Multiple
Choice
(10
points,
10
minutes)
Question
1.
The
right
to
vote
for
Black
Americans
¥y
was
guaranteed
in
the
original
Constitution
2)
was
ensured
both
in
theory
and
practice
by
the
Fifteenth
Amendment
@
was
finally
enforced
for
the
most
part
after
the
Voting
Rights
Act
4y
was
not
enforced
until
after
the
death
of
George
Floyd
in
2016
Question
2.
Which
of
the
following
is
not
one
of
the
biggest
activities
of
the
United
States
government
in
terms
of
dollars
spent?
#)
Foreign
aid
2)
National
defense
3)
Retirement
income
for
older
Americans
4)
Healthcare
Question
3.
In
"The
Policy
Basis
of
Measured
Partisan
Animosity
in
the
United
States,"
Orr
and
Huber
argue
that
%
1)
Polarization
is
a
statistical
artifact
and
is
not
really
occurring
Partisan
animosity
is
grounded
in
policy
differences
3)
People
disagree
about
policy
because
of their
pre-existing
attachment
to
parties
#
Partisan
animosity
in
the
United
States
has
led
to
a
decline
in
the
quality
of
laws
Question
4.
In
“Why
is
There
So
Little
Money
In
U.S.
Politics,”
Ansolabehere
and
coauthors provide
evidence
that
1)
Relative
to
the
past
there
is
very
little
money
to
be
made
by
running
for
elected
office
.2)
Lobbying
expenditures
have
declined
significantly
\/
@)
The
total
amount
of
campaign
contributions
is
much
less
than
the
money
at
stake
in
public
policy
_4)
The
richest
Americans
rarely
run
for
political
office,
reducing
the
overall
business
experience
represented
in
Congress
Question
5.
Which
of
the
following
is
true
about
economic
growth?
@Growth
is
associated
with
lower
poverty
but
has
been
dramatically
unequal
in
the
US
\/
2)
Growth
accrues
only
to
the
benefit
of
the
top
1%
3)
Growth
increases
the
share
of
wealth
going
to
the
bottom
10%
4)
Greater
economic
growth
is
supported
by
Republicans
and
opposed
by
Democrats
