Chapter 1 Exam

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

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

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

D  Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.

A  equality in voting

B  effective participation

C  enlightened understanding

D  inclusion

A  the public’s political issues

B  only legislation enacted by Congress

C  all government decisions

D  the root causes of political culture

A  budgetary choice

B  regulation

C  congressional statute

D  court decision

A  a college education

B  medical care

C  clean air

D  food stamps

A  public policies

B  red tape

C  collective action

D  government rule

A  egalitarian

B  populist

C  laissez-faire

D  pluralist

A  government

B  political culture

C  politics

D  public policy

A  pluralism

B  majority rule

C  federalism

D  hyperpluralism

A  policy gridlock

B  elitism

C  pluralism

D  balance of power

A  balance-of-power theory

B  elite-and-class theory

C  pluralism

D  elitism

A  majority rule

B  enlightened rule

C  pluralism

D  representation

A  freedom of speech and of the press

B  one person, one vote

C  universal citizenship

D  inclusion

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

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 ensures freedom, justice, and peace to all citizens

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

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

C  the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls

D  the issues that concern single-issue interest groups

A  through a policymaking system

B  through political science

C  through political tolerance

D  through linkage institutions

A  party

B  ideology

C  opinions

D  participation

A  public policy

B  public opinion

C  politics

D  the media

A  by maintaining armed forces

B  by collecting taxes

C  by politically socializing the young

D  by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways

A  Congress

B  government

C  the courts

D  political culture