Midterm 1

Question 1

ideology

Answer 1

the beliefs and ideals that help to shape political opinion and eventually policy

Question 2

intense preferences

Answer 2

beliefs and preferences based on strong feelings regarding an issue
that someone adheres to over time

Question 3

latent preferences

Answer 3

beliefs and preferences people are not deeply committed to and
that change over time

Question 4

partisanship

Answer 4

strong support, or even blind allegiance, for a particular political
party

Question 5

social capital

Answer 5

connections with others and the willingness to interact and aid them

Question 6

Elite Theory

Answer 6

claims political power rests in the hands of a small, elite group of people

Question 7

Pluralist Theory

Answer 7

claims political power rests in the hands of groups of people

Question 8

Common Goods

Answer 8

goods that all people may use but that are of limited supply

Question 9

Democracy

Answer 9

a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people

Question 10

Direct Democracy

Answer 10

a form of government where people participate directly in making government
decisions instead of choosing representatives to do this for them

Question 11

Majority Rule

Answer 11

a fundamental principle of democracy; the majority should have the power to make
decisions binding upon the whole

Question 12

Minority Rights

Answer 12

protections for those who are not part of the majority

Question 13

Monarchy

Answer 13

a form of government where one ruler, usually a hereditary one, holds political power

Question 14

Oligarchy

Answer 14

a form of government where a handful of elite society members hold political power

Question 15

Political Power

Answer 15

influence over a government’s institutions, leadership, or policies

Question 16

Private Goods

Answer 16

goods provided by private businesses that can be used only by those who pay for them

Question 17

Public Goods

Answer 17

goods provided by government that anyone can use and that are available to all without charge

Question 18

Representative Democracy

Answer 18

a form of government where voters elect representatives to make decisions
and pass laws on behalf of all the people instead of allowing people to vote directly on laws

Question 19

Toll Goods

Answer 19

a good that is available to many people but is used only by those who can pay the price to do so

Question 20

Totalitarianism

Answer 20

a form of government where government is all-powerful and citizens have no rights