POLS 2312 GOVT COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● what type of government did the British crown have? who controlled
everything?
Answer: - centralized monarchy and unitary government
- central government (monarchy, king)
●● who was the king of Britain when America was under their rule
Answer: King George III
●● what kind of government was the articles of confederation? who had
the power?
Answer: confederacy: states joined loosely together
- states had all the power
●● how many votes did it take to change something under the Articles?
Answer: unanimous vote, all 13 colonies
●● what are the 3 motivations for founding fathers to make federalism?
Answer: - democratic motivation
- economic interest
, - pragmatic motivation
●● how did founding fathers incorporate democratic motivation in the
Constitution
Answer: put power in the hands of the people
●● how did the founding fathers incorporate their own economic
interests in the Constitution?
Answer: most of the power in their hands (increased centralization,
strong Congress) and in the hands of other wealthy White landholders,
who will likely be members of Congress
●● what is the founders' pragmatic motivation for making federalism in
the Constitution?
Answer: - combines both; desire to survive individually and as a nation
- failure of both Articles and Monarchy, have to meet in the middle
●● who did the founding fathers leave out of the Constitution? what is a
possible reason for this?
Answer: left slavery out because needed a solution all 13 colonies would
support
●● what is vertical federalism?
Answer: - relationship between national government and states
WITH FULL SOLUTIONS
●● what type of government did the British crown have? who controlled
everything?
Answer: - centralized monarchy and unitary government
- central government (monarchy, king)
●● who was the king of Britain when America was under their rule
Answer: King George III
●● what kind of government was the articles of confederation? who had
the power?
Answer: confederacy: states joined loosely together
- states had all the power
●● how many votes did it take to change something under the Articles?
Answer: unanimous vote, all 13 colonies
●● what are the 3 motivations for founding fathers to make federalism?
Answer: - democratic motivation
- economic interest
, - pragmatic motivation
●● how did founding fathers incorporate democratic motivation in the
Constitution
Answer: put power in the hands of the people
●● how did the founding fathers incorporate their own economic
interests in the Constitution?
Answer: most of the power in their hands (increased centralization,
strong Congress) and in the hands of other wealthy White landholders,
who will likely be members of Congress
●● what is the founders' pragmatic motivation for making federalism in
the Constitution?
Answer: - combines both; desire to survive individually and as a nation
- failure of both Articles and Monarchy, have to meet in the middle
●● who did the founding fathers leave out of the Constitution? what is a
possible reason for this?
Answer: left slavery out because needed a solution all 13 colonies would
support
●● what is vertical federalism?
Answer: - relationship between national government and states
