GVPT 170 UMD Exam 1 With All Correct & 100%
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agency loss ✔Correct Answer--The discrepancy between what citizens ideally would like their
agents to do and how the agents actually behave.
agenda control ✔Correct Answer--efforts of the media to select certain events and topics to
emphasize, thereby shaping which issues and events people think are important
agents ✔Correct Answer--Groups and people who influence personal attitudes, beliefs, and
behaviors.
authority ✔Correct Answer--(n.) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; an
expert whose views are seen as definitive
bargaining ✔Correct Answer--seeking an agreement to a conflict through direct negotiation
between parties
cabinet ✔Correct Answer--Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the
executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.
coalition ✔Correct Answer--(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
collective action ✔Correct Answer--any action taken together by a group of people whose goal is to
enhance their status and achieve a common objective.
collective goods ✔Correct Answer--outcomes shared by the general public; also called public
goods.
command ✔Correct Answer--An economic system in which the government controls a country's
economy.
compromise ✔Correct Answer--a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something
conformity costs ✔Correct Answer--difference between what one party prefers and what the
collective body requires
constitution ✔Correct Answer--A document which spells out the principles by which a government
runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
coordination ✔Correct Answer--the skill of managing the ebb and flow of the interaction
delegation ✔Correct Answer--the process of assigning managerial authority and responsibility to
managers and employees lower in the hierarchy
direct democracy ✔Correct Answer--A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not
through representatives
focal point ✔Correct Answer--center of interest
, free-rider problem ✔Correct Answer--the problem faced by interest groups when citizens can reap
the benefits of interest group action without actually joining, participating in, or contributing to such
groups.
government ✔Correct Answer--(government) the system or form by which a community or other
political unit is governed
initiative ✔Correct Answer--A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional
amendment.
institutions ✔Correct Answer--Complex social organizations such as governments, economies, and
education systems
majority rule ✔Correct Answer--A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a
democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.
offices ✔Correct Answer--departments in local governments
parliamentary government ✔Correct Answer--A form of government in which the executive branch
is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official's cabinet
plurality ✔Correct Answer--Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not
necessarily more than half.
politicians ✔Correct Answer--elected professional who specializes in providing compelling reasons
for people with different values and interests to join in a common action.
politics ✔Correct Answer--the process through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a
course of common, or collective, action— even as they disagree on the intended goals of that action.
power ✔Correct Answer--Influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies.
preferences ✔Correct Answer--Priorities
principals ✔Correct Answer--A personal code of right conduct
prisoner's dilemma ✔Correct Answer--A paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals
acting in their own best interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome.
The typical prisoner's dilemma is set up in such a way that both parties choose to protect themselves
at the expense of the other participant. As a result of following a purely logical thought process to
help oneself, both participants find themselves in a worse state than if they had cooperated with
each other in the decision-making process.
private goods ✔Correct Answer--goods that are both excludable and rival in consumption
privatizing ✔Correct Answer--turning over services once performed by the government to private
businesses
public goods ✔Correct Answer--Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must
share. Goods that are neither excludable nor rival in consumption.
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agency loss ✔Correct Answer--The discrepancy between what citizens ideally would like their
agents to do and how the agents actually behave.
agenda control ✔Correct Answer--efforts of the media to select certain events and topics to
emphasize, thereby shaping which issues and events people think are important
agents ✔Correct Answer--Groups and people who influence personal attitudes, beliefs, and
behaviors.
authority ✔Correct Answer--(n.) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; an
expert whose views are seen as definitive
bargaining ✔Correct Answer--seeking an agreement to a conflict through direct negotiation
between parties
cabinet ✔Correct Answer--Advisory council for the president consisting of the heads of the
executive departments, the vice president, and a few other officials selected by the president.
coalition ✔Correct Answer--(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
collective action ✔Correct Answer--any action taken together by a group of people whose goal is to
enhance their status and achieve a common objective.
collective goods ✔Correct Answer--outcomes shared by the general public; also called public
goods.
command ✔Correct Answer--An economic system in which the government controls a country's
economy.
compromise ✔Correct Answer--a settlement of differences in which each side gives up something
conformity costs ✔Correct Answer--difference between what one party prefers and what the
collective body requires
constitution ✔Correct Answer--A document which spells out the principles by which a government
runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society
coordination ✔Correct Answer--the skill of managing the ebb and flow of the interaction
delegation ✔Correct Answer--the process of assigning managerial authority and responsibility to
managers and employees lower in the hierarchy
direct democracy ✔Correct Answer--A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not
through representatives
focal point ✔Correct Answer--center of interest
, free-rider problem ✔Correct Answer--the problem faced by interest groups when citizens can reap
the benefits of interest group action without actually joining, participating in, or contributing to such
groups.
government ✔Correct Answer--(government) the system or form by which a community or other
political unit is governed
initiative ✔Correct Answer--A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional
amendment.
institutions ✔Correct Answer--Complex social organizations such as governments, economies, and
education systems
majority rule ✔Correct Answer--A fundamental principle of traditional democratic theory. In a
democracy, choosing among alternatives requires that the majority's desire be respected.
offices ✔Correct Answer--departments in local governments
parliamentary government ✔Correct Answer--A form of government in which the executive branch
is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that official's cabinet
plurality ✔Correct Answer--Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not
necessarily more than half.
politicians ✔Correct Answer--elected professional who specializes in providing compelling reasons
for people with different values and interests to join in a common action.
politics ✔Correct Answer--the process through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a
course of common, or collective, action— even as they disagree on the intended goals of that action.
power ✔Correct Answer--Influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies.
preferences ✔Correct Answer--Priorities
principals ✔Correct Answer--A personal code of right conduct
prisoner's dilemma ✔Correct Answer--A paradox in decision analysis in which two individuals
acting in their own best interest pursue a course of action that does not result in the ideal outcome.
The typical prisoner's dilemma is set up in such a way that both parties choose to protect themselves
at the expense of the other participant. As a result of following a purely logical thought process to
help oneself, both participants find themselves in a worse state than if they had cooperated with
each other in the decision-making process.
private goods ✔Correct Answer--goods that are both excludable and rival in consumption
privatizing ✔Correct Answer--turning over services once performed by the government to private
businesses
public goods ✔Correct Answer--Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must
share. Goods that are neither excludable nor rival in consumption.
