AP GOV 1,2 test

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what political philosopher inspired the phrase ¨life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the declaration of independance?

John Locke

what rules govern the use of referenda at the federal level in the USA?

No provisions exist for the use of referenda at the federal level

Though he was a Republican generally opposed to a big government, this president launched the construction of the interstate highway system.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower

who wrote that life without government in a ¨state of nature¨ would be ¨solitary, nasty, brutish and short?¨

Thomas Hobbe

what is a referendum

an election where the people vote (not their representatives) on a policy issue

what part of the constitution is at the core of substantive democracy?

bill of rights

which political ideology would most likely support ¨broken tail light policing¨ and ¨stop and frisk¨ policies

conservative liberals- would say your targeting certain groups

a politician who appeals to and often deceives the masses by manipulating their emotions and prejudices is a

demagogue.

as a member of the US Senate, Bernie Sanders of Vermont identifies politically as a

democratic socialist

an autocracy usually takes the form of a

dictatorship

the idea that the most important government decisions are made by an identifiable and stable minority that shares certain characteristics-particularly wealth and business connections -- is called ________

elite theory

the procedural view of democracy is most concerned with ________

how government decisions are made

many of the citizens of eastern oregon would like to become part of________

idaho- idaho is more conservative but will not happen

A citizen's group gathers enough signatures on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal. this proposal would represent an_____

initiative

one of the weaknesses of the procedural model of democracy is ________

it permits policies that violate standards of substantive democracy violates minority rights

according to your text, which doctrine is most extreme in limiting government involvement in the economy?

laissez-faire

a form of government that puts power in the hands of an elite group is a _______

oligarchy

new england town meetings (and, in your book, the example of the Swiss canton of Appenzell Inner-Rhodes town square meetings) are an example of _______ democracy

participatory democracy.

your text suggests that the united states fulfills the ______ model best

pluralist

whereas majority rule is defined as decision making by 50% plus one person, ____is defined as decision making by most participants

plurality rule

this concept refers to the authority of a government to maintain order and safeguard citizens' health, morals, safety, and welfare

police power

according to your text, a country abiding by the principle ¨one man, one vote" is practicing what?

political equality

what are the principles of procedural democracy?

principles: universal participation, political equality, and majority rule

agreement among substantive theorists breaks down when the discussion moves from civil rights to _______ rights

social rights and economic rights.

in 2005, voters in texas voted by over a 60% margin to ban same sex marriage. the 2015 us supreme court ruling that same sex marriage would be allowed in texas anyway implies a reliance on the _______ view of democracy.

substantive

suppose a majority of congress passes a law to permit organized prayer in public schools and the supreme court declares that the constitution forbids this rule; this would be an example of what model of democracy?

substantive democracy.

compared with majoritarian thought, the pluralist model of democracy shifts the focus of democratic decision making from ______ to ______

the mass electorate; organized groups

in washington dc repubicans in the house have insisted on what in return for considering an increase in the debt ceiling?

they want impeachment hearings about pres. biden and his son

the oldest objective of government is______________

to maintain order


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