AP GOVERNMENT - UNIT 1 TEST QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
basic functions of government - national defense, preserve order, establish and maintain a
legal system, provide services, socialize new generations
government - the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public
policies
politics - the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
public policy - the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or
problem
political system - the system of government in a nation
political issue - an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix
it
policy agenda - a set of issues thought by the public or those in power to merit action by
the government
Robert Dahl - author of "Who Governs?" and created the idea of a "criteria of democracy"
the state - 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 - supreme or ultimate political power; a sovereign government is one that is
legally and politically independent of any other government
, divine right - belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God
democracy - a term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule,
directly or indirectly
republic - a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives selected by
means of popular competitive elections
democratic centralism - 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 - the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first
person's intentions
authority - the right to use power
legitimacy - political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution
majoritarian theory - the politics of policy-making in which almost everybody benefits
from a policy and almost everybody pays for it
elitist theory - an identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of
some valued resource such as money or political power
pluralist theory - a theory that competition among affected interests shapes public policy
VERIFIED ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
basic functions of government - national defense, preserve order, establish and maintain a
legal system, provide services, socialize new generations
government - the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public
policies
politics - the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
public policy - the course of action the government takes in response to an issue or
problem
political system - the system of government in a nation
political issue - an issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix
it
policy agenda - a set of issues thought by the public or those in power to merit action by
the government
Robert Dahl - author of "Who Governs?" and created the idea of a "criteria of democracy"
the state - 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 - supreme or ultimate political power; a sovereign government is one that is
legally and politically independent of any other government
, divine right - belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from God
democracy - a term used to describe a political system in which the people are said to rule,
directly or indirectly
republic - a form of democracy in which power is vested in representatives selected by
means of popular competitive elections
democratic centralism - 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 - the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first
person's intentions
authority - the right to use power
legitimacy - political authority conferred by law, public opinion, or constitution
majoritarian theory - the politics of policy-making in which almost everybody benefits
from a policy and almost everybody pays for it
elitist theory - an identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of
some valued resource such as money or political power
pluralist theory - a theory that competition among affected interests shapes public policy
