Govt 200 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GOVT 200 Quiz 2In 1885, which British noble, wrote in his book Popular Government that "the American constitution is distinctively English?" - correct answer Sir Henry Maine There are a number of important differences between the English and American constitutions. As we've discussed in class the English constitution is not a written constitution - meaning it is not contained in any single document like the American constitution in 1787. The English constitution contains three distinct cha...

Van Allen Govt 200 Exam 3Ra: eternity vs infinity - correct answer Eternity is the reality that I can begin, as it were at any given point and go outering and never get there. Infinity is the recognition that i can begin at a given point and innering as it were and never get there. RA: Copernicus wrote___ - correct answer On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres (1543) was published after his death because he was in fear that he would be prosecuted by the church, which shows that there is ...

Ferdon GOVT 200 Exam 5False: Slaves did not have as many rights and there were property qualifications for voting - correct answer T/F: All Englishmen had the same rights With the House of Burgesses in 1619 - correct answer When were principles of republicanism and representative government introduced to the colonies? What served as the basis for popularly based constitutions? - correct answer Mayflower Compact Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - correct answer What is the most famous c...

GOVT 200 Exam #1Which of the following correctly defines the term "Worldview"? - correct answer A worldview is a philosophy of life which attempts to address and answer the grand questions of life to direct man in organizing his relationships, or in the manner he should live and construct all of life. According to Martin, we can and should know not only what we believe, but also what? - correct answer Why we believe it What is a worldview? - correct answer The scope or lens by which an i...

Van Allen Govt 200 Exam 3 Ra: eternity vs infinity - correct answer Eternity is the reality that I can begin, as it were at any given point and go outering and never get there. Infinity is the recognition that i can begin at a given point and innering as it were and never get there. RA: Copernicus wrote___ - correct answer On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres (1543) was published after his death because he was in fear that he would be prosecuted by the church, which shows that there i...

GOVT 200 Exam 3 (Ferdon)What is the definition of process philosophy in comparison to absolute philosophy? - correct answer Process Philosophy represents a process view of life that emphasizes becoming and progressing knowledge that leads to a perfect society which stands in direct contrast to absolute philosophy, or an absolute view of life that is the basis for Biblical Christianity This type of thinking is linear; opposites do not attract; almost like absolutistic thinking from the basis o...

GOVT 200 Exam #1Which of the following correctly defines the term "Worldview"? - correct answer A worldview is a philosophy of life which attempts to address and answer the grand questions of life to direct man in organizing his relationships, or in the manner he should live and construct all of life. According to Martin, we can and should know not only what we believe, but also what? - correct answer Why we believe it What is a worldview? - correct answer The scope or lens by which an i...

GOVT 200 Test 1Be able to identify the correct definition/understanding of the term 'worldview'. - correct answer Lens through which you view the world. Be able to identify the five significant worldviews which have impacted the western tradition of intellectual thought. - correct answer a. Biblical Christian worldview b. Rationalism c. Romanticism d. process e. Post-modernism f. Transcendentalism (America) or post-process philosophy (Europe) What are the main components of a wo...

GOVT 200 Exam 3 (Ferdon)What is the definition of process philosophy in comparison to absolute philosophy? - correct answer Process Philosophy represents a process view of life that emphasizes becoming and progressing knowledge that leads to a perfect society which stands in direct contrast to absolute philosophy, or an absolute view of life that is the basis for Biblical Christianity This type of thinking is linear; opposites do not attract; almost like absolutistic thinking from the basis o...

Ferdon GOVT 200 Exam 5False: Slaves did not have as many rights and there were property qualifications for voting - correct answer T/F: All Englishmen had the same rights With the House of Burgesses in 1619 - correct answer When were principles of republicanism and representative government introduced to the colonies? What served as the basis for popularly based constitutions? - correct answer Mayflower Compact Fundamental Orders of Connecticut - correct answer What is the most famous c...