Ch 1

Question 0

Maintain national defense

Answer 0

Govt protects its sovereignty by maintaining armed forces

Question 1

Functions performe by national govts throughout the world

Answer 1

Maintain a national defense,provide public services,preserve order,socialize the young, collect taxes

Question 2

Provide public services

Answer 2

Govt spending on schools, lobraries, hospitals, other public institutions. Some(public parks) cant be denied to anyone, others(medicare)restricted to individuals who meet criteria

Question 3

V1:government

Answer 3

Institutions that make authoritative decisions or any given society

Question 4

V2:public goods

Answer 4

Public services shared by eeryone and cant be denied to anyone

Question 5

Preserve order

Answer 5

Every govt has some means of maintaining order

Question 6

Socialize the young

Answer 6

Govt paying for education & use it to instill national values among the young

Question 7

Collect taxes

Answer 7

1/3 dollars earned by a citizen is used to pay national,state,&local taxes paying for public goods & services govt provides

Question 8

V3:politics

Answer 8

Determines whom we select as our govt leaders & what policies these leaders pursue “who gets what, when, & how”

Question 9

What media focuses on regarding politics

Answer 9

Who:candidates,groups,parties
What:subatance of pol & govt
How:ppl participate in politics

Question 10

V4:political participation

Answer 10

Ways in which ppl get involved in politics;all activities used by citizens to influence selection of pol leaders or policies they pursue