Chapter 1 Exam

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

B  Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.

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

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

A  inclusion

B  enlightened understanding

C  equality in voting

D  effective participation

A  only legislation enacted by Congress

B  the root causes of political culture

C  all government decisions

D  the public’s political issues

A  budgetary choice

B  regulation

C  congressional statute

D  court decision

A  medical care

B  food stamps

C  clean air

D  a college education

A  government rule

B  public policies

C  collective action

D  red tape

A  egalitarian

B  populist

C  laissez-faire

D  pluralist

A  politics

B  political culture

C  government

D  public policy

A  majority rule

B  pluralism

C  hyperpluralism

D  federalism

A  elitism

B  balance of power

C  policy gridlock

D  pluralism

A  pluralism

B  elite-and-class theory

C  balance-of-power theory

D  elitism

A  pluralism

B  enlightened rule

C  representation

D  majority rule

A  inclusion

B  freedom of speech and of the press

C  universal citizenship

D  one person, one vote

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

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

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

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

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

B  the issues that concern single-issue interest groups

C  the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls

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

A  through a policymaking system

B  through political tolerance

C  through political science

D  through linkage institutions

A  opinions

B  ideology

C  participation

D  party

A  public policy

B  the media

C  politics

D  public opinion

A  by maintaining armed forces

B  by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways

C  by politically socializing the young

D  by collecting taxes

A  government

B  the courts

C  Congress

D  political culture