Basics of Government and Politics

Question 1

The right to use “power” is referred to in your textbook as

sovereignty
legitimacy
elitism
authority

Answer 1

authority

Question 2

The authority provided by laws and constitutions to a government, or by proper elections in a democratic political system, is called

legitimacy
limited immunity
sovereignty
populism

Answer 2

legitimacy

Question 3

That type of democracy also known as “participatory” is referred to commonly as

republican democracy
indirect democracy
direct democracy
none of the above

Answer 3

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Question 4

Those who are said to have more power than others within a society are often called

elites
demagogues
democrats
none of the above.

Answer 4

elites

Question 5

Pluralism is based on the idea of _____________between different interests in society.

competition
cooperation
complete hostility
none of the above.

Answer 5

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Question 6

When the Framers of the US Constitution spoke of a republic, they were referring to what we today would call a _______________ democracy.

parliamentary
representative
liberal
direct

Answer 6

representative