Question 1 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) Hereditary rule by one person is known as _____. a monarchy a republic institutionalization a state Question 2 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) According to Aristotle, democracy is the _____ form of government by _____. corrupt; one corrupt; a few corrupt; many legitimate; many Question 3 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) The idea that American states serve as “laboratories of democracy” is an advantage of _____ systems of government. unitary confederal federal proportional Question 4 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) In _____, representatives are elected based on their party’s percentage of the vote. proportional representative systems majoritarian systems single-member districts multimember districts Question 5 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) An advantage of a proportional representation system of government would be _____. a strong two-party system the ability to draw districts to favor the majority party representation of minor parties the ability of the central government to provide benefits to the populations Question 6 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) Welfare states tend to have which of the following combinations of state ownership and welfare benefits? gh levels of state ownership and high levels of welfare benefits gh levels of state ownership but
low levels of welfare benefits Low levels of state ownership and high levels of welfare benefits Low levels of state ownership and low levels of welfare benefits Question 7 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) Judicial activism refers to _____. liberal judges conservative judges judicial restraint by judges willingness to override legislatures Question 8 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) Though rare, a “true” democracy, is a system in which _____. all citizens meet periodically to elect officials all citizens meet periodically to elect officials and personally enact laws popular accountability is common, but political competition is extremely limited the wealthy almost always have greater influence than the poor Question 9 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) _____ states regularly use organized terror and violence against their citizens to maintain control and achieve their goals. Authoritarian Transitional Oligarchic Totalitarian Question 10 3 / 3 pts (TCO 2) Describe the purpose of total control as relates to the image of the state. To reveal the state as a genuine and open entity To excuse the state’s invasive and/or violent political measures To convey to the citizens a perception of only everyday order To convey to visitors a perception of nearly perfect order