Chapter 1: Spirit of American Politics Day 1

Question 1

current US issues:

Answer 1

abortion rights, healthcare, national debt, student loans, global warming

Question 2

what is an issue?

Answer 2

a conflict between the interest, ideas, or beliefs of different citizens

Question 3

what can affect the way issues are addressed?

Answer 3

the type of political party that’s in charge

Question 4

what can cause issues to become current?

Answer 4

the economy, natural disasters, supreme court decisions

Question 5

who brings up current issues?

Answer 5

the people (democracy)

Question 6

what is democracy?

Answer 6

different political systems that embody the principle of popular rule

Question 7

originated with aristotle describes what type of democracy?

Answer 7

direct democracy

Question 8

what is the rule of many and in new england towns is still used to make decisions in town meetings

Answer 8

direct democracy

Question 9

what type of democracy is the acquisition of power

Answer 9

representative democracy

Question 10

what type of democracy is used by leader via competition and elections

Answer 10

representative democracy

Question 11

representative democracy is also know as what?

Answer 11

elitist theory

Question 12

what is politics?

Answer 12

activities by which an issues is agitated or settles

Question 13

how society makes a collective decision describes what?

Answer 13

politics

Question 14

name examples of politics

Answer 14

protesting, proposals, debating, reaching out to the public

Question 15

what can change politics?

Answer 15

politicians (donald trump)

Question 16

what goes on in other countries when there isn’t a democracy?

Answer 16

parliaments, communism, prime ministers