Pre-Test Assessment Results, Fall 1999, Govt. 2305

Test Item

# Missed

% Correct

Objective

1

415

19.41747573

Characteristics of the US Constitution

2

147

71.45631068

Definition of Ideology

3

11

97.86407767

Definition of Democracy

4

279

45.82524272

Elitist Theory

5

390

24.27184466

Pluralist Theory

6

131

74.5631068

Meaning of Separation of Powers

7

148

71.26213592

Meaning of Checks and Balances

8

311

39.61165049

Definition of Federalism

9

190

63.10679612

Decision in Marbury v. Madison

10

217

57.86407767

First Amendment Liberties

11

141

72.62135922

Distinction between Civil Liberties and Rights

12

216

58.05825243

Definition of Districting

13

243

52.81553398

Definition of Divided Government

14

170

66.99029126

Characteristics of Bureaucracy

15

355

31.06796117

Characteristics of Iron Triangles

16

46

91.06796117

Movement that Promoted Voting Rights Act

17

222

56.89320388

Judicial Activism vs. Judicial Restraint

18

131

74.5631068

Definition of Political Socialization

19

333

35.33980583

Definition of Public Opinion

20

182

64.66019417

Party Identification

21

145

71.84466019

Definition of Primary Election

22

250

51.45631068

Definition of an Incumbent

23

174

66.21359223

Voter Turnout

24

370

28.15533981

Political Action Committees

25

142

72.42718447

Definition of Lobbying

26

206

60

Powers of Congress

27

317

38.44660194

Powers of the President

28

245

52.42718447

Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

29

264

48.73786408

Economic Policy

30

236

54.17475728

Branch Responsible for Foreign Policy

MEAN

0.57