POS 2041 / U.S. Government Final Exam Study Guide ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The rule of an elite few for their own interests is called Oligarchy
a/an:
Before it was an empire, what was ancient Rome? It was a Republic
In addition to social contract theory, what are two other Separation of powers and free markets
concepts taken from classical liberalism which influenced
the Founding generation?
Which theorists made the first and most influential efforts Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
to explain how mixed governments can work in practice?
Who were the Pilgrims? Middling English Puritans who settled in New England in order to avoid religious
persecution in the home country
What two concepts does classical liberalism favor? Limited government and individual rights
, What is social contract theory? An argument that the legitimate origin of government is in the agreement of a free
people
Who is the legitimate source of political authority, The people
according to the idea of individualism?
A republic combines principles from monarchy, True
aristocracy, and democracy.
A modern definition of "democracy" would include True
reliance on free elections to select public officials and to
affect the direction of public policy.
What uprising convinced Americans to support a Shay's Rebellion
stronger national government?
The assignment of legislative, executive, and judicial separation of powers
powers to different institutions is an example of:
In a representative government the people elect True
representative(s) to conduct the business of government.
What was purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution? To declare the Constitution an act of the sovereign people (rather than of
sovereign states) and to explicate the goals of the proposed government
Which plan that was proposed as a model for the The New Jersey Plan
Constitution called for a unicameral legislature with
equality of representation?
In the Electoral College, what formula was utilized to set Equivalent to the number of members of Congress with equality of representation
the number of electors? as derived from the Senate and proportionality of representation as derived from
the House
In what sense did the original Bill of Rights protect rights It protected individual rights and liberties from actions by the national
and liberties? government
In the struggle to ratify the Constitution, how did the By using the "reserved powers theory," they said that powers not expressly
Federalists defend their argument that a Bill of Rights was granted to the national government by the federal Constitution would be retained
unnecessary? by the people and the states
To which branch of government does the necessary and The Congress
proper clause apply?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The rule of an elite few for their own interests is called Oligarchy
a/an:
Before it was an empire, what was ancient Rome? It was a Republic
In addition to social contract theory, what are two other Separation of powers and free markets
concepts taken from classical liberalism which influenced
the Founding generation?
Which theorists made the first and most influential efforts Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
to explain how mixed governments can work in practice?
Who were the Pilgrims? Middling English Puritans who settled in New England in order to avoid religious
persecution in the home country
What two concepts does classical liberalism favor? Limited government and individual rights
, What is social contract theory? An argument that the legitimate origin of government is in the agreement of a free
people
Who is the legitimate source of political authority, The people
according to the idea of individualism?
A republic combines principles from monarchy, True
aristocracy, and democracy.
A modern definition of "democracy" would include True
reliance on free elections to select public officials and to
affect the direction of public policy.
What uprising convinced Americans to support a Shay's Rebellion
stronger national government?
The assignment of legislative, executive, and judicial separation of powers
powers to different institutions is an example of:
In a representative government the people elect True
representative(s) to conduct the business of government.
What was purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution? To declare the Constitution an act of the sovereign people (rather than of
sovereign states) and to explicate the goals of the proposed government
Which plan that was proposed as a model for the The New Jersey Plan
Constitution called for a unicameral legislature with
equality of representation?
In the Electoral College, what formula was utilized to set Equivalent to the number of members of Congress with equality of representation
the number of electors? as derived from the Senate and proportionality of representation as derived from
the House
In what sense did the original Bill of Rights protect rights It protected individual rights and liberties from actions by the national
and liberties? government
In the struggle to ratify the Constitution, how did the By using the "reserved powers theory," they said that powers not expressly
Federalists defend their argument that a Bill of Rights was granted to the national government by the federal Constitution would be retained
unnecessary? by the people and the states
To which branch of government does the necessary and The Congress
proper clause apply?
