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AP Gov Chapter 1 Key Concepts
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AP Gov Chapter 1 Key Concepts
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Chapter 1 Key Concepts
1. The word participatory democracy MOST NEARLY means:
A. A theory that widespread political participation is
essential for democratic government.
B. A system of government where power is held by the
people.
C. The set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that
Americans share.
D. The structure of government, including the executive,
legislature, and judiciary.
E. A democratic system with elected representatives in
which the Constitution is the supreme law.
2. The word elitist theory MOST NEARLY means:
A. A theory of democracy that the elites have a
disproportionate amount of influence in the policymaking
process.
B. The set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that
Americans share.
C. Rights the government cannot take away.
D. A theory that widespread political participation is
essential for democratic government.
E. People allow their governments to rule over them to
ensure an orderly and functioning society.
3. The word political institutions MOST NEARLY means:
A. A theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of
groups in the policymaking process.
B. The structure of government, including the executive,
legislature, and judiciary.
C. The right to life, liberty, and property, which government
cannot take away.
D. The process of influencing the actions and policies of
government.
E. The set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that
Americans share.
4. The word republicanism MOST NEARLY means:
A. A theory of democracy that the elites have a
disproportionate amount of influence in the policymaking
process.
B. Independent associations outside the government's
control.
C. The structure of government, including the executive,
legislature, and judiciary.
D. The idea that the government's right to rule comes from
the people.
E. A system in which the government's authority comes
from the people.
5. The word pluralist theory MOST NEARLY means:
A. The rules and institutions that make up a system of
policymaking.
B. A theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of
groups in the policymaking process.
C. Social, political, and economic freedoms.
D. A democratic system with elected representatives in
which the Constitution is the supreme law.
E. The right to life, liberty, and property, which government
cannot take away.
6. The word liberty MOST NEARLY means:
A. People allow their governments to rule over them to
ensure an orderly and functioning society.
B. A theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of
groups in the policymaking process.
C. The idea that the government's right to rule comes from
the people.
D. A democratic system with elected representatives in
which the Constitution is the supreme law.
E. Social, political, and economic freedoms.
7. The word civil society groups MOST NEARLY means:
A. A theory of democracy that emphasizes the role of
groups in the policymaking process.
B. People allow their governments to rule over them to
ensure an orderly and functioning society.
C. The rules and institutions that make up a system of
policymaking.
D. A theory that widespread political participation is
essential for democratic government.
E. Independent associations outside the government's
control.
8. The word government MOST NEARLY means:
A. The idea that the government's right to rule comes from
the people.
B. The set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that
Americans share.
C. The rules and institutions that make up a system of
policymaking.
D. People allow their governments to rule over them to
ensure an orderly and functioning society.
E. A system of government where power is held by the
people.