AP Gov Unit 1 & 2 Test questions

institutions through which public policies are made for society

government is defined as...

political parties

the policymaking institutions of American national government don't include...

public goods

things that are indivisible, nonexclusive, and that everyone can share are called...

protecting citizens' civil liberties

governments in the modern world aren't similar in...

provide public goods and socialize citizens into political and social system

all governments...

a single-issue group

an interest group so single-minded that its members often members often vote on only one issue, ignoring a politician's stand on everything else is...

policy agenda

the list of problems to which political leaders are paying serious attention is a...

a policymaking system

______ is a set of institutions that link together government, politics, and public property

public goods

this is not part of policymaking system...

linkage institutions

a political party key is _______ in America's democratic system

linkage institutions

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

congress

which of these is not a linkage institution

USA Today

which of these is a linkage institution

work hard to get the issues they want on the policy agenda

parties and interest groups...

choice government makes in response to an issue

public policy is defined as a...

an interest group

one type of linkage institution is...

policy impacts

the effects a policy has on people and problems is called...

minority rights

two of the most important principles of democratic theory are majority rule and...

pluralist theory

which of the following takes the most positive view of democracy in the US

many groups vie for power with no one set of groups dominating

pluralist theory contends that in the US

the correspondence between the few leaders and the many followers in a democracy

representation refers to

big business

at the center of all theories of elite domination of politics is

all societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule

elit and class theory holds that

groups

hyper pluralist believe that the dominant player in American politics is

claim that too many influential groups cripple government's ability to govern

in evaluating American democracy, hyperpluralists

political action committee

PAC stands for

the close connection between money and politics

people who worry about PACs are most especially concerned about

policy gridlock

the ability of groups to prevent the government from taking actions and adverse to their interests leads to what the text calls

it is believed that PAC contributions affect the way members of Congress vote on one issues

escalating campaign cost are a challenge to democracy because

individualism

one of the primary reasons for the comparatively small scope of American government is

only the house of representatives

the government designed at the Constitutional Convention allowed voters to directly elect

New Jersey plan

the _____, offered as one possible scheme at the Constitutional Convention, called for each state to be equally represented in Congress

after the ratification process was complete, and partly to fulfill a promise to hose who supported ratification

the bill of rights was added to the constitution

the various and unequal distribution of property"

after the revolution, James Madison observed that "the most common and durable source of faction has been...

unequal distribution of wealth

according to James Madison and many of the delegates at the constitutional convention, what is the primary source of political conflict

postwar depression that left many small farmers unable to pay their debts and threatened mortgage foreclosures

among the factors that contributed to economic turmoil under the articles of confederation was the

John locke

the justification for separation from England in the declaration of independence was based heavily on the ideas of the English philosopher

keep most pf the government beyond the control of a popular majority and separate the powers of different institutions

two key elements of the Madisonian model were to

people are self-interested in acquiring wealth and power

the view of human nature most prevalent among the founding fathers was that

state legislatures

under the articles of confederation, most power rested with the,

cynical-human beings are selfish and greedy

what view of human nature did the delegates at the constitutional convention have

wealthy planters, lawyers, and merchants

those who met at the constitutional convention in 1787 were this is not part of policymaking system

change usually comes slowly, if at all, and moderation and compromise are typical in our political system

the system of checks and balances in the constitution means that

most authority rested with the US Congress than the state government

which of the following is FALSE about the US government under the articles of confederation

congress

the framers of the constitution gave the chief economic policymaking role to

articles of confederation

beginning in 1781, the US was governed under the

essays in support of ratification of the constitution

the federalists papers were

defending new territories obtained after the French and Indian war

the British levied new taxes on it North American colonies in the 18th century in order to pay for

whether the courts should have the power of judicial review

which of these was NOT one of the big three disagreements at the constitutional convention

that slaves would count as 3/5 persons for counting the nation's population and determining seats in the House

on the issue of slaves, the constitution specified

weak and ineffective

the US government under the articles of confederation can best be described as

resolved the impasse between those who favored the new jersey plan and those who preferred the Virginia plan

the Connecticut compromise at the constitutional convention

support the concept of natural rights and the ides that government be built on the consent of the governed

lockean thought and the declaration of independence are similar in that both

was an enemy of freedom and designed to give control of the government to a rich elite

the anti-federalists believed that the new constitution

the consent of the governed

reflecting the natural rights philosophy, the declaration of independence stated that governments derive their just powers from

factions

most of the delegates at the constitutional convention regarded what as the greatest threat to government

national taxes were too high

which of the following situations was NOT considered an economic problem by the writers of the constitution

decided to leave it up to the individual states to decide voter qualifications in their own states

regarding the right to vote in national elections, the framers of the constitution

more economic power

compared to the government under the articles of confederation, the constitution gave the central government

balanced government

most delegates to the constitutional convention believed that the secret of good government is a