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Question #1
What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?
A.
Congress
B.
political culture
C.
the courts
D.
government
Question #2
How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?
A.
by politically socializing the young
B.
by collecting taxes
C.
by maintaining armed forces
D.
by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways
Question #3
What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?
A.
public opinion
B.
politics
C.
the media
D.
public policy
Question #4
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
A.
opinions
B.
ideology
C.
participation
D.
party
Question #5
How does our government respond to the priorities of its people?
A.
through a policymaking system
B.
through linkage institutions
C.
through political science
D.
through political tolerance
Question #6
What makes up the government's policy agenda?
A.
the issues that concern single-issue interest groups
B.
the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
C.
the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors
D.
all of the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
Question #7
What is democracy?
A.
a system that grants a status of privilege to the most active and informed voters
B.
a system that selects policymakers and organizes government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
C.
a system that ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens
D.
a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in power
Question #8
What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?
A.
universal citizenship
B.
one person, one vote
C.
freedom of speech and of the press
D.
inclusion
Question #9
The __________ principle is that, in a democracy, policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters.
A.
representation
B.
enlightened rule
C.
pluralism
D.
majority rule
Question #10
What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?
A.
elite-and-class theory
B.
balance-of-power theory
C.
pluralism
D.
elitism
Question #11
Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?
A.
balance of power
B.
elitism
C.
policy gridlock
D.
pluralism
Question #12
Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign, and the government is merely their servant?
A.
hyperpluralism
B.
pluralism
C.
federalism
D.
majority rule
Question #13
A set of values widely shared within a society is referred to as which of the following?
A.
politics
B.
government
C.
political culture
D.
public policy
Question #14
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries.
A.
populist
B.
pluralist
C.
egalitarian
D.
laissez-faire
Question #15
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of which of the following?
A.
public policies
B.
collective action
C.
red tape
D.
government rule
Question #16
What is an example of a collective good?
A.
medical care
B.
a college education
C.
clean air
D.
food stamps
Question #17
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?
A.
regulation
B.
budgetary choice
C.
court decision
D.
congressional statute
Question #18
What is public policy?
A.
the root causes of political culture
B.
all government decisions
C.
the public's political issues
D.
only legislation enacted by Congress
Question #19
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?
A.
inclusion
B.
equality in voting
C.
effective participation
D.
enlightened understanding
Question #20
In the United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
A.
Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has become an elite institution.
B.
Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern.
C.
Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.
D.
Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.
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