What Supreme Court case mentioned in Chapter 1.2 involved a Massachusetts law creating a buffer zone around abortion clinics?
Explanation
This question requires the student to recall a specific Supreme Court case used as an example in Chapter 1.2 to illustrate the concept of policy tradeoffs.
Other questions
According to the definition provided in Chapter 1.1, what is the primary purpose of government?
Which seventeenth-century English philosopher's ideas about natural rights to life, liberty, and property were foundational to American political thought?
Goods or services that are available to all without charge, such as national security and public education, are called what?
In which form of government does a small group of elite people, often belonging to a particular political party, hold all political power?
The pluralist theory of government is best described as the belief that...
The idea that civic engagement is declining and is accompanied by a decline in 'social capital' was argued by which political scientist?
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1971, accomplished which of the following?
What are beliefs and preferences that people are not deeply committed to and that can change over time called?
According to the textbook, private schooling is an example of what type of good?
The elite theory of government, as supported by C. Wright Mills, argues that government is controlled by a combination of which three groups?
What is the term for the process of gaining and exercising control within a government for the purpose of setting and achieving particular goals?
In a representative democracy, what is the principle that the opinions of the majority have more influence than those of the minority?
What concept does the text introduce to describe the ongoing series of compromises between competing interests that influence government action and public policy?
According to Chapter 1.2, what percentage of members of the House of Representatives have a bachelor's degree?
The tendency to identify with and support a particular political party, sometimes blindly, is known as what?
In the context of government, what is the term for goods that are available to all people free of charge but are of limited supply, like fish in the sea?
The text states that the government of the United States is best described as a republic, which is a form of what larger category of government?
According to the text, a system where the means of generating wealth, such as factories and banks, are owned by the government rather than private individuals is called:
In his book *Who Governs?*, Robert Dahl advanced which theory of government?
Approximately what percentage of the population did the text say atheists account for, as an example of a minority group with protected rights?
The text provides an example of a tradeoff conflict between groups wanting to provide jobs and inexpensive natural gas and groups wanting to protect the environment and human health. What practice was at the center of this conflict?
What term does Robert Putnam use to describe 'the collective value of all social networks and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other'?
What is a key difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy?
According to the text, a government that is more important than its citizens and controls all aspects of their lives is an example of what?
The text provides evidence in support of the elite perspective by noting that one-third of U.S. presidents have attended what type of school?
According to the pluralist theory, why do citizens who want to get involved in the political system have many opportunities to do so?
What is the term for beliefs and preferences based on strong feelings regarding an issue that someone adheres to over time?
Chapter 1.1 mentions that Adam Smith's book *The Wealth of Nations* was published in the same year as what major U.S. historical document?
According to Chapter 1.2, approximately what percentage of Americans report belonging to at least one interest group?
What is the term for the established beliefs and ideals that help shape political policy and political opinion?
What is the key distinction between government and politics, according to Chapter 1.1?
A good that is excludable and finite, such as a car or a house, is known as what?
Which of these is NOT listed as a form of political engagement in Chapter 1.1?
According to the text, a Congress dominated by millionaires who send their children to private schools is more likely to believe what?
According to a 2015 Harvard poll cited in Chapter 1.3, what percentage of young Americans under age thirty identified as Independents?
Which of the following is NOT a form of individual civic engagement discussed in Chapter 1.3?
Chapter 1.3 highlights that people with which characteristics are more likely to become active in politics and form intense preferences?
What is the primary difference between socialism and capitalism as economic systems, according to Chapter 1.1?
The activist movements for women's rights and the abolition of slavery are used in Chapter 1.3 as examples of what?
What did Scottish philosopher Adam Smith argue in his book *The Wealth of Nations*?
According to the text, a potential downside of capitalism for democracy is that:
Why does the text state that the market cannot provide for everyone's needs in an ideal way?
What is the key characteristic of a direct democracy?
According to the text, which of the following is an example of a group activity for political engagement?
In the 'Fishing Regulations' feature box, the debate over fishing limits is presented as a tradeoff between the interests of commercial fishers and what other value?
What is the primary reason the text gives for why younger Americans may be less likely to be involved in traditional political organizations?
Which of these is NOT one of the explanations Robert Putnam considers for the decline in small group membership?
The process by which we are trained to understand and join a country’s political world is known as:
In a 2008 survey cited in Chapter 1.3, what percentage of American adults reported having participated in some type of political action in the past year?