Government and Constitutions
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- Q1What is legitimacy?Citizens approving of the job you are doing as politician.Having authority in a political system.The perception of something as being appropriate, regardless of whether it has a high level of popularity or not.None of the included answer options are correct.45s
- Q2When people see practices persist for a long time, people respect them as a part of their identity, what type of legitimacy is this?Structural legitimacyInstitutional legitimacyStanding legitimacyTraditional legitimacy60s
- Q3[BLANK] is justified by the extraordinary qualities/presence of leaders.Charismatic legitimacyAuthoritarian legitimacyApproval LegitimacyAppointment Legitimacy60s
- Q4This legitimacy is justified by rules that are presented as logical, systematic, and fairly applied.Intuitive legitimacyRational-legal legitimacyStandard legitimacyRule of law legitimacy60s
- Q5The delivery of benefits that can convince citizens to support a regime no matter how it is legitimized is known as what?EfficiencyEffectivenessBlackmailBribery60s
- Q6The principle that laws are systematically and neutrally applied, including to top political leaders, is known as what?Rule of lawEqual Time DoctrineEqualityFairness Doctrine60s
- Q7A fundamental document that defines rights and processes to limit what government can do is known as what?An emancipation proclamationA constitutionA declaration of independenceAn executive order60s
- Q8The very rare political model where citizens participate directly in making decisions, not legislators.Direct DemocracyConfederal DemocracyLiberal DemocracyUnitary Democracy60s
- Q9The decision-making power resting with legislators selected by the people is known as representative democracy. What is another term for representative democracy?EgalitarianismRepublicanismSplit-ticket votingBureaucratic60s
- Q10In the context of representative democracy, the principle that more than one candidate has to compete seriously in elections for government office is known as what?ReferendumsFirst-past the postBallot initiativesContestation60s
- Q11This is another word for the right to voteDemocracyDogmaticTerminalSuffrage60s
- Q12Places or arenas outside of direct government influence (churches, associations, artistic expression) where citizens can think, speak, write, and interact for themselves are known as what?A civil societySocial capitalA safe spaceA libertarian congregation60s
- Q13The possibility that a democratic majority could vote to harm minorities or those perceived to be political opponents is known as what?SegregationTyranny of the majorityNone of the included answer options are correctSeparate but equal60s
- Q14Why is maintaining a liberal democracy in some contexts so difficult?You need bipartisan consensus on what a democracy isYou need a court system whose decisions are respected and followed that can defend rights from being taken away by political leadersYou need people opposed to conservative political valuesNone of the included answer options are correct60s
- Q15A government where leaders are selected in regular elections but liberal rights are not respected much is known as what?An illiberal democracyA dictatorshipA failed stateAll of the included answer options are correct60s