Exam 1: Five Principles of Politics

In the years leading up to World War II,the National Socialist (Nazi) Party rose to power in Germany and consolidated its hold on political institutions by effectively striking down any significant opposition through violence and intimidation.Nazi Germany achieved almost absolute control over every facet of its citizens' lives.In terms of limits on governmental power,the political system of Nazi Germany would most accurately be categorized as

The two questions that motivate the discovery of order in the chaos of politics are "What do we observe?" and "Why?"

The conflicts and struggles over the leadership,structure,and policies of government are called

A form of government in which a single individual-king,queen,or dictator-rules is known as

When a small group of landowners,military officers,or wealthy merchants controls most of the governing decisions,the government is said to be a(n)

The following question is an example of a(n) __________ question in political science: "Should a majority of Latinos support the Democratic Party in presidential elections?"

What are the two fundamental questions that allow us to find patterns and order in the chaos of politics?

Your instructor decides to give the class one very hard exam question.The entire class may work together to answer the question since the instructor just wants the correct answer;she does not care how the class arrives at the answer or who contributes to answering the question.She will grade the final answer the class submits,and all students will receive the same grade.In one sense,the exam grade is a __________ since all students will benefit and cannot be denied a grade,regardless of their individual contributions to answering the question.

In early thirteenth-century England,King John had few formal limits on his power,yet he needed the permission of the Catholic Pope to marry many of his potential spouses and needed the cooperation of English nobles to wage war.A general term for a political system with such informal limits on power is

If the populace has some direct role in political decision making,the government is most likely

A government may be as simple as a tribal council.

What is an example of a public good?

Discuss the dark side of representative democracy in terms of principal-agent problems and transaction costs.

In many nations in Europe,South America,Asia,and Africa,the law imposes few real limits,but the government is nevertheless kept in check by other political and social institutions that it does not control.Examples of these outside actors include autonomous territories,an organized church,organized business groups,or organized labor unions.Such governments are generally called

The following question is an example of a(n) __________ question in political science: "Are African American legislators more likely to support African American interests than other legislators with similar districts are?"

When France was ruled by King Louis XVI,Napoleon Bonaparte,and then Louis XVIII,it exemplified the governmental system known as

The kind of rule in which the power of government has only minimal legal limits but is effectively restrained by other social,religious,or economic institutions is called

Governments have historically included which two basic components?

A public good is a benefit that neighbors or members of a group cannot be kept from enjoying once it has been provided.

Internal conflicts and external threats have led rulers to give ordinary citizens less of a voice in public affairs.