AP Government - Unit 1 Test Questions With Complete Solutions.

AP Government - Unit 1 Test Questions With
Complete Solutions.

basic efunctions eof egovernment e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.national edefense, epreserve eorder, eestablish eand
emaintain ea elegal esystem, eprovide eservices, esocialize enew egenerations




government e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the einstitution ethrough ewhich ea esociety emakes eand eenforces eits
epublic epolicies




politics e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the eeffort eto econtrol eor einfluence ethe econduct eand epolicies eof
egovernment




public epolicy e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the ecourse eof eaction ethe egovernment etakes ein eresponse eto ean
eissue eor eproblem




political esystem e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the esystem eof egovernment ein ea enation



political eissue e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.an eissue ethat earises ewhen epeople edisagree eabout ea eproblem eand
ehow eto efix eit




policy eagenda e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.a eset eof eissues ethought eby ethe epublic eor ethose ein epower eto
emerit eaction eby ethe egovernment




Robert eDahl e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.author eof e"Who eGoverns?" eand ecreated ethe eidea eof ea e"criteria eof
edemocracy"




the estate e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.A ebody eof epeople, eliving ein ea edefined eterritory, eorganized epolitically
eand ewith ethe epower eto emake eand eenforce elaw ewithout ethe econsent eof eany ehigher eauthority.




sovereignty e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.supreme eor eultimate epolitical epower; ea esovereign egovernment eis
eone ethat eis elegally eand epolitically eindependent eof eany eother egovernment

, divine eright e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.belief ethat ea eruler's eauthority ecomes edirectly efrom eGod



democracy e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.a eterm eused eto edescribe ea epolitical esystem ein ewhich ethe epeople eare
esaid eto erule, edirectly eor eindirectly




republic e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.a eform eof edemocracy ein ewhich epower eis evested ein erepresentatives
eselected eby emeans eof epopular ecompetitive eelections




democratic ecentralism e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.a egovernment eis esaid eto ebe edemocratic eif eit's edecisions
ewill eserve ethe e"true einterests" eof ethe epeople ewether eor enot ethe epeople eaffect ethe edecision-making

eor eselect ethe edecision-makers




power e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the eability eof eone eperson eto eget eanother eperson eto eact ein eaccordance
ewith ethe efirst eperson's eintentions




authority e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the eright eto euse epower



legitimacy e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.political eauthority econferred eby elaw, epublic eopinion, eor econstitution



majoritarian etheory e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.the epolitics eof epolicy-making ein ewhich ealmost eeverybody
ebenefits efrom ea epolicy eand ealmost eeverybody epays efor eit




elitist etheory e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.an eidentifiable egroup eof epersons ewho epossess ea edisproportionate
eshare eof esome evalued eresource esuch eas emoney eor epolitical epower




pluralist etheory e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.a etheory ethat ecompetition eamong eaffected einterests eshapes
epublic epolicy




hyperpluralist etheory e- e e e ecorrect eanswer.A etheory eof egovernment eand epolitics econtending ethat
egroups eare eso estrong ethat egovernment eis eweakened. eHyperpluralism eis ean eextreme eform eof

epluralism e(results ein egridlock)