PSC 201 final exam 2022 with complete
solution
Federalism - The government is divided between the national and state levels with
national being the highest.
Checks and Balances - Each branch of government has the power to watch over the
others to make sure they are doing their job correctly.
Limited Government - The government can only do certain things
1st Amendment - Freedom of religion
Freedom of peaceably assemble
Freedom of the press
Right to petition the government
Freedom of speech
4th Amendment - Protection against illegal searches and seizures
Search warrant needed to search buildings and not cars
Probable cause is needed to search a car
In order to get a search warrant to go in building; judge must be convinced a good
reason to search.
The Exclusionary Rule; means that the evidence obtained improperly cannot be used.
9th Amendment - Just because a right isn't listed doesn't mean you don't have it. You
probably do; we just can't list them all.
10th Amendment - Reserved powers for the state- reinforces the principle of federalism
by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by
the states or the people through the constitution.
15th Amendment - Gave black male adults the right to vote
17th Amendment - Senators elected by popular vote/elected by the people
19th Amendment - Gave women the right to vote in 1920
22nd Amendment - Limits the number of times that a person can be elected as
president; A person cannot be elected more than twice. And a person who has more
than 2 years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than
once. ( only can serve for 2 terms or ten years
, 23rd Amendment - Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens
residing in the district of columbia by granting the district electors in the electoral
college; as if it were a state
How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidential election? - 270 which is
majority of the 538 total votes
How many branches does the Government have? - 3
Legislative- makes the laws and reps the people and is made up of
congress(senate&house)
Judicial- is made up of the US supreme court
Executive- made up by the president and vice
What are the qualifications for the President, Senate, and House of reps.? - President-
A natural born US citizen; must be at least 35 years of age; must have lived in the US
some 14 years prior to the election
Senate- Must be at least 30 years old; Must have been a US citizen at least 9 years.
Must live in the state you wish you represent
House of reps- At least 25 years old; must have been a US citizen at least 7 years and
live in the district you wish to rep.
The features/ weakness of the articles of confederation - It created one branch of
government; A legislative branch that could make laws. It took all 13 states to agree in
order to make a change to the articles. Each state had one vote in the legislature
(regardless of how many people lived in a state that state got one vote) They could
declare war and peace and they could print currency. Many features actually proved to
be weakenes and the government it created proved not to be strong enough to survive
The features of the Virginia plan and The New Jersey plan and what type of state each
plan favored and how - Virginia plan- 3 branches of gov; Bicameral legislature, and
representation in the legislature based of population. his plan was liked by the states
with lots of population because it meant they would get more votes in the legislature so
it is called the large state plan(like by the large states)
New jersey plan; 3 branches of government; unicameral legislature, and equal
representation. this was really very similar to the articles of confederation because the
smaller weren't terribly upset with that plan because it gave them equal power and they
didn't want to lose that.
Impeachment and how the process works in the US government. - To impeach is to
accuse. The house of reps. impeaches. The senate hears the impeachment trial and
decides if the person is guilty or not. If the senate finds the person guilty then the person
has to leave office.
Laissez- Faire - french term meaning "leave this alone" the government should have
hands- off approach to the economy
solution
Federalism - The government is divided between the national and state levels with
national being the highest.
Checks and Balances - Each branch of government has the power to watch over the
others to make sure they are doing their job correctly.
Limited Government - The government can only do certain things
1st Amendment - Freedom of religion
Freedom of peaceably assemble
Freedom of the press
Right to petition the government
Freedom of speech
4th Amendment - Protection against illegal searches and seizures
Search warrant needed to search buildings and not cars
Probable cause is needed to search a car
In order to get a search warrant to go in building; judge must be convinced a good
reason to search.
The Exclusionary Rule; means that the evidence obtained improperly cannot be used.
9th Amendment - Just because a right isn't listed doesn't mean you don't have it. You
probably do; we just can't list them all.
10th Amendment - Reserved powers for the state- reinforces the principle of federalism
by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by
the states or the people through the constitution.
15th Amendment - Gave black male adults the right to vote
17th Amendment - Senators elected by popular vote/elected by the people
19th Amendment - Gave women the right to vote in 1920
22nd Amendment - Limits the number of times that a person can be elected as
president; A person cannot be elected more than twice. And a person who has more
than 2 years of a term to which someone else was elected cannot be elected more than
once. ( only can serve for 2 terms or ten years
, 23rd Amendment - Extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens
residing in the district of columbia by granting the district electors in the electoral
college; as if it were a state
How many electoral votes are needed to win the Presidential election? - 270 which is
majority of the 538 total votes
How many branches does the Government have? - 3
Legislative- makes the laws and reps the people and is made up of
congress(senate&house)
Judicial- is made up of the US supreme court
Executive- made up by the president and vice
What are the qualifications for the President, Senate, and House of reps.? - President-
A natural born US citizen; must be at least 35 years of age; must have lived in the US
some 14 years prior to the election
Senate- Must be at least 30 years old; Must have been a US citizen at least 9 years.
Must live in the state you wish you represent
House of reps- At least 25 years old; must have been a US citizen at least 7 years and
live in the district you wish to rep.
The features/ weakness of the articles of confederation - It created one branch of
government; A legislative branch that could make laws. It took all 13 states to agree in
order to make a change to the articles. Each state had one vote in the legislature
(regardless of how many people lived in a state that state got one vote) They could
declare war and peace and they could print currency. Many features actually proved to
be weakenes and the government it created proved not to be strong enough to survive
The features of the Virginia plan and The New Jersey plan and what type of state each
plan favored and how - Virginia plan- 3 branches of gov; Bicameral legislature, and
representation in the legislature based of population. his plan was liked by the states
with lots of population because it meant they would get more votes in the legislature so
it is called the large state plan(like by the large states)
New jersey plan; 3 branches of government; unicameral legislature, and equal
representation. this was really very similar to the articles of confederation because the
smaller weren't terribly upset with that plan because it gave them equal power and they
didn't want to lose that.
Impeachment and how the process works in the US government. - To impeach is to
accuse. The house of reps. impeaches. The senate hears the impeachment trial and
decides if the person is guilty or not. If the senate finds the person guilty then the person
has to leave office.
Laissez- Faire - french term meaning "leave this alone" the government should have
hands- off approach to the economy
