Test Bank for Analyzing American Democracy Politics

Test Bank for Analyzing American Democracy Politics and Political Science, 2e by Jon Bond (All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) Chapter 1

• ___ models are inspired by economics, and assume that political decisions involve weighing

costs and benefits. ___ models are inspired by psychology and sociology, and assume that political decisions are a product of factors such as upbringing by parents.

Answer:

Rational choice Behavioral

• ________ means each individual should receive the same amount of material goods

regardless of their contribution to society.(A) Equality of opportunity (B) Eq uality under the law (C) Social equality (D) Economic equality

Answer:(D) Eco

nomic equality

• In a direct democracy, who is/are the principle political decision makers?

(A) Citizens (B) The president (C) Representatives (D) None of the above

Answer:(A) Citizens

• Fifty percent plus one of all members or all eligible voters is know as

(A) a simple majority.(B) an absolute majority .(C) a blowout.(D) a plurality.

Answer:(B) an absolute majority.

• The largest percentage of a vote, when no one has a majority, is known as

(A) a simple majority.(B) a minority win.(C) a plurality.(D) an absolute majority .Answer:(C) a plurality. Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material

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Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material6 In which form of government do all the citizens have the opportunity to participate in the process of making authoritative decisions and allocating resources?

(A) Democracy (B) Autocracy (C) Oligarchy (D) Constitutional monarchy

Answer: (A) Democracy

• A form of government in which the power to make decisions and allocate resources is

vested in one person is called

(A) oligarchy.(B) autocracy.(C) democracy.(D) constitutional monarchy.

Answer: (B) autocracy.

• Which of the following is NOT considered a basic form of government?

(A) Autocracy (B) Oligarchy (C) Initiative (D) Democracy

Answer: (C) Initiative

• The idea that people should be free from discrimination and class or social barriers is called

(A) social equality.(B) democracy.(C) political freedom.(D) popular sovereignty.

Answer: (A) social equality.

10 The idea that people believe their views are “normal” and “common sense” and therefore shared by most people is known as

(A) limited government.(B) democracy.(C) false consensus.(D) ideology.

Answer: (C) false consensus.

11 Harold D. Lasswell's definition of _______ is “who gets what, when, and how.”

(A) power struggle (B) democracy Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material

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Answer: (D) politics

12 In Polisciland all important decisions are made by a single individual who serves as supreme ruler for life. Polisciland has what form of government?

(A) Democracy (B) Autocracy (C) Federalism (D) Oligarchy

Answer: (B) Autocracy

13 Political scientists who adopt science as the best means to gain useful knowledge about politics and government are most interested in

(A) identifying which form of government is best.(B) constructing empirical theories and testing explanations of why politics works the way it does.(C) normative theory.(D) using the scientific method to indoctrinate students to agree with their partisan and ideological values.

Answer: (B) constructing empirical theories and testing explanations of why politics works the way it does.

14 As a core democratic principal, majority rule is more important than

(A) political freedom.(B) political equality.(C) both of the above.(D) none of the above.

Answer: (D) none of the above.

15 In which type of election do voters have an opportunity to make specific policy decisions?

(A) Recall elections (B) Initiative and referendum (C) Issue election (D) Amending election

Answer: (B) Initiative and referendum

16 ______ is a term used to describe a society in which organized, influential minority interests dominate the political process.

(A) Pluralistic (B) Elitist (C) Diverse Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material

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Answer: (B) Elitist

17 Questions and debates that can be answered by careful observation can be described as

(A) empirical.(B) normative.(C) impossible.(D) rare.

Answer: (A) empirical.

18 All of the following are basic goals of science EXCEPT:

(A) description.(B) explanation.(C) valuation.(D) prediction.

Answer: (C) valuation.

19 A monarchy (in its pure form) is an example of an autocracy. Why?

Answer:

20 What term describes Aristotle’ s view of the formation of the state, which contends that the state naturally developed like a living being?

Answer:

21 An election in which a state legislature refers a proposed law to the voters for their approval is defined as

(A) an initiative.(B) a referendum.(C) an open primary.(D) an exit poll.

Answer: (B) a referendum.

22 What academic discipline is dedicated to the study of government, political institutions, processes, and behavior?

(A) Political Science (B) Biology (C) History (D) Economics

Answer: (A) Political Science

23 The idea that individual preferences should be given equal weight describes ________.

(A) political equality Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material

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