Chapter 2-Test

According to the text, in the past few years, there has been _______ in the number of democracies around the world. -a large decline -a slight decline -no real change -a slight increase -a large increase

A slight decline

Studies of the congressional agenda of the United States demonstrate that it is characterized by an emphasis on -legislation concerned with the poor -legislation concerned with immigration -legislation concerned with increasing taxes on the wealthy -business related legislation -social welfare legislation

Buisness related legislation

Whether a political system is "democratic" is chiefly defined by which of the following? -it's amount of participation -it's amount of government responsiveness to the public -extent you which representatives are accountable to the public -support for freedom of speech and association -cannot be simply defined as it is not a "yes or no" question

Cannot be simply defined as it is not a "yes or no" question

The basic standard of substantive democracy is that government must guarantee -economic rights -civil rights and liberties -social equality -economic rights, civil rights and liberties, and social equality -none of these choices is true

Civil rights and liberties

The Greek word demos, which is the root of the term democracy, means -common people -power -participation -foundation or vase -order

Common people

______ theorists have a narrower view of the scope of social and economic rights that should be guaranteed by a democratic government than _______ theorists. -Liberal, conservative -Substantive, procedural -Conservative, liberal -Majoritarian, pluralist -Procedural, substantive

Conservative, liberal

__________ allows a person to acquire information and documents online and also provides a medium to register opinions and complaints to government officials. -E-government -The Federal Communications Commission -The Telecommunications Act -The Secretary of State -Fox News

E-government

The text suggests that there are ________ forces that may be pushing authoritarian governments towards democratization. -religious -moral -philosophical -ethical -economic

Economic

The procedural view of democracy is most concerned with -the level of popular participation in decision making -the equality of government decisions -minority protections -the impact of government decisions -how government decisions are made

How government decisions are made

A citizen's group gathers enough signatures on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal. This proposal would represent a(n) -recall election -referendum -initiative -popular law -citizen's proposal

Initiative

When citizens circulate petitions to gather a certain minimum number of signatures to put a policy question on the ballot, it is called a(n) -initiative -referendum -runoff -recall -election

Initiative

One of the weaknesses of the procedural model of democracy is that -it does not provide clear criteria on which to judge whether a government is democratic -its reliance on rules may lead to rigidity and inefficiency -it neglects the standards of classic Greek democracy -it permits policies that violate standards of substantive democracy -too much attention is paid to protecting minority rights

It permits policies that violate standards of substantive democracy

In 2014, voters in Switzerland approved and initiative to -recognize civil rights at a national level -join the European Union -limit immigration -ban involvement in military conflicts -leave the European Union

Limit immigration

Cohesive political parties with well defined programs contribute to the -pluralist model of democracy -majoritarian model of democracy -republican theory of democracy -elite theory of democracy -substantive theory of democracy

Majoritarian model of democracy

All of the following are principles of procedural democracy except -government responsiveness to public opinion -minority rights -universal participation -majority or plurality rule -political equality

Minority rights

An important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that it can clash with -minority rights -The majoritarian view -voting rights -political parties -Democratic government

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 less -a little less -about equal -a little more -much more

Much more

Form of government that puts power in the hands of an elite is a(n) -oligarchy -democracy -autocracy -dictatorship -theocracy

Oligarchy

Portland's incorporation of neighborhood association's into its municipal government is an example of -majoritarianism -pluralism -political equality -participatory democracy -universal participation

Participatory democracy

While majority rule is defined as decision making by 50% plus one person, _______ is defined as decision making by most participants. -rule by the people -acquiescence -political equality -universal participation -plurality rule

Plurality rule

The Greek word kratos, one of the roots of the word democracy, means -power -authority -common man -rule -form

Power

An election of a public policy issue is called a(n) -initiative -referenda -primary -recall -procedure

Primary

According to the _________ view of democracy, anti-gay marriage laws are democratic -substantive -authoritarian -oligarchic -Greek -procedural

Procedural

________ theory implies that a group should determine what the majority of its participants want to do. -Democratic -Pluralist -Procedural -Participatory -Substantive

Procedural

___ addresses the questions "Who should participate in decision making?" And "How many votes are needed to reach a decision?" -Laissez-faire government -Procedural Democratic theory -An anarchist -Majoritarianism -Demagogues

Procedural Democratic theory

Participatory democracy today is -rare in the United States but commonly practiced in Europe -common in the United States and in other democracies -common in the United States but rare in other democracies -common in the United States and Europe but rare in other democracies -rare in the United States and in other democracies

Rare in the United States and in other democracies

In 2015 the government of Ireland held a(n) _________, in which voters legalized gay marriage. -election -initiative -poll -referendum -proposition

Referendum

Agreement among substantive democracy theorists breaks down when the discussion moves from civil rights to -freedom of expression -military rights -religious rights -corporate rights -social rights and economic rights

Social rights and economic rights

Freedom of religion or freedom of speech are _______ principles -Democratic -procedural -doctrinal -substantive -pluralist

Substantive

The ______ view of democracy is likely to see anti-gay marriage laws as undemocratic -universal -procedural -substantive -majoritarian -elite

Substantive

The Bill or Rights is at the core of our -procedural theories of democracy -majoritarian theories -participatory theories of democracy -substantive theories of democracy -representative theories of democracy

Substantive theories of democracy

In America, when the wealthy and the rest of the population have differing policy goals -The preference of the majority will most likely prevail -The preference of progressive interest groups will normally prevail -there is no way to predict which side will win -The preference of the wealthy will most often prevail -social scientist have not studied this question, so it's impossible to say which side will most likely prevail

The preference of the wealthy will most often prevail

According to the text, it is difficult for a country with a market economy to remain ________ in its internal politics. -Democratic -responsive -decentralized -undemocratic -Pluralistic

Undemocratic

The idea that all adults within the boundaries of a political community should be allowed to vote is known as -universal participation -political equality -majority rule -plurality rule -suffrage

Universal participation

According to the procedural theory, the government should do -whatever the most insistent interest group wants -whatever the majority wants -whatever they judge to be right -whatever the most influential elites want -whatever they think the framers of the constitution would have done

Whatever the majority wants

The text suggests that the United Ststes struggled to promote democracy in counties that -could not accept a high degree of tolerance and freedom allowed to all in groups in society. -were transitioning from socialism -were previously tolitarian -could not accept pluralism -were dominated by religious groups

could not accept a high degree of tolerance and freedom allowed to all in groups in society

A sign that the 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 -declining number of interest groups in Washington -decentralization of the American government -increased representation for low income Americans -generally low levels of political knowledge among Americans

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

The main disadvantage of the pluralist model is that it -doesn't adequately take public opinion into account -has been used in authoritarian regimes to repress their citizens -favors groups who need help the least -gives unfair advantages to poor people -has been shown to be a poor method of representation

favors groups who need help the least