Exam 1, multiple choice Flashcards
The concept of negative partisanship suggests that:
Voters tend to support one political party primarily because they strongly dislike another.
In a democratic system, political power is considered legitimate when:
It is grounded in the consent of the people who are given certain rights and privileges
When people think of politics as a process in which decisions tend to benefit one group at the expense of others, we are talking about a
Zero-sum world
What type of power uses violence or the threat of violence to make others do things they otherwise would not?
Coercive power
Economic Liberal
prefer more government involvement in regulating the economy do not want the government to interfere with personal decisions you make in your life
Social Liberal
do not want the government to interfere with personal decisions you make in your life
Economic Conservative
Less government involvement in the economy
Social Conservative
Government sets more restrictions on personal decisions
Libertarian
Social Left, Economic Right
Progressives
Big issues (eg. climate, racism), big solutions. Left
Right Wing Populists/MAGA
Problems with economic elites, immigration, and republican failures. Right
Political scientists generally refer to sets of rules and expectations that shape our behavior as:
Institutions
Which GOP-oriented group holds a more critical view of the role of big business and favors taxing the wealthy more?
Populist right
What are some of the foundational values of U.S. political culture?
Democracy & Representative Government
Individual Freedom & Autonomy
Equality & Opportunity
When political actors can shape and influence the stories we tell about politics, they likely hold a significant amount of:
Narrative power
The network of stakeholders that supports and associates with a political party is called:
Party base
