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Beginning in the seventeenth century, people associated with commerce and industry began trying to gain power in Europe through_________________.

A) control of parliaments, or legislative assemblies
B) economic expansion
C) advocating democracy and civil liberties
D) lobbying parliaments for the expansion of voting rights

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In modern democracies, the process of having people select leaders to make policy decisions on their behalf is known as __________.

A) representation
B) governance
C) politics
D) constitutionalism

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For well over a decade now, U.S.Senator Marquess has publicly supported immigration reform.In so doing, she has reflected majority views in her state, as shown in many surveys.Now, it appears, a big push is coming from the White House and congressional leaders to get a reform bill through.The senator finds what she is hearing from her constituents bewildering, however.Most appear to strongly support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants now in the United States.Another majority, however, including many against a path to citizenship, seems to see building a wall on the Mexican border as being most important.Constituents, meanwhile, appear divided over hiring more border patrol officers, minimizing family-linked migration, and whether to expand or decrease the number of work visa holders. Marquess wants to do what majorities in her state want, but faces a basic dilemma of representative democracy in doing so.That dilemma is best described as:

The relationship between a representative and his or her constituents, in which constituents essentially "hire" the representative to act on their behalf is known as a(n) :

Free riders are, by definition, people who receive government benefits without paying much, if anything, in taxes.

Over time, governments in Europe and America came to find that allowing more people to take part in government had a practical benefit in that it encouraged:

If the populace has some direct role in political decision making, the government is most likely:

Agency representation hinges on the idea that individuals can be confident in government decisions if lawmakers share their own racial or ethnic, gender, or religious identification.

According to research, members of Congress vote against the opinions of a majority of their constituents just under 50 percent of the time.

An elected school board and a superintendent who together create, vote upon, and administer district-wide policies for a large public school system, and the combined branches of the federal government are similar in that they constitute ____________.

Governments that are generally unrestrained by law but in which other political or social institutions keep leaders in check are called authoritarian governments.

Limitations on the actions of monarchs in European countries first came into being with the advent of a social class, the _____________ (French for "free people of the city") , whose name later came to be synonymous with "middle class."

In recent years, Americans have named government as the nation's top problem in surveys, edging out policy issues related to the economy and national security.Many have suggested that their more specific complaint with American government is its perceived inability to get things done.This suggests that many people in the United States see a problem with its:

A public good is any service provided by the government.

Autocracy can best be defined as rule by:

The goal of politics, as it involves government, is to have a say in what government does, what its policies will be, who will carry out those policies, and the like.In other words, the goal is synonymous with:

Explain the alternatives to constitutional democracy.

Political scientists would most accurately classify a governing system that recognizes no formal limits on its power, and seeks to absorb or eliminate other social institutions that might challenge it, as: