POLI 2051 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS!!
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are
examples of which of the following? - ANSWERpublic policies
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional
democratic theory? - ANSWERenlightened understanding
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we
have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced
industrialized countries. - ANSWERlaissez-faire
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
- ANSWERparticipation
What best describes a linkage institution? - ANSWERa channel through which
people's concerns become a political agenda
What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to
form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart will of
others? - ANSWERpolicy gridlock
What determines whom we select as our government leaders and what policies
these leaders pursue? - ANSWERpolitics
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and
expenditures? - ANSWERbudgetary choice
What makes up governments policy agenda? - ANSWERthe issues that attract the
serious attention of public officials and other political actors
What most closely exemplifies equality in voting? - ANSWERone person, one vote
Which theory argues that special interests groups have become sovereign, and the
government is merely their servant? - ANSWERhyperpluralism
Who is at the center of all theories of elitism? - ANSWERbig business
In Federalist 10, who wrote, "The most common and durable source of factions has
been the various and unequal distribution of property"? - ANSWERJames Madison
John Locke's belief that government derives its authority from the people influenced
the Declaration of Independence, which says "Governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from ____." - ANSWERconsent of the governed
ANSWERS!!
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are
examples of which of the following? - ANSWERpublic policies
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional
democratic theory? - ANSWERenlightened understanding
The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we
have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced
industrialized countries. - ANSWERlaissez-faire
The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.
- ANSWERparticipation
What best describes a linkage institution? - ANSWERa channel through which
people's concerns become a political agenda
What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to
form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart will of
others? - ANSWERpolicy gridlock
What determines whom we select as our government leaders and what policies
these leaders pursue? - ANSWERpolitics
What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and
expenditures? - ANSWERbudgetary choice
What makes up governments policy agenda? - ANSWERthe issues that attract the
serious attention of public officials and other political actors
What most closely exemplifies equality in voting? - ANSWERone person, one vote
Which theory argues that special interests groups have become sovereign, and the
government is merely their servant? - ANSWERhyperpluralism
Who is at the center of all theories of elitism? - ANSWERbig business
In Federalist 10, who wrote, "The most common and durable source of factions has
been the various and unequal distribution of property"? - ANSWERJames Madison
John Locke's belief that government derives its authority from the people influenced
the Declaration of Independence, which says "Governments are instituted among
men, deriving their just powers from ____." - ANSWERconsent of the governed
