PSC 101: Exam # 1 questions with
verified answers
Government - correct answer ✔✔institutions and procedures through which a territory and its
people are ruled
Politics - correct answer ✔✔Conflict over the leadership, structure and policies of governments
Political Efficacy - correct answer ✔✔The ability to influence government and politics
Citizenship - correct answer ✔✔Informed and active membership in a political community
Autocracy - correct answer ✔✔A form of government in which a single individual - a king,
queen, or dictator - rules
Oligarchy - correct answer ✔✔A form of government in which a small group - landowners,
military officers, or wealthy merchants - controls most of the governing decisions
Democracy - correct answer ✔✔A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part
in the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials
Constitutional government - correct answer ✔✔a system of rule on which formal and effective
limits are placed on the powers of the government.
Authoritarian government - correct answer ✔✔a system of rule in which the government
recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social
institutions
, Totalitarian Government - correct answer ✔✔a system of rule in which the government
recognizes no limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that
might challenge it
Power - correct answer ✔✔Influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies
Representative Democracy (Republic) - correct answer ✔✔A system of government in which the
populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in governmental decision making
Direct Democracy - correct answer ✔✔A system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on
laws and policies
Pluralism - correct answer ✔✔The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete
for influence in the government; the outcome of this competition is compromise and
moderation
Political Culture - correct answer ✔✔Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how
the government should function. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty,
equality and democracy.
Liberty - correct answer ✔✔Freedom from governmental control
Limited Government - correct answer ✔✔A principle of constitutional government; a
government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
Laissez-faire capitalism - correct answer ✔✔An economic system in which the means of
production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no
governmental interference.
verified answers
Government - correct answer ✔✔institutions and procedures through which a territory and its
people are ruled
Politics - correct answer ✔✔Conflict over the leadership, structure and policies of governments
Political Efficacy - correct answer ✔✔The ability to influence government and politics
Citizenship - correct answer ✔✔Informed and active membership in a political community
Autocracy - correct answer ✔✔A form of government in which a single individual - a king,
queen, or dictator - rules
Oligarchy - correct answer ✔✔A form of government in which a small group - landowners,
military officers, or wealthy merchants - controls most of the governing decisions
Democracy - correct answer ✔✔A system of rule that permits citizens to play a significant part
in the governmental process, usually through the election of key public officials
Constitutional government - correct answer ✔✔a system of rule on which formal and effective
limits are placed on the powers of the government.
Authoritarian government - correct answer ✔✔a system of rule in which the government
recognizes no formal limits but may nevertheless be restrained by the power of other social
institutions
, Totalitarian Government - correct answer ✔✔a system of rule in which the government
recognizes no limits on its power and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that
might challenge it
Power - correct answer ✔✔Influence over a government's leadership, organization, or policies
Representative Democracy (Republic) - correct answer ✔✔A system of government in which the
populace selects representatives, who play a significant role in governmental decision making
Direct Democracy - correct answer ✔✔A system of rule that permits citizens to vote directly on
laws and policies
Pluralism - correct answer ✔✔The theory that all interests are and should be free to compete
for influence in the government; the outcome of this competition is compromise and
moderation
Political Culture - correct answer ✔✔Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how
the government should function. American political culture emphasizes the values of liberty,
equality and democracy.
Liberty - correct answer ✔✔Freedom from governmental control
Limited Government - correct answer ✔✔A principle of constitutional government; a
government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution
Laissez-faire capitalism - correct answer ✔✔An economic system in which the means of
production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no
governmental interference.
