APUSGOPO_Chapter 4: The American Political Landscape
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- Q1One of the key characteristics of a postindustrial society is __________.that it is primarily a technical societya rigid class structurethat information is the organizing principlethat it values inherited wealth over skill and education30s
- Q2Fundamentalist Christians are an important force for which American political party?RepublicansLibertariansGreensDemocrats30s
- Q3Divisions within society that cut across demographic categories to produce groups that are more heterogeneous are called __________.ideological impassescross-cutting cleavagesreinforcing cleavagescross-political cleavages30s
- Q4According to Figure 4.5, which decade reflects the arrival of the baby boomers at age 65?203019402010202030s
- Q5The study of the characteristics of populations is known as __________.demographysocial studiespolitical sciencegeography30s
- Q6Which region of the United States has the fastest rate of population growth?the Midwestthe Southeastthe Northeastthe Sun Belt30s
- Q7Prior to the recent surge in immigration, Figure 4.1 shows that the largest wave of new immigrants came to the United States in the years between __________.1980 and 19941864 and 18961840 and 18601900 and 192430s
- Q8The percentage of African American families that live below the poverty line is __________.30%44%23%89%30s
- Q9Members of which Asian American subgroup are most likely to register to vote as Democrats?Chinese AmericansThai AmericansIndian AmericansJapanese Americans30s
- Q10Socioeconomic status is a division of the population based onwealth, ethnicity, and religionclass, wealth, and educationIncome, occupation, and educationeducation, class, and race30s
- Q11The percentage of Americans engaged in agricultural production today is about __________.2%30%19%1%30s
- Q12California stands out in U.S. politics today because __________.nearly one in eight U.S. citizens lives in the state, making it the most populous state in the unionit has more members of the U.S. House of Representatives than the next ten states combinedtwenty states owe California more than a billion dollars each, making it the largest lender to other statesit has 155 presidential electoral votes, more than any other state30s
- Q13Sectional distinctions in the United States refer to differences based on __________.geography and regioncensus and demographic statisticseducation and wealthrace and ethnicity30s
- Q14The political importance of Hispanics has been somewhat blunted because __________.most Hispanic Americans classify themselves as whitesome 13 million Hispanics live in CaliforniaHispanics are a not united voting blocthey are the fastest-growing minority group in the United States30s
- Q15Hispanics of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent tend to support __________.a conservative domestic agendaa liberal domestic agendamaking English the national languagedecreased spending on drug control30s
