POS U.S GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

POS U.S GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

Question:
Module 1
Answer:
American Political Culture

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Government
Answer:
institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled

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Politics
Answer:
conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments

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Political Efficacy
Answer:
the ability to influence government and politics

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Citizenship
Answer:
informed and active membership in a political community

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Autocracy
Answer:
a form of government in which a single individual--a king, queen, or dictator-rules

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Oligarchy
Answer:
a form of government in which a small group--landowners, military officers, or wealth merchants--controls
most of the governing decisions.

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Democracy

,Answer:
a system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part in the governmental process, usually through
the election of key public officials

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Constitutional Government
Answer:
a system of rule in which formal and effective limits are placed on the powers of the government

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Authoritarian Government
Answer:
a system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained
by the power of other social institutions

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Totalitarian Government
Answer:
a system of rule in which the government recognizes no formal limits on its power and seeks to absorb or
eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it

Question:
print out figure 1.2
Answer:

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Power
Answer:
influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies

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Representative Democracy (republic)
Answer:
a system of government in which the populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in
governmental decision making

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Direct Democracy
Answer:
a system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on laws and policies

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Pluralism
Answer:
the theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government; the outcome
of this competition is compromise and moderation

, Question:
Political Culture
Answer:
broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function. American political
culture emphasizes the values of liberty, equality, and democracy.

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Liberty
Answer:
freedom from governmental control

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Limited Government
Answer:
a principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a
constitution

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Laissez-Faire Capitalism
Answer:
an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated
for profit with minimal or no government interference

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Equality of Opportunity
Answer:
a widely shared American ideal that all people should have the freedom whatever talents and wealth they
have to reach their fullest potential

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Political Equality
Answer:
the right to participate in politics equally, based on the principle of "one person, one vote"

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Popular Sovereignty
Answer:
a principle of democracy in which political authority rests ultimately in the hands of the people

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Majority Rule, Minority Rights
Answer:
the democratic principle that a government follows the preferences of the majority of voters but protects
the interests of the minority

Question:
Which of the following is an instrument of direct democracy?