Ap Government Unit 1 Test EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
basic functions of government - (answer)national defense, preserve order, establish and maintain a legal
system, provide services, socialize new generations
government - (answer)the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
politics - (answer)the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
public policy - (answer)the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
political system - (answer)the system of government in a nation
political issue - (answer)an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it
policy agenda - (answer)a set of issues thought by the public or those in power to merit action by the
government
Robert Dahl - (answer)author of "Who Governs?" and created the idea of a "criteria of democracy"
the state - (answer)A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the
power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority.
sovereignty - (answer)supreme or ultimate political power; a sovereign government is one that is legally
and politically independent of any other government
divine right - (answer)belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God
democracy - (answer)a term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule,
directly or indirectly
, Ap Government Unit 1 Test EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
republic - (answer)a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives selected by means
of popular competitive elections
democratic centralism - (answer)a government is said to be democratic if it's decisions will serve the
"true interests" of the people wether or not the people affect the decision-making or select the
decision-makers
power - (answer)the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first
person's intentions
authority - (answer)the right to use power
legitimacy - (answer)political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution
majoritarian theory - (answer)the politics of policy-making in which almost everybody benefits from a
policy and almost everybody pays for it
elitist theory - (answer)an identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of some
valued resource such as money or political power
pluralist theory - (answer)a theory that competition among affected interests shapes public policy
hyperpluralist theory - (answer)A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so
strong that government is weakened. Hyperpluralism is an extreme form of pluralism (results in
gridlock)
Greek government ideas - (answer)democarcy and responsibilities of citizenship
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
basic functions of government - (answer)national defense, preserve order, establish and maintain a legal
system, provide services, socialize new generations
government - (answer)the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
politics - (answer)the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
public policy - (answer)the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
political system - (answer)the system of government in a nation
political issue - (answer)an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it
policy agenda - (answer)a set of issues thought by the public or those in power to merit action by the
government
Robert Dahl - (answer)author of "Who Governs?" and created the idea of a "criteria of democracy"
the state - (answer)A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically and with the
power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority.
sovereignty - (answer)supreme or ultimate political power; a sovereign government is one that is legally
and politically independent of any other government
divine right - (answer)belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God
democracy - (answer)a term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule,
directly or indirectly
, Ap Government Unit 1 Test EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
republic - (answer)a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives selected by means
of popular competitive elections
democratic centralism - (answer)a government is said to be democratic if it's decisions will serve the
"true interests" of the people wether or not the people affect the decision-making or select the
decision-makers
power - (answer)the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first
person's intentions
authority - (answer)the right to use power
legitimacy - (answer)political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution
majoritarian theory - (answer)the politics of policy-making in which almost everybody benefits from a
policy and almost everybody pays for it
elitist theory - (answer)an identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of some
valued resource such as money or political power
pluralist theory - (answer)a theory that competition among affected interests shapes public policy
hyperpluralist theory - (answer)A theory of government and politics contending that groups are so
strong that government is weakened. Hyperpluralism is an extreme form of pluralism (results in
gridlock)
Greek government ideas - (answer)democarcy and responsibilities of citizenship
