Glendale Community College » Political Science » Political Science 101 - Introduction to American Government and Politics » Fall 2021

Question #1

What goods are available to all without direct payment?

A. private goods

B. common goods

C. toll goods

D. public goods

Question #2

In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power?

A. totalitarian

B. direct democracy

C. monarchy

D. oligarchy

Question #3

According to the pluralist theory of government, ________.

A. government does what the majority of voters want it to do

B. government policy is formed as a result of the competition between groups with different goals and interests

C. ordinary people acting on their own have a significant influence on government

D. wealthy people decide what government policy will be, and politicians have no interest in pleasing anyone else