Chapter 1 Exam

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

B  Congress is stronger and more influential than the presidency.

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

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

A  equality in voting

B  enlightened understanding

C  effective participation

D  inclusion

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  congressional statute

C  regulation

D  court decision

A  clean air

B  medical care

C  food stamps

D  a college education

A  public policies

B  government rule

C  red tape

D  collective action

A  populist

B  pluralist

C  laissez-faire

D  egalitarian

A  political culture

B  government

C  public policy

D  politics

A  federalism

B  hyperpluralism

C  pluralism

D  majority rule

A  balance of power

B  elitism

C  policy gridlock

D  pluralism

A  elitism

B  balance-of-power theory

C  pluralism

D  elite-and-class theory

A  pluralism

B  enlightened rule

C  majority rule

D  representation

A  freedom of speech and of the press

B  one person, one vote

C  universal citizenship

D  inclusion

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

B  the issues that concern single-issue interest groups

C  the issues that are asked about on public opinion polls

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

A  through political science

B  through linkage institutions

C  through political tolerance

D  through a policymaking system

A  participation

B  ideology

C  party

D  opinions

A  public opinion

B  politics

C  public policy

D  the media

A  by maintaining armed forces

B  by politically socializing the young

C  by collecting taxes

D  by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways

A  the courts

B  political culture

C  government

D  Congress