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John Locke's concept of natural rights and social contract emphasizes which pair of concepts and definitions?
Popular sovereignty= political equality among citizens.
Declaration of independence is an explicit recognition that our rights derive not from the King of England, not from the judiciary, not from government at all, but from God. What concept does this best represent?
Natural rights
What best describes a constitutional democracy?
Powers of the government are describes and limited by the Constitution.
Which of the following arguments would a proponent of the pluralist system of political participation most likely make
American democracy is furthered when groups representing all points of view help make public policy.
The process of how policy decisions get made is known as
politics.
The establishment of the Department of Homeland Security primarily exemplifies which principle of American government?
Ensure domestic tranquility.
The primary source of legitimate political authority in the United States is the
U.S Constitution.
According to Social contract theory
Government gains its authority from the consent of the governed.
NOT an example of participatory democracy
U.S House of Reps.
The political system where those who have governmental authority get and retain authority directly or indirectly as a result of winning free elections is called
Republic.
Which of the following is not a core democratic value or basic American principle.
Economic equality.
The adversarial contentious spirit of American society is related most closely to Americans' belief in
Individual rights
Majoritarian politics comes into play when
Leaders feel constrained to follow the popular will.
Which of the following is essential to the success of a representative democracy
Direct participation of citizens in public policy formation.
The founding fathers embraced representative democracy because
it would minimize abuse of power by popular majority or tyranny officeholders.