POLS 1101 American Government Exam 1 Study Guide | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

What does it mean for a government to be a republic? - A form of government in which power is explicitly vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives. What are the 5 liberties guaranteed by the 1st Amendment? - Freedom of Religion Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press Freedom to Assemble Freedom to Redress the Government What are the differences between a unitary, confederal, and federal government? - Unitary- Central Government holds most of the power. Federal- Good Balance of power between state and central government. Confederal- Weak Central Government, and the States holds must of the power. -What was the name given to those who favored strong state governments during the debate over ratifying the Constitution? - Anti-Federalist -What is new federalism and which president was its primary advocate? - New federalism is a return to dual federalism a attempt created by President Ronald Reagan. Dual Federalism involves the state exercising their power without the federal government interfering in affairs.-What is the Articles of Confederation and what were the problems with it? - The Articles of Confederation is a form of government set in place by 13 states of the U.S. in 1777. in There were many weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation. Congress had trouble passing laws due to the fact that 9 of the 13 states had to agree before any laws could be passed. Since there was no president or an executive branch, there was no way to make sure that laws passed by Congress were carried out. There were no courts to interpret laws or to judge those that broke them because a national court system did not exist. To make matters worse, changing the Articles of Confederation was nearly impossible. A unanimous vote of all 13 states were required before any changes could be made. -What is limited government and how do federalism, republicanism, the separation of powers, and the system of checks and balances limit government activity (that is, how does the American political system seek to limit a "tyranny of the majority")? - (Republicanism) is one possible ideology of governing a society or state as a republic. The key point is that the people hold popular sovereignty, rather than the people being subjects of a king. Which were the Civil War (aka the Reconstruction) Amendments and what did they do? - ( 13, 14, 15th ) The Reconstruction Amendments are the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, adopted between 1865 and 1870, the five years immediately following the Civil War