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GOVT 2305
GOVT 2305 QUIZ 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| POLITCAL EFFICACY IS THE BELIEF THAT | ONE CAN INFLUENCE WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES |
| AMERICAN'S TRUST IN THEIR GOVERNMENT | INCREASED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, BUT DECLINED SHORTLY THEREAFTER |
| GENERALLY SPEAKING, AMERICANS | KNOW VERY LITTLE ABOUT CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES AND ARE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIGH-PROFILE POLITICAL LEADERS |
| ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS, GOOD CITIZENSHIP REQUIRES | POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT |
| WHAT IS THE BASIC DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTOCRACY AND OLIGARCHY | THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CONTROL GOVERNING DECISIONS |
| THE FAMOUS POLITICAL SCIENTIST HAROLD LASSWELL DEFINED POLITICS ARE THE STRUGGLE OVER | WHO GETS WHAT, WHEN, HOW |
| ALTHOUGH NOT PRESENT AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, A NUMBER OF STATES AND CITIES PERMIT CITIZENS TO VOTE DIRECTLY ON LAWS AND POLICIES. WHAT IS THE FORM OF RULE CALLED | DIRECT DEMOCRACY |
| PLURALISM IS A THEORY THAT SAYS | ALL INTERESTS IN A SOCIETY SHOULE BE FREE TO COMPETE FOR INFLUENCE OVER GOVERNMENTAL DECISIONS |
| SINCE 1900, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS HAS INCREASED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES | HISPANIC AND ASIAN ONLY |
| THE PERCENTAGE OF FOREIGN-BORN INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES | HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE REACHING ITS LOW POINT IN 1970 |
| THE PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL EQUALITY CAN BE BEST SUMMED UP AS | ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY | POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY, MAJORITY RULE, LIMITIED GOVERNMENT, AND MINORITY RIGHTS |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT RELATED TO THE AMERICAN CONCEPTION OF LIBERTY | FREEDOM OF SPEECH, FREE ENTERPRISE, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, AND FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY |
| WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT PART OF AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE | BELIEF IN EQUALITY OF RESULTS |
| WHICH OF FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING HAVE BEEN REPEALED OVER THE LAST 182 YEARS OF AMERICAN HISTORY | PROPERTY, GENDER, AND RACE |
| INSTITUTIONS AND PROCEDURES THROUGH WHICH A TERRITORY AND ITS PEOPLE ARE RULED | GOVERNMENT |
| CONFLICT OVER THE LEADERSHIP, STRUCTURE, AND POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS | POLITICS |
| THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | POLITICAL EFFICACY |
| INFORMED AND ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN A POLITICAL COMMUNITY | CITIZENSHIP |
| A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL, A KING, A QUEEN, OR DICTATOR, RULES | AUTOCRACY |
| A FORM OF GEVERNMENT IN WHICH A SMALL GROUP, LANDOWNERS, MILITARY OFFICERS, OR WEALTHY MERCHANTS, CONTROLS MOST OF THE GOVERNING DECISIONS | OLIGARCHY |
| A SYSTEM OF TULE THAT PERMITS CITIZENS TO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE GOVERNMENTAL PROCESS, USUALLY THROUGH THE ELECTION OF KEY PUBLIC OFFICIALS | DEMOCRACY |
| A SYSTEM OF RULE IN WHICH FORMAL AND EFFECTIVE LIMITS ARE PLACED ON THE POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT | CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT |
| A SYSTEM OF RULE IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES NO FORMAL LIMITS BUT MAY NEVERTHELESS BE RESTRAINED BY THE POWER OF OTHER SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS | AUTHORITARIAN GOVERNMENT |
| A SYSTEM OF RULE IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZES NO FORMAL LIMITS ON ITS POWER AND SEEKS TO ABSORB OR ELIMINATE OTHER SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT MIGHT CHALLENGE IT | TOTALITARIAN GOVERNMENT |
| CONFLICT OVER THE LEADERSHIP, STRUCTURE, AND POLICIES OF GOVERNMENTS | POLITICS |
| INFLUENCE OVER A GOVERNMENTS LEADERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, OR POLICIES | POWER |
| A SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE POPULACE SELECTS REPRESENTATIVES, WHO PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN GOVERNMENTAL DECISION MAKING | REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY/REPUBLIC |
| A SYSTEM OF RULE THAT PERMITS CITIZENS TO VOTE DIRECTLY ON LAWS AND POLICIES | DIRECT DEMOCRACY |
| THE THEORY THAT ALL INTERESTS ARE AND SHOULD BE FREE TO COMPETE FOR INFLUENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT; THE OUTCOME OF THIS COMPETITION IS COMPROMISE AND MODERATION | PLURALISM |
| BROADLY SHARED VALUES, BELIEFS, AND ATTITUDES ABOUT HOW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FUNCTION. AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE EMPHASIZES THE VALUES OF LIBERTY, EQUALITY, AND DEMOCRACY | POLITICAL CULTURE |
| FREEDOM FROM GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL | LIBERTY |
| A PRINCIPLE OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT; A GOVERNMENT WHOSE POWERS ARE DEFINED AND LIMITED BY A CONSTITUTION | LIMITED GOVERNMENT |
| AN ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN WHICH THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION ARE PRIVATELY OWNED AND OPERATED FOR PROFIT WITH MINIMAL OR NO GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE | LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM |
| A WIDELY SHARED AMERICAN IDEAL THAT ALL PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO USE WHATEVER TALENTS AND WELATH THEY HAVE TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL | POLITICAL EQUALITY |
| A PRINCIPLE OF DEMOCRACY IN WHICH POLITICAL AUTHORITY RESTS ULTIMATELY IN TEH HANDS OF THE PEOPLE | POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY |
| THE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE THAT A GOVERNMENT FOLLOWS THE PREFERENCES OF THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS BUT PROTECTS THE INTERESTS OF THE MINORITY | MAJORITY RULE, MINORITY RIGHTS |
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