True or False Quiz

Please answer all questions.


1	Although they have changed substantially in practice during the nation's history, the ideals that characterized America's founding are still basic components of the nation's political life.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


2	Basic constitutional questions are never fully settled; each generation must find new answers.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


3	Politics may be defined as the struggle over "who gets what, when, and how."
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


4	Politics involves conflict and consensus competition and cooperation.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


5	Under American capitalism, the federal government is expected to manage the national economy.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


6	Capitalism, democracy, and constitutionalism are "neutral" rules of the game in the sense that they are equally advantageous to all interests in society.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


7	Alexis de Tocqueville's "Habits of the heart" referred to Americans' ideals.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


8	The United States spends more on government programs for the poor than other industrialized democracies.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


9	The United States has always been a nation of immigrants.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE


10	Because of their nation's history, most Americans believe that they cannot make it on their own.
		A)	TRUE
		B)	FALSE

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