Woll HW – Berelson – Democratic
Practice and Democratic Theory
Directions: read
each statement and list of answers. Pick
the best answer and mark that space on your scan sheet.
- In the article,
Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory, Berelson
points out that the classical
requirements of democracy:
- cannot be
met in light of empirical evidence regarding voting behavior.
- can be
met in light of empirical evidence regarding voting behavior.
- are not characteristic of so many voting
studies.
- All of the above
- None of the above
- In the article,
Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory, Berelson
claims that the proper working
of modern democracy requires:
- more
popular participation and less political apathy that could ever be
supported by classical democratic theory.
- less
popular participation and more political apathy that could ever be
supported by classical democratic theory.
- no
popular participation and no political apathy that could ever be supported by classical
democratic theory.
- All of the above
- None of the above
- In the article,
Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory, Berelson
feels that the classical requirements for the
democratic citizen include:
- Interest
- apathy
- empirical
evidence
- All
of the above
- None
of the above
- In the article,
Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory, Berelson
feels that the classical requirements for the
democratic citizen include:
- Participation
in political affairs
- knowledge
- rationality
- All
of the above
- None
of the above
- In the article,
Democratic Practice and Democratic Theory, Berelson
feels that the classical requirements for the
democratic citizen should show up in the:
- democratic
process
- legal
process
- electoral
process
- All
of the above
- None
of the above
- According
to Berelson, the requirements for the system
differ from the requirements for the individual in the democratic process in that:
- the system
requires a distribution of the classical qualities of the democratic voter among
the population, rather than the electorate.
- a
mass democracy
cannot work if all the people become involved in politics.
- too great participation in politics may render the system
unstable.
- All
of the above
- None
of the above
- In general, the Berelson
thesis states that:
- apathy
plays a very minor role in a political system.
- the
system requires everyone being politically active at the same time.
- our
complex system requires a division of political labor just as it requires
a
division of labor in other areas.
- All
of the above
- None
of the above
- In the selection by Berelson,
the authors argue that:
A. political apathy does not exist.
B. some political apathy is
desirable in the democratic process.
C. voters are rational.
D. All of the above
E.
None of the above
9. Berelson concludes
that an effective democratic system requires that:
A. all
voters be members of political parties.
B. all
voters be rational.
C. some
voters be rational while others are apathetic.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
10. Which
of the following statements is incorrect?
A. In democratic theory,
rationality is not a requirement for the
democratic citizen.
B. The democratic citizen is
expected to be well informed about
political affairs.
C. The democratic citizen is
supposed to cast his or her vote on the
basis of principle, not fortuitously or frivolously or
impulsively or
habitually, but with reference to standards not only of his or her
own interest but of the common good as well.
D.
The democratic citizen is expected to be interested and to
participate in
political affairs.
E. None of the above