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PSC 100 American government test with complete solutionspolitics is defined in your text as: - ANS-who gets what, when, and how
can be described as a system or an organization for exercising authority over a body of people. - ANS-government
in the relationship between politics and government: - ANS-politics is the process or activity through which power is gained or lost, whereas government is a system for exercising authority over a body of people.
When those in government exercise power recognized by citizens as right and legitimate, they are exercising: - ANS-authority
the market controls economic decisions in a economy - ANS-capitalist
which of the following reflects the type of economic system found in the United States? -
ANS-regulated capitalism, in which business has substanial freedom from government interference, but the government does step in and regulate the economy to guarantee individual rights.
Government assurances that the rules will work smoothly and treat everyone fairly, with no promises of particular outcomes, are: - ANS-procedural guarantees
in socialist economies, control over economic decisions is exercised by: - ANS-the government
in a socialist economy, economic decisions are determined by: - ANS-political leaders on the basis of what society needs
some countries in western Europe follow the theory of , which is a hybrid system combining a capitalist economy and a government that supports equality. - ANS-social democracy
refers to a particular view of how we ought to organize and live our collective lives. - ANS-social order
Power is defined in your text as: - ANS-the ability to get other people to do what you want
a political system in which the state holds all power over the social order is: - ANS-an authoritarian government in authoritarian systems , whereas nonauthoritarian systems - ANS-government makes substantive decisions about how people ought to live their lives; government merely guarantees that there are fair rules and leaves the rest to individual control.
a government combines an authoritarian government with a socialist economy. - ANS-
libertarian
a society in which government allows people complete economic freedom but maintains
stringent social regulations to limit noneconomic behavior is : - ANS-authoritarian capitalism
in an authoritarian system, the people have which of the following: - ANS-rights but no privileges
What are the main differences between authoritarian governments and democratic governments? - ANS-how limited government is and how much power people have
anarchists value: - ANS-liberty over order and security
the major difference between the elitist, pluralist, and participatory theories of democracy is related to the: - ANS-role of the people in decision making
the role of citizens is limited to choosing among competing leaders in the theory of democracy. - ANS-elite
which of the following countries is an advanced industrial democracy - ANS-the United States
individuals who are obliged to submit to a government authority against which they have
no rights are: - ANS-subjects
according to the social contract, what is the source of government's legitimacy? - ANS-
citizen consent
one of the reasons that the founders did not give too much political influence to ordinary
citizens was: - ANS-the founders had relatively low expectations of the ordinary citizen
james madison thought that average citizens: - ANS-were not likely to put the community's interests above their individual interests
jus soli is the legal principle that defines citizenship by the right of: - ANS-the soil
citizens or subjects of other countries who come to the united states to live or work are known as: - ANS-immigrants
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