Pols 1100 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the defining features of "government"? correct answersA set of institutions that endures over time and that, in relation to the people of a particular territory, authoritatively makes and enforces laws. legislature correct answersinstitution that makes laws executive branch correct answersAuthority to put laws into effect bureaucratic agencies correct answersorganizations within executive responsible for implementing specific policies and providing public services judicial...

A system of checks and balances correct answersgives each branch of the national government some power over the others For James Madison, the notion that government is necessary depended strongly on: correct answershis belief that people are self-interested and could not be trusted to rule themselves America predominantly uses which form of democracy? correct answersrepresentative When group interests conflict with an individual's interests, a(n) ________ occurs? correct answerscollect...

Government correct answersThe collection of public institutions in a nation that establish and enforce the rules by which the members of that nation must live. Social contract correct answersAn agreement to form a government and abide by its rules. Social equality correct answersEquality and fair treatment of all groups within the various institutions in society that serve the public at large. Equality of opportunity correct answersThe idea that each person is guaranteed the same chance...

Bureaucracy correct answersexecutive branch departments, agencies, boards, and commissions that carry out the responsibilities of the federal government Patronage correct answerspolitical system in which the government programs and benefits are awarded based on political loyalty to a party or politician Pendleton Act correct answersact that established a merit and performance based system for federal employment Federal Corporations correct answersfederal organizations that is similar to...

Politics correct answersthe process by which the actions of government are determined (can be through deals) Public Policy correct answerswhat the government decides to do or not to do based on laws, rules/regulations, expenditures. Government correct answersthe legitimate use of force within specified geographical boundaries to control human behavior State correct answerslegal, political concept that denotes territory with an effective govt and is sovereign Power correct answersthe ...

Which of the following is a good formal definition of politics? correct answersThe process through which individuals and groups reach agreement on a course of common action even as they continue to disagree on the goals of the action Which of the following is an example of collective action? correct answersA neighborhood watch group deciding how to patrol the streets Bargaining and compromise... correct answersIs essential for producing successful political outcomes Political institutio...

Elitism correct answersPolitical system in which power is concentrated in the hands of a relatively small group of individuals or institutions Pluralism correct answersA theory of government that holds that multiple competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group Theocracy correct answersGovernment run by religious leaders Aristocracy correct answersA government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility Democracy correct answersa political...

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What does democratic theory propose is the best way for citizens to control their government? - Voting in free elections Which process is used to designate an official candidate for the office of President of the United States? - Nomination What functions to reduce the number of candidates on the ballot, thereby structuring the voting choice? - Political parties What political party claims to be the oldest political party in existence in the United States? - Democratic How many political...