POS 110 American Government Midterm TESU Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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POS 110 American Government Midterm
TESU; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Periods of European thought that affected political culture in the early United States
Correct answer-- European colonization of Africans and Native Americas altered
European views of social, political, and economi...
POS 110 American Government Midterm
TESU; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Periods of European thought that affected political culture in the early United States
Correct answer-- European colonization of Africans and Native Americas altered
European views of social, political, and economic relationships among and between white and
nonwhite peoples. -Spanish and Portuguese explorers had limited understanding of the native
peoples they encountered in the Americas, leading to debates over how Native Americans
should be treated and how "civilized" these groups were compared to European standards.
-Many Europeans developed a belief in white superiority to justify their subjugation of Africans
and Native Americans, using several different rationales.
-Native peoples and Africans in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural
autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs. In spite of
slavery, Africans' cultural and linguistic adaptations to the Western Hemisphere resulted in
varying degrees of cultural preservation and autonomy.
-Clashes between European and Native American social and economic values caused changes in
both cultures. Spanish colonizing efforts in North America, saw an accommodation with some
aspects of Native American; by contrast, conflict with Native Americans tended to reinforce
English colonists' worldviews on land and gender role
Majoritarianism, including limits on it, constitutional and otherwise Correct answer-the
idea that the majority prevails in elections and in policy determination.
Four arguments against Majoritarianism:
- the Constitution is insufficiently majoritarian.
- public-choice theory (people will vote for the candidate that they believe is going to give them
the greatest access to more money)
- pluralism
, POS 110 American Government Midterm
TESU; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
- the Supreme Court is the only national institution that can protect minority rights against the
tyranny of the majority.
Examples of pluralism Correct answer-a condition or system in which two or more states,
groups, principles, sources of authority, etc., coexist.
-a society where multiple people, groups or entities share political power.
-where people with different cultural backgrounds keep their own tradition.
-where labor unions and employers share in meeting the needs of employees.
What thinking politically is Correct answer-gathering and sifting information to form a
knowledgeable view about a political issue.
Philosophy of the Declaration of Independence Correct answer-People have an inherent
rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.People establish government to protect those
rights Based upon ideas first expressed by European philosophers. - life, liberty, pursuit of
happiness. .
How the Federalists gained enough votes to ratify the Constitution Correct answer-They
promised a bill of rights to be quickly added to the Constitution.
The goals of framers through grants of power in the Constitution Correct answer-To
protect liberty, create a government strong enough to meet the nations needs but that would
not threaten the existence of separate states, that was based on popular consent.
, POS 110 American Government Midterm
TESU; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
The separation of powers, including modifications, and checks and balances Correct
answer-Executive, legislative, and judicial powers in different branches (separation of powers).
No branch can control all powers or dominate the other branches. Legislative, executive, and
judicial powers check one another and share power (checks and balances).
James Madison and Federalist No. 10 Correct answer--addresses the question of how to
guard against "factions", or groups of citizens, with interests contrary to the rights of others or
the interests of the whole community.
-suggests that representative republic government is more effective against factions than a
direct democracy
Marbury v. Madison and the importance of judicial review Correct answer-- forms the
basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.
- The goals of judicial review are protecting citizen rights and interpreting the law as it relates to
each case presented.
Why the electoral college was devised Correct answer-a compromise between the
election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote
of qualified citizens
Reasons for different methods of selection and lengths of terms for major offices Correct
answer--6-year Senate term a compromise between those constitutional framers who wanted a
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