LIBERTY UNIVERSITY GLST 200 QUIZ 7 REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER KEY 2026
◉ The term participatory democracy applies most accurately to
which of the following societies? Answer: Greece in the 4th century
B.C.
◉ Which type of legislation provides tangible benefits to
constituents in several states or districts in hopes of winning their
votes in the future? Answer: Pork-barrel legislation
◉ Samuel P. Huntington favored which view of the distribution of
political power? Answer: The creedal passion view
◉ Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?
Answer: New England town meetings
◉ According to the Framers of the Constitution, who is the best
judge of the people's best interests? Answer: Elected officials
◉ The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century is an example
of which theory of power? Answer: The creedal passion view
, ◉ In 1935, what percentage of American families paid no federal
income tax? Answer: 96 percent
◉ Many farmers benefit substantially from agricultural price
supports, but many consumers have no idea what these price
supports cost them in taxes and higher food prices. Which type of
politics does this suggest? Answer: Client politics
◉ According to the power elite view, which of these groups would
not have any control of politics? Answer: The poor
◉ Congress' power to tax, as provided in the Constitution and later
amendments, leads one to conclude that the fundamental
government finance problems are not mathematical. Instead, they
are because of which of the following? Answer: Politics
◉ What is an important implication of the bureaucracy increasingly
becoming a source of political innovation? Answer: Bureaucrats may
use their expertise to craft policies that address important problems.
◉ Which term is used to describe activists, inside or outside of
government, who pull together political majorities on behalf of
unorganized interests? Answer: Policy entrepreneurs
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER KEY 2026
◉ The term participatory democracy applies most accurately to
which of the following societies? Answer: Greece in the 4th century
B.C.
◉ Which type of legislation provides tangible benefits to
constituents in several states or districts in hopes of winning their
votes in the future? Answer: Pork-barrel legislation
◉ Samuel P. Huntington favored which view of the distribution of
political power? Answer: The creedal passion view
◉ Which of the following is an example of direct democracy?
Answer: New England town meetings
◉ According to the Framers of the Constitution, who is the best
judge of the people's best interests? Answer: Elected officials
◉ The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century is an example
of which theory of power? Answer: The creedal passion view
, ◉ In 1935, what percentage of American families paid no federal
income tax? Answer: 96 percent
◉ Many farmers benefit substantially from agricultural price
supports, but many consumers have no idea what these price
supports cost them in taxes and higher food prices. Which type of
politics does this suggest? Answer: Client politics
◉ According to the power elite view, which of these groups would
not have any control of politics? Answer: The poor
◉ Congress' power to tax, as provided in the Constitution and later
amendments, leads one to conclude that the fundamental
government finance problems are not mathematical. Instead, they
are because of which of the following? Answer: Politics
◉ What is an important implication of the bureaucracy increasingly
becoming a source of political innovation? Answer: Bureaucrats may
use their expertise to craft policies that address important problems.
◉ Which term is used to describe activists, inside or outside of
government, who pull together political majorities on behalf of
unorganized interests? Answer: Policy entrepreneurs
