Ch 1 PoliSci (True or False)

All issues on the government's policy agenda are carefully considered by public officials.

False

In a democracy, public officials are not required to pay attention to the problems that concern voters.

False

Support, demand, and expectation relates to feedback

False

The national government is not the largest private employer in the United States.

False

A key aspect of egalitarianism is political equality

True

A mixture of capitalism and socialism is called a mixed economy

True

Capitalism is reliance on self and not government

True

Elite theorists maintain that who holds office in Washington is of NO consequence; big businesses have the power.

True

In America, power flows from the bottom-up and feedback is a response to output.

True

Most western nations including the United States have a system of national health insurance through the government that provides most health care

True

Pluralist theory holds that because so many groups compete for power in the United States, all has a majority say and public policy roughly approximates the public interest.

True

Politicians who argue that "the people should be put first" are emphasizing populism.

True

Public goods are things that everyone shares, such as clean air

True

Public policy is the same as output or Law but similar to support and demand.

True

The United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the world

True

The revolutionary expansion of channels and Web sties anticipated in the near future is likely to enhance the political interest and involvement of young people.

True

Governments in the United States actually does more than the governments of similar countries

False