6 Written Questions

1. it occurs when each policy coalition finds its way blocked by others
2. the institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society
3. states that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies
4. concerned with one issue that members cast their votes on the basis of that issue only, ignoring a politician's stand on everything else.
5. in a democracy it describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers
6. the majority cannot infringe upon looking after the concerns of the many

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. institutions transmit the preferences of Americans to the policymakers in government.
   1. Pluralist theory
   2. Linkage institutions
   3. Representation
   4. Policymaking institutions
2. other services, such as a college education or medical care, can be restricted to individuals who meet certain criteria, but may be provided by the private sector as well.
   1. Public Goods
   2. Politics
   3. public policy
   4. Policy agenda
3. consists of the issues that attract the serious attention of public officials and other people actively involved in politics at any given time
   1. Public Goods
   2. Policy agenda
   3. Policy Gridlock
   4. Politics
4. An issue that arises when people disagree about a problem and how to fix it.
   1. Politics
   2. Policy agenda
   3. Political issue
   4. Policy Gridlock
5. A choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A course of action taken with regard to some problem.
   1. public policy
   2. Policy agenda
   3. Public Goods
   4. Politics
6. all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or policies. Voting, protest, civil disobedience, etc.
   1. Linkage institutions
   2. public policy
   3. political participation
   4. Political issue

6 True/False Question

1. Democracy → means of selecting policy makers and of organizing government so that policy reflects citizen's preferences
   

   True        False

2. Majority rule → the majority cannot infringe upon looking after the concerns of the many
   

   True        False

3. Elite and Class theory → states that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite will rule
   

   True        False

4. Hyper-pluralism → in a democracy it describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers
   

   True        False

5. Policymaking institutions → branches of government charged with taking action on political issues
   

   True        False

6. Politics → determine whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue
   

   True        False