1. The peaceful transfer of authority from George W. Bush to Barack Obama is an example of...

A. Continuation of both the government and the regime

B. Change of the regime and the continuation of the government

C. Continuation of the regime and change of government

D. Change in both the government and the regime

E. Change in the paradigm of political science

2. One reason cited by political scientists for the United States having only two major political parties is the...

A. Influence of money

B. Use of a proportional system

C. Increasingly limited news coverage of elections

D. Use of a single-member district system

E. Use of a representative system.

3. What is the primary purpose of political parties?

A. Contesting elections and forming governments afterward

B. Rallying popular opinion around ideological platforms

C. Getting information to television news outlets

D. Converting new members to particular religious doctrines

E. Eliminating other political parties from the political system

4. One core American attitude about the economic system is...

A. Widely held commitment to individualism and personal responsibility

B. The belief that social welfare policies should be expanded

C. The belief that women and minorities should have preferential treatment on hiring

D. A commitment to help all citizens whether or not they are truly in need

E. The belief that wages should be based on economic need, as well as hard work

5. All of the following demographic trend will confront the U.S. In the 21st Century EXCEPT...

A. Racial diversity is growing

B. The number of senior citizens is decreasing

C. The number African American serving in elected office across all levels has increased

D. Much of American population growth since World War II has been centered in the West and the South

E. the Asian Americans have begun to achieve political success

6. The importance of Shay's rebellion to the development of the United States Constitution was that it...

7. In a federal system of government, political power is primarily...

A. Vested in local governments

B. Vested in the regional governments

C. Vested in the central government

D. Divided between the central government and regional governments

E. Divide between the regional governments and local governments

8. All of the following powers are granted to the President by the Constitution except...

A. Commissioning officers in the armed forces

B. Addressing the Congress on the state of the union

C. Receiving ambassadors

D. Granting pardons for federal offenses

E. Forming new cabinet-level departments

9. Interpretations of this clause have been central to attempts to define the nature of which of the following aspects of the United States political system?

10. As originally ratified, the United States Constitution included provisions designed to:

A. Limit the importation of foreign manufactured goods

B. Increase the economic importance of the agrarian sector relative to that of the manufacturing sector

C. Increase the economic powers of the central government

D. Expand the states' powers to regulate their own commerce with foreign countries

E. Guarantee the states a greater role in economic policy-making

11. In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy?

A. Election of members of the House of Representatives

B. Election of members of the Senate

C. Election of the President

D. Ratification of treaties

E. Confirmation of presidential appointments

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