GLS 100 MIDTERM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

GLS 100 MIDTERM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. Politics
Answer:
the process of making collective decisions when people disagree how groups decide rules, recourses and
what counts as fair

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2. Politics classic definition
Answer:
who gets what, when, how

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3. Power
Answer:
the ability to get someone to do something they otherwise wouldn't

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4. Authority
Answer:
power that is viewed as rightful eg. a police officer has authority

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5. Legitimacy
Answer:
public belief that a government/rule is valid and show be obeyed even when people disagree with the
outcome

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6. Democracy
Answer:
Rule by the people. power is vested in the people

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7. values
Answer:
beliefs about what is good, fair, important

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8. direct democracy
Answer:
people vote on policies

, Question:
9. pros of direct democracy
Answer:
more public control

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10. representative democracy
Answer:
people elect officials who the policy

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11. pros of representative democracy
Answer:
expertise, efficiency

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12. Elitism
Answer:
power is concentrated in a small group (wealthy, corporate)

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13. Pluralism
Answer:
Power is spread across many groups (unions, business groups, activists)

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14. Majoritarian politics
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everyone pays, everyone benefits (or harms)

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15. Interest group politics
Answer:
two organized sides fight

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16. Client politics
Answer:
a small group gets a big benefit, public pays small costs

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17. Entrepreneurial politics
Answer:
a reform helps lots of people but hurts a powerful few