Introducing Government AP Quiz

Something in which any member of society can share without diminishing the supply to any other member of society

• Public Policy

• Public Good

• Pluralism

• Political Culture

It consists of subject and problems getting the attention of government officials and their associates

• Policy Agenda

• Collective Goods

• Elitism

• Politics

Political parties, elections, and interest groups are the main ones in the United States.

• Governments

• Majority Rule

• Linkage Institutions

• Gross Domestic Product

According to this theory of American government, many groups are so strong and numerous that the government is unable to act.

• Pluralism

• Elitism

• Representation

• Hyperpluralism

This problem is magnified when voters choose a president from one party and congressional majorities from the other party.

• Democracy

• Policy Gridlock

• Policy Agenda

• Single-Issue Group

Which of the following is an example of a collective good?

• medical care

• college education

• highway system

• automobile insurance

Which of the following is NOT a form of political participation?

• Contacting public officials

• Marching in political protests

• Voting

• None of the Above

According to Robert Dahl's traditional democratic theory, an ideal democratic process should satisfy all of the following criteria EXCEPT...

• Equality Voting

• Effective Participation

• Enlightened Understanding

• Efficient Bureaucracy

Despite their differences, all governments

• provide public services.

• maintain a national defense.

• collect taxes

• All of the above

Single-issue groups

• aid effective policymaking for the public interest.

• are concerned with a wide range of problems.

• tend to have a narrow interest and to dislike compromise.

• view politics as a vocation, rather than as an avocation.