AG CH 1

Question 1

What is gov and example

Answer 1

a social construction that controls behavior of people

ex:serve public good, manage, resolve conflict, provide security

Question 2

politics def and example

Answer 2

activity where an activity is agitated or settled

ex:argument discussion negotiation

Question 3

power def

Answer 3

Ability to get one person to act in accordance of certain wishes

Question 4

Authority def

Answer 4

right to use power

Question 5

Legitimacy def

Answer 5

political authority from law or constitution

Question 6

Democracy def

Answer 6

governing system for all or most citizens
participate directly in either holding office or making policy
(power in hands of the people)

Question 7

Democracy also means?

Answer 7

rules of many

Question 8

Direct participatory democracy def

Answer 8

gov where most citizens
participate directly

Question 9

Representative Democracy def

Answer 9

gov where elected leaders
make decision

Question 10

Non democratic systems deny?

Answer 10

Speech, publications, and
assembly

Question 11

Dictatorship/Autocracy def and example

Answer 11

system where one person or
small group of people possess absolute power w o constitution
limitations
Ex Nazi Germany Fascist Italy Benito Mussolini

Question 12

Oilarchy def and example

Answer 12

system of gov Where power rest in a small
group of people

Ex Chinas Communist party

Question 13

where is a oilarchy common?

Answer 13

in socialist economic systems

Question 14

what is the oilarchy advantage?

Answer 14

efficiency

Question 15

what is the oilarchy disadvantage?

Answer 15

authoritarian rule

Question 16

Constitutional Demo def and example

Answer 16

derives authority from constitution
Ex: US

Question 17

What is a constitution?

Answer 17

political document legal document historical cultural

Question 18

Class view and who has this view

Answer 18

wealthy capitalist other economic elites
determine most policies
who has this view:Karl Marx

Question 19

Power elite + who has this view

Answer 19

group of business military labor union
elected officials mass media control most decisions
who has this view: C Wright Mills

Question 20

Bureaucratic view and who has this view

Answer 20

appointed bureaucrats run everything
who has this view: Max Webber

Question 21

Pluralist View and who has this view

Answer 21

reps of larger of interest groups are in charge
no single entity can control political resources
who has this view: David B truman

Question 22

Creedal Passion view and who has this view

Answer 22

morally impassioned elites drive
political change not driven by economic gain

who has this view: Samuel Huntington

Question 23

Political Agenda and what its influenced by

Answer 23

issues that people believe require gov
action
What is this influenced by?:
Shared political views, custom and tradition,
current events, terms of debate

Question 24

What does civic engagement do? and examples

Answer 24

give citizens a say to what happens in the government

ex of political involvements: voting, volunteerism, party membership

Question 25

cost def

Answer 25

burden that people bear if a policy is adopted

Question 26

benefit def

Answer 26

satisfaction if policy is adopted

Question 27

majoritarian politics and ex

Answer 27

policy where almost everybody benefits almost everybody pays -no benefit for students to form join interest groups -controversy may arise over ideology ex:military budget US

Question 28

Client politics and ex

Answer 28

policy where one small group benefits almost everybody pays -beneficiary is client of gov ex: log rolling of farming legislation

Question 29

Entrepreneurial politics and examples

Answer 29

policy where almost everybody benefits and small group pays ex: environmental policies such as antipollution and safety requirements for automobiles

Question 30

Interest Group Politics and ex

Answer 30

policy where one small group and benefits another small group pays ex: people organize around a particular issue

Question 31

Political Culture def

Answer 31

political system ones role in the system -partisanship political ideology

Question 32

According to Walton smith black political culture is like

Answer 32

community, political, and electoral consciousness

Question 33

Private goods

Answer 33

food clothinghousing come from priv businesses

Question 34

Public goods

Answer 34

goods provided by government available w/o charge

Question 35

toll goods and ex

Answer 35

goods for many people only if they can pay ex: private school

Question 36

common goods

Answer 36

free of charge but limited supply

Question 37

egalitarianism

Answer 37

equal treatment for all destruction of inequalities ex: raise taxes for more pub. transp. etc

Question 38

totaliarianism

Answer 38

gov is more important than citizens

Question 39

Partisanship

Answer 39

support blindly a political party Alienate Americans who feel they should vote in support of the nations best pres instead of bias