Chapter 2 Quiz

Members of which of the following groups would be most likely to support immigration reform ​that includes a path to citizenship?

Democrats

The Greek word kratos, one of the roots of the word democracy, means

Power

A popular election is the primary mechanism for democratic government in which model?

The majoritarian model

Studies of the congressional agenda demonstrate that it is characterized by

an emphasis on business-related legislation.

The Greek word demos, which is the root of the term democracy, means

common people.

The text suggests that there are _________ forces that may be pushing authoritarian governments toward democratization.

economic

A referendum is best described as a(n)

election on a policy issue.

A sign that pluralist democracy might not be working well in the United States is the

fact that the best represented sectors in Washington are business and professional groups.

Although they are instruments of majoritarian democracy, initiatives are often sponsored by

interest groups.

Participatory democracy today

is rare in the United States and in other democracies.

In 2011, the state of Ohio approved an initiative to

overturn a law that had weakened unions.

Whereas majority rule is defined as decision making by 50 percent plus one person, _________ is defined as decision making by most participants.

plurality rule

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

political equality.

Democratization is the

process of institutionalizing the rules of procedural democracy and establishing substantive democratic policies.

One primary challenge to democratization in Iraq after the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein is

religious conflict between Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam.

In August of 2010, a federal judge overturned a decision by the voters of California that had banned gay marriage. This judicial decision is an example of

substantive democracy.

The Bill of Rights is at the core of our

substantive theories of democracy.

Compared with majoritarian thought, the pluralist model of democracy shifts the focus of democratic decision making from __________ to _________.

the mass electorate; organized groups

According to the text, it is difficult for a country with a market economy to remain _________ in its internal politics.

undemocratic

​Which of the following can be considered an institutional mechanism in politics?

​All of these choices may be considered institutional mechanisms in politics.

​According to the text, in the past few years, there has been ________ in the number of democracies around the world.

​a slight decline

When citizens circulate petitions to gather signatures to put a policy question on the ballot, it is called a(n)​

​initiative.

In 2014, voters in Switzerland approved an initiative to​

​limit immigration.

An important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that it can clash with​

​minority rights.

In most democracies other than the United States, there is __________ support for the view that jobs and incomes for the unemployed are a right.​

​much more

A form of government that puts power in the hands of an elite is a(n)​

​oligarchy.

Portland's incorporation of neighborhood associations into its municipal government is an example of​

​participatory democracy.

​According to procedural theory, the government should do

​​whatever the majority wants.