Exam 1: Introduction: The Citizen and the Government

Political analysts have identified a decline in the trust citizens put in their government.Why is trust such an important element in politics? In what ways is it helpful for levels of trust to be high? What are some of the causes of the decline in trust? How might trust be regained?

Survey data shows that the level of Americans' political knowledge is:

Political apathy among Americans hurts which core political value the most?

According to the text,what is the goal of politics?

The term laissez-faire means:

The United States has never accepted the principle of popular sovereignty.

Of the nearly 200 governments in the world,what is the estimate of the number of actual constitutional democracies?

The Bill of Rights was designed to protect:

Which of the following statements about the United States Census is most accurate?

Write an essay describing some of the different types of government.How would you define and distinguish them? What are the specific characteristics of representative democracy?

The term "bourgeoisie" is associated with a person from the lowest social classes.

In American political culture,economic freedom means:

Which of the following is NOT an example of a totalitarian regime?

Which of the following is an instrument of direct democracy?

What major changes in Western government led to the establishment of constitutional government?

Who described politics as "who gets what,when,and how"?

Which of the following statements best describes naturalization laws in the United States prior to 1870?

"One person,one vote" reflects the principle of:

Having some share or say in the composition of a government's leadership,how it is organized,or what its policies are going to be is called:

According to the text,what were the essential documents of the American Founding?