US government

according to procedural theory, the government should do

whatever the majority wants

The broad, basic definition of politics given by the text is what?

Authorittive allocation of values for a society

What is national sovereignty?

Political entity's externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs

Which political philosopher expressed the sentiment that life in a state of nature would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short?"

Thomas Hobbes

an example of a gov policy tht promotes social equality without redistrributing income is

Vermonts civil unions

the basic standard of substantive democracy is tht government muust guarantee

civil liberties and rights

a politicin who appeals to and often deceives the masses by manipulating their emotions and prejudices is a

demagogue

members of which of the following groups would be most likely to support immigration reform tht includes a path to citizenship?

democrats

capitalism is best described as an

economic system in which production and property are privately owned,, with minimum of government interference

the principle of responsiveness requires tht legislators

follow the generl contours of public opinion

franklin roosevelts four freedoms included all of the following except

freedom from inequality

all but which one of the following are collectively called "civil liberties?"

freedom of education

americans tend to define democracy in terms of

freedom, rights, or liberties

the procedural view of democracy is most ocncerned with

however gov decisions are made

an organized group that seeks to influence government policy is called an

interest group

a form of government tht puts power in the hands of an elite is an

oligarchy

new england town meetings are n exmple of

participatory democracy

a country abiding by the principle "one man, one vote" is practicing

political equality

each citizen having one vote demonstrates

political equality

the value of using politiacl concepts in understanding government is that they

provide for a broader view than looking at specific events

Services that benefit all citizens and are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals re known as

public goods

an election on a public policy issue is called a

referendum

gay marriage question

substantive view of democracy

anarchism is the political opposite of

totalitarianism

compared to citizens in other nations, Americans are more likely to

value freedom of speech more than order