,
, 7. According to the text, each of the following are among the “core principles” of American
democracy, EXCEPT
a. Unitary government
b. Majority rule
c. Political freedom
d. Political equality
8. The framers of the Constitution believed that minority rights must be respected in order
to achieve all the following goals EXCEPT
a. Contribute to a political culture where the minority will respect majority decisions
b. To prove that slavery was unjust
c. Instill a sense that decisions have been arrived at fairly
d. Promote government legitimacy and stability
9. Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?
a. A ballot initiative
b. Congress
c. An opinion poll
d. The presidential election
10. The term “pluralism” describes a governmental philosophy in which
a. Power is divided between a single national government and several national
subunits
b. A handful of elites control the actions of government
c. Groups of competing interests vie for the attention of government
d. Power is divided between several branches of government
11. In Polisciland blue-eyed people are not allowed to vote, a policy approved by the
majority brown-eyed people. What core democratic values are in conflict here?
a. Majority rule against political equality
b. Political equality against minority rights
c. Majority rule against popular sovereignty
d. Direct democracy versus representative democracy
12. State voters are asked to approve a ballot initiative legalizing beer sales in Flagship
University Stadium. What is this an example of?
a. Representative democracy
b. Direct democracy
c. Oligarchy
d. Purposive benefits
13. What are the core principles of democracy?
a. Majority rule, political equality, and popular sovereignty
b. Popular sovereignty, elections, and political equality
c. Majority rule, political equality, and political freedom
d. Political equality and majority rule
14. Partisanship is
a. Best exemplified in party structure
b. The formal membership in political party
c. Caused by rational deliberation and debate on many issues
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, d. A psychological attachment to political party
15. A form of government in which the power to make decisions and allocate resources is
given to a small number of persons is called
a. Autocracy
b. Oligarchy
c. Direct democracy
d. Representative democracy
16. Pluralists argue that in American government, power should be
a. Fragmented among different branches
b. Given to the majority because democracy requires majority rule
c. Given to the most educated because they will make the right decisions
d. Given to the richest because they have earned it
17. The pluralist model of democracy has been criticized for
a. Its slowness and conservative bias
b. Its over emphasis on restraining majorities
c. Its failure to protect the rights of unpopular and unorganized minorities
d. All of the above
18. Which of the following would pluralists probably agree with?
a. Tyranny of the majority is to be feared more than tyranny of the minority
b. Elections provide an adequate check on government
c. Power should be concentrated in the hands of the majority
d. All of these
19. Which of the following characteristics differentiates government from other organizations
that resolve conflict?
a. Using the power of admonitions
b. Teaching certain beliefs
c. Legitimate use of coercion
d. Resolving conflicts over values
20. 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
21. As a core democratic principle, majority rule is more important than
a. Political freedom
b. Political equality
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
22. 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 explanation of why politics
works the way it does
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, 7. According to the text, each of the following are among the “core principles” of American
democracy, EXCEPT
a. Unitary government
b. Majority rule
c. Political freedom
d. Political equality
8. The framers of the Constitution believed that minority rights must be respected in order
to achieve all the following goals EXCEPT
a. Contribute to a political culture where the minority will respect majority decisions
b. To prove that slavery was unjust
c. Instill a sense that decisions have been arrived at fairly
d. Promote government legitimacy and stability
9. Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?
a. A ballot initiative
b. Congress
c. An opinion poll
d. The presidential election
10. The term “pluralism” describes a governmental philosophy in which
a. Power is divided between a single national government and several national
subunits
b. A handful of elites control the actions of government
c. Groups of competing interests vie for the attention of government
d. Power is divided between several branches of government
11. In Polisciland blue-eyed people are not allowed to vote, a policy approved by the
majority brown-eyed people. What core democratic values are in conflict here?
a. Majority rule against political equality
b. Political equality against minority rights
c. Majority rule against popular sovereignty
d. Direct democracy versus representative democracy
12. State voters are asked to approve a ballot initiative legalizing beer sales in Flagship
University Stadium. What is this an example of?
a. Representative democracy
b. Direct democracy
c. Oligarchy
d. Purposive benefits
13. What are the core principles of democracy?
a. Majority rule, political equality, and popular sovereignty
b. Popular sovereignty, elections, and political equality
c. Majority rule, political equality, and political freedom
d. Political equality and majority rule
14. Partisanship is
a. Best exemplified in party structure
b. The formal membership in political party
c. Caused by rational deliberation and debate on many issues
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, d. A psychological attachment to political party
15. A form of government in which the power to make decisions and allocate resources is
given to a small number of persons is called
a. Autocracy
b. Oligarchy
c. Direct democracy
d. Representative democracy
16. Pluralists argue that in American government, power should be
a. Fragmented among different branches
b. Given to the majority because democracy requires majority rule
c. Given to the most educated because they will make the right decisions
d. Given to the richest because they have earned it
17. The pluralist model of democracy has been criticized for
a. Its slowness and conservative bias
b. Its over emphasis on restraining majorities
c. Its failure to protect the rights of unpopular and unorganized minorities
d. All of the above
18. Which of the following would pluralists probably agree with?
a. Tyranny of the majority is to be feared more than tyranny of the minority
b. Elections provide an adequate check on government
c. Power should be concentrated in the hands of the majority
d. All of these
19. Which of the following characteristics differentiates government from other organizations
that resolve conflict?
a. Using the power of admonitions
b. Teaching certain beliefs
c. Legitimate use of coercion
d. Resolving conflicts over values
20. 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
21. As a core democratic principle, majority rule is more important than
a. Political freedom
b. Political equality
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
22. 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 explanation of why politics
works the way it does
Information Classification: General
