Chapter Questions
When citizens of a nation do not enjoy liberty, the government frequently will:a. abolish the right to a fair trial.b. provide government funds to churches.c. engage in military aggression.
When authority is broadly accepted, we say it has:a. popularity.b. validity.c. legitimacy.
A principal characteristic of direct democracy is that:a. all lawful residents have citizenship rights.b. laws are made by the entire citizenry acting together.c. the power of the government is limited to protect minorities.
A democratic republic is based on all of the following principles except:a. popular sovereignty.b. majority rule.c. a limited monarchy.
A word or phrase used to describe our democratic system in terms of competition among groups is:a. majoritarianism.b. pluralism.c. elite theory.
Many of our basic guarantees of liberty are found in:a. the Bible.b. the Declaration of Independence.c. the Bill of Rights.
Our economic system, under which property consists not only of personal possessions but of wealth-creating assets, is called:a. capitalism.b. industrialism.c. democracy.
A major theme of American politics during the twenty-first century has been:a. arguments over whether all citizens should have the right to vote.b. controversies over the proper size of government.c. disputes as to the role of the military.
Popular American ideologies include:a. conservatism, liberalism, and libertarianism.b. conservatism, liberalism, and socialism.c. conservatism, liberalism, and populism.
Important members of the conservative movement have included:a. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.b. Senator Barry Goldwater.c. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Since the $1960 \mathrm{~s}$, most liberals have strongly supported all of these except:a. civil rights for African Americans.b. federal health-care programs.c. the use of U.S. military forces abroad.
A common term that has come to replace liberalism in current American politics is:a. populism.b. progressivism.c. libertarianism.