How does government usually protect its national sovereignty?

What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?

The ways in which people get involved in politics make up their political __________.

How does our government respond to the priorities of its people?

What best describes a linkage institution?

What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?

The __________ principle is that, in a democracy, policies should reflect the will of more than half of the voters.

What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?

Which theory contends that American society is divided along class lines?

A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples of which of the following?

What condition occurs when interests conflict and no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy, yet each may be strong enough to thwart the will of the others?

The U.S. preference for __________ economic policies helps to explain why we have a smaller and more limited government than do most other advanced industrialized countries.

What is an example of a collective good?

Which principle of traditional democracy theory is violated in circumstances in which the wealthy have influence over the government’s policy agenda that far exceeds what would be expected based on their numbers?