American Government Institutions and Policies 15th Edition by James Q. Wilson – Test Bank

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American Government Institutions and Policies 15th Edition by James Q. Wilson – Test Bank

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1. This famous Revolutionary leader was not at the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in 1787.
a. James Madison
b. Alexander Hamilton
c. George Washington
d. Patrick Henry
e. Benjamin Franklin
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: The Problem of Liberty
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGIP.WILS.17.2.1 – LO2.1
NOTES: F
2. The principal goal of the American Revolution was
a. equality.
b. financial betterment.
c. political efficacy.
d. fraternity.
e. liberty.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: The Problem of Liberty
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGIP.WILS.17.2.1 – LO2.1
3. Equality was a goal of
a. the French Revolution.
b. the American Revolution.
c. both the French and the American revolutions.
d. neither the French Revolution nor the American Revolution.
e. the French, American, and Russian revolutions.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: The Problem of Liberty
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGIP.WILS.17.2.1 – LO2.1
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Chapter 2 – The Constitution
The Constitution

1. This author wrote Democracy in America based on his observations of America from his two years of traveling
across the country to research its prison systems.
a. Alexis de Tocqueville
b. Rosseau
c. John Locke
d. Montesquieu
e. Madison
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Political Culture
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGIP.WILS.17.4.1 – LO4.1
2. de Tocqueville argued that American democracy endured as the byproduct of
a. geography.
b. laws.
c. customs.
d. manners.
e. All of these choices are true.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: Political Culture
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGIP.WILS.17.4.1 – LO4.1
3. A political culture exists where
a. there is a distinctive and patterned way of thinking about political and economic life.
b. the demographics of a nation suggest the presence of a fairly homogeneous group.
c. a constitution creates an orderly society.
d. there is a large amount of agreement among the public.
e. there is elite guidance in matters related to politics.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Political Culture
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: AGIP.WILS.17.4.1 – LO4.1
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Chapter 4 – American Political Culture
American Political Culture