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POLS 121 FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS (VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
1 POLS 121 FINAL EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
Consider the following question. "Should a person who is eligible to
vote always vote?" What kind of question is this?
A. political question
B. normative question
C. legal question
D. positive question
ANS : B. normative question
Social scientists use model-building to address positive questions, often
because they are deeply concerned about normative questions.
A. True
B. False
ANS A. True
In one of their examples, March and Lave develop three models that are
consistent with the observation that in classes, student athletes are more
likely to ask "dumb" questions than non-student athletes. How can we
determine which of their three models is more useful?
,2 A. Highlight the different assumptions of each model and then test each
of the assumptions. The model with the most empirically verified
assumptions is the more useful one.
B. Derive different implications from each model and then test these
implications. The model with the most empirically verified implications
is the more useful one.
C. Determine the implications of each model for justice. The model with
the most implications consistent with your own moral principles is the
more useful one.
D. None of the options provided here.
ANS B. Derive different implications from each model and then test
these implications. The model with the most empirically verified
implications is the more useful one.
Consider the following model: "When the Rain Dance ceremony is
properly performed, and all the participants have pure hearts, it will
bring rain." Why do March and Lave assert that this is not a useful
model?
A. The model does not describe a process.
B. The model is not about politics.
C. The model can never be proven wrong.
D. The model does not yield a surprising implication.
ANS C. The model can never be proven wrong.
Lave and March provide the following rules of thumb for model-
building: (Select all that apply)
,3 A. Think "process"
B. Develop interesting implications
C. Match the "real world" as closely as possible
D. Look for generality
ANS A. Think "process"
B. Develop interesting implications
D. Look for generality
Hobbes tells us that life under the state of nature is "nasty, brutish, and
short." According to him, the solution to this problem is the
identification of a person or a group that we endow with unconstrained
power to make all decisions for the community.
A. True
B. False
ANS A. True
Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with Hobbes' idea
of the sovereign?
A. The sovereign cannot be punished by those he governs.
B. The sovereign has the right to make all decisions for those he
governs.
C. The sovereign should step down peacefully when his constituents
elect someone else.
D. The sovereign has the right to adjudicate conflicts among those he
governs.
, 4 ANS C. The sovereign should step down peacefully when his
constituents elect someone else.
In Federalist 10, Madison argues that factions are more easily controlled
as republics become smaller. The problem of factions is more
pronounced in large republics.
A. True
B. False
ANS B. False
What is a key issue about which Hobbes and Madison disagree?
A. The degree to which power should be centralized
B. The degree to which factions should be allowed to operate
C. The degree to which the government should be involved in the
economy
D. The degree to which leaders should seek foreign alliances
ANS A. The degree to which power should be centralized
What is the central challenge of constructing order within a community?
A. To incentivize leaders to create coalitions with other global powers to
reduce the likelihood of being attacked
B. To devise ways in which those who govern can create factions that
will look out for the interests of the whole community
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