U1 P3

Question 1

Popular Consent

Answer 1

Gov. is legitimate only when its citizens consent to its powers

Question 2

Potential Threats

Answer 2

Power assumed by unelected bureaucrats and judges, plus

voting irregularities

Question 3

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 3

The people ultimately govern themselves.

•Manifests in elections and public opinion polls

Question 4

Majority Rule

Answer 4

Voting majorities determine elections and…
•Voting majorities decide policy
•Must balance with minority rights
•Low voter turnout problem: typically 35-41% in midterms

Question 5

Individualism

Answer 5

Traditionally, Americans want freedom from government “interference” and expect people to be responsible for their own actions.
•Now, gov. has an expanded role, & most accept it.

Question 6

Equality

Answer 6

A) Political equality (one man, one vote”)
B) Equality of opportunity (“everyone gets a chance to succeed”)
C) Equality of results? (“everyone must succeed in equal numbers”)

Question 7

Personal Liberty

Answer 7

A) freedom of speech, religion
B) protection from abuses of police power
C) ever-expanding definition of what constitutes “liberty”

Question 8

Civil Society

Answer 8

all the free, voluntary organizations that bring people together.