Question 1

Describe the five principles of traditional democratic theory as understood by Robert Dahl.To what extent does the United States fit this theory?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Identify equal

Question 2

Elections investigate social problems and inform people about them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is public policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  all government decisions 
B)  the root causes of political culture 
C)  the public's policy preferences 
D)  only legislation enacted by Congress 
A)  all government decisions 
B)  the root causes of political culture 
C)  the public's policy preferences 
D)  only legislation enacted by Congress

Question 4

What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralism 
B)  hyperpluralism 
C)  balance-of-power theory 
D)  elite-and-class theory 
A)  pluralism 
B)  hyperpluralism 
C)  balance-of-power theory 
D)  elite-and-class theory

Question 5

Hyperpluralism maintains that who holds office in Washington is of marginal consequence; the corporate giants always have the power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A)  by maintaining armed forces 
B)  by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways 
C)  by collecting taxes 
D)  by politically socializing the young 
A)  by maintaining armed forces 
B)  by maintaining schools, libraries, hospitals, and highways 
C)  by collecting taxes 
D)  by politically socializing the young

Question 7

Compare and contrast the role of wealth in pluralist and elite theories.Which do you find most convincingly portrays the reality of contemporary U.S.politics,and why?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that i

Question 8

__________ opposed the 2009 stimulus bill,arguing that such increases in the scope of the federal government would result in less freedom and prosperity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ opposed the 2009 stimulus bill,arguing that...

Question 9

What is an example of a collective good?

Accepted Answer

A)  clean air 
B)  medical care 
C)  a college education 
D)  food stamps 
A)  clean air 
B)  medical care 
C)  a college education 
D)  food stamps

Question 10

The U.S.preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  laissez-faire 
B)  populist 
C)  pluralist 
D)  egalitarian 
A)  laissez-faire 
B)  populist 
C)  pluralist 
D)  egalitarian

Question 11

Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  inclusion 
B)  effective participation 
C)  enlightened understanding 
D)  equality in voting 
A)  inclusion 
B)  effective participation 
C)  enlightened understanding 
D)  equality in voting

Question 12

What are policy impacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  issues that attract serious attention of public officials 
B)  government institutions that are charged with taking action on political issues 
C)  the effects that a policy has on people and on society's problems 
D)  systems of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences 
A)  issues that attract serious attention of public officials 
B)  government institutions that are charged with taking action on political issues 
C)  the effects that a policy has on people and on society's problems 
D)  systems of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences

Question 13

What makes up the government's policy agenda?

Accepted Answer

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)  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

Question 14

Those who are inclined to support an active role for government argue that its intervention is sometimes the only means of achieving important goals in American society; others argue that such increases in the scope of the federal government result in less freedom and prosperity.In the case of the 2009 economic stimulus package,which argument do you agree with? Why?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Provide the ba

Question 15

It is a physical impossibility for government to be "by the people" in a nation of over 300 million people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ideals 
B)  participation 
C)  party 
D)  opinions 
A)  ideals 
B)  participation 
C)  party 
D)  opinions

Question 17

What is a single-issue group? Give an example of a single-issue group.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define single-

Question 18

A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  interest groups 
B)  red tape 
C)  public policies 
D)  public opinion 
A)  interest groups 
B)  red tape 
C)  public policies 
D)  public opinion

Question 19

What is political culture? Is America experiencing a "culture war"? How do you know?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define politic

Question 20

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  pluralism 
B)  hyperpluralism 
C)  balance of power 
D)  elitism 
A)  pluralism 
B)  hyperpluralism 
C)  balance of power 
D)  elitism

Describe the five principles of traditional democratic theory as understood by Robert Dahl.To what extent does the United States fit this theory?

Elections investigate social problems and inform people about them.

What is public policy?

What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?

Hyperpluralism maintains that who holds office in Washington is of marginal consequence; the corporate giants always have the power.

How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

Compare and contrast the role of wealth in pluralist and elite theories.Which do you find most convincingly portrays the reality of contemporary U.S.politics,and why?

__________ opposed the 2009 stimulus bill,arguing that such increases in the scope of the federal government would result in less freedom and prosperity.

What is an example of a collective good?

The U.S.preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries.

Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?

What are policy impacts?

What makes up the government's policy agenda?

It is a physical impossibility for government to be "by the people" in a nation of over 300 million people.

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

What is a single-issue group? Give an example of a single-issue group.

A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of which of the following?

What is political culture? Is America experiencing a "culture war"? How do you know?

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 1: Introducing Government in America

Describe the five principles of traditional democratic theory as understood by Robert Dahl.To what extent does the United States fit this theory?

Elections investigate social problems and inform people about them.

What is public policy?

What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?

Hyperpluralism maintains that who holds office in Washington is of marginal consequence; the corporate giants always have the power.

How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

Compare and contrast the role of wealth in pluralist and elite theories.Which do you find most convincingly portrays the reality of contemporary U.S.politics,and why?

__________ opposed the 2009 stimulus bill,arguing that such increases in the scope of the federal government would result in less freedom and prosperity.

What is an example of a collective good?

The U.S.preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries.

Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic theory?

What are policy impacts?

What makes up the government's policy agenda?

It is a physical impossibility for government to be "by the people" in a nation of over 300 million people.

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

What is a single-issue group? Give an example of a single-issue group.

A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of which of the following?

What is political culture? Is America experiencing a "culture war"? How do you know?

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: The Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, Environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

Filters