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