POLS 2311 uta EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

POLS 2311 uta EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Politics - Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who gets what, when, and how) Articles of Confederation - 1st Constitution of the U.S. (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) MucCulloch v. Maryland - Maryland tried to destroy a branch of the National Bank. Marshall stops this by using the doctrine of implied powers. This case showed that it was possible to sue a state. Supremacy Clause - Article VI of the Constitution, which makes the Constitution, national laws, and treaties supreme over state laws when the national government is acting within its constitutional limits. Forms of Government - Democracy - power with people Oligarchy - power with a small group of elites Autocracy - power with one person 2100% Pass Guarantee Sophia Bennett, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Types of Government - Constitutional - several formal written limits Authoritarian - NO formal limits. However formal institutions place limits Totalitarian - nothing stops the government Structures of Government - Republic - citizens vote for their leaders Monarchy - leader was decided at birth (king/queen) Dictatorship - one person controls everything. Individual takes power backed by military Purpose of Government - An institution where society influences public policy. It is necessary to solve public issues Problem with Democracy - Not everyone gets what they want Minorities get overlooked Social Contract Theory - Created by John Locke Free people give up some freedom to be governed in the understanding that the government will protect their rights. Founding fathers took inspo from this Articles of Confederation - 1st government of the US - congress doesn't do much 3100% Pass Guarantee Sophia Bennett, All Rights Reserved © 2025 - states rule themselves - each state sends a representative to congress - NO court system - NO power to tax - NO power to enforce laws, treaties or create an army. - led to Shays Rebellion Shays Rebellion - local farmers had a lot of issues with state government. Highlighted issues with national government in Articles Federalists vs Antifederalists - Federalists - believe in a strong