PS 201 Final (all solved)

If people are to form authentic and rational attitudes about public policies and leaders they require which of the following? correct answers accurate and insightfully interpreted political information What is the core idea that shapes democracy? correct answers Ordinary people want to rule themselves and are capable of doing so. Which of the following refers to basic freedoms essential to the formation and expression of majority opinion and its translation into public policies? correct answers political liberty Political linkages are particularly suited to which of the following? correct answers transmitting the desires of people to representatives in government The framework presented to understand American politics is a set of interrelated actors and influences that operate in which of the following interconnected realms? correct answers structural factors, political linkages, and governmental sectors Inherent in the idea of self-rule is the idea that government should serve __________. correct answers all citizens What does political equality mean? correct answers Each person carries the same weight in voting and other political decision making. The idea of all citizens making decisions in an open assembly about how best to run society is most closely associated with which of the following views of democracy? correct answers the ancient Greeks' view of democracy Which of the following would be an indication of majority tyranny? correct answers when the majority uses law to suppress the rights of the minority Political actors, institutions, and processes that transmit the demands of the people are known as which of the following? correct answers politcal linkage factors Under which circumstance is political equality violated? correct answers if some people can speak out but others cannot When the government guarantees equal access to the benefits of citizenship by all groups they are ensuring __________. correct answers Civil rights If a governmental system is based on the idea of popular sovereignty, what is the basis of power? correct answers The ultimate source of authority rests with the people. Who wrote the classic text Politics? correct answers Aristotle