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POLI 2051 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
Individuals iitend iito iiinterpret iiinformation iiin iiways iithat iireinforce iiwhat iithey iialready
iibelieve. iiWhich iiterm iirefers iito iithis iitendency? ii- iiAnswers ii-confirmation iibias
The iiprocess iiby iiwhich iia iisociety iisettles iiits iiconflicts iiand iiallocates iithe iiresulting
iibenefits iiand iicosts iiis iicalled ii- iiAnswers ii-politics
As iidescribed iiin iithe iitext, ii________ iiis iia iidefining iicharacteristic iiof iiAmerica iipolitics.
ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiwidespread iisharing iiof iipower
Who iiamong iithe iifollowing iiwas iithe iichief iiarchitect iiof iithe iiU.S. iiConstitution iiand iialso
iione iiof iiAmerica's iitop iipolitical iiscientists? ii- iiAnswers ii-James iiMadison
The iiBill iiof iiRights ii- iiAnswers ii-further iichecked iithe iipower iiof iithe iimajority.
According iito iithe iiDeclaration iiof iiIndependence, iigovernments iiget iitheir ii"just iipowers"
iifrom ii- iiAnswers ii-"the iiconsent iiof iithe iigoverned."
A iigovernment's iiauthority ii- iiAnswers ii-is iievidenced iiwhen iigovernment iiofficials iiuse
iitheir iiright iito iiexercise iipower.
The iiUnited iiStates' iieconomy iioperates iiprimarily iias iia ii- iiAnswers ii-free-market
iisystem.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iibest iicharacterizes iiAmericans' iiknowledge iiof iipublic iiaffairs
iitoday? ii- iiAnswers ii-Most iiAmericans iiare iiwoefully iiuninformed, iia iisituation iisimilar iito
iithat iifound iiby iiearly iiopinion iipolls.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iidescribes iisocialism iias iipracticed iitoday iiin iiSweden? ii-
iiAnswers ii-The iigovernment iidoes iinot iiattempt iito iimanage iithe iioverall iieconomy iibut
iiowns iia iinumber iiof iimajor iiindustries iiand iiprovides iifor iipeople's iibasic iieconomic
iineeds.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iibest iidescribes iiAmericans' ii"unalienable iirights," iias iidescribed
iiin iithe iiDeclaration iiof iiIndependence? ii- iiAnswers ii-freedoms iibelonging iito iievery
iicitizen iithat iicannot iibe iilegally iitaken iiaway iiby iithe iigovernment
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiis iiNOT iione iiof iithe iicore iivalues iiof iiAmerican iipolitical
iiculture? ii- iiAnswers ii-cooperation
, What iitype iiof iigovernment iisuppresses iiindividuality, iiforcing iipeople iito iithink iiand iiact
iiin iiprescribed iiways iior iirisk iipunishment? ii- iiAnswers ii-authoritarian
Pluralism iicontends iithat, iion iimost iiissues, ii- iiAnswers ii-it iiis iithe iipreferences iiof
iispecial iiinterests iithat iilargely iidetermine iiwhat iigovernment iidoes.
In iian iioligarchy, ii- iiAnswers ii-control iirests iiwith iia iismall iigroup, iisuch iias iimilitary
iiofficers iior iia iifew iiwealthy iifamilies.
Enormous iiconcentrations iiof iiwealth iiand iipower iiexist iiin iithe iiU.S. iiprivate iisector,
iiprimarily iiin iithe iihands iiof ii- iiAnswers ii-large iicorporations.
In iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iiways iiis iithe iiU.S. iifree-market iisystem iidistinct iifrom
iiEuropean iieconomies? ii- iiAnswers ii-the iiextent iito iiwhich iiprivate iitransactions
iidetermine iithe iiallocation iiof iieconomic iicosts iiand iibenefits
In iia iidemocratic iisociety, iiwho iior iiwhat iiis iiresponsible iifor iipersonal iidevelopment? ii-
iiAnswers ii-the iiindividual
What iiis iithe iilikely iiresult iiof iispending iihours iilistening iito iipartisan iitalk iishows? ii-
iiAnswers ii-misinformation
French iiphilosopher iiMichel iiFoucault iireferred iito iipolitics iias ii"________." ii- iiAnswers ii-
war iiby iithe iiother iimeans
The iiterm iiof iioffice iifor iia iiU.S. iisenator iiis ii________ iiyears, iiwhile iithat iiof iia iimember
iiof iithe iiU.S. iiHouse iiis ii________ iiyears. ii- iiAnswers ii-six; iitwo
Andrew iiJackson iipersuaded iithe iistates iito iichoose iitheir iipresidential iielectors ii-
iiAnswers ii-on iithe iibasis iiof iithe iipopular iivote.
Marbury iiv. iiMadison iiis iia iilandmark iiSupreme iiCourt iidecision iibecause iiit ii- iiAnswers ii-
set iithe iiprecedent iifor iijudicial iireview.
Most iiAnti-Federalists iifeared iithat iithe iinew iigovernment iiwould iibe iidominated iiby ii-
iiAnswers ii-political iielites.
Marbury iiv. iiMadison iiwas iian iiingenious iidecision iibecause iiit ii- iiAnswers ii-asserted iithe
iipower iiof iithe iijudiciary iiwithout iicreating iithe iipossibility iiof iiits iirejection iiby iieither iithe
iiexecutive iior iithe iilegislative iibranch.
In iihis iicriticism iiof iithe iiConstitution, iithe iieconomist iiCharles iiBeard iiargued iithat ii-
iiAnswers ii-the iiConstitution's iielaborate iisystems iiof iipower iiand iirepresentation iiwere
iidesigned iito iiprotect iithe iiinterests iiof iithe iirich.
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