AP Gov - Test Questions: Chapter 2
This is not a question asked by the procedural democratic theory
"What democratic outcome violates the rights of minorities"
These theorists have a narrower view f the scope of social and economic rights that should be guaranteed by a democratic government than _______ theorists
Conservative theorists , Liberal theorists
The process of institutionalizing the rules of procedural democracy and establishing substitute democratic policies
Democratization
This allows a person to acquire information and documents and also provides a medium to register opinion and complaints to government officials
E-government
If top government jobs for both political parties were filled from only an inner circle of top corporate leader, this would serve as evidence for the
Elite Theory
The concept of demcracy intially was defined centeries ago in ...
Greece
These 4 things are all considered to be institutional mechanism in politics
Interest groups, political parties, legislature, and elections
In recent years, our 2nd congressional parties have been increasingly polarized working less together to fashion compromise legislation, and this trend is consistent with
Majoritarian Model of Democracy
The primary mechanism in this model of democracy is the popular election
Majoritarian Model of Democracy
This is not a principle of procedural democracy
Minority rights
The United States Government fulfills the ____ model of Democracy quite well
Pluralist
This term is defined as decision making by most participants where as majority rule is decision making by 50% plus one
Plurality Rule
This theory prescribes that a group should decide to do what the majority of its participant want to do
Procedural Democracy
this view of democracy sees anti-gay marriage laws as democratic
Procedural view of Democracy
______ Is an election on a public policy issue
Referendum
If Congress were to pass a law that allows organize prayer in public school and the Supreme Court declares that the Constitution forbid this rule, this would be an example of the ....
Substantive Theory of Democracy
If voters in Texas voted by over 60% to ban gay marriage and you are arguing that gay marriage should be allowed in Texas anyway implies the reliance on the
Substantive Theory of Democracy
The Bill of Rights is at the Core of the
Substantive theories of Democracy
Members of this party are the most likely to support immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship
Tea Party
The idea that the most important government decisions are made by editable and stable minority that share certain characteristics (wealth & business connections)
The Elite Theory
the primary challenge to the democratization of Iraq after the overthrow dictator Saddam Hussein is
The religious conflict between the Sunni and the Shiite branches of Islam
The idea that all adult within the boundary of a political community should be allowed to vote
Universal participation
The best description for a referendum
a decision that resolves a legal issue
Citizens are knowledgeable about government & politics, want to participate in the political process, are raised in families that encourage active political participation and make rational decision in voting is ______ in the majoritarian model of democracy
are not assumptions
Most democracies give power to representative rather than directly to its citizens because
bringing large numbers of citizen together for discussion and votes is difficult, decisions ma require specialized knowledge not possess by the average citizen and discussion of political issues consumes more time than most people are willing to spend.
The fact that that the best represented sectors of Washington are _______ might be a sign that pluralist democracy in the US might not be working well
business and professional groups
Studies on the congressional agenda demonstrate that it is characterized by an emphasis on
business-related legislation
The Greek word "demos", which is the root term of the word democracy, means
common people
A political who appeal to and often deice the masses by manipulating their emotion and prejudices is
demagogue
Changes can occur in public opinion when
different generation with different experience enter the electorate
There are ________ forces that may be pushing authoritarian governments toward democratization
economic
American tend to define democracy in term of
freedoms, rights or liberties
In a system of participatory democracy citizens..
govern themselves, without electing representatives
The Procedural view of democracy is most concerned with...
how government decisions are made
A citizen group gathering enough signature on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal is an example of
initiative
Citizens circulating petition to gather signatures to put a policy question on the ballot is an example of an
initiative
An organized group that seeks to influence government policy
interest group
Initiatives are often sponsored by these groups even though they are instrument of majoritarian democracy
interest groups
Studies suggest that much of the elite;s power comes from the ability of the elites to...
keep issues off the political agenda
In 2014, voters in Switzerland approved an initiative to
limit immigration
Cohesive political parties with well-defined program contribute to the
majoritarian model of democracy
An important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that is can clash with
minority rights
When the wealthy and the rest of the population in American have differing policy goals the preference of the majority will ______
most likely prevail
In most democracies other that the US there is _____ support for the view that jobs and income for the unemployed are a right
much more
There are _____ rules that govern the use of referenda at the federal level
no rules
The form of government that its power is in the hands of an elite
oligarchy
An autocracy is a political system ruled by
one individual
The pluralist model of democracy shift the focus of democracy decision making from the mass electorate to
organized groups
In 2011, the state of Ohio approved an initiative to
overturn a law that had weakened unions
New England town meetings are an example of
participatory democracy
Portland's incorporation of neighborhood association into municipal government is an example of ...
participatory democracy
Based on poll test how closely American follow news about politics, policymakers should
place less credence in poll measuring public opinion on policy questions
A country abiding by the principle "one man, one vote" is practicing...
political equality
The Greek word "kratos", one of the many root of the word democracy, mean
power
a Political system that is "democratic" cannot be
simply defined
In the past few years, there has been a ______ in the number of democracies around the world
slight decline
Agreement among substantive theories break down when the discussion move from civil rights to
social and economic rights
Bible reading in public schools would violate a ___________ principle, freedom of religion.
substantive
In August of 2010, a federal judge overturns a decision by the voters of California that had banned gay marriage. This judicial decision is an example of
substantive theory
The Statement "We don't put our fundamental right, like freedom of speech, up for a vote!" reflects the...
substantive theory of democracy
Participatory democracy today is rare in ...
the US and in other democracies
The principle of responsiveness requires that legislators follow
the general contours of public opinion
The ancient Greeks classified governments as autocracies, oligarchies or democracies based on...
the number of citizens involved in the gathering
one of the weaknesses of the procedural model of democracy is
the permitting of politics that violate standard of substantive democracy
It is difficult for a country with a market economy to remain ______ in its internal policies
undemocratic
The concept that everyone in a democracy should participate in governmental decision making
universal participation
The Procedural theory believe that the government should do
whatever the majority wants