AMERICAN POLITICS TODAY ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
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●● institution
Answer: an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for
society
●● government
Answer: the preeminent institution in which decisions are made that
resolve conflicts and allocate benefits and privileges. It is unique
because it has the ultimate authority within society.
●● order
Answer: a state of peace and security. Maintaining order by protecting
members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest
purpose of government.
●● liberty
Answer: the greatest freedom of individuals that is consistent with the
freedom of other individuals in the society
●● Authority
, Answer: The right and power of a government or other entity to enforce
its decisions and compel obedience
●● Political Culture
Answer: The patterned set of ideas, values, and ways of thinking about
government and politics that is shared by all citizens.
●● legitimacy
Answer: Popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or
other entity to exercise authority.
●● Totalitarian Regime
Answer: A form of government that controls all aspects of the political
and social life of a nation. North Korea
●● Authoritarianism
Answer: A type of regime in which only the government is fully
controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exist that are
not under the government's control. China
●● Aristocracy
Answer: a governing body composed of those considered to be the best
or most able people in the state; any class or group considered to be
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● institution
Answer: an ongoing organization that performs certain functions for
society
●● government
Answer: the preeminent institution in which decisions are made that
resolve conflicts and allocate benefits and privileges. It is unique
because it has the ultimate authority within society.
●● order
Answer: a state of peace and security. Maintaining order by protecting
members of society from violence and criminal activity is the oldest
purpose of government.
●● liberty
Answer: the greatest freedom of individuals that is consistent with the
freedom of other individuals in the society
●● Authority
, Answer: The right and power of a government or other entity to enforce
its decisions and compel obedience
●● Political Culture
Answer: The patterned set of ideas, values, and ways of thinking about
government and politics that is shared by all citizens.
●● legitimacy
Answer: Popular acceptance of the right and power of a government or
other entity to exercise authority.
●● Totalitarian Regime
Answer: A form of government that controls all aspects of the political
and social life of a nation. North Korea
●● Authoritarianism
Answer: A type of regime in which only the government is fully
controlled by the ruler. Social and economic institutions exist that are
not under the government's control. China
●● Aristocracy
Answer: a governing body composed of those considered to be the best
or most able people in the state; any class or group considered to be
