LIBERTY UNIVERSITY GLST 200 QUIZ 7 STUDY
GUIDE WITH FULL SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ 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
◉ What is the impact of self-interest on the positions people take on
important issues? Answer: Economic self-interest may be important,
but it is usually not the only guide to people's actions.
◉ When policies like the Affordable Care Act delegate decisions,
such as whether birth control should be covered in all insurance
plans, to executive agencies like Health and Human Services, it is an
illustration of which theory of power? Answer: The bureaucratic
view
◉ In Samuel P. Huntington's view, which of the following is an
example of an event in which morally impassioned elites made
significant changes? Answer: The progressive reformers of the early
20th century
◉ Why did the Framers of the Constitution not create a direct
democracy? Answer: They believed the rights of the minority would
be suppressed by the dominating majority.
, ◉ What was Karl Marx's view on the distribution of political power?
Answer: The class view
◉ What effect does the national media most likely have on the
political agenda? Answer: Publicizing issues by giving them
attention
◉ Which of the following supports the idea that policies should be
created to benefit everyone and require everyone to contribute?
Answer: Majoritarian politics
◉ In the U.S. political system, which of these most closely
approximates Aristotle's ideal of direct democracy? Answer: New
England town meeting
◉ Policies aimed at lessening income inequality and addressing the
disproportionate power held by individuals with wealth are based
on which theory of power? Answer: The class view
◉ Which type of politics has distributed benefits and costs? Answer:
Majoritarian politics
GUIDE WITH FULL SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ 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
◉ What is the impact of self-interest on the positions people take on
important issues? Answer: Economic self-interest may be important,
but it is usually not the only guide to people's actions.
◉ When policies like the Affordable Care Act delegate decisions,
such as whether birth control should be covered in all insurance
plans, to executive agencies like Health and Human Services, it is an
illustration of which theory of power? Answer: The bureaucratic
view
◉ In Samuel P. Huntington's view, which of the following is an
example of an event in which morally impassioned elites made
significant changes? Answer: The progressive reformers of the early
20th century
◉ Why did the Framers of the Constitution not create a direct
democracy? Answer: They believed the rights of the minority would
be suppressed by the dominating majority.
, ◉ What was Karl Marx's view on the distribution of political power?
Answer: The class view
◉ What effect does the national media most likely have on the
political agenda? Answer: Publicizing issues by giving them
attention
◉ Which of the following supports the idea that policies should be
created to benefit everyone and require everyone to contribute?
Answer: Majoritarian politics
◉ In the U.S. political system, which of these most closely
approximates Aristotle's ideal of direct democracy? Answer: New
England town meeting
◉ Policies aimed at lessening income inequality and addressing the
disproportionate power held by individuals with wealth are based
on which theory of power? Answer: The class view
◉ Which type of politics has distributed benefits and costs? Answer:
Majoritarian politics
