AP American Government & Politics QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| A RATED

AP American Government & Politics ARISTOTLE Correct Answer: defined democracy as "the rule of many" AUTHORITY Correct Answer: the right to use power BUREAUCRACY Correct Answer: a system of government through departments run by appointed officials CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Correct Answer: a political system in which those affected by a governmental program must be permitted to participate in the program's formulation COMMUNITY CONTROL Correct Answer: a political system in which local citizens are empowered to govern themselves directly DEMOCRACY Correct Answer: a term used to describe three different political systems in which the people are said to rule, directly or indirectly DIRECT/PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY Correct Answer: a political system in which all or most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy ELITE Correct Answer: people who have a disproportionate amount of some valued resource like money or power LEGITIMACY Correct Answer: the widely shared perception that somethng or someone should be obeyed MAJORITARIAN POLITICS Correct Answer: A political system in which the choices of the political leaders are closely constrained by the preferences of the people MARXIST THEORY Correct Answer: a theory that government is merely a reflection of underlying economic forces C.WRIGHT MILLS Correct Answer: a sociologist who presented the idea of a mostly nongovernmental power elite PLURALIST THEORY Correct Answer: a theory that no one interest group consistently holds political power POLITICAL POWER Correct Answer: power used to determine who will hold government office and how the government will behave POWER Correct Answer: the ability of one person to get another person to act in accordance with the first person's intentions REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY Correct Answer: a government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote SCHUMPETER Correct Answer: An economist who defined democracy as the competitive struggle by political leaders for the people's vote MAX WEBER Correct Answer: a sociologist who emphasized the phenomenon of bureaucracy in explaining political developments CIVIC COMPETENCE Correct Answer: A belief that one can affect government policies CIVIC DUTY Correct Answer: The feeling that one ought to do one's share in community affairs, irrespective of concrete rewards CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS Correct Answer: Awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic class whose interests are different from those of others CONGREGATIONAL Correct Answer: A kind of church in which members control activities, whether erecting a building, hiring a preacher, or managing its finances EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Correct Answer: The condition in which people, although not guaranteed equal rewards, expect to have comparable chances to compete for those rewards EXTERNAL EFFICACY Correct Answer: A belief that the system will respond to a citizen's demands INDIVIDUALISM Correct Answer: the inclination to believe that one's efforts and rewards in life are to be conducted and enjoyed by oneself, apart from larger social groupings INTERNAL EFFICACY Correct Answer: The ability to understand and take part in politics. LIBERTY Correct Answer: freedom from being controlled by another government OPPOSITION PARTY Correct Answer: A political party that opposes the majority party but within the context of the legal rules ORTHODOX Correct Answer: people who believe that moral rules are derived in part from God, are unchanging, are moe important than individual choice POLITICAL CULTURE Correct Answer: A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out POLITICAL EFFICACY Correct Answer: a belief that you can take part in politics (internal efficacy) or that the government will respond to the citizenry (external efficacy) POLITICAL IDEOLOGY Correct Answer: A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government. POLITICAL TOLERANCE Correct Answer: The willingness to allow people with whom one disagrees to have the full protection of the law when they express their opinions