Question

1. What goods are available to all without direct payment?

A. private goods
B. public goods
C. common goods
D. toll goods
2. In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power?
A. direct democracy
B. monarchy
C. oligarchy
D. totalitarian
3. What is the difference between a representative democracy and a direct democracy?
4. What does government do for people?
5. The elite theory of government maintains that ________. special interest groups make government policy politicians who have held office for a long time are favored by voters poor people and people of color should not be allowed to vote wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary people

Answer 1

The answers are:

1. B) public goods

2. C) oligarchy

3. In a direct democracy the people have a direct vote (say) on the decisions and laws the government makes. In a representative democracy the people choose a representative to act on their behalf in congress or another type of legislature.

4. Government´s main role is to promote the general welfare of the population. It is incharge of education and health systems, national defense, law enforcement, infrastructure systems, public services, etc.

5. A small minority consisting of members of the economic elite (upper class), intellectuals and other policy planners should hold the power in the country.

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