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20 Cards in this Set
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1. All definitions of politics try to explain how human beings regulate
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d. conflict within their society.
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2. A form of government in which every aspect of political, social, and economic life is controlled by the government is called
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c. a totalitarian regime.
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3. Teledemocracy would most closely fit which of the following?
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a. direct democracy
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4. The Athenian model of government was considered
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a. the purest model for direct democracy.
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5. Initiative is a procedure by which voters can
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c. propose a law or constitutional amendment.
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6. The U.S. Constitution creates a form of republican government known as a
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c. democratic republic.
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7. A central feature to the American governmental system is
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d. equality of every individual before the law.
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8. To ensure that majority rule does not become oppressive, modern democracies
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a. provide guarantees of minority rights.
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9. The U.S. Constitution
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d. sets forth the fundamental structure of the government and the limits to its power.
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10. According to the elite perspective, the government should be run by the smartest people because
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a. they will make the best decisions.
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11. Pluralist theory believes that decisions are made in American politics by
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d. the competition between groups trying to gain benefits for their members.
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12. The pattern of political beliefs and values characteristic of a community or population is referred to as
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c. political culture.
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13. The process by which Americans come to accept a single set of values concerning the political system is called
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c. political socialization.
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14. Democracy, liberty, equality, and property are
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c. concepts that lie at the core of American political culture.
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15. The ideology that believes the government should exercise the least power is
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libertarianism
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16. Communism and fascism are examples of which ideology?
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e. totalitarianism
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17. The number of Americans who will be 65 years and older in 2025 is estimated to be
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c. 18% of the population.
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18. The largest Hispanic group within the United States is
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c. Mexican Americans.
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19. In 2004 the greatest percentage of immigrants came to the U.S. from
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e. Mexico
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20. One of the most important trends in the labor force according to the 2000 census was
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c. the increase in the number of women in the workforce.
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