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.