American National Government (POLS 1100) - Exam 1 : Southern Utah University Questions With Complete Solutions BAT state 3 elements that are required for good causal theory hhCorrect Answers hhExplanatory Variable, Credible Causal Mechanism, Outcome Variable Utility hhCorrect Answers hhBenefits -Costs Expected Utility hhCorrect Answers hhNot every cost and not every benefit Politics hhCorrect Answers hhmaking decisions to use resources/make rules to help society function Why is politics inevitable in human interaction? hhCorrect Answers hhwe will always want our way, not everyone thinks the same Social cleavages hhCorrect Answers hhreligion, ethnic groups, race, social and economic classes How do social cleavages impact politics? hhCorrect Answers hhcandidates will try to appeal to certain groups and will address the issues that apply to them Public goods hhCorrect Answers hhGoods, such as clean air and clean water, law enforcement, education, roads that everyone must share. Non excludable and nonrival Which groups will produce public goods for their members? hhCorrect Answers hhPrivileged groups because everyone will need to contribute, and certain members wil l take care of it because it benefits them enough. Latent groups cannot because people won't contribute if they think someone else will principal -agent problem hhCorrect Answers hha problem caused by an agent pursuing his own interests rather than the inter ests of the principal who hired him 4 ways agency problems can be mitigated hhCorrect Answers hhset up punishments/rewards, screening/selection processes, interviews, monitoring/reporting veto player hhCorrect Answers hhsomeone who's approval you need to cha nge the status quo Who are the veto players in the US constituion? hhCorrect Answers hhHouse, Senate, President How does the constitution protect minority rights? hhCorrect Answers hhBill of Rights: say what you want to say, right to privacy Division of powe rs: checks and balances How does the constitution limit the federal government from overpowering states and citizens? hhCorrect Answers hhVoting, impeachment power, 10th ammendment How long is a president term? hhCorrect Answers hh4 years
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