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| The role of schools is an example of the government |
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| Socializing Political Culture |
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| through which public policies are made for society |
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| A system in which many groups make themselves heard and felt somewhere in policy |
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| The formal instiutions of the American national government include all of the following EXCEPT: Congress, the bureaucracy, courts, or political parties |
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| In a democracy, public officials are supposed to pay attention to the problems that concern voters. T or F |
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| In a democracy, public officials are supposed to pay attention to the problems that concern voters. T or F |
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| It is clear that ordinary citizens can make sound political judgments on technical issues in our society. T or F |
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| Government in the U.S. actually does less than the governments of similar countries. T or F |
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| A political issue arises when people disagree about a problem or about a public policy choice made to combat a problem. T or F |
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| The revolutionary expansion of channels and Web sites anticipated in the near future is likely to enhance the political interest and involvement of young people. |
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| Hyperpluralists would argue that |
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| too many influential groups cripple the government;s ability to govern |
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| one type of linkage institution is |
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Which of the following statements about the size of the American national government is false? A. The national government owns one-third of the land in the United States.
B. The national governnment spends more than $3.1 trillion annually.
C. The national government owns and operates over 400,000 non-military vehicles.
D. The national government employs more people than the state and local governments combined. |
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| The national government employs more people than the state and local government combined |
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| All issues on the government's policy agenda are carefully considered by the public officials. T or F |
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| An important weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the prevision of too little authority for the central government to tax or regulate commerce. T or F |
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| The Virginia Plan called for each state to have 2 votes in Congress. T or F |
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