Quiz 1: Federal Government

what principle holds that the people are the ultimate source of governing authority?

self-government

liberty is the principle that individuals should always be free to act as they choose

false (not always)

in the U.S., it is our political culture that largely forms our national identity

true

in most countries, their political culture largely forms their national identity

false (ancestry and kinship)

political science can help with critical thinking by providing us:

1. reliabel information about how the U.S. political system operates

2. scientific(systematic) generalizations about major tendencies in U.S. politics

3. terms and concepts that precisely describe key aspects of politics

why is it important to listen?

1. may help you be more confident & certain in your beliefs

2. may help you change your mind, when youre wrong

confirmation bias

where people are willing to accept things that fit into their preconceived notions of how the world is or should be and almost immediately reject things that do not fit

although it’s a problem when news organizations hide contradictory information, this is not an obstacle to critical thinking

false, it does

critical thinking is important because

it enables a country’s people to act responsibly and make good decisions

which sculpture symbolizes the difficulties associated with critical thinking

the thinker

the most important requirement to critical thinking is:

a willingness to listen to alternative points of view and a desire to know the facts

which element of U.S. political culture may make it difficult to pass laws to help those in need?

individualism

in order to become a better critical thinker:

it is more important to listen than to speak

who said “war is politics by other means?”

Carl van Clausewitz

conflict

a disagreement based on some level of incompatibility of wants or interests

politics

the process through which a society settles its conflicts

political science

the systemmatic study of governenment and politics

critical thinking is

reflective

“I may not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

Voltaire

“Education is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think.”

Albert Einstein