CLEP Civics Chp 1

Which of the following is not a function of our government?

• Keep Order

• Guide the Community

• Provide Church Services

• Provide Security

General goals set by political leaders that help shape specific laws on a topic

• Public Agenda
• Public Policy
• Lobbying
• Forum

Topics that are at the top of the public's concerns and have the attention of political leaders....

• Forum
• Public Policies
• Lobby
• Public Agenda

An organization created to press for laws and policies their members favor...

• Political Action Committee
• Interest Group
• Public Forum
• Constituent

Government officials use the _________ to communicate with the public.

• media
• Congress
• General Assembly
• citizens

politics

• The process of influencing the actions and policies of the government.

• The rules and institutions that make up that system of policymaking.

• A system of government where power is held by the people.

• The right to life, liberty, and property, which government cannot take away.

government

• The rules and institutions that make up that system of policymaking.

• A system of government where power is held by the people.

• The process of influencing the actions and policies of the government.

• The right to life, liberty, and property, which government cannot take away.

democracy

• A system of government where power is held by the people.

• The process of influencing the actions and policies of the government.

• The rules and institutions that make up that system of policymaking.

• The right to life, liberty, and property, which government cannot take away.

American political culture

• The set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that Americans share.

• People allow their governments to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society.

• The idea that the government’s right to rule comes from the people.

• A system in which the government’s authority comes from the people.

pluralist theory

• A theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of groups in the policymaking process.

• A theory of democracy that the elites have a disproportionate amount of influence in the policymaking process.

• The structure of government, including the executive, legislature, and judiciary.

• A democratic system with elected representatives in which the Constitution is the supreme law.