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Chapter 17 | Government and Politics
d. Australia
9. Which of the following present and former government leaders is generally considered a dictator?
a. David Cameron
b. Barack Obama
c. Qaboos bin Said Al Said
d. Kim Jong-Un
10. A(n) _________________ is an extremely oppressive government that seeks to control all aspects of its citizens’ lives.
a. oligarchy
b. totalitarian dictatorship
c. anarchy
d. absolute monarchy
11. Which is not a characteristic of a democracy?
a. People vote to elect officials.
b. A king or queen holds the majority of governmental control.
c. One goal of this type of government is to protect citizens’ basic rights.
d. A constitution typically outlines the foundational ideas of how this government should operate.
12. Which statement best expresses why the United States is not a true democracy?
a. Many politicians are corrupt.
b. Special-interest groups fund political campaigns.
c. Citizens elect representatives who vote on their behalf to make policy.
d. Ancient Greece was the only true democracy.
17.3 Politics in the United States
13. In the past, Southern states discouraged African Americans from voting by requiring them to take a _____________________ test.
a. blood
b. literacy
c. lie detector
d. citizenship
14. Which president signed the Voting Rights Act?
a. Lyndon Johnson
b. John F. Kennedy Jr.
c. Barack Obama
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
15. Which factor does not influence voting practices?
a. Race
b. Social class
c. Ethnicity
d. Voting booths
16. The U.S. Supreme Court case _________________ led to the revision of voting districts to account for differences in population density.
a. Roe v. Wade
b. Reynolds v. Sims
c. Brown v. Board of Education
d. Marbury v. Madison
17. Which statement best explains the meaning of “one person, one vote”?
a. One person should not be allowed to vote twice.
b. A voter deserves one chance to vote.
c. A voter should vote only once a year.
d. All people's votes should count equally.
17.4 Theoretical Perspectives on Government and Power
18. Which concept corresponds best to functionalism?
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