Survey

1. INTRODUCTION:  In order to gain a better understanding of the impact of college-level American Government courses, students such as yourself are being asked to complete the following assessment.  While your participation is completely voluntary, we ask that you answer the following questions in a complete and truthful manner.  The best answer is what you really feel.  Your responses will be merged with those of other persons to create statistical tables about political knowledge and attitudes about government.  This merging of information means no one will be able to identify your answers.  Thank you for your time and assistance. Please check the box to confirm that you have read the above statement

2. Please type the four digit numeric personal ID code provided by your instructor in the below field.

3. 1) The principle of checks and balances in the U.S. system of government:

4. 2) The Bill of Rights was added to the U.S. constitution:

5. 3) The 1954 Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling held that racial segregation in schools violated the:

6. 4) Ideologically, individuals who want to uphold traditional values and who also favors an active role of government in providing economic security can be defined as:

7. 5) Compared with European democracies, voter turnout in America:

8. 6) The term “agenda setting” has been used to describe the:

9. 7) Which of the following is not a function of the U.S. Congress?

10. 8) The primary function of America’s federal bureaucracy is:

11. 9) Judicial review is:

12. 10) The most costly item in the federal budget is:

13. 11) American foreign policy from 1948-1991 was built around:

14. 12) More than 90 percent of the funding for K-12 public education comes from the:

15. 13) ____________ elections tend to draw the largest percentage of voters.

16. 14) The key factor in determining the mathematical accuracy of an opinion poll is:

17. 15) Do you happen to know which party has the most members in the U.S. House of Representatives?

18. 16)  Do you happen to know which party has the most members in the U.S. Senate?

19. Next, we would like to know a few of your opinions about government.  DIRECTION: Please indicate your attitude about the following statements (Please check only ONE response for each statement): Please check the box to confirm that you have read the above statement.

20. 17) “I can make a difference in my community.”

21. 18) “Once I know what needs to be done, I am good at planning on how to do it.”

22. 19) “I know how to contact and work effectively with organizations in my ommunity such as schools, business, and social service organizations.”

23. 20) “The most important thing I can do as a citizen is help others.”

24. 21) “I enjoy talking about politics and political issues.”

25. 22) “I expect that I will vote in every election.”

26. 23) “In the next three years, I expect to work on at least one political campaign.”

27. 24)  “Generally, government does a good job.”

28. 25)  “Government is run for a few interests.”

29. 26) “The President is doing a good job.”

30. 27) “Congress is doing a good job.”

31. 28) “The Supreme Court is doing a good job.”

32. 29) “The bureaucracy is doing a good job.”