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Poli Sci Test 1 Chapter 2

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US demographic trends indicate all of the following except that:
The US has fewer foreign-born citizens now than in 1965
The 2008 presidential election showed that immigration
was a very controversial issue
individuals born in the US are american citizens, even if their parents are not, following the principle of
Jus soli
Jus soli is the legal principle that defines citizenship by the right by
the soil
citizens or subjects of other countries who come to the US to live or work are known as
immigrants
the legal process of acquiring citizenship for a person who was not born a US citizen is known as
naturalization
individuals who come to the US seeking asylum are known as
refugees
in recent years the size of the foreign born population as a percentage of the total US population has
increased significantly
the federal agency that now oversees the naturalization process is the US
citizenship and immigration services
the US citizenship and immigration Service was moved from the Justice Department to the Department of Homeland Security because
security issues have come to play a more central role in determining who may enter the country
After WW2 _ scientists were brought to the US to develop a rocket program despite the fact that many of them were legally prohibited from entering the US
German
There are currently around _ illegal immigrants in the US
12 million
Among those who argue against deporting everyone who has immigrated to the US illegally are:
Business people who enjoy the benefits of cheap labor
the science of collecting, organizing, and interpreting numerical data is called:
statistics
a major use of bar charts is to
allow one to compare data categories easily
students should be very way of the following when reading statistical data except
any attempt to discern complicated patterns over time
the importance of political culture is that it
reduces conflict in society
americans tend to believe in _ guarantees by government
procedural
the broad pattern of ideas beliefs, and values about citizens and government held by a population is known as its
political culture
the US representative democracy is based on
majority rule and the consent of the governed
the american concept of equality tends to consist of ensuring
that the rules treat everyone the same
a set of beliefs about politics and society that helps people make sense of their world is called
ideology
according to the text, liberals are people who believe in the widespread use of government power for
reducing economic inequality
according to the text conservatives are people who believe in the widespread use of government power for
increasing the protection of private property
both economic conservatives and economic liberals in the US tend to favor
a market economy
the recent conservative movement created by a wave of populist anger is the _ movement
Tea Party
Those who believe that government power should be strictly limited in all areas of life are called
Libertarians
Compared with the situation in most other western democracies, voter turnout in American elections is
much lower
those who believe in the _ theory of democracy argue that it does not matter whether people participate in politics
elite
according to the text, americans believe that democratic decisions are fair because
the various biases in the population cancel each other out
the major immigration issue of today involves how to
treat the 12 million illegal immigrants living and working in the US
The Textbook suggests that Americans have tended to
fail to control our borders
The main reason we struggle to recognize our own political culture is that
the media present too many political ideas for citizens to handle
Political culture tends to unite society because
most citizens believe the ideas that make up their culture are true
political culture is learned from all of the following except
ideologies
Individualism means or implies all of the following except
What is good for the individual follows from what is good for society
americans have a lower tax burden than do citizens of most countries due to our belief in
political and social equality
americans belief in freedom is defined as freedom from
restraint by the government
americans tend to equate democracy with
fairness
americans believe that _ is the most appropriate procedure for making public policy decisions
a referendum or an initiative
according to the text, the Bill of Rights clearly shows Americans' commitment to _ freedom
democratic
Compared with most countries, in the US the range of ideological spectrum is
narrower because of our shared political culture
which of the following statements is true regarding political culture and political ideology
political culture unites us wheat political ideology divides us
the major disagreement among americans on the ideological economic dimension is over
how much the government should brome involved in modifying the effects of the free market
social conservatives would agree with all of the following except
significant use of government power to affect the economy
the question of howm uch control the government should have over the way we organize and live our collective lives is a question on the _ ideological dimension
political
why is it necessary to differentiate between the economic dimension and social order dimension when discussing political ideology
the social order dimension splits americans' political positions in ways not reflected in the more traditional economic dimension
why do many americans find it difficult to identify themselves as a conservative or a liberal
because they consider themselves liberal on some issues and conservative on other issues
statistical data show that the number of americans who identify themselves as white will
shrink over the next 40 years
the republican primary of 2012 was marked by candidates trying to look _ on the issue of immigration
tough
all of the following are true of statistical data presented in charts and graphs except
ignoring charts and graphs may be damaging to your job prospects
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