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GOVT 200 Exam #3characteristics of a good constitution 1. Stability and Continuity (Predictability) 2. Limiting and Dividing Power 3. Permanent Arrangement for the Selection of Representative Public Officials 4. Accountability to the People Roman political concepts 1. Republicanism 2. Political Virtue 3. Checks and Balances Republicanism A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on the consent of...

GOVT 200 Exam 2Jurisprudence - correct answer the study, science, knowledge, and philosophy of LAW 3 parts of Jurisprudence - correct answer a. Legal Philosophy b. Scholars of Jurisprudence, Jurists c. Early American to Mid-Republic impacted by British Common Law Theory Sir William Blackstone () - correct answer Anglo-Saxon Heritage of Common Law greatly influenced by this English Jurist/Oxford University Professor. What are two major things Blackstone was known for? - correct answer ...

GOVT 200 Quiz 3The American system of federalism divides political power between how many levels of government? 2 According to the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, all powers not specifically given to the federal government are granted to whom? The states The States have certain obligations to the Federal government and to each other, and the Federal government has certain obligations to the States. Most of these obligations are found in which Article of the U.S. Constituti...

Govt 2305 Government 2305 Collin College Question and answers already passed Govt 2305-015 Test 2 A representative or senator referred to as "incumbent" is one who - correct answer currently holds the seat or public office How often do seats in the House of Representatives come up for reelection? - correct answer every two years The number of seats in the House of Representatives, although distrubuted by population, is set by law. What is that number? - correct answer 435 Ca...

Govt 2305 Exam 2 Government 2305 Collin College Question and answers verified to pass Govt 2305 Exam 2 Political parties in the United States originated partly as a political feud between - correct answer Hamilton and Jefferson In 20th-century American history, the most important minor parties were ________ parties. - correct answer factional Which of the following groups is NOT typically a part of the Democratic coalition? - correct answer fundamentalist Christians ________ w...

GOVT 200 - Ferdon Exam 7Federalism, Separation of Powers, and Rule of Law - correct answer What are the three unwritten concepts essential to the meaning and purpose of the Constitution? Federalism - correct answer What is a government in which political authority is divided between national and regional government? State governments - correct answer Which governments carry on activities that most directly affect its citizens? United States - correct answer What was the earliest federal...

GOVT 2305 exam 3 Government 2305 Collin College Question and answers already passed GOVT 2305 exam 3 (ch. 10,12,13,14,15) CHAPTER 10 - correct answer Campaign Process incumbency - correct answer holding the political office for which one is running gaffes - correct answer when tempers flare due to sleep deprivation midterm elections - correct answer congressional elections that do not coincide with a presidential election primary elections - correct answer elections he...

GOVT 350 Exam 1

Two types of Motor Vehicle Law Violations? - ANSWER CMVI: civil motor vehicle infractions Criminal Violations: More serious offenses w punishments that include arrest or imprisonment key elements of operating - ANSWER 1. a motor vehicle 2. being operated on 3. a public way or public access and in some instances a private way Proof of operation? - ANSWER -admission of operation is not enough - op exists when person is behind wheel, turns key Motor Vehicle Law Chapters - ANSWER Ch 85:...

Texas Gov 2306 Collin College -GOVT 2306: Texas Government (Exam 2) with answersVoting - correct answer -Suffrage or Enfranchisement (means voting) -Voting is a form of political participation most actively promoted by the government (government wants people to participate by voting, not protesting or riots) Expansion of Suffrage - correct answer Originally: White males with taxpaying and property-holding requirements 15th Amendment - correct answer Forbids states from denying the right t...