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POSC 100 Exam Questions and Answers Delegates to the Second Continental Congress had to deal with two issues involving mistrust. What were they? - ANSWER-The colonists from different states didn't trust each other's governments, and they didn't trust any government that would rule them from far away. Some delegates to the Constitutional Convention wanted to preserve their "peculiar institution," otherwise known as ____. - ANSWER-Slavery James Madison thought that the problem...

POSC 100 Exam Questions and Answers A form of government in which elected officials, who make policy in the name of the people, are chosen by the people in open, free elections is called - ANSWER-a republic or representative democracy What is a common argument against democracy? - ANSWER-Both (b) Majority rule can threaten minorities. and (c) People can be irrational and incompetent and may make bad political decisions. Which of the following are needed for a political system to have popula...

POSC 100 Exam 1 Study Questions and Answers What is the only entity that can legitimately use force? - ANSWER-The Government According to the U.S. Constitution, what are the purposes of our government? - ANSWER-To provide the common defense to promote general welfare to establish justice and ensure domestic tranquility What characterizes the democratic ideal of individual dignity? - ANSWER-liberty is not granted by governments they belong to every person born into the world What are the t...

POSC 100 Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions Democracy - ANSWER-A system of government in which sovereignty resides in the people Direct democracy - ANSWER-A system of government in which citizens govern themselves directly and vote on most issues; e.g., a New England town meeting. Identity politics - ANSWER-The practice of organizing on the basis of sex, ethnic or racial identity, or sexual orientation to compete for public resources and influence public policy. Indirect democracy - ANSWER-A sys...

POSC 100 Exam 1 CSUF Study Guide Solutions Dual Federalism - ANSWER-A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies. Benefits of Federalism - ANSWER-Makes us more democratic. A good combination of unitary and a confederacy. Promotes diversity. "Laboratories of democracy". Fits with the history of the powerful states. Shay's Rebellion - ANSWER-Rebellion led by Daniel Shays of fa...

Pols 206 Test 1 Jon Bond Exam Study Guide Solutions government - ANSWER-the institution that has the authority to make binding decisions for all society Sovereignty - ANSWER-The legitimate authority in a government to wield coercive power to authoritatively allocate values Autocracy - ANSWER-A form of government in which the power to make authoritative decisions and allocate resources is vested in one person Oligarchy - ANSWER-A form of government in which the power to make authoritative...

POLS 206 TAMU Smith Exam 1 Study Guide Solutions government - ANSWER-the institutions through which public policies are made for a society; the institutions through which authoritatively binding decisions are made for society politics - ANSWER-process of determining leaders and the policies they pursue; produces authoritative decisions about public issues policymaking system - ANSWER-process where policy comes into being/evolves citizen's interests/concerns go to linkage institutions, ...

TAMU POLS 206 Exam #1 Jason Smith Study Guide Solutions Government - ANSWER-The institutions through which public policies are made for a society Politics - ANSWER-The process determining the leaders we select and the policies they pursue Policymaking system - ANSWER-How policy comes to being evolved Consists of peoples interests, problems and concerns Policy agenda - ANSWER-The issues that attract the serious attention of public officials Public Policy - ANSWER-A choice that government m...

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POLS 206 Exam 2 Fulton (tamu) Questions and Answers How can a presidential veto be overridden? - ANSWER-by 2/3's vote in the house and senate T/F the president can just make treaties - ANSWER-false, must have 2/3 vote in senate Informal/inherent powers of the president - ANSWER-executive order executive agreement executive privilege issue executive pardons T/F executive agreements are a contract between 2 or more nations, they're similar to a treaty, but don't require 2/3's...