Chapter 1 Exam

A  Too many influential groups cripple government’s ability to govern.

B  Because most citizens fail to pay attention to serious issues, government has become an elite institution.

C  Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.

D  Many groups vie for power with no one group dominating politics.

A  enlightened understanding

B  effective participation

C  equality in voting

D  inclusion

A  all government decisions

B  the root causes of political culture

C  only legislation enacted by Congress

D  the public’s political issues

A  congressional statute

B  budgetary choice

C  regulation

D  court decision

A  clean air

B  a college education

C  food stamps

D  medical care

A  government rule

B  red tape

C  collective action

D  public policies

A  egalitarian

B  laissez-faire

C  populist

D  pluralist

A  politics

B  political culture

C  public policy

D  government

A  federalism

B  hyperpluralism

C  pluralism

D  majority rule

A  balance of power

B  policy gridlock

C  elitism

D  pluralism

A  pluralism

B  elitism

C  elite-and-class theory

D  balance-of-power theory

A  pluralism

B  enlightened rule

C  representation

D  majority rule

A  inclusion

B  universal citizenship

C  freedom of speech and of the press

D  one person, one vote

A  a system that grants a status of privilege to the most active and informed voters

B  a system that ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens

C  a system that perpetuates the status quo and upholds the values of the party in power

D  a system that selects policymakers and organizes government so that policy represents and responds to the public’s preferences

A  the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls

B  the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other political actors

C  the issues that concern single-issue interest groups

D  all of the issues that candidates talk about on the campaign trail

A  through political science

B  through a policymaking system

C  through linkage institutions

D  through political tolerance

A  participation

B  party

C  ideology

D  opinions

A  public policy

B  public opinion

C  politics

D  the media

A  by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways

B  by collecting taxes

C  by politically socializing the young

D  by maintaining armed forces

A  Congress

B  government

C  the courts

D  political culture