AP Government Chapter 1

The idea that governments draw legitimacy and power from the governed is often referred to as

The study of who gets what, when and how, as it relates to public policy decisions is called

The term republic is sometimes used interchangeably with which of the following terms?

Which of the following is NOT considered a function of political ideologies?

Enlightenment thinkers argued that

Liberalism is a political ideology that

In a direct democracy,

Aristotle devised a way to classify governments according to

Which ideology promotes the idea of a limited role of government in personal & economic affairs

Which of the following is a function of government laid out in the Preamble to the Constitution

Commonly shared attitudes, beliefs, and core values about how government should operate defines

Rule by a few for its own self interest is characterized as a(n)

Popular sovereignty is the belief that

The coherent set of values people hold about the purpose and scope of government

The Constitution helps to establish justice:

Hobbes argued that the only protection for the rights of the weak in a polity was a(n)/the

Indirect democracy is based on

Which of the following issues would be of most concern to social conservatives

Those who favor local and state government action over federal are considered to be

According to John Locke, one of the main responsibilities of government is to

In Leviathan, Hobbes argues that the solution to society becoming "nasty, brutish and short" is

Doctrine that society should be governed by certain ethical principles that are part of nature.

The creation of the Department of Homeland Security is an example government's attempt to

The libertarian view is one of

Which is not a function of American government listed in the Preamble

One who favors governmental regulation of the economy to protect the environment is most likely

Prior to Pilgrims settling in the New World, the most common reason for settling here was

According to social contract theory,

American political culture includes all the following EXCEPT:

A social contract theory of government was proposed by

Those who are defenders of the status quo and prefer that change comes slowly are considered

According to John Locke, one of the main responsibilities of government is to

Which of the following is a key function of an ideology?