POLS 101 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and Answers Already Passed

POLS 101 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and Answers Already Passed 1. In general the US population is A. Quite young B. Getting older C. Becoming less diverse D. Less affected by immigration than in earlier years B. Getting older 2. The largest growing segment of the American population is A. Asian B. Black C. Hispanic D. White C. Hispanic 3. The single most important characteristic of American democracy is A. Social Contract B. Capitalism C. Community D. Personal liberty D. personal liberty 4. Adam smith argued that free trade produced the wealth of nations through A. The invisible hand B. Government regulation C. "Hands on" economic policies D. Privateering A. The Invisible hand 5. Locke's Second Treatise on civil government (1689) set out a theory of A. Natural rights B. Aristocracy C. Democracy D. Patronage A. Natural rights 6. A social contract theory of government was proposed by A. Plato and Aristotle B. Acquinas and Luther C. Newton and the separatists D. Locke and Hobbes D. Locke and Hobbes 7. A direct democracy is a system in which A. An elite make decisions for the society B. Representatives meet to discuss policy and make decisions C. The masses have certain rights, but decisions are made by a Council. D. All members of the polity meet to discuss policy and make decisions D. All members of the polity meet to discuss policy and make decisions 8. True/False Most Americans favor open immigration False 9. True/False The president has the power to resolve conflicts among the states False 10. True/False In general, Americans are distrustful of politicians ap True 11. Eighteen to twenty-one year Olds received the right to vote in the A. Constitution B. Bill of Rights C. Twenty-sixth Amendment D. States 26th amendment 12. Colonists came to the new world for a variety of reasons including A. Religious freedom B. Plentiful land C. A new start in life D. All of the above all of the above 13. In 1765, the American colonists initiated a major protest against the A. Treaty of Paris B. Stamp Act C. Sugar act D. Tea Import act stamp act 14. Patric Henry and Samuel Adams were among the leaders of the A. Sons of Liberty B. Stamp Act Congress C. Philadelphia Parliament D. Continental Congress sons of liberty 15. The first official meeting among the 13 colonies was the A. Continental Congress B. Treaty of Paris C.Representative Assembly