americans express a preference for presidents with strong religious beliefs. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 14 A majority of Americans are skeptical of presidents with strong religious beliefs. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 14 Declining birth rates have led to a decrease in the American population in recent decades. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 18-20 The number of African Americans in the United States is higher than the number of Hispanics. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Knowledge Page reference: 19 African Americans are the fastest growing racial or ethnic segment of the American population. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 19 Due to the extraordinary influx of illegal immigrants in recent years, the American population is becoming younger. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 19-20 The economic boom of the 1990s caused the average size of the American family to increase. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 20-21 A majority of Americans believe that illegal immigration is a serious problem. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 21 When it comes to regulation of the economy, conservatives tend to believe that government is best that governs least. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 16 Liberals often believe that the government should intervene in the economy. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 16 In the United States there are currently about twice as many conservatives as liberals. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Knowledge Page reference: 16 Social conservatives believe that government should promote traditional moral teachings. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Knowledge Page reference: 16 Libertarianism is a political philosophy based on individual freedom and the restoration of traditional moral values. Answer: FALSE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 16 Negative perceptions of the United States have been increasing in some parts of the world. Answer: TRUE Bloom’s level: Comprehension Page reference: 24 Directory: uploaded -> faculty -> aiacono -> AP Gov faculty -> Purpose: Read to learn how a bully provides some comic relief amid the tragedy of war faculty -> Across Five Aprils Chapters 1-6 faculty -> America, My Country ‘Tis of Thee AP Gov -> Unit 2 Chapter 11 True/False Questions faculty -> Lecture on How the West was Settled Land Fever faculty -> By Matthew Martinelli AP Gov -> Unit 3 Chapter 7 True/False Questions AP Gov -> Unit 4 Chapter 12 True/False Questions AP Gov -> Unit 5 Chapter 5 True/False Questions Share with your friends:
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