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1. Government in the modern world, whether democratic or not, are similar in doing all the following EXCEPT:
A. Protecting citizens’ civil liberties.
B. Maintaining a national defense.
C. providing public goods.
d. collecting taxes.
E. Providing public servies.
2. Which of the following statements about public goods is FALSE?
a. the government usually provides public goods.
b. puglic goods are things that everyone can share.
c. Individuals have powerful incentives to provide public goods.
d. Public goods are not profitable.
e. Public goods are indivisible and nonexclusive.
3. All governments
A. provide public goods and socialize citizens into the political and social system.
b. ensure safely on the high seas and promote free enterprise.
c. Maintain national parks and a national defense.
d. Guarantee a capitalist economy and collect taxes.
e. Hold elections.
4. Politic is defined by Harold lasswell as:
a. conflict in society.
b. absolute power corrupts absolutely
c. the resolution of conflict in a way that serves the public.
d. who gets what, when, and how.
e. A course of action to solve a problem.
5. In a democratic society, parties, elections, interest groups and the media are all examples of ______between the preferences of citizens and the government’s policy agenda.
A. cross-pollination
b. inputs and outputs
c. ideological bridges
d. obstacles
e. Linkage institutions
6. Public policy is definded as a :
a. policy directed at more than one person.
b. course of action to solve a problem
c. set of rules and regulations issued by a government agency.
d. course of action by a political party.
e. choice that government makes in response to an issue.
7. which of these is NOT a criteria of traditional democratic theory, as formatted by Robert Dahl?
A.Freedom of speech and press.
b. one person gets one vote.
c. Citizenship must be open to all within a nation.
d. Those who participate in political organizations must be representative of the general population.
e.Citizens must make rational choices.
8. Which of the following takes the most positive view of democracy in the United States?
a. democratic centralism
b. pluralist theory
c. Hyperpluaralism
d. Democratic positivism
e. Elite theory
9. The theory that sees wealth as the basic of power is the
a. democratic theory
b. hyperpluralist theory
c. Jeffersonian theory
d. Elite and class theory
e. Pluralist theory
10. In the evaluation American Democracy, hyperpluralists
a. Claim the competing groups vying for power make for general efficient, honest government.
b. claim that society is governed solely by an upper-class elite.
c. Claim that too many influential groups cripple
d. believe tha the public interest is nerly always translated into public policy in the United States.
e. none of the above
11. The declaration of Independence says that “all men are created equal.” Which aspect of the American creed does this suggest?
a. Individualism
b. egalitarianism
c. liberty
d. Capitalism
e. Populism
12. Those who argue that the United States is in the midst of a culture war argue that Americans are becoming increasingly
a. Isolationist.
b. Secular.
c. hyprocritical
d. egalitarian
e. polarized
13. The largest item in the United States government budget, consuming more than one-fifth of spending, is
a. social security payments.
b. foreign aid
c. education spending
d. nation defense
e. Welfare for the poor.
14. Which country does NOT have a system of national insurance that provides most health care?
a. Canada.
b. Germany.
c. great Britain
d. Nigeria
e. Japan
15.One of the most prized values in American politics is:
a. Individualism.
b. equality
c. social responsibility
d. religiousity.
e. philanthropy
16. Supports, demands and expectations directly provide for which of the following?
A. feedback
b. input.
c. output.
d. Implementaion
e. crossover process
17. When socialist and capitalist elements of economics are combined it is called:
a. pure free enterprise capitalism.
b. communism
c. fixed economy
d. mixted economy
e. Voodoo economics
18. The American system of government is based on the concept that power flows from:
a. the government to the people.
b. the federal government to the state governments and then to the people
c. The people to the government
d. The bill of rights to the state governments
e. From the local governments to the people
19. The individuals, institutions, and the processes that make the rules for a society and possess the power to enforce those rules are called:
a. Democracy
b. direct action
c. government
d. feedback
e. politics
20. “the possession of control over others” is the definition of:
a. power
b. government
c. politics
d. democracy
e. public goods

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