What is agenda-setting?

Media influencing what topics the public sees as important

A system where a ruler holds absolute and often oppressive power

Politics is the process which people

Resolve conflicts over who gets what, when, and how.

Why is it political SCIENCE:

uses scientific method: study political behavior, institutions, and systems

What is the Game theory

A mathematical study of strategic decision-making

What does socialism call for

Equal distribution of wealth and public ownership of major industries

What is the purpose of the Bill of rights.

To limit government and protect individual freedoms

What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)

Policy proposal to provide guaranteed income to all citizens

What does fascism support?

Extreme nationalism, centralized power, and suppression of opposition

Media that reaches large, widespread audiences

The method for suppressing a scientific report (Greasy Pole)

Bury data, Undermine recommendations, Discredit researchers, Delay

What is a bureaucracy?

A system of government run by departments and officials

The appearance of color in the film Pleasantville represents..

Social Progress, Change, Personal Freedom

How does the Supreme Court grant a writ of certiorari?

Four justices must agree to hear the case (Rule of Four)

What made the 1960 election historically significant?

It featured the first televised presidential debates

Drawback of first past the post:

Two-party system, Minority Rule, Spoiler effect (Third party candidate)

What did the Cold War feature?

Arms race, Threat of Nuclear war, Policy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

What is incrementalism?

A slow, gradual approach to policy and change

What does capitalism advocate for?

Private ownership and free market competition

Freedom, Accountability, Participation, Equality

Who were the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing?

Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley

The scientific method involves:

Observation, hypothesis, formation, testing, and drawing conclusions

A system where citizens directly vote on laws and policies

What were the Bill of Rights:

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

Powers not given to U.S. go to states

What is the Declaration of Independence

A document stating America's separation from Britain

Freedom from searches without a warrant

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?

Gave the president power to use military force in Vietnam

What does politics involve?

Power, Negotiation, Influence within society

Loyalty to a specific group or tribe above all else

What is an oligarchy?

A government ruled by a small group of wealthy or powerful individual

What is the documentary Four Little Girls about:

The 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls in Birmingham

No quartering soldiers in homes

What is the U.S. Supreme Court

The highest court in the federal judiciary

What does the 1st Amendment protect?

Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

Form of government where absolute power is held by a single authority

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1
In order for "Game Theory" to work you must have rational players
True
False
2
What is agenda-setting?
Reporting only on sports and crime
Telling people what to think
Ignoring all political topics
Media influencing what topics the public sees as important
3
What is despotism?
A political ideology advocating for total equality
A system based on democratic participation
A system where a ruler holds absolute and often oppressive power
A government ruled by a group of intellectual elites
4
Capitalism encourages innovation and economic growth but can also lead to inequality and exploitation
False
True
5
Politics is the process which people
The art of military strategy and international diplomacy.
Resolve conflicts over who gets what, when, and how.
Enforce laws through the courts
Study the topic of economic systems and trade
6
Why is it political SCIENCE:
uses scientific method: study political behavior, institutions, and systems
uses scientific method: study politicians, institutions, and gaming systems
uses scientific method: study brains, food, and ecosystems.
uses scientific method: photosynthesis, observation, and hypothesis.
7
The main strategy of the "game theory" is trying to win?
False
True
8
What is the Game theory
A way to predict election outcomes
A mathematical study of strategic decision-making
A theory about video game development
A study of sports strategies and rules
9
What does socialism call for
The elimination of all private property
Equal distribution of wealth and public ownership of major industries
Government control over all economic and social affairs
Freedom of markets without government regulation
10
What is the purpose of the Bill of rights.
To give states more power than the federal government
To create new government departments
To explain how Congress passes laws
To limit government and protect individual freedoms
11
What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)
A minimum wage for all full-time workers
Policy proposal to provide guaranteed income to all citizens
A tax refund for low-income households
A government loan for higher education
12
What does fascism support?
Extreme nationalism, centralized power, and suppression of opposition
Complete individual freedoms without government interference
A peaceful society where all groups live in harmony
A market-driven economy with minimal government involvement
13
What is mass media?
Social media used by influencers
Media that reaches large, widespread audiences
Communication targeting small groups
Only newspapers and magazines
14
8th amendment
Political parties
Search without a warrant
Slavery
Cruel and unusual punishment
15
The method for suppressing a scientific report (Greasy Pole)
Bury data
Undermine recommendations
Discredit researchers
Delay
16
What is a bureaucracy?
A system of government run by departments and officials
A military-based government
A form of dictatorship
A business run by citizens
17
The appearance of color in the film Pleasantville represents..
None of the above.
Social Progress
Change
Personal Freedom
18
How does the Supreme Court grant a writ of certiorari?
Four justices must agree to hear the case (Rule of Four)
A national vote is held
Congress must approve it
The president requests it
19
Media institutions are driven by profit and must consider advertiser interests.
True
False
20
What does the 2nd amendment protect:
Right to free speech
Right to fair trial
Right to bear arms
Right to vote
21
What made the 1960 election historically significant?
It featured the first televised presidential debates
It was the first election during wartime
It was decided by Congress
It was the first election with women voting
22
Drawback of first past the post:
Two-party system
Minority Rule
None of the above.
Spoiler effect (Third party candidate)
23
What did the Cold War feature?
Arms race
Threat of Nuclear war
Policy of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
None of the above.
24
What is incrementalism?
A slow, gradual approach to policy and change
The idea that change should happen rapidly and in large steps
The system of total government control over all changes
The belief in total revolution for societal change
25
What does capitalism advocate for?
A classless society with shared resources
A planned economy with equal wealth distribution
Private ownership and free market competition
Government control of industries
26
Who were the two major candidates apart of the 1960 election?
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
27
Values of democracy:
Freedom
Accountability
Participation
Equality
28
Who were the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing?
Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley
Mae Jemison, Ruby Bridges, Coretta Scott King, and Diane Nash
Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Chisholm, Dolores Huerta, and Toni Morrison
Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Angela Davis, and Ella Baker
29
The "Who Will Survive" activity revealed how biases influence decisions about who is deemed valuable in crisis scenarios
True
False
30
The scientific method involves:
Observation, reading political opinions and forming personal beliefs
Observation, hypothesis, formation, testing, and drawing conclusions
Observation, hypothesis, formation, testing, and drawing stick figures
Observation, hypothesis, formation, testing, and debating policies
31
Which election method is about the candidate with the most votes wins:
First Past the Post
Ranked-Choice voting
Runoff:
Proportional Representation
32
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and when:
Abraham Lincoln; 1776
Thomas Jefferson; 1775
Thomas Jefferson; 1776
Thomas Jefferson; 1767
33
What is a democracy?
Rule by a small group of elites
Rule by a single ruler with absolute power
A system where power is divided between national and state governments
A system where citizens directly vote on laws and policies
34
What were the Bill of Rights:
The first 10 amendments under British rule
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
The first 10 amendments to the Philippines
The first 10 amendments to the people
35
10th amendment
Rights go only to Congress
Powers not given to U.S. go to states
All of the above
President has all power
36
What is the Declaration of Independence
A document stating America's separation from Britain
A list of laws passed by the Continental Congress
The first draft of the United States Constitution
A treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War
37
4th amendment
Trial by jury
Free speech
Free religion
Freedom from searches without a warrant
38
Special Interest Groups are more correctly known as Organized Interests
False
True
39
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?
Approved a peace treaty
Declared war on North Vietnam
Ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam
Gave the president power to use military force in Vietnam
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What does politics involve?
Power
None of the above.
Negotiation
Influence within society
41
What is tribalism?
A belief in economic equality
A system of global cooperation and unity
Loyalty to a specific group or tribe above all else
A political system based on democracy
42
What is an oligarchy?
A form of government where a monarch has total control
A government ruled by a small group of wealthy or powerful individual
A system with no government
A government ruled by the people
43
Which famous civil rights leader was a key figure in the aftermath of the bombing?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Medgar Evers
Rosa Parks
44
What is the documentary Four Little Girls about:
The 1963 church bombing that killed four Black girls in Birmingham
The Montgomery bus boycott
The desegregation of public schools
The selma voting rights march
45
3rd amendment
Right to a public trial
Ban on cruel punishment
No quartering soldiers in homes
Right to vote
46
Democracy allows individuals to have a voice in decision making processes
False
True
47
What is the U.S. Supreme Court
A group that makes national security decisions
A lower-level federal trial court
A legislative branch of the US government
The highest court in the federal judiciary
48
What does the 1st Amendment protect?
Right to bear arms
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
Freedom from slavery
Right to a lawyer
49
What landmark legislation was passed in response to the 1963 bombing?
Fair Housing Act of 1968
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Education Rights Act of 1972
50
Who won the 1960 election?
John F. Kennedy
Henry Cabot
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
51
What is despotism?
Form of government where citizens vote directly on laws
Form of government where absolute power is held by a single authority
Form of government where absolute power is held by multiple authorities
Form of government that is based on religious law
52
What was the Cold War?
A military conflict between China and the U.S
A civil war within Eastern Europe
A war fought directly between the U.S. and Soviet Union
A political and ideological rivalry between the U.S. and USSR
53
How do these special interest groups (organized interests) influence public policy
Grassroots efforts
Funding
Campaigns, litigation
Lobbying
54
What is red tape?
Fast government service
Complex rules and procedures that slow down action
A warning for emergencies
Government support programs
55
What is totalitarianism?
A government where power is divided between several groups
A system where the government has total control over all aspects of life
A system based on checks and balances
A system where leaders are elected by the people
56
9th amendment
Federal law always wins
Only states have rights
People have other rights not listed
Only listed rights are protected
57
What was the first economic structure/form of government
Feudalism
Autocracy
Tribalism
Democracy
58
What did the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church lead to?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Increased civil rights activism and protests
A Supreme Court ruling on public schools
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
59
What is framing in mass media?
Printing headlines in bold
Ignoring one side of the issue
Spinning a story with a certain angle or emphasis
Using only interviews
60
7th amendment
No quartering of soldiers
Gun ownership
Civil trail by jury
Right to vote
61
What happened in the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
A U.S. ship was sunk by Soviet forces
China invaded South Vietnam
U.S. troops landed in Cambodia
U.S. ships were allegedly attacked by North Vietnam
62
What is entrepreneurialism
A political ideology that rejects private property
A theory of total economic regulation
A system that supports the creation of new businesses and innovation
Government control of private enterprises
63
What is democracy?
A system of government in which power lies with the people.
A form of government in which power lies with the people and science.
A system of government in which power lies within political officials.
A system of government in which power lies with the animals.
64
5th amendment
No self-incrimination or double jeopardy
Free legal counsel
Right to a speedy trial
Voting rights
65
What is media bias?
The use of entertainment in news
Lack of coverage on social issues
Fair reporting from all sides
Favoring one side or viewpoint in news coverage
66
What is a writ of certiorari?
A written verdict by a jury
A type of law passed by Congress
An order by the Supreme Court to review a lower court's case.
A request to lower courts for more evidence
67
What communism?
A government controlled by wealthy elites
A system focused on individual economic freedom
A system where resources and property are owned collectively by the people
A system where markets are driven solely by private profit
68
What is an autocracy?
A system that balances power between multiple governments
Rule by a small group of elites
A system where all power rests with a single ruler or authority
A government where all citizens vote on laws directly
69
Shortcomings of democracy:
Slow decision-making
Manipulation by those in power
Risk of majority tyranny
All of the above
70
Who was responsible for the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing in 1963:
Ku Klux Klan members
The Black Panther Party
White moderates in the South
Southern segregationists
71
Ways of measuring despotism:
Degree of concentrated power
Number of international alliances a country has
Suppression of dissent
Lack of checks and balances
72
Capitalism is based on:
None of the above
Private ownership
Profit motive
Free markets
73
Automation refers to machines replacing human labor in various industries
False
True
74
What is media literacy?
Believing everything on the news
Understanding and analyzing media messages critically
Reading news without questioning it
Watching media every day
75
6th amendment
Freedom of religion
No cruel punishment
Speedy and public criminal trial
Trial by jury in civil cases
76
Why is the "scientific method" important
Allows for unbiased and unsystematic understanding of political events.
Allows for biased and systematic understanding of political events.
Allows for unbiased and systematic understanding of political events.
None of the above.
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Which is a common criticism of bureaucracy?
It lacks written rules
It's too flexible
It's slow and inefficient due to red tape
It relies too much on public voting

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