Chapter 1: People, Politics, and Participation

All of the following are considered public goods EXECPT 1) access to safe air transportation 2) clean air and water 3) roads and highways 4) free internet access

Free internet access

Which of the following terms matches this description? "A quality conferred on government by citizens who believe that its exercise of power is right and prosper?"

Legitmacy

A democratic government with special guarantees of personal liberties.

Liberal democracy

Which of these types of government sees power held in the hands of an elite few?

Oligarchy

Which of the following is best describes as "the ability to compel other people to do what they would not otherwise do"?

Power

True or False: After the end of the Cold-War, as the globalizing world moves ahead into the 21st century, the United States government has taken on the mission of promoting the international development of 'democracy'.

True

True or False: Our system of representative democracy in the US emphasizes the importance of citizens learning about politics, and taking an active role in the political process.

True

According to our textbook, which age group is MOST conservative?

65+

Which of the following are effects of changes in the U.S. population's ethnic makeup? 1) changes in terms of who governs 2) All of the above 3) changes in political campaigns and outreach 4) changes in national and local political culture

All of the above

A social contract can be defined as which of the following?

An agreement between people and their leaders in which the people agree to give up SOME liberties in exchange for the security and protection of all

"The right of a government or other entity (state) to exercise power" is which of the following?

Authority

In the early years of the American republic, the right to vote was which of the following?

Available to all white, male property owners

Which ideology places the greatest emphasis on traditional values?

Conservatism

Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a state, in Political Science?

Democracy

Which of these types of government places the supreme power of governance in the hands of citizens?

Democracy

Which of the following developed the concept of natural law, which asserts that standards which govern human behavior are derived from human nature and can be universally applied?

Sir Isaac Newton

Which ideology places the greatest emphasis on government control of the economy to protect the working class?

Socialism

Efficacy is citizens' belief that

They have the power to achieve something desirable and that the government will listen to them

Which of these types of governmental structure essentially controls every aspect of citizens' lives?

Totalitarian

True or False: A republic is a representative democracy

True