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PSCI 2306 AMERICAN POLITICS UNT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSCI 2306 AMERICAN POLITICS UNT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition 1 of 69
not interested, not emphasized, government classes are taught by people outside their field
(coaches), politics are less of an immediate priority than basic needs like grocery shopping
and getting a job.
Limits in Meeting American Ideals
Reasons people don't care about government
Culture across a Continuum
Dallas and the KKK
Definition 2 of 69
Conservatives and Liberals all adhere to the same basic political values of liberty, freedom,
and individualism
Political Values
PolitiFact
Great Compromise
Plural Executive
Definition 3 of 69
"All men are created equal"
"When in the course of human events..."
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
Virginia Plan
Rights in the Declaration of Independence
Balance between Freedom and Order
Common phrases - Declaration of Independence
,Definition 4 of 69
Made it possible for elderly persons to take care of themselves after they got too old to work
(Government assistance)
American Political Culture
Human Rights
Social Security
U.S. is a Republic
Definition 5 of 69
Creates Executive Branch
Creates a chief Executive (president)
President takes an oath of office
Creates Electoral College
Article 2
Suggestions for Improving the Texas Constituiton
State Constitutions
Reactionary
Definition 6 of 69
The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep from American soil the blood shed in
the religious wars of Europe.
Texas Constitution Features
Fringe Groups
Radical
James Madison - Separation of Church and State
,Definition 7 of 69
Used to evaluate statements by politicians and others in terms of truth. They check it against
known facts and rate it on a 1-7 scale, truth to pants on fire.
Social Security
Political Values
PolitiFact
Human Rights
Definition 8 of 69
Most officials were elected and only for short terms (closer to the people)
Limited power of government (distrust)
Did not want government to spend the people's money - Strong sense of individualism
(People provide for themselves)
A document designed to protect rural interests over urban interests
Ideals of Texas Constituion
Texas Constitution Features
Areas of agreement under the Articles of Confederation
Vice President
Definition 9 of 69
Could have occurred at the Constitutional Convention but there was fear that it would break
up the convention and split the nation into two or more separate countries.
Abolition
Article 1
PolitiFact
Article 5
, Definition 10 of 69
Relation of states to each other and federal-state relations
States have to respect legal acts of other states (marriage certificates, birth certificates, etc.)
Covers how new states can be admitted.
Says that U.S. must guarantee to every state a republican form of government and protect
them from invasion.
Article 6
Article 5
PolitiFact
Article 4
Definition 11 of 69
Constitution created a federal system
-Divides power between the national government and the states.
County and Local governments are not part of the federal system because State governments
create them.
Texas Constitution Features
Federal System
Virginia Plan
Rule of Law
Definition 12 of 69
No common language, religion, or history. Diversity of culture, history, religion, economy, and
ethnicity as a result of immigration.
U.S. Shared Values
American Culture
Plural Executive
Two most pressing problems in our Democracy
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