...Something becomes legitimate when one approves of it. In a positive sense, legitimacy gets greater attention in political science. For example, an institution is perceived as legitimate, if approval for that institution is general among those people subject to its authority. According to John Locke, the British social contractualist, issues of legitimacy are linked to those of consent, both explicit and tacit. "The argument of the [1] Treatise is that the government is not legitimate unless it is carried on with the consent of the governed."Ashcraft, Richard (ed.) John Locke: Critical Assessments (p. 524) London: Routledge, 1991 Read full entry
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political science question?
1. Which of the following is
not a component of the state?
a) land b) culture c)
territory d) people, 2. Power
is actually based on a)
authority b) influence c)
legitimacy d) money, 3.
Equality can be defined as a)
access b) morality c) equality
d) inclusion, 4. The 9th and
10th amendments limits the
power of a) president b)
government c) supreme courts
d) United Nations, 5. The
Initiative allows citizens to
bypass a) congress b) state &
local legislatures c) security
council d) none of the above,
6. The Rule of Law applies to
a) all b) rich c) government
d) politicians 7.
Conservatives believe in a)
traditional values b) strong
military c) A & B d)
pre-emption, 8. Seperation of
Powers suggests a) seperate
and independent branches of
government b) seperation of
church & state c) independent
judiciary d) none of the
above, 9. Anarchism is a)
total government control b) no
government c) military rule d)
autoritarianism, 10. Oligarch
is government by a few a)
aristocracy b) people c) cabal
d) electoral college, 11.
Totalitarians embrace a)
freedom b) libertarianism c)
conservatism d) none of the
above, 12. The recall allows
the removal from the office of
a) president b) governor c)
federal judges d) solicitor
general, 13. The ideas of
classical liberalism embrace
all of the following except a)
liberty b) equality c) private
property d) social welfare,
14. The great compromise
resolved issues in a) World
War II b) Civil War c)
Constitutional Convention d)
War of 1812, 15. The
Federalist Papers were written
during a) adoption of the
constitution b) Watergate c)
Civil War d) Clinton's
impeachment, 16. The Bill of
Rights a) gives us rights b)
protects our rights c) provide
natural rights d) none of the
above, 17. Confederation came
about to a) promote prosperity
b) better prosecute war c)
seek alliance with Britain d)
capture Daniel Shay, 18.
Constitutional amendments must
be ratified by a) 3/5 of the
states b) 1/2 the states c)
national conventions d) 3/4 of
the states, 19. Symbols of US
political culture include
except a) Liberty Bell b)
Statue of Liberty c)
Independence Day d) Washington
DC Library, 20. The 3/5
principle allowed for a)
increased representation for
smaller states b) greater
inequality among states c)
reduced representation for big
states d) none of the above,
21. Among the informal changes
to the constitution are all of
the following except a)
judicial decisions b) statutes
c) ordinances d) executive
agreements, 22. Brian Harper
is the leader of which country
a)Afghanistan b) Mexico c)
Barbados d) Canada, 23.
Contemporary economic
conditions have produced
much/many a) unemployment b)
foreclosures c) suicides d)
broken homes, 24. Present at
the Constitutional Convention
were all of the following
except a) land owners b)
wealthy c) businessmen d)
poor, 25. Marbury vs. Madison
resulted in the following
except a) placed the judiciary
on par with the executive and
legislature b) changed the way
public policy is made c) the
judiciary now determine the
legality of legislation d)
made of Marbury wealthy, 1.
True or False : The government
is ot the only entity of
society allowed to use force.
2. True or False: The Kurds
consider themselves a nation
but not a state. 3. True or
False: Federalism provides for
one level of government. 4.
True of False: The US is an
example of an oligarchy. 5.
True or False: Republicanism
is central to the ideaology of
the Republican Party. 6. True
or False: Libertarianism is a
variant of liberalism. 7.
Affirmative action was
designed to promote equality.
8. True or False: Checks and
balances mandate cooperation
between the legislative and
executive branches of
government. 9. True or False:
Constitutional democracy
equals limited government. 10.
True or False: Judicial review
came about because of Marbury
vs. Madison. 11. True or
False: Tom Paine was a
propagandist who supported the
Brirish in the Revolutionary
War. 12. True or False:
Benjamin Franklin represented
the US at the Treaty of Paris.
13. True or False: Regulatory
agencies have no impact on our
governmental system. 14. True
or False: The Bureaucracy is
of no significance in the
everyday functionong of
government. 15. True or False:
The Continental Congress spoke
glowingly of the British and
their king. 16. True or False:
Shay's rebellion was easily
put down by the confederation.
17. True or False: Modern
Technology is responsible for
all US Constitutional changes.
18. True or False: Easton's
definition of politics does
not include values. 19. True
or False: Ballot proposals and
initiatives are not the same
thing. 20. True or False: In
promoting justice the
government promotes
exclusiveness. 21. True or
False: Due process is an
extension of the rule of law.
22. True or False: George Bush
invented security as a
function of government. 23.
True or False: Providing
public goods is one function
of government around which all
political idealogies revolve.
24. True or False: The
Electoral College was designed
to provide eq
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