Chapter 1

Question 1

Authority

Answer 1

The command of the obedience of society’s members by a government

Question 2

Legitimacy

Answer 2

The exercise of political power by common consensus through established institutions

Question 3

Legitimate Authority

Answer 3

The legal and moral right of a government to rule over a specific population and control a specific territory

Question 4

Order

Answer 4

Denoted by the structures, rules, rituals, procedures, and practices that make up the political system

Question 5

Society

Answer 5

An aggregation of individuals who share a common identity

Question 6

Social contract

Answer 6

An implicit agreement among individuals to form a civil society and accept certain moral
and political obligations essential to its preservation

Question 7

Government

Answer 7

The persons and institutions that make and enforce rules or laws for the larger community

Question 8

Scientific method

Answer 8

Seeking empirical answers to questions through a rigorous process of constructing research designs, collecting data, and using the objective tools of statistical analysis to test hypotheses

Question 9

Country

Answer 9

Geographical location, place on a map

Question 10

Politics

Answer 10

Involves governing, which in turn involves making decisions about rules and rulers

Question 11

Power

Answer 11

Enforce laws, provide security, regulate the economy, conduct foreign policy or wage war

Question 12

Republic

Answer 12

A form of government in which sovereignty resides in the people of that country, rather than
with the rulers

Question 13

State

Answer 13

The sole repository of sovereignty

Question 14

Sovereignty

Answer 14

Community with well-defined territorial boundaries administered by a single government capable of making and enforcing laws

Question 15

Nation

Answer 15

Distinct group of people who share a common background

Question 16

Nation-state

Answer 16

Geographically defined community administered by a government

Question 17

Nation Building

Answer 17

Process of forming a common identity based on the notion of belonging to a political community separate and distinct from all others

Question 18

Stateless Nation

Answer 18

Comprised of people who share a common identity but are scattered geographically
and have no homeland

Question 19

Justice

Answer 19

Distribution of rewards and burdens in society in accordance with what is deserved, such as fairness

Question 20

Political Literacy

Answer 20

Ability to think and speak intelligently about politics

Question 21

Positivism

Answer 21

Philosophy of science that stresses observable, scientific facts as the sole basis of proof
and truth

Question 22

Behaviorism

Answer 22

Approach to the study of politics that emphasizes fact-based evaluations of action

Question 23

Normativism

Answer 23

Applying moral principles or norms to the problems of politics and government

Question 24

Ticket splitting

Answer 24

Occurs when a voter votes for candidates from more than one party

Question 25

Swing voting

Answer 25

Refers to independent voters who swing toward the Republican party in one election and
the Democratic party in another

Question 26

Rational choice

Answer 26

Role of reason over emotion in human behavior

Question 27

Political realism

Answer 27

Philosophy that power is the key variable in all political relationships and should
be used pragmatically and prudently to advance the national interest

Question 28

Political culture

Answer 28

Moral values, beliefs, and myths by which people live and for which they are willing to die for

Question 29

Hard Power

Answer 29

Coercion (force/threats)

Question 30

Soft Power

Answer 30

Persuasion, rewards, reputation

Question 31

Anarchism

Answer 31

Government is too big, too intrusive, creates more problems than it solves and is always tyrannical

Question 32

Nihilism

Answer 32

Since there appears to be no moral or religious truths, anything goes because nothing really matters

Question 33

Libertarianism

Answer 33

While government is indeed a necessary evil, keep it as small as humanly possible and out of people’s lives