Understanding American Politics and Government

What is known as an agreement among members of a society to form and recognize the authority of a centralized government that is empowered to make and enforce laws governing the members of that society?

What are public goods?

What is meant by autocracy?

What type of government is indicated when people vote for their leaders through elections?

What is the meaning of plurality rule?

What is a way in which the United States differs from other democracies?

Which of the following refers to the orientation of citizens toward the political system and toward themselves as actors in it-the basic values,beliefs,attitudes,predispositions,and expectations that citizens bring to political life?

What do causal questions address?

Referring to Figures 1.1 and 1.2,what is the definition of a correlation?

Why is the United States considered to have a federal system?

What is mentioned in the textbook as a primary component of American political culture?

Political culture can be thought of as a __________ through which to view American politics.

American political culture is sometimes referred to as which of the following?

Most good political science studies associate __________ causal or explanatory factor(s)with each outcome.

Journalists and politicians often focus on __________ causal or explanatory factor(s)with each outcome.

What is a spurious relationship?

For a particular factor or change in situation to cause a change in an outcome,the factor or situation must __________ the outcome.

Generally speaking,is a capitalist economic system,such as the United States,conducive to the provision of public goods?

Before the American invasion in 2003,Iraq would have been considered which of the following?

California citizens successfully launched and passed an initiative that reduced property taxes by 57 percent.This is an example of which of the following?