A) unlikely to matter at all for the functioning of American democracy because America's constitutional form of limited government is so well established.
B) likely to have negative effects on American democracy because it will lead to less citizen participation in government.
C) likely to have negative effects on American democracy because it will lead to more citizen participation in government.
D) likely to have positive effects on American democracy because it will lead to more citizen participation in government.
F) C) and D)
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A) 1863.
B) 1870.
C) 1920.
D) 1965.
F) B) and C)
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A) conflicts over the character, membership, and policies of government.
B) the informal, private organizations through which a land and its people are ruled.
C) a hierarchically structured organization that is designed to distribute labor among several different groups of people.
D) a line-and-staff organization that is designed to facilitate control over complex social arrangements.
F) A) and D)
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A) decreased to its lowest point since 1980 in 2008 but increased to higher levels in 2012 and 2016.
B) increased to its highest point since 1980 in 2008 but declined to lower levels in 2012 and 2016.
C) has reached at least 80 percent in every election since 2008.
D) has remained below 40 percent in every election since 2008.
F) A) and D)
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A) institutions and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled.
B) set of political principles and values that guide political life.
C) means by which wealth is redistributed.
D) invisible hand that turns private interests into public goods.
F) A) and C)
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A) The Progressives were dominated by women.
B) The Progressives believed women would support their reform movement.
C) The Progressives needed to develop a voting bloc to check and limit upper-class northerners.
D) The Progressives needed to develop a voting bloc to check and limit lower-class southerners.
F) All of the above
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A) democratic.
B) constitutional.
C) oligarchic.
D) totalitarian.
F) B) and C)
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A) Distrust makes people less willing to pay the taxes necessary for public activities.
B) Distrust motivates people to participate in politics through voting, volunteering for political campaigns, and running for office.
C) Distrust makes it easier for the government to help people in times of crisis.
D) Distrust strengthens the government's ability to defend our national interests in the world economy.
F) B) and D)
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A) expanded economic freedom by cutting taxes on any business that chose to provide health insurance coverage for its employees.
B) limited economic freedom by creating a government-run health insurance program funded entirely by taxes on corporate profits.
C) expanded economic freedom by allowing businesses to choose which health services would be covered under the insurance plans provided to their employees.
D) limited economic freedom by requiring businesses to provide health coverage for their employees and establishing standards about which health services should be covered by the insurance.
F) All of the above
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A) allowed a large quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but only a small quota of new immigrants from eastern and southern European countries.
B) allowed only a small quota of new immigrants from northern European countries but a large quota of immigrants from eastern and southern European countries.
C) allowed the same quota of new immigrants from every country around the world.
D) outlawed all immigration from European countries.
F) A) and C)
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A) the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause.
B) perjury punishments in grand jury hearings.
C) how to educate children.
D) what to do when personal liberties violate community norms.
F) A) and B)
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A) the ability to participate in society online.
B) the constitutional right to vote in federal elections using the internet.
C) a new government program designed to deliver daily legislative updates to citizens via email.
D) the federal government's recent initiative to allow immigrants to complete citizenship forms electronically.
F) A) and B)
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A) The census has always counted every person living within the boundaries of the United States regardless of race or ethnicity.
B) The census has always categorized people in one of five racial groups: Native Americans, Latino Americans, African Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Asian Americans.
C) Who census officials count and how they are categorized by race and ethnicity have changed significantly throughout American history.
D) The current census does not allow a person to identify himself or herself as a member of more than one racial group.
F) A) and C)
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A) individual
B) nation
C) state
D) group
F) B) and C)
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A) popular sovereignty
B) the rights enumerated in the Bill of Rights
C) laissez-faire capitalism
D) "one person, one vote"
F) A) and B)
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A) the United Kingdom
B) pre-World War II Japan
C) Nazi Germany
D) the Soviet Union under Stalin
F) C) and D)
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A) the Constitution explicitly prohibits government action to redress economic inequality.
B) the Declaration of Independence claimed that economic inequality is the inevitable by-product of liberty.
C) they believe that mobility is possible and that economic success is the product of individual effort.
D) they strongly reject the principles of laissez-faire capitalism.
F) None of the above
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A) Americans disagree over the public's legitimate role in ensuring the equality of opportunity.
B) Americans are generally supportive of equality of results.
C) economic liberties are more important than democracy.
D) Americans do not value democracy as much as they used to.
F) B) and C)
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A) the system of government run by one person.
B) a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies.
C) the competition between interest groups for governmental power.
D) a system that allows citizens to elect representatives who play a significant role in governmental decision-making.
F) A) and C)
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