POLI 2051 HOGAN EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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government - ✔✔the institutions through which public policies are made for a society;
congress, president, courts, bureaucracy
collective goods - ✔✔goods and services such as clean air and water that by their nature
cannot be denied to anyone
politics - ✔✔the process of determining the leaders we select and the policies they
pursue; authoritative decisions about public issues
single issue groups - ✔✔groups that have a narrow interest on which their members
tend to take an uncompromising stance
policymaking system - ✔✔the process by which policy comes into being and evolves
linkage institutions - ✔✔the political channels through which peoples concerns become
political issues on the policy agenda; elections, media, political parties
policy agenda - ✔✔the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and
other politicians
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,political issue - ✔✔an issues that arises when people disagree about a problem and how
to fix it
policymaking institutions - ✔✔the branches of government charged with taking action
on political issues
public policy - ✔✔a choice that government makes in response to a political issue
policy impacts - ✔✔the effects a policy has on people and problems
democracy - ✔✔a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so
that policy represents and responds to the publics preferences
majority rule - ✔✔choosing among alternatives requires the majority desire be
respected
minority rights - ✔✔guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities
representation - ✔✔describes the relationship between few leaders and many followers
pluralism - ✔✔policymaking is open to the participation of all groups with shared
interest
elitism - ✔✔an upper-class elite holds the power and makes policy
hyper-pluralism - ✔✔groups are so strong that government gives into the groups and is
weakened
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, policy gridlock - ✔✔a condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is
strong enough to form a majority
political culture - ✔✔an overall set of values widely shared within a society
gross domestic product - ✔✔the sum total of the value of all the goods and service
produced in a year in a nation
constitution - ✔✔a nations basic law; creates political institutions assigns or divides
power in government and often provides certain guarantees to citizens; can be written
or unwritten
declaration of independence - ✔✔the document approved by representatives of the
american colonies in 1776 that stated their grievances against the british monarch and
declared their independence
natural rights - ✔✔rights inherent in human beings not dependent on governments
which include life liberty and property written by john locke
consent of the governed - ✔✔the idea that government derives its authority from the
people
limited government - ✔✔the idea that certain restrictions should be placed on
government to protect the natural rights of citizens
articles fo confederation - ✔✔first constitution of the u.s. established the continental
congress as the national legislature but left most authority with the state legislatures
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% PASS
government - ✔✔the institutions through which public policies are made for a society;
congress, president, courts, bureaucracy
collective goods - ✔✔goods and services such as clean air and water that by their nature
cannot be denied to anyone
politics - ✔✔the process of determining the leaders we select and the policies they
pursue; authoritative decisions about public issues
single issue groups - ✔✔groups that have a narrow interest on which their members
tend to take an uncompromising stance
policymaking system - ✔✔the process by which policy comes into being and evolves
linkage institutions - ✔✔the political channels through which peoples concerns become
political issues on the policy agenda; elections, media, political parties
policy agenda - ✔✔the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and
other politicians
EMILY CHARLENE © 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,political issue - ✔✔an issues that arises when people disagree about a problem and how
to fix it
policymaking institutions - ✔✔the branches of government charged with taking action
on political issues
public policy - ✔✔a choice that government makes in response to a political issue
policy impacts - ✔✔the effects a policy has on people and problems
democracy - ✔✔a system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so
that policy represents and responds to the publics preferences
majority rule - ✔✔choosing among alternatives requires the majority desire be
respected
minority rights - ✔✔guarantees rights to those who do not belong to majorities
representation - ✔✔describes the relationship between few leaders and many followers
pluralism - ✔✔policymaking is open to the participation of all groups with shared
interest
elitism - ✔✔an upper-class elite holds the power and makes policy
hyper-pluralism - ✔✔groups are so strong that government gives into the groups and is
weakened
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, policy gridlock - ✔✔a condition that occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is
strong enough to form a majority
political culture - ✔✔an overall set of values widely shared within a society
gross domestic product - ✔✔the sum total of the value of all the goods and service
produced in a year in a nation
constitution - ✔✔a nations basic law; creates political institutions assigns or divides
power in government and often provides certain guarantees to citizens; can be written
or unwritten
declaration of independence - ✔✔the document approved by representatives of the
american colonies in 1776 that stated their grievances against the british monarch and
declared their independence
natural rights - ✔✔rights inherent in human beings not dependent on governments
which include life liberty and property written by john locke
consent of the governed - ✔✔the idea that government derives its authority from the
people
limited government - ✔✔the idea that certain restrictions should be placed on
government to protect the natural rights of citizens
articles fo confederation - ✔✔first constitution of the u.s. established the continental
congress as the national legislature but left most authority with the state legislatures
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