Government 200 Quiz 1 questions with answers

Government 200 Quiz 1"if men were angels, no government would be necessary" - correct answer James Madison "who gets what, when and how" - correct answer Harold Lasswell 3 things politics - correct answer -conflict (w/out authoritarian) -political process matters -politics is everywhere politics as conflict - correct answer -abortion (50/50) -gay marriage (shows opinion can change) -"reform is forever war" = Tim Geithner -public opinion can force debates on issues to shift electoral intsitutions - correct answer -elections matter... decide course of policy discussion -different ways elites are elected means they have diff consistencies legislative institutions - correct answer -legislative rules matter -determines which elected officials priorities are actually prioritized -closed rule vs open rule in house constitution as conflict - correct answer -both sides use it as arguemental point -living vs non living living document (loose/left) - correct answer -gives us construct americans live by... loosely based -we are in the future so me must not take it literally