PLS 101 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Dred Scot Case - ANSWER-vs Sanford 1857- invalidated Missouri compromise national sovereignty
public goods - ANSWER-services that benefit all citizens but are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals
concepts that identif...
PLS 101 Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024
Dred Scot Case - ANSWER-vs Sanford 1857- invalidated Missouri compromise national sovereignty
public goods - ANSWER-services that benefit all citizens but are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals
concepts that identify values pursued by government - ANSWER-freedom, order, and equality
rights - ANSWER-legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement
communism - ANSWER-a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
government - ANSWER-the formal vehicle through which policies are made and affairs of state are conducted
equality of outcome - ANSWER-society must see to it that people are equal, governments must design policies to redistribute wealth and status to ensure equality
equality of opportunity - ANSWER-each person has the same chance to succeed in life
social equality - ANSWER-equality in wealth, education, and status
freedom of - ANSWER-an absence of constraints on behavior (religion and speech) freedom from - ANSWER-suggests immunity from something undesirable such as exploitation (cannot be
discriminated against because of who you are)
police power - ANSWER-governments authority to safe guard residents safety, health, welfare, and morals
political equality - ANSWER-one voter per person, with all votes counted equally
dilemmas of government - ANSWER-Freedom vs order (how much freedom must a citizen surrender to government for order and security), freedom vs equality (equal pay act, American's with Disabilities Act)
libertarianism - ANSWER-Political ideology that is opposed to all government action except as necessary to protect life and opportunity
Laissez-faire - ANSWER-economic philosophy that endorses a very limited role for government in the economy
political ideology - ANSWER-a consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of
government
totalitarianism - ANSWER-belief that government should have unlimited power to control all sectors of society
socialism - ANSWER-a form of rule in which the central government plays a strong role in regulating industry and directing the economy
capitalism - ANSWER-system of government that favors free enterprise, Adam Smith and Milton Friedman, competition
democratic socialism - ANSWER-socialist form of government that guarantees civil liberties (Britain, Sweden, German)
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