Term
|
Definition
| The careful gathering and sifting of information in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The systematic study of government and politics. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The process through which a society settles its conflicts. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The ability of persons, groups, or institutions to influence political developments. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A form of government in which the people govern, either directly or through elected representatives. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The idea that the majority prevails not only in elections but also in policy determination. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A theory of American politics that holds that society’s interests are substantially represented through power exercised by groups. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The recognized right of officials to exercise power as a result of the positions they hold. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The idea that there are definable limits on the rightful power of a government over its citizens. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The use of courts of law as a means by which individuals protect their rights and settle their conflicts. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An economic system based on the idea that government should interfere with economic transactions as little as possible. Free enterprise and self-reliance are the collective and individual principles that underpin free markets. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The power that corporations exercise in their effort to influence government and maintain control of the workplace. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The notion that wealthy and well-connected individuals exercise power over certain areas of public policy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Decisions by government to pursue particular courses of action. |
|
|
Term
| The reality that officials in the United States spend comparatively less money on government programs for the poor than other fully industrialized democracies reflects the American ideal of |
|
Definition
a. unity.
b. equality.
c. diversity.
d. collectivism.
e. individualism. |
|
|
Term
| In a 2009 Pew Research Center survey, what percent of Americans expressed “complete agreement” when asked whether government has a responsibility “to take care of people who can’t take care of themselves”? |
|
Definition
a. roughly one-tenth
b. roughly one-half
c. roughly one-quarter
d. roughly three-quarters
e. roughly five percent |
|
|
Term
| Pluralists such as ________ argue that it is the preference of the special interest that largely determines what government does. |
|
Definition
a. G. William Domhoff
b. Max Weber
c. C. Wright Mills
d. Robert Dahl
e. All these answers are correct. |
|
|
Term
| More than ________ of Americans have a college degree—the world’s highest rate? |
|
Definition
a. two-thirds
b. one-half
c. one-quarter
d. 10 percent
e. 1 percent |
|
|
Term
| Under communism, the government |
|
Definition
a. owns most or all major industries and also takes responsibility for overall management of the economy.
b. owns most or all major industries but takes little responsibility for overall management of the economy.
c. owns most industries but allows the economy to run mostly on private transactions.
d. allows firms to make their own production and distribution decisions, but tightly controls pricing.
e. leaves individuals to rely largely on themselves for economic security. |
|
|
Term
| Americans prefer wealth to be allocated by government direction and control rather than through the marketplace. True or False? |
|
Definition
|
|
