According to the criteria listed in the text, is Israel unquestionably democratic?
a. Yes, because it has met the criteria for over 30 years.
b. Yes, because it is part of the European continent.
c. Yes, because its Jewish citizens participate in free, competitive elections.
d. Yes, because it is part of the United Nations.
e. No, because it limits the civil right and liberties of its non-Jewish residents.
Q. 2The total value of all goods and services produced by people in a country in a year is known as
a. iron triangle.
b. civil society.
c. gross national product.
d. realignment.
e. annual economic growth.
Q. 3With the upsurge in protest movements of the __________ and the more uncertain economic times since then, academic interest in a civic culture and civil society waned.
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1960s
d. 1970s
e. 1930s
Q. 4Political scientists Almond and Verba's main contribution was in the study of
a. bureaucracy.
b. party formation.
c. voting rules.
d. corporatism.
e. civic culture.
Q. 5An important element of political legitimacy is
a. acceptance of a country's underlying political regime.
b. unquestioning loyalty to a country's political elite.
c. a government's ability to maintain law and order.
d. the maintenance of an established social hierarchy.
e. massive voter turnout at elections.
Q. 6Your party wins thirty percent of the vote in a recent election and therefore is awarded thirty percent of the seats in the legislature. This is an example of
a. direct democracy.
b. proportional representation.
c. single-member district.
d. run-off voting.
e. coalition building.
Q. 7When the things that people are allowed to do or not do are spelled out in a constitution or in laws, this is known as
a. rule of law.
b. anarchy.
c. totalitarianism.
d. fascism.
e. democracy.