Texas Government 1st Exam (Chapter 1,
2,and 10) Questions and Answers
Democracy - Answers -The form of government based on the theory that the legitimacy
of any government must come from the free participation of its citizens.
The United States has a? - Answers -Federal System.
This label means that its governmental powers are shared among the national and state
governments. A great many state responsibilities are strongly infl uenced by the actions
of all three branches of the national government.
Education, for instance, is primarily a responsibility of? - Answers -State Government,
not Federal, government.
Legitimacy - Answers -People's belief that their government is morally just and that
therefore they are obligated to obey its laws.
Federal System - Answers -A system of government that provides for a division and
sharing of powers between a national government and state or regional governments.
Political Culture - Answers -A shared framework of values, beliefs, and habits of
behavior with regard to government and politics within which a particular political system
functions.
Moralistic Political Culture - Answers -The culture, dominant in the northern tier of
American states, in which citizens understand the state and nation as commonwealths
designed to further the shared interests of everyone. Citizen participation is a widely
shared value and governmental activism on behalf of common good is encouraged.
Individualistic Political Culture - Answers -The culture, historically dominant in the
middle tier of American states, in which citizens understand the state and the nation as
marketplaces in which people strive to better their personal welfare, citizen participation
is encouraged as a means of individual achievement, and government activity is
encouraged when it attempts to create private opportunity and discouraged when it
attempts to redistribute health.
Traditionalistic Political Culture - Answers -The culture, historically dominant in southern
American states, in which the citizens technically believe in democracy but do not
encourage participation and government activity is generally viewed with suspicion
unless its purpose is to reinforce the power of elites.
, Political Ideology - Answers -A system of beliefs and values about the nature of the
good life and the good society and the part to be played by government achieving them.
Laissez Faire - Answers -A french phrase loosely meaning "leave it alone" it refers to
the philosophy that values free markets and opposes government regulation of the
economy.
Economic Issues - Answers -Disputes over government policy regarding regulation of
business to protect workers and the environment, and types of and rates of taxes and
support for people.
Social Issues - Answers -Disputes over government policy in regard to personal life
such as abortion, sexual behavior, and religion in public arenas such as school.
Psuedo Laissez Faire - Answers -A phrase referring to the tendency of entrepreneurs to
oppose government involvement in the economy at the general philosophical level but
to seek government assistance for their particular business.
Conservatism - Answers -A political ideology that, in general, opposes government
regulation of economic life and supports government regulation of personal life.
Liberalism - Answers -A political ideology that in general supports government
regulation of economic life and opposes government regulation of personal life.
Progressivism - Answers -An alternative way of labeling the political ideology also
known as "liberalism"
Libertarianism - Answers -Ideology that pposes government regulation of both economic
life and personal life.
Maximum freedom from government interference
Communitarianism - Answers -The ideology that supports government regulation of
both economic life and personal life.
Maximum control by government, to maintain order
Domain & Process - Answers -Democratic Constitutions have two parts
Domain - Answers -Limits on what the government can decide
Process - Answers -Process by which we decide, or ,the government decides what to
do.
The problem if we use Majority rule to make political decisions - Answers -Because the
majority makes the law, they will want to pass laws that are outside the proper domain
of government.
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