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NAME:_______________________________________Class____________________ DATE:_______
Worksheet #1: Intro to Government in America Correct grammar, complete sentences, and legible writing are required. Black or Blue Ink Only.
I. Define these terms using your text book: A. public goods ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ B. politics ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ C. government ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ D. political participation ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ I I. Give an example of the following terms; A. linkage institutions _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ B. public goods ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ C. political issue ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ D. policymaking institutions ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ E. single interest group ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
III. Answer the following: A. What is a democracy? What type of government do we have in the USA? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ B. How is representation part of a democracy? __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ IV. Define the following and explain their effect of the following on American society: A. majority rule__________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ B. minority rights ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ C. hyperpluralism ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ D. policy gridlock ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ E. gross domestic product ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ F. individualism ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Name and Define the three Contemporary Theories of American democracy a._________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ b. ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ c. ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ VI. Name the five functions your text says are performed by the U.S. government and give examples of each: Do you agree with these? In other words, should these be functions of Government? If so, why, if not, why not? 1._________________________________________________________________ 2._________________________________________________________________ 3._________________________________________________________________ 4._________________________________________________________________ 5._________________________________________________________________
VI. According to Robert Dahl, a theorist on democracy, what five criteria should an ideal democracy possess?
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