Review B

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• Review -- B
• Part 1
• The Theory of
• Modern Government

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• 1) Which of the following is considered a
  linkage institution?
• a. The bureaucracy
• b. The Congress
• c. The Executive Department
• d. The Government
• e. The media

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• 1) Which of the following is considered a
  linkage institution?
• a. The bureaucracy
• b. The Congress
• c. The Executive Department
• d. The Government
• e. The media

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• 2) All of the following are characteristics of
  politics EXCEPT
• a. Individuals with similar ideas banding
  together to form political parties
• b. The means through which individuals and
  groups get involved
• c. Who gets what, when, how and why
• d. the passing of laws that serve to further
  minority groups
• e. The interrelationship of individuals and
  groups

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• 2) All of the following are characteristics of
  politics EXCEPT
• a. Individuals with similar ideas banding
  together to form political parties
• b. The means through which individuals and
  groups get involved
• c. Who gets what, when, how and why
• d. the passing of laws that serve to further
  minority groups
• e. The interrelationship of individuals and
  groups

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• Choices A, B, C, and E are all characteristics of
  politics.
• The outcome of government is lawmaking

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• 3) Which of the following institutions
  established in the Constitution make public
  policy?
• a. The Senate, the presidency, political parties
• b. Congress, the presidency, the courts
• c. Congress, the courts, the military
• d. Congress, the presidency, the military
• e. Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy

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• 3) Which of the following institutions
  established in the Constitution make public
  policy?
• a. The Senate, the presidency, political parties
• b. Congress, the presidency, the courts
• c. Congress, the courts, the military
• d. Congress, the presidency, the military
• e. Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy

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• 4) Which of the following best defines a set of
  institutions linking government, politics, and
  public policy?
• a. An educational system
• b. A political system
• c. A social system
• d. An economic system
• e. A socioeconomic system

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• 4) Which of the following best defines a set of
  institutions linking government, politics, and
  public policy?
• a. An educational system
• b. A political system
• c. A social system
• d. An economic system
• e. A socioeconomic system

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• A political system by definition is a set of
  institutions linking government, politics, and
  public policy. An educational system, social
  system, economic system, or socioeconomic system
  may have components of a political system,
  however, none of them has all the characteristics
  of a political system

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• 5) Which of the following principles describes a
  philosophy of the Federalist Party?
• a. Federalists believed in a loose construction
  of the Constitution
• b. Federalists believed in a strict
  interpretation of the Constitution
• c. Federalists believed in a conservative
  interpretation of the Constitution
• d. Federalists believed that Congress should be
  the main cog of government
• e. Federalists believed that the interest of the
  common man should be reflected in government

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• 5) Which of the following principles describes a
  philosophy of the Federalist Party?
• a. Federalists believed in a loose construction
  of the Constitution
• b. Federalists believed in a strict
  interpretation of the Constitution
• c. Federalists believed in a conservative
  interpretation of the Constitution
• d. Federalists believed that Congress should be
  the main cog of government
• e. Federalists believed that the interest of the
  common man should be reflected in government

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• Federalists believed in a loose construction of
  the Constitution, meaning a broad interpretation.
  Anti-Federalists believed in a strict
  interpretation or conservative view of the
  Constitution and believed that Congress should
  have more influence than the president.

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• 6) All the following characteristics reflect the
  reasons why political parties are formed EXCEPT
• a. People band together because of similar needs
• b. People band together because of similar
  values
• c. People band together because they have
  similar income
• d. People band together because of similar
  beliefs
• e. People band together because they have
  similar goals

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• 6) All the following characteristics reflect the
  reasons why political parties are formed EXCEPT
• a. People band together because of similar needs
• b. People band together because of similar
  values
• c. People band together because they have
  similar income
• d. People band together because of similar
  beliefs
• e. People band together because they have
  similar goals

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• 7) Which of the following groups examines a
  candidate's record only on specific items?
• a. Single-interest groups
• b. Elite groups
• c. Plurality groups
• d. Democrats
• e. Republicans

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• 7) Which of the following groups examines a
  candidate's record only on specific items?
• a. Single-interest groups
• b. Elite groups
• c. Plurality groups
• d. Democrats
• e. Republicans

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• 8) All of the following are basic principles of
  our democracy today EXCEPT a belief in
• a. The worth and dignity of the individual
• b. The need for political equality
• c. Universal healthcare
• d. The guarantee of individual freedoms
• e. The need for a balance between freedoms and
  order

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• 8) All of the following are basic principles of
  our democracy today EXCEPT a belief in
• a. The worth and dignity of the individual
• b. The need for political equality
• c. Universal healthcare
• d. The guarantee of individual freedoms
• e. The need for a balance between freedoms and
  order

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• 9) Which of the following institutions is
  commonly called the fourth branch of government?
• a. The bureaucracy
• b. Special interest groups
• c. The executive branch
• d. The Congress
• e. The Supreme Court

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• 9) Which of the following institutions is
  commonly called the fourth branch of government?
• a. The bureaucracy
• b. Special interest groups
• c. The executive branch
• d. The Congress
• e. The Supreme Court

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• 10) Which of the following principles is most
  fundamental to democratic theory?
• a. Free elections and universal suffrage
• b. Minority rule
• c. Universal public education
• d. Political parties
• e. A written constitution

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• 10) Which of the following principles is most
  fundamental to democratic theory?
• a. Free elections and universal suffrage
• b. Minority rule
• c. Universal public education
• d. Political parties
• e. A written constitution

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• Just because you have a written Constitution,
  does not mean that constitution provides for a
  democratic society.

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• 11) All of the following factors contribute to
  an enlightened understanding of the electorate
  EXCEPT
• a. Interest groups
• b. The media
• c. The right to property
• d. Political parties
• e. The Internet

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• 11) All of the following factors contribute to
  an enlightened understanding of the electorate
  EXCEPT
• a. Interest groups
• b. The media
• c. The right to property
• d. Political parties
• e. The Internet

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• 12) Which of the following groups believes that
  bargaining and compromise are essential to a
  democracy?
• a. Elitists
• b. Pluralists
• c. Hyperpluralists
• d. Democrats
• e. Republicans

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• 12) Which of the following groups believes that
  bargaining and compromise are essential to a
  democracy?
• a. Elitists
• b. Pluralists
• c. Hyperpluralists
• d. Democrats
• e. Republicans

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• Even though Democrats and Republicans may state
  that they believe in bargaining and compromise,
  in reality they do not always practice what they
  preach. Pluralists fit the definition, in the
  general sense, means an acknowledgement of
  diversity

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• 13) Which of the following theories contends
  that our society is divided along class lines and
  that a narrow upper-class strata rules regardless
  of the formal organization of government?
• a. Elite
• b. Pluralist
• c. Hyperpluralist
• d. Socialist
• e. Egalitarian

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• 13) Which of the following theories contends
  that our society is divided along class lines and
  that a narrow upper-class strata rules regardless
  of the formal organization of government?
• a. Elite
• b. Pluralist
• c. Hyperpluralist
• d. Socialist
• e. Egalitarian

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• 14) Which of the following theories claims that
  too many competing groups cripple governments
  ability to govern?
• a. Hyperpluralist theory
• b. Pluralist theory
• c. Elite theory
• d. Democratic theory
• e. Class-based theory

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• 14) Which of the following theories claims that
  too many competing groups cripple governments
  ability to govern?
• a. Hyperpluralist theory
• b. Pluralist theory
• c. Elite theory
• d. Democratic theory
• e. Class-based theory

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• 15. Which of the following theories stress that
  the public interest is rarely translated into
  public policy?
• a. Elitist and pluralist
• b. Pluralist and hyperpluralist
• c. Elitist and hyperpluralist
• d. Democrats and Republicans
• e. Liberals and conservatives

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• 15. Which of the following theories stress that
  the public interest is rarely translated into
  public policy?
• a. Elitist and pluralist
• b. Pluralist and hyperpluralist
• c. Elitist and hyperpluralist
• d. Democrats and Republicans
• e. Liberals and conservatives

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• The End