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They have influence over government leaders, laws and public policies, but they are criticized as they seek to only benefit the members of the group ✔✔Self-Interest Groups
It is an electoral system that generally produces a majority government, but tends to distort the distribution of seats in the legislature ✔✔single member plurality
They maintain their effectiveness in influencing government actions and policies because of the largely grassroots nature of political participation, which potentially generates new ideas and shape political discourse ✔✔social movements
The PREFERENTIAL VOTING requires a candidate to win the majority of votes after the voters' preferences are considered and counted. Thus it is a ___________ system ✔✔majoritarian
The single member plurality is a/an _____________ because it determines the required votes to win a seat in a riding and, eventually, which party could form the government ✔✔electoral system
It is an electoral system that gives a political party seats based on winning a multi-member riding and after receiving certain required proportion of the votes ✔✔Mixed-Member proportional
Religious organizations are considered agents of ____________ that sometimes result to radicalism or moderation ✔✔political socialization
This perspective on the role of media in shaping political culture sees Fox News as largely conservative in its programming and Canada's CBC as liberal ✔✔dominant ideology
VOTING during election is an important democratic process because it is the primary means by which __________ participate in government affairs ✔✔citizens
Educating the public on important issues is crucial in free and fair democratic elections, thus, voters need ____________ political parties and candidates ✔✔useful information from
The citizens express publicly their thoughts and ideas on an issue such as their confidence and trust in government and politicians ✔✔public opinion
When the interests of the voters in a riding, rather than the national interest are the priority representation is called ✔✔delegate model
________ implies that congressional lawmakers can vote according to their constituencies' wishes ✔✔weak party discipline
In instrumental representation, the voter is called ________ in its relationship with the Member of Parliament ✔✔principal
In principle, political representation requires the Members of Parliament to cast their votes based on ________ ✔✔the people's wishes
Lack of term limit makes the parliamentary system ________ than presidential system ✔✔more responsive
Partnership with voluntary organization is a _______ strategy of delivering government services ✔✔New Public Management
In the New Public Management public administration is characterized as ✔✔businesslike, lead public service, and decentralized
The legislature in presidential system is _______ than parliamentary system because the legislatures are able to develop or modify policy proposals ✔✔more open
They run the government, control taxing and government spending, and coordinate policymaking, thus, they are considered very powerful government agencies ✔✔central agencies
When bureaucrats _____, they are doing a political function because it has an effect on how the country is governed ✔✔determine how the law is to be applied
It implies that external controls over the power of the bureaucracy are necessary ✔✔administrocracy
It is generally considered a non-political function of the bureaucracy because government agencies are simply running the government on a daily basis ✔✔public administration
The notwithstanding clause gives _____ to elected provincial officials to determine the rights and freedoms of the citizens within their province ✔✔more power
The Liberal Party and Progressive Conservative Party of Canada are originally ______ ✔✔cadre parties or elite-cased
The constitution establishes the authority and institutions of different levels of government. Thus it specifies ✔✔intergovernmental relations
The political party that basically ignores the interests of other groups because it is more ideological and principled ✔✔programmatic party
A ________ generally produces a majority government ✔✔two party system
This party system has five or more significant parties, with no single party have a large number of seats ✔✔fragmented multi-party system
Canada is a moderate multi-party system because there are three to five significant parties that can ________ with two significant parties having a total of less than 20 percent of the seats ✔✔win seats in parliament
The rule of law or constitutionalism in liberal democracies means that the peoples rights and freedoms are protected from _______ abuse ✔✔grovernments'
The Canadian constitution can be considered a mixture of a variety of elements consisting of judicial bodies, such as ✔✔Supreme Courts interpretation
_______ is the form of power used when threats are involved, such as economic sanctions to obtain a desired goal ✔✔coercion
according to Mintz et al. (2013), ________ is largely about collective decision-making because the diversity of needs, ideas, and wants and the resources for distribution are never enough ✔✔politics
the following features best describe free-market environmentalism ✔✔private property ownership; free market economy; full environmental production cost
politics matter because public policies _____ for individuals and groups of people ✔✔produce different consequences
examples of counter-ideologies are __________ ✔✔environmentalism, reform liberalism, and social conservatism
___________ suggests that a limited government is created for the sole purpose of protecting life, liberty, and property ✔✔classical liberalism
in practice, a political leader exercises combined types of authority. As leader of the Chinese Communist Part (CCP), Mao's authority was ✔✔largely legal-rational and charismatic
________ is generally a desirable goal for all members of the community ✔✔common good
In Canada, the economy is a political issue, so that Canadians have ______ regarding the Northern Gateway pipeline ✔✔varied opinions
A/An ________ regime ensures that many organizations in the civil society which pursue their own political interests are allowed to flourish ✔✔democratic
timely access to information is important in _________ democratic government ✔✔transparent
in a _______, the political executives cannot be legislators at the same time ✔✔presidential system
the term NATION refers to a group of people who feel they should have their own government because of shared _________ ✔✔identity
liberal democracy is best described as: ✔✔western representative democracy, rule of law, and rights and freedoms
a form of government wherein everyone, including the government, follows the law is called ✔✔polity
Adolf Hitler in Germany was a/an ________ leader because his government controlled and monitored the lives of the citizens ✔✔totalitarian regime
when the citizens elect their political leaders, it indicates ________ present in liberal democracy ✔✔popular participation
