Exam 2: Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

Suppose a majority of Congress passes a law to permit organized prayer in public schools and the Supreme Court declares that the Constitution forbids this rule; this would be an example of

In 2014,voters in Switzerland approved an initiative to​

​According to the text,in the past few years,there has been ________ in the number of democracies around the world.

The text suggests that there are _________ forces that may be pushing authoritarian governments toward democratization.

​An election on a public policy issue is called a(n)

Identify and discuss some of the problems ​with participatory democracy,and ways to respond to those problems.

The idea that all adults within the boundaries of a political community should be allowed to vote is known as

In August of 2010,a federal judge overturned a decision by the voters of California that had banned gay marriage.This judicial decision is an example of

Compared with majoritarian thought,the pluralist model of democracy shifts the focus of democratic decision making from __________ to _________.

What rules govern the use of referenda at the federal level?

Discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of the majoritarian and pluralist models of democracy.​

Americans tend to define democracy in terms of

Which of the following is not a question asked by procedural democratic theory?

An organized group that seeks to influence government policy is called a(n)

A citizen's group gathers enough signatures on a petition to force a popular vote on a statewide lottery proposal.This proposal would represent a(n)

The procedural view of democracy is most concerned with

The idea that the most important government decisions are made by an identifiable and stable minority that shares certain characteristics -- particularly wealth and business connections -- is called

In 2005,voters in Texas voted by over a 60% margin to ban gay marriage.​ Arguing that gay marriage should be allowed in Texas anyway implies a reliance on the _____________ view of democracy.

Whether a political system is "democratic" is chiefly defined by

Suppose that top government jobs for both political parties are filled only from an inner circle of top corporate leaders.This would be evidence for