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The belief that you can influence how your government acts is called |
political efficacy. |
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The first prerequisite to increasing political efficacy is |
increasing political knowledge. |
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To the Ancient Greeks, citizenship meant |
talking and debating about how to improve the welfare of the community |
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According to the text, democracy functions best when |
citizens are informed. |
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It is important for Americans to have political knowledge so that they |
will be better able to assess their own interests when making political choices. |
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Government can be defined as the |
institutions and procedures by which a territory and its people are ruled. |
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A service that a person needs but is usually unable to provide for him- or herself individually is called a(n) |
public good. |
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Which of the following is not an example of a public good |
a job |
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The willingness to be restrained by the power of social institutions, but not political or legal institutions, is a hallmark of a(n) ______ regime. |
authoritarian |
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A government that is formally limited by laws and rules is called |
constitutional. |
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What major changes in Western government led to the establishment of constitutional government |
legal limits on government and the right of more people to vote |
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According to the text, what is the goal of politics |
to have a say in a government’s leadership, organization, and policies |
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Direct democracy is best defined as |
a system that allows citizens to vote directly for laws and policies |
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Politics can be defined as |
conflicts over the character, membership, and policies of any organization to which people belong |
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Which of the following is an instrument of direct democracy |
initiatives |
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A representative democracy is a system of government that |
gives citizens a regular opportunity to elect top government officials. |
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The struggle of competing interest groups for governmental influence is called |
pluralism. |
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The ______ is the most important concept for the theory of pluralism. |
group |
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Political culture refers to the |
shared values, beliefs, and attitudes that serve to hold a nation and its people together. |
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What are the three core values in American politics? |
liberty, equality, and democracy |
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The belief that political authority should rest with the people themselves is called |
popular sovereignty |
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The right of each citizen to vote is an example of |
political equality |
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According to the text, the United States did not become a fully democratic nation until |
the 1960s, when the right of African Americans to vote was enforced by federal laws. |
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