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POLI 2051 EXAM 1 KENNY Questions and Answers (Graded A)
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POLI 2051 EXAM 1 KENNY Questionsand Answers
government - Answers -a formally established way of making and carrying out political
decisions
politics - Answers -the competition to shape government's impact on society's problems
and goals
purposes of government - Answers -protecting life, rights and liberties, providing public
goods, and promoting equality
political ideology - Answers -a coherent set of beliefs about how policies affect society
and which policies are desirable
four political ideologies - Answers -liberal, conservative, populist, libertarian
requirements for democracy - Answers -popular sovereignty, political equality, political
liberty
popular sovereignty - Answers -people are the ultimate source of all public authority
political equality - Answers -each person carries the same weight in voting and other
political decision making
political liberty - Answers -freedoms of speech, press, religion, assembly, etc. are
essential for democracy to work
normative theory - Answers -the way things ought to be
empirical theory - Answers -the way things actually are
six conditions important for popular sovereignty - Answers -government policies reflect
the wishes of the people, government leaders are elected, elections are free and fair,
people participate in the Political Process, High-Quality information is available, the
majority rules, government policies are effective
delegates - Answers -do what the people want (democratic ideal)
trustees - Answers -do what they think is best (republicanism)
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