1.

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Paying taxes, attending court, and obeying laws are examples of _____.

	regulatory orders
	personal responsibility
	civic duties
	civic responsibility

2.

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power over citizens.

	totalitarian
	democratic
	republican
	socialist

3.

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late 1820s.

	fourth
	third
	first
	second

4.

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Vietnam War antiwar protests included examples of _______.

	new legislation
	presidential pardons
	news suppression
	civil disobedience

5.

Match the political ideologies with the letters on the spectrum.

liberalism

conservatism

libertarianism

6.

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allow groups to actively support candidates.

	open campaign
	political action
	reelection
	agency

7.

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One _____ of a citizen is to exercise the right to vote.

	civic duty
	civic responsibility
	personal responsibility
	community rule

8.

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______ determines the accuracy of a public opinion poll.

	Sampling error
	Bandwidth
	Range variance
	Data integrity

9.

Match the statements with the answers.

a party’s statement of its values, beliefs, and goals

practiced by members of different parties who work together on a specific issue

option that is available to voters who are unable to make it to a polling station

something that a citizen should do, but is not required to do

a task that a citizen must perform or else face possible consequences

represents the belief that one can make a difference politically

a movement to rally members and nonmembers to protest in hopes of pressuring policymakers to take action

provides a way for citizens to influence policymakers in government by expressing their thoughts and desires

the beliefs that guide a group or individual

observed the “peculiar” American characteristic that common people and the elite could compete in politics and capitalism on equal footing

10.

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Which statement best describes special interest groups?

	They work within parties to nominate candidates at the state and national levels.
	candidates.
	They function solely to raise funds for preferred candidates.
	They are government committees formed by Congress to address specific issues.

11.

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government action ensuring equality.

	Conservatives
	Political action committees
	Liberals
	Libertarians

12.

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environment benefit from stricter government involvement.

	Conservatives
	Liberals
	Libertarians
	Political action committees

13.

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politics.

	neighborhood watch
	political action committee
	issue public
	citizen’s committee

14.

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