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Fake news


A) never existed until the 2016 presidential election.
B) is news that is, while open to interpretation, deliberately made up for profit or to influence politics.
C) is based on the reality that American politics does not involve much conflict.
D) exists despite Americans having deep knowledge of politics and public affairs.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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What is meant by a "stealth democracy"?

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According to political scientists John H...

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What are the dominant beliefs of liberals, conservatives, and libertarians in the United States today?

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Liberals generally favor the promotion o...

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Cultural and moral values garner attention because


A) of the tendency of most journalists to distort the news.
B) they typically achieve bipartisan consensus.
C) interest groups and activists attempt to keep cultural and moral issues at the top of
The policy agenda.
D) cultural and moral issues are relatively new, only becoming important in the Twenty-first century.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The majority of American adults understand the importance of politics in their everyday lives.

A) True
B) False

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Which one of the following is part of the modern economic values of the United States?


A) workplace democracy
B) economic individualism
C) economic equality
D) the greatest good for the greatest number

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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According to Thomas Hobbes, why do we have government? Does his conclusion from the seventeenth century still apply in the twenty-first century? Explain.

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According to Hobbes, governments are cre...

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Politics is the same thing as government.

A) True
B) False

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What did British philosopher Thomas Hobbes mean by the term "state of nature"?


A) a belief that all people were basically good
B) a belief that the laws of nature gave kings the right to rule by divine right
C) life without any existing government
D) a world in which people lived in harmony

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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