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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
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