CHAPTER 1: Five Principles of Politics
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two fundamental questions that allow us to find patterns and order in the chaos of
politics?
a. Who governs? and How do they govern?
b. Who runs for office? and Who wins?
c. What do we observe? and Why?
d. What is government? and Who runs it?
e. Why do we need government? and Who runs it?
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Remembering
2. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Which
political party do a majority of Latinos support in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental
b. analytical e. policy
c. normative
ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Applying
3. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Why do a
majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?”
, a. empirical d. fundamental
b. analytical e. policy
c. normative
ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Applying
4. The following question is an example of a(n) _________ question in political science: “Should a
majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental
b. analytical e. policy
c. normative
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Applying
5. What is the general term used to describe the formal political arrangement by which a land and its
people are ruled?
a. formalism d. constitutionalism
b. government e. monarchism
c. authoritarianism
ANS: B DIF: Easy TOP: What Is Government? (I.B)
MSC: Remembering
6. States and tribal councils are examples of which set of institutions and procedures?
a. governments d. democracy
, b. formal institutions e. bureaucracies
c. legislative bodies
ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: What Is Government? (I.B)
MSC: Understanding
7. A form of government in which a single individual—king, queen, or dictator—rules is known as:
a. a unigarchy d. totalitarianism
b. an oligarchy e. authoritarianism
c. an autocracy
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)
MSC: Remembering
8. When England colonized America under the rule of King George, it exemplified the
governmental system known as:
a. a unigarchy d. totalitarianism
b. an oligarchy e. a democracy
c. an autocracy
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)
MSC: Applying
9. Autocracy can best be defined as rule by:
a. all d. many
b. one e. self-executing laws
, c. few
ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)
MSC: Remembering
10. If the populace has some influence over decision making, the government is most likely:
a. pluralistic d. representative
b. autocratic e. democratic
c. constitutional
ANS: E DIF: Moderate TOP: Democracy (I.C.ii)
MSC: Remembering
11. When a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the
governing decisions, the government is said to be a(n):
a. theocracy d. meritocracy
b. oligarchy e. democracy
c. autocracy
ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Oligarchy (I.C.iii)
MSC: Remembering
12. On the small island nation of Tamazia, the small but elite group of purple-spotted Tamazians,
who own most of the land on the more fruitful north side, have invaded the less productive
southern sections of the island. Now, they have taken control of all political institutions.
Consequently, the pink-spotted and green-spotted Tamazians who make up the majority of the
island inhabitants have to submit to the will of the purple-spotted Tamazians. This new
government on the island nation of Tamazia would most correctly be classified as:
a. oligarchic d. constitutional
b. autocratic e. totalitarian
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two fundamental questions that allow us to find patterns and order in the chaos of
politics?
a. Who governs? and How do they govern?
b. Who runs for office? and Who wins?
c. What do we observe? and Why?
d. What is government? and Who runs it?
e. Why do we need government? and Who runs it?
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Remembering
2. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Which
political party do a majority of Latinos support in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental
b. analytical e. policy
c. normative
ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Applying
3. The following question is an example of a(n) ________ question in political science: “Why do a
majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?”
, a. empirical d. fundamental
b. analytical e. policy
c. normative
ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Applying
4. The following question is an example of a(n) _________ question in political science: “Should a
majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?”
a. empirical d. fundamental
b. analytical e. policy
c. normative
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Can We Find Order in the Chaos of Politics?
(I.A)
MSC: Applying
5. What is the general term used to describe the formal political arrangement by which a land and its
people are ruled?
a. formalism d. constitutionalism
b. government e. monarchism
c. authoritarianism
ANS: B DIF: Easy TOP: What Is Government? (I.B)
MSC: Remembering
6. States and tribal councils are examples of which set of institutions and procedures?
a. governments d. democracy
, b. formal institutions e. bureaucracies
c. legislative bodies
ANS: A DIF: Moderate TOP: What Is Government? (I.B)
MSC: Understanding
7. A form of government in which a single individual—king, queen, or dictator—rules is known as:
a. a unigarchy d. totalitarianism
b. an oligarchy e. authoritarianism
c. an autocracy
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)
MSC: Remembering
8. When England colonized America under the rule of King George, it exemplified the
governmental system known as:
a. a unigarchy d. totalitarianism
b. an oligarchy e. a democracy
c. an autocracy
ANS: C DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)
MSC: Applying
9. Autocracy can best be defined as rule by:
a. all d. many
b. one e. self-executing laws
, c. few
ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Autocracy (I.C.i)
MSC: Remembering
10. If the populace has some influence over decision making, the government is most likely:
a. pluralistic d. representative
b. autocratic e. democratic
c. constitutional
ANS: E DIF: Moderate TOP: Democracy (I.C.ii)
MSC: Remembering
11. When a small group of landowners, military officers, or wealthy merchants controls most of the
governing decisions, the government is said to be a(n):
a. theocracy d. meritocracy
b. oligarchy e. democracy
c. autocracy
ANS: B DIF: Moderate TOP: Oligarchy (I.C.iii)
MSC: Remembering
12. On the small island nation of Tamazia, the small but elite group of purple-spotted Tamazians,
who own most of the land on the more fruitful north side, have invaded the less productive
southern sections of the island. Now, they have taken control of all political institutions.
Consequently, the pink-spotted and green-spotted Tamazians who make up the majority of the
island inhabitants have to submit to the will of the purple-spotted Tamazians. This new
government on the island nation of Tamazia would most correctly be classified as:
a. oligarchic d. constitutional
b. autocratic e. totalitarian
