1138 Questions & Blanks

Question 1

The _______ and _______ of the United States were founded on Biblical principles

Answer 1

politics

education

Question 2

We have both the ____________________ to become involved in the political process and to put _______________________ back into our governmental system.

Answer 2

right and the responsibility

Biblical principles and values

Question 3

Political parties are indispensable in the successful operation of a republic because they:

Answer 3

Act as liaison between government and the people.
Provide a means to political action.
Hold the government responsible for its actions.

Question 4

The three basic functions performed by political parties are:

Answer 4

conducting government
nominating candidates
electing candidates

Question 5

Of the three basic functions performed by political parties, _______________ is the most important.

Answer 5

Nominating candidates

Question 6

Who can vote in a party’s primary is determined by ____________

Answer 6

state laws

Question 7

In ____________, a voter must declare his party preference and is given a ballot for that party’s primary; in ____________, a voter may vote in any party’s primary and is not required to declare in which party’s primary he’s voting.

Answer 7

a closed primary state

an open primary state

Question 8

In the United States, the only thing required of a party member is that he vote

Answer 8

.

Question 9

In most countries, a party member must _______ and ___________ for the party, while a __________ has little responsibility

Answer 9

pay dues
perform service
party supporter

Question 10

Officeholders must govern in the interest of their ___________

Answer 10

nation

Question 11

Party levels are connected by _________

Answer 11

lines of cooperation

Question 12

A _________________ is one in which the party and the state are the same and all political opposition is illegal.

Answer 12

totalitarian one-party system

Question 13

A ________________ is one in which opposing parties are not outlawed but cannot win significant popular support.

Answer 13

modified one-party system

Question 14

A ___________ system is one in which coalitions of parties form a majority and a government

Answer 14

multiparty

Question 15

A _________________ is one in which the parties are basically alike in their views and programs and differ only in details.

Answer 15

two-party system

Question 16

The _______________ Party is the only party that began as a minor party but replaced a major one.

Answer 16

Republican

Question 17

The ____________ Party is the oldest party still in existence in the United States

Answer 17

Democratic

Question 18

The two primary categories of third parties are parties of _____________ and parties of _______________.

Answer 18

great idea

great personality

Question 19

Today’s media is biased in favor of ______________ and the ______________.

Answer 19

liberal viewpoint

Democratic Party

Question 20

_______________ should be objective, but ________________ do not even attempt to be.

Answer 20

Reporters

Columnists

Question 21

The media uses its power to ________________–

Answer 21

shape public opinion

advance ideas, values, and viewpoints

Question 22

The media uses the basic tools of ___________ to influence public sentiment.

Answer 22

political cartoons
editorial comments
selective coverage

Question 23

Selective coverage is the most effective tool of the media.

Answer 23

.

Question 24

_____________ shape, rather than just identify public opinion.

Answer 24

Opinion polls

Question 25

_______________, rather than poll results, should form the basis for our ideas of right.

Answer 25

Scripture

Question 26

``` IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER Neutrality Proclamation Monroe Doctrine Spanish-American War Roosevelt Corollary dollar diplomacy Clark Memorandum Good Neighbor Policy ```

Answer 26

.

Question 27

``` IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER WW1 League of Nations Lend-Lease Act WWII United Nations ```

Answer 27

.

Question 28

America's policy of isolationism ended when it entered

Answer 28

WW2

Question 29

The goal of the Truman doctrine was to contain ______________

Answer 29

communism

Question 30

The _____ ended in 1991

Answer 30

Cold War

Question 31

Conducting foreign relations is usually the concern of a government's _____________-

Answer 31

chief executive

Question 32

When a President __________ a nation's representatives, he acknowledges the legal existence of that country and is prepared to conduct relations with it.

Answer 32

receives

Question 33

The _______________ is an important weapon in a President's diplomatic arsenal.

Answer 33

power of recognition

Question 34

The President may deploy ___________ without _______________, but he may not declare war

Answer 34

military forces | Congressional forces

Question 35

The _____ and _____ are the two agencies responsible for information gathering.

Answer 35

NSC | CIA

Question 36

The United Nations is a __________, _____________ organization whose goal is to ___________________

Answer 36

global, intergovernmental maintain peace and security

Question 37

________________ is the concept of preserving peace through international agreement that each member will defend the others from aggressive attack and that ___________________

Answer 37

Collective security | all nations will become members

Question 38

The UN Charter assumes that ____________ and that _________________

Answer 38

war is evil | man can achieve peace by his own efforts

Question 39

The UN's ______ bears the responsibility for maintaining international peace, the _____ provides staff for the daily operation, and the _________ is composed of all members.

Answer 39

Security Council Secretariat General Assembly