Test Bank for By the People, Brief 6th Edition by James Morone
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Test Bank for By the People: Debating American Government, Brief Edition 6e 6th Edition by James Morone and Author Rogan Kersh. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chapter 1 to 14
PART I IDEAS AND RIGHTS
1 The Ideas that Shape American Politics
2 The Constitution
3 Federalism and Nationali...
James Morone and Rogan Kersh, By the People, Sixth Edition
Chap 01 - The Ideas That Shape America
Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 1
1) Americans passionately disagree about ___________.
Feedback: factual
a. what the big ideas in American politics are
b. whether we have any set ideas that guide our politics
*c. what the big ideas in American politics mean
d. None of the above
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 2
2) In 2022, a trucker’s convoy came to Washington, D.C. calling for “freedom, freedom, freedom” from
____________.
Feedback: factual
*a. masking and vaccination requirements
b. restrictive abortion laws
c. religion in schools
d. oppressive transportation regulations
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 3
3) How do scholars view freedom?
Feedback: factual
a. Freedom to new groups in society is inevitable
b. Freedom to new groups is a constant battle that can go either way.
*c. Some say that freedom to new groups is inevitable, while others argue it a constant battle that can
go either way.
d. None of these
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 4
4) American leaders issued a Declaration of Independence explaining their revolutionary actions.
Which of the following encapsulates their ideas?
Feedback: conceptual
a. “That all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
b. “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their God with certain unalienable rights,
that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
*c. “That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
d. None of the above
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 5
5) The Declaration of Independence explained the role of government–securing each individual’s
rights. Which of the following isa right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
Feedback: conceptual
*a. Life
b. Property
c. Success
d. None of the above
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 6
, James Morone and Rogan Kersh, By the People, Sixth Edition
6) The Declaration of Independence explained the role of government–securing each individual’s
three rights. Which of the following is one of those rights?
Feedback: conceptual
a. Wealth
b. Land
*c. Liberty
d. None of the above
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 7
7) The Declaration of Independence explained the role of government–securing each individual’s
three rights. Which of the following is one of those rights?
Feedback: Conceptual
a. Freedom of religion
*b. Pursuit of happiness
c. Property
d. None of the above
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 8
8) Who argued that “the only sure guardian of the rights of man” is “the will of the majority”?
Feedback: conceptual
a. Ben Franklin
b. Mark Twain
*c. Thomas Jefferson
d. James Madison
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 9
9) Which of the following is not one of the eight big ideas at the core of American politics?
Feedback: conceptual
*a. Land ownership
b. Self-rule (which is often called democracy)
c. Limited government
d. The American dream
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 10
10) Which of the following is one of the eight big ideas at the core of American politics?
Feedback: conceptual
a. The American dream
b. Equality
c. Faith in God
*d. All of the above
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 11
11) The Declaration of Independence states that people form governments for what purpose?
Feedback: factual
a. Voting
*b. To secure rights
c. To colonize other lands
d. To provide citizenship
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Question 12
12) What percentage of Americans are members of a church or religious organization as of 2021?
Feedback: factual
a. 95%
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