PSCI EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Thomas Hobbes's ideal form of government was
a. democratic socialism.
b. a representative democracy.
c. the absence of any strong central authority.
d. a global council of world leaders.
e. a single ruler with unquestioned authority. - Answer-e. a ...
PSCI EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Thomas Hobbes's ideal form of government was
a. democratic socialism.
b. a representative democracy.
c. the absence of any strong central authority.
d. a global council of world leaders.
e. a single ruler with unquestioned authority. - Answer-e. a single ruler with
unquestioned authority.
All of the following are principles of procedural democracy except
a. government responsiveness to public opinion.
b. minority rights.
c. political equality.
d. universal participation.
e. majority or plurality rule. - Answer-b. minority rights.
Although public opinion does not fluctuate erratically, change can occur
a. when different generations with different experiences enter the electorate.
b. when older voters change their minds collectively on an issue.
c. when pollsters refine their questions to get the answers they are looking for.
d. as a result of a presidential state of the union address.
e. when everyone maintains the same opinion about current topics. - Answer-a. when
different generations with different experiences enter the electorate.
The idea that the most important government decisions are made by an identifiable and
stable minority that shares certain characteristics -- particularly wealth and business
connections -- is called
a. oligarchy.
b. pluralist theory.
c. elite theory.
d. the interest group model.
e. aristocracy. - Answer-c. elite theory.
In America, when the wealthy and the rest of the population have differing policy goals
a. Social scientists have not studied this question, so it is impossible to say which side
will likely prevail.
b. there is no way to predict which side will win.
c. the preference of the wealthy will most often prevail.
d. the preference of "progressive" interest groups normally prevails.
, e. the preference of the majority will most likely prevail. - Answer-c. the preference of
the wealthy will most often prevail.
An important problem with the procedural view of democracy is that it can clash with
a. democratic government.
b. voting rights.
c. political parties.
d. the majoritarian view.
e. minority rights. - Answer-e. minority rights.
While majority rule is defined as decision making by 50 percent plus one person,
_________ is defined as decision making by most participants.
a. acquiescence
b. universal participation
c. plurality rule
d. political equality
e. rule by the people - Answer-c. plurality rule
The text suggests that there are _________ forces that may be pushing authoritarian
governments toward democratization.
a. ethical
b. economic
c. philosophical
d. moral
e. religious - Answer-b. economic
Compared with majoritarian thought, the pluralist model of democracy shifts the focus of
democratic decision making from __________ to _________.
a. substance; procedures
b. the mass electorate; organized groups
c. organized groups; the mass electorate
d. procedures; substance
e. representatives; voters - Answer-b. the mass electorate; organized groups
Most democracies give power to
a. expatriates.
b. representatives.
c. business.
d. citizens.
e. political parties. - Answer-b. representatives.
A popular election is the primary mechanism for democratic government in which
model?
a. integrated model
b. procedural democracy
c. majoritarian model
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