American Government - Institutions and Policies Test Questions with Correct Answers Fully Solved
Power - Answers the ability to get others to act in accordance to your will
p. 5
Authority - Answers the permission to use power under a system of government
p. 5
Legitimacy - Answers Widespread support for a government to exercise power
p. 6
Democracy - Answers The rule of the many
p. 7
Direct/Participatory Democracy - Answers A government in which all or most citizens participate directly
p. 7
Representative Democracy - Answers A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a
competitive struggle for the popular vote
p. 7
Elite - Answers persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or
power
p. 10
Class View - Answers View that the government is dominated by capitalists
p. 10
Power Elite View - Answers view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom
are outside of government
p. 10
Bureaucratic View - Answers View that the government is dominated by appointed officials
p. 10
Pluralist View - Answers The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy
p. 11
Unalienable - Answers A human right based on nature or God
, p. 23
Articles of Confederation - Answers A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary
War
p. 24
Constitutional Convention - Answers A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
p. 25
Shay's Rebellion - Answers A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to
prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes
p. 26
Virginia Plan - Answers Proposal to create a strong national government
p. 28
New Jersey Plan - Answers Proposal to create a weak national government
p. 28
Great Compromise - Answers Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a
state-selected Senate, with two members for each state
p. 29
Republic - Answers A government in which elected representatives make the decisions
p. 30
Judicial Review - Answers The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
p. 30
Federalism - Answers Government authority shared by national and local governments
p. 30
Enumerated Powers - Answers Powers given to the national government alone
p. 31
Reserved Powers - Answers Powers given to the state government alone
p. 31
Concurrent Powers - Answers Powers shared by the national and state government
Power - Answers the ability to get others to act in accordance to your will
p. 5
Authority - Answers the permission to use power under a system of government
p. 5
Legitimacy - Answers Widespread support for a government to exercise power
p. 6
Democracy - Answers The rule of the many
p. 7
Direct/Participatory Democracy - Answers A government in which all or most citizens participate directly
p. 7
Representative Democracy - Answers A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a
competitive struggle for the popular vote
p. 7
Elite - Answers persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or
power
p. 10
Class View - Answers View that the government is dominated by capitalists
p. 10
Power Elite View - Answers view that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom
are outside of government
p. 10
Bureaucratic View - Answers View that the government is dominated by appointed officials
p. 10
Pluralist View - Answers The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy
p. 11
Unalienable - Answers A human right based on nature or God
, p. 23
Articles of Confederation - Answers A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary
War
p. 24
Constitutional Convention - Answers A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
p. 25
Shay's Rebellion - Answers A 1787 rebellion in which ex-Revolutionary War soldiers attempted to
prevent foreclosures of farms as a result of high interest rates and taxes
p. 26
Virginia Plan - Answers Proposal to create a strong national government
p. 28
New Jersey Plan - Answers Proposal to create a weak national government
p. 28
Great Compromise - Answers Plan to have a popularly elected House based on state population and a
state-selected Senate, with two members for each state
p. 29
Republic - Answers A government in which elected representatives make the decisions
p. 30
Judicial Review - Answers The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
p. 30
Federalism - Answers Government authority shared by national and local governments
p. 30
Enumerated Powers - Answers Powers given to the national government alone
p. 31
Reserved Powers - Answers Powers given to the state government alone
p. 31
Concurrent Powers - Answers Powers shared by the national and state government
