CHAPTER 1 American Political Culture Keywords: trust, political knowledge, political efficacy, political values, political culture, representative government, forms of government, citizenship, participation MULTIPLE-CHOICE 1. The newest federal cabinet department is A. Veterans Affairs. B. Homeland Security. C. Education. D. Health and Human Services. ANS: B REF: p. 4 TOP: Factual KEY: representative government 3. Since the 1960s, Americans’ trust in their government has generally A. remained stable. B. risen slightly. C. fallen slightly. D. fallen sharply. ANS: D REF: p. 7 TOP: Factual KEY: trust 4. Which of the following is not a consequence of the decline in trust toward the government? A. The government is unable to attract good workers to the public sector. B. People are less willing to pay the taxes necessary for public activities. C. Distrust weakens the government’s ability to help people in times of crisis. D. All of the above are consequences of a decline in trust. ANS: D REF: p. 9 TOP: Conceptual KEY: trust 5. Which of the following has been involved in major corporate misconduct in recent years? A. IBM B. Enron C. PETCO D. all of the above ANS: B REF: p. 10 TOP: Factual KEY: trust 6. The belief that you can influence how your government acts is called A. political efficacy. B. saliency. C. popular sovereignty. D. autocracy. ANS: A REF: 10–11 TOP: Factual - Definition KEY: political efficacy 7. The decline of political efficacy results from A. the belief that citizens cannot affect what happens in the government. B. decreased active participation in public debates. C. the decline in political knowledge. D. all of the above.