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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In 1996, how many Americans voted in the election between Clinton, Dole, and Perot?
2. By what year did some estimate that 35 million Americans played bridge?
3. How many more hours did married couples average in a work week in 1998 than they did in 1969?
4. How much had states spent on "motor voter" registration?
5. By what year did it become a struggle for VFW Post 2378 in Berwyn, Illinois, to pay taxes on the post hall?
Short Essay Questions
1. If professional organizations increased membership in the twentieth century, why did Putnam believe that membership was declining?
2. How did America compare with other democracies in the rate of political participation?
3. In what group was there seen an increase in volunteering?
4. What is reciprocity?
5. What did one scholar say about religion and America?
6. What changes in union membership have been seen in the twentieth century?
7. How were self-help groups different from civic groups?
8. What did time diaries from 1965, 1975, 1985, and 1995 reveal about participation in religious activities?
9. If fewer survey respondents said that "Most people can be trusted," what might that mean?
10. What was the change in the membership numbers of major national professional organizations during the last half of the twentieth century?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The idea was proposed that workers transferred their friendships, civic discussions, and community ties from"the front porch to the water cooler." Discuss whether workers transferred their social ties from the community to the workplace.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss what reciprocity is and how it benefits society.
Essay Topic 3
Some generations were introduced to television as adults, and some generations grew up with television. Discuss television viewing and how viewing television is different among different generations.
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