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Question #1
What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?
A.
government
B.
political culture
C.
the courts
D.
Congress
Question #2
How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?
A.
by collecting taxes
B.
by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways
C.
by maintaining armed forces
D.
by politically socializing the young
Question #3
What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?
A.
the media
B.
politics
C.
public policy
D.
public opinion
Question #4
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
A.
ideology
B.
opinions
C.
party
D.
participation
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 attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors
B.
all of the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail
C.
the issues that concern single-issue interest groups
D.
the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls
Question #7
What is democracy?
A.
a system that ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens
B.
a system that grants a status of privilege to the most active and informed voters
C.
a system that selects policymakers and organizes government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
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.
freedom of speech and of the press
C.
inclusion
D.
one person, one vote
Question #9
The __________ principle is that, in a democracy, policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters.
A.
majority rule
B.
enlightened rule
C.
pluralism
D.
representation
Question #10
What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?
A.
pluralism
B.
elitism
C.
balance-of-power theory
D.
elite-and-class theory
Question #11
Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?
A.
policy gridlock
B.
pluralism
C.
balance of power
D.
elitism
Question #12
Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign, and the government is merely their servant?
A.
pluralism
B.
hyperpluralism
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.
public policy
B.
politics
C.
political culture
D.
government
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.
egalitarian
C.
pluralist
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.
red tape
B.
public policies
C.
government rule
D.
collective action
Question #16
What is an example of a collective good?
A.
a college education
B.
clean air
C.
food stamps
D.
medical care
Question #17
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?
A.
regulation
B.
congressional statute
C.
court decision
D.
budgetary choice
Question #18
What is public policy?
A.
only legislation enacted by Congress
B.
the root causes of political culture
C.
the public's political issues
D.
all government decisions
Question #19
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?
A.
inclusion
B.
effective participation
C.
enlightened understanding
D.
equality in voting
Question #20
In the United States, pluralism suggests which of the following?
A.
Too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern.
B.
Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has become an elite institution.
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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