Multiple choice Flashcards
“Mills referred to the combination of political, business, and military leaders who dominate the country as”
Power Elite
“The collective value of social networks and the inclinations to do things for each other that arise from those networks” is a definition of”
Social Capital
“The process by which choices are made regarding resource allocation and economic and social policies are pursued” is a definition of”
Politics
“The claim that government power is held exclusively by a small, well defined group is known as”
Elite Theory
“A ““New England Town Meeting”” is often cited as an example of”
Direct Democracy
“The means by which a society organizes itself and allocates authority” is a working definition of”
Government
That people with shared interests will form groups to pursue those interests politically is central to the idea of
Pluralism
Close connections with others which leads to a willingness to interact and help them is referred to as
Social Capital
“The ability to influence ““institutions, leaders and policies”” is the text’s definition of”
Political Power
Goods and services available to all but which are of limited supply are called
Common Goods
Delegating decision making authority to elected officials rather than citizens deciding every issue directly is at the core of
Representative Democracy
Young Americans are..
likely to reject patisan politics
“Established beliefs and ideas that help shape policies and politics”” is a basic definiton of”
Ideology
Goods and services available to all (and often provided by the Government) are called
Public Goods
“Beliefs and preferences people are not deeply committed to and that change over time”
Latent Preferences
“The ability to influence ““institutions, leaders and policies”” is the text’s definition of”
Political Power
“According to the text in which country does Democratic political and Socialist economic forms, co-exist?”
Sweden
“Because they developed in tandem, what do many Americans equate with Capitalism”
Democracy
Close connections with others which leads to a willingness to interact and help them is referred to as
Social Capital
“Strong support for, or even blind allegiance to, a particular political party” is known as
Partisanship
Madison’s notion of “ambition countered by ambition” is central to which constitutional idea
checks and Balances
A system with a single legislative chamber is known as
Unicameral
Which of the following was a key division between states that dominated the discussion at the Constitutional Convention
Slave/NonSlave States
The first system of government in the United States was known as
The Articles of Confederation
The text sets up a dilemma at the center of the design of the Constitution. This is the balance between
Individual Liberty and Social Stability
Allowing states to count 60% of their slave populations for purposes of taxation and representation is known as the
3/5ths Compromise
Which of the 13 original states was last to ratify the Constitution?
Rhode Island
Shays’ Rebellion demonstrated
The weakness of the national government
Because it was easier to control one man as opposed to many Alexander Hamilton argued people should not fear
A powerful President
What were primarily written to convince the State of New York to approve the Constitution?
The Federalist Papers
What was added to the Constitution in 1791?
The Bill of Rights
Article I Sec 8 of the Constitution sets out
Enumerated Powers
Powers that the Consitution intended to be exercised by the states are known as
Reserved Powers
“Coin Money, Declare War and Conduct Foreign Affairs were the main powers of the national government under”
Articles of Confederation
The process of the states approving the new governing constitution is called
Ratification
Opponents of the 1787 Constitution are known as
Anti-Federalists
What were primarily written to convince the State of New York to approve the Constitution?
the Federalist Papers
