POLS 2311

James Madison believed that people?

• they prefer monarchy

• they prefer democracy

• they are civic-oriented

• they are self-interested

What does the term "state of nature" mean?

• a belief that laws of nature gave kings the right to rule

• life without any existing government

• a society in which people are harmonious

• a belief that people are good and reasonable

What is separation of powers?

• dividing a government between the national and state governments

• the power of governmental agencies

• dividing a government into different branches, each with distinct areas of authority.

• division of authority within congress, so that not all legislators do the same thing

What is federalism?

• power of authority granted by the constitution

• dividing a government into different branches, each with distinct areas of authority

• the powers of government agencies

• the division of power between the national government and the state and local governments

If the house representatives impeach a president, this would be considered...

• checks and balances

• federalism

• judicial review

• cooperative federalism

_____________ serves the two broad purposes of providing order and promoting the general welfare

• political party

• faction

• interest group

• government

Collective action problems comes from ________ who are disinterested in working to get a _______

• leaders; fair election

• free riders; democracy

• leaders; free electorate

• free riders; public good

________________refers to the political struggle in the US between "blue state" Americans, who lean more secular, and "red state" Americans, who typically hold strong religious convictions.

• free-rider problem

• two-party system

• culture wars

• ideology

Passing a two percent wealth tax on assets above $50 million. This is an example of

• a regressive tax policy

• a redistributive tax policy

• socialism

• flat tax

what is ideology?

• public policy aimed at providing greater social equality within society.

• economic system based on competition among businesses without government interference.

•  cohesive set of ideas and beliefs that allows individuals to organize and evaluate the political world.

• label candidates running for office attach to themselves to gain support