Chapter 1: introducing government in america

provide services

All national governments...

true

Democratic theory requires citizens to become experts on most everything (true or false)

the american political system is a competition among many groups

Pluralists argue that...

Had no fondness for democracy

The writers of the U.S Constitution...

$1,000,000

Winning a congressional seat these days requires campaign war chest of a least...

aid effective policymaking for the public interest

Single-issue groups...

" who" of politics

The media usually focuses on the

False

A government's policy agenda changes infrequently ( true or false)

Majority rule

In democratic theory, the principle of minority rights accompanies the principle of...

false

A key aspect of American egalitarianism is economic equality (true or false)

a list of problems to which serious attention is paid

A policy agenda is ...

policy gridlock

A situation that is magnified when different parties control the president and congress is..

-fosters civic virtues -helps citizens identify policies that would benefit them -promotes active participation in politics

According to Micheal Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter, political knowledge is important because it....

-individualism -laissez-faire -populism

According to Seymour Martin Lipset, the American creed includes the idea of...

Military dictatorship

According to the Communist Manifesto, the specter haunting Europe was....

false

According to the theory of hyper-pluralism, government that has become more effective with time ( true or false)

true

America has one of the highest voter turnout rates in the world (true or false)

laissez-faire economic policies

An important result of American individualism has been clear tendency to prefer...

misses the larger question of how the pie is distributed by arguing that every group gets a piece of the pie

Critics of the pluralist theory contend that it...

elites influence policy makers but are distinct from them

Elite and class theory holds that...

"who gets what, when, and how"

Harold Lasswell's definition of politics is ....

Muddled and inconsistent policy

Hyper-pluralism can lead to...

true

One of the basic functions of government is to socialize young citizens into the political system through schooling (true or false)

an interest group

One type of linkage institution is..

true

Political action committees usually car only about how members of congress vote on issues that particularly affect them (true or false)

true

Political issues get government's attention though linkage institutions (true or false)

-congressional statutes -court decisions -budgetary choices

Public policies include...

-consists of laws passed by congress -is what government chooses not to do -involves making decisions

Public policy...

false

Research clearly indicates that America is engaged in a bitter culture war (true or false)

25 years old or younger

The age group with the lowest voter turnout rate is....

true

The closer the correspondence between representatives and their electoral majority, the closer the approximation to democracy (true of false)

government

The institutions that make authoritative decisions that apply to all of society are collectively known as..

Policy impacts

The last part of the policy system concerns

one-sixth

The percentage of the federal budget devoted to national defense is about...

30% now 40%?

The percentage of the gross domestic product currently spent by our governments is about ..

-Parks -national defense -clean air policies

What are good examples of public good?

-equality in voting -effective participation -inclusion

What are the basic principles of traditional democratic theory ?

-congress -the presidency -the courts

What are the policymaking institutions that was established by the Constitution?

-it spends nearly $3 trillion annually it employs nearly two million people -it owns one-third of the land in the united states

What the scopes of out national government?

their political culture

What unites Americans more than anything else is...

the supereme court

Which of the following is Not an example of a linkage institution?

Roger Sherman-delegate from CT to Const Convention who did not trust ppl to make well-informed decisions

Who said the people" should have as little to do as may be with the government"?