gov. chpt 1
In a totalitarian regime, there is a general desire for the government to control
Business, labor, education, religion
Franklin Roosevelt's freedom of speech and freedom of religion are synonymous with
Liberty
The following state in 2006 became the first state to require its citizens to buy health insurance or face a penalty:
Massachusetts
When NATO established a no-fly zone over Libya in 2011, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi protested that NATO had violated Libya's
National sovereignty
Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Hobbes's ideal form of government was
absolute monarchy
The following group values both equality and order more than freedom, and its members support both affirmative action and laws that restrict pornography:
communitarians
Liberals are more likely to favor generous government support for
education. wildlife protection. public transportation. a whole range of social programs.
The idea that the most important government decisions are made by an identifiable and stable minority that shares certain characteristics is called
elite theory
Social order is usually defined as
established patterns of authority and traditional modes of behavior.
Government's "modern dilemma" is how best to balance
freedom and order
one of the weaknesses of the procedural model of democracy is that
it permits policies that violate standards of substantive democracy.
A consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government is a(n)
political ideology
According to the text, the concept of order encompasses
preserving life, protecting property and maintaining patterns of social relationships
An alleged weakness of the majoritarian democratic model is its
reliance of American public to be knowledgeable and participatory
Western Europe's experience with democratic socialism demonstrates that
socialism can be practiced along with personal freedoms and democratic participation.
The Bill of Rights is at the core of our
substantive theories of democracy.
the broad, basic definition of politics given by the text is
the broad, basic definition of politics given by the text is
Democratization is the
transition from an authoritarian form of government to a democratic one.
Conservatives strongly
want to preserve traditional patterns of social relations.
