Government Final

Which of the following models of representative democracy is most consistent with the passage?

• Pluralist democracy

• Direct democracy

• Elite democracy

• Participatory democracy

Which of the following models of democracy is the author advocating?

• Elite democracy

• Participatory democracy

• Direct democracy

• Pluralist democracy

Which best defines the situation by local governments in the American federal system?

• They are created by state governments

• They are created by the national government

• They are formed by popular petition

• They are created by the national and state governments working together

A political party is

• organization seeking power and policy.

• faction of congressmen or members of parliament.

• interest group pressuring the government.

• politician’s celebration.

The proportion of people identifying themselves with a political party declined between 1960 and 1980. One of the reasons for this is

• split-ticket voting

• a decrease in the number of people identifying themselves as independents

A bill debated under 'closed rules'

• may be considered with strict time limits and no amendments allowed from the floor

• can exist only in the Senate

• exists in both houses, but may have nongermane amendments only in the Senate

• may have strict time limits, but amendments from the floor must always be allowed
  

Read the passage:
“In revising the federal system we ought to inquire 1. into the properties, which such a
government ought to possess, 2. the defects of the confederation, 3. the danger of our
situation & 4. the remedy.
"The Character of such a government ought to secure 1. against foreign invasion, 2.
against dissensions between members of the Union, or seditions in particular States, 3.
to procure to the several States various blessings, of which an isolated situation was
incapable, 4. to be able to defend itself against encroachment, & 5. to be paramount to
the state constitutions.”
----Edmund Randolph, as recorded in James Madison’s journal, 1787
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree
with?Based on the passage from Edmund Randolph as recorded in James Madison's journal, 1787, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?

• The United States would benefit from a stronger central government

• individual state should have the right to form alliances with foreign powers

• he United States should retain the Articles of Confederation.

• State government should be the primary political unit of the United States.

Under the U.S. system of federalism, who or what is responsible for the conduct of foreign policy and defence?

• The national government

• The state governments

• The local governments

• International organizations such as the United Nations and NATO

An essential element of a political party is

• policy proposals

• balloons

• cooperative housing

• ownership of mass media

Policy gridlock is most likely to occur when

• the president is of a different party from the majority party in Congress

• there is a third-party candidate in the presidential election

• the same party wins the majority in both houses of Congress

• a party wins a significant majority of the seats in Congress