POLS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED AND ACCURATELY
SOLVED
,A system of checks and balances
A. provides limits on what government can do to individual citizens
B. gives each branch of the national government some power over the others
C. ensures that majority rule prevails in all instances against a vocal minority of faction
D. divides the national government into separate branches, each with different
responsibilities
E. creates a faster and more efficient policy-making process - ANSWERgives each
branch of the national government some power over the others
America predominantly uses which form of democracy?
A. totalitarian
B. representative
C, direct
D. libertarian
E. multicultural - ANSWERrepresentative
When group interests conflict with an individual's interests, a(n) ________ occurs?
A. dry well problem
B. collective action problem
C. institution
D, bureaucratic problem - ANSWERCollective Action Problem
one of the most important public goods is
A. federal jobs
B. national defense
C. license plates
D. welfare benefits - ANSWERnational defense
Free riding tends to compromise:
A. political will
B. legal authority
C. collective action
D. policy acquiescence - ANSWERcollective action
A cohesive set of ideas and beliefs used for organizing the political world is a(n)
A conservative viewpoint
b progressive worldview
c ideology
d partisan identity
e cultural identity - ANSWERideology
, In November of 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the United States' first written
constitution. It was known as the:
a virginia plan
b annapolis convention
c declaration of independence
d US constitution
e articles of confederation and perpetual union - ANSWERArticles of confederation and
Perpetual union
A faction is a group of ____ that seek to control governmental power to ____
a minority interests; protect themselves from everyone else
b majority interests; promote the public good
c minority interests; promote the public good
d minority or majority interests; pursue their own interest
e minority or majority interests; promote the public good - ANSWERminority or majority
interests; pursue their own interests
the federalists generally
a supported making both national and state gov'ts much stronger than they were under
the articles of confederation
b were suspicious of a strong national gov't
c preferred a monarchy to the presidency
d supported increasing the authority of the national gov't
e wanted to eliminate the national legislative - ANSWERsupported increasing the
authority of the national government
For James Madison, the problem associated with a tyranny of the majority was that:
a large groups of voters might grab power by circumventing elections
b large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those
in the minority
c the representative legislative branch would exercise too much power over the
presidency
d regional majorities would become entrenched and prevent government from working
for the common good
e the president would have too much power over legislative agenda - ANSWERlarge
factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those in the
minority
the anti-federalists
a were afraid that a strong national government would infringe on personal liberty
b argued against the ratification of the constitution
c wanted the locus of power to stay with the states
d all of the above - ANSWERall of the above
Despite significant agreement on the need for a ________ national government at the
Constitutional Convention, there was serious division about ________.
ANSWERS VERIFIED AND ACCURATELY
SOLVED
,A system of checks and balances
A. provides limits on what government can do to individual citizens
B. gives each branch of the national government some power over the others
C. ensures that majority rule prevails in all instances against a vocal minority of faction
D. divides the national government into separate branches, each with different
responsibilities
E. creates a faster and more efficient policy-making process - ANSWERgives each
branch of the national government some power over the others
America predominantly uses which form of democracy?
A. totalitarian
B. representative
C, direct
D. libertarian
E. multicultural - ANSWERrepresentative
When group interests conflict with an individual's interests, a(n) ________ occurs?
A. dry well problem
B. collective action problem
C. institution
D, bureaucratic problem - ANSWERCollective Action Problem
one of the most important public goods is
A. federal jobs
B. national defense
C. license plates
D. welfare benefits - ANSWERnational defense
Free riding tends to compromise:
A. political will
B. legal authority
C. collective action
D. policy acquiescence - ANSWERcollective action
A cohesive set of ideas and beliefs used for organizing the political world is a(n)
A conservative viewpoint
b progressive worldview
c ideology
d partisan identity
e cultural identity - ANSWERideology
, In November of 1777, the Continental Congress adopted the United States' first written
constitution. It was known as the:
a virginia plan
b annapolis convention
c declaration of independence
d US constitution
e articles of confederation and perpetual union - ANSWERArticles of confederation and
Perpetual union
A faction is a group of ____ that seek to control governmental power to ____
a minority interests; protect themselves from everyone else
b majority interests; promote the public good
c minority interests; promote the public good
d minority or majority interests; pursue their own interest
e minority or majority interests; promote the public good - ANSWERminority or majority
interests; pursue their own interests
the federalists generally
a supported making both national and state gov'ts much stronger than they were under
the articles of confederation
b were suspicious of a strong national gov't
c preferred a monarchy to the presidency
d supported increasing the authority of the national gov't
e wanted to eliminate the national legislative - ANSWERsupported increasing the
authority of the national government
For James Madison, the problem associated with a tyranny of the majority was that:
a large groups of voters might grab power by circumventing elections
b large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those
in the minority
c the representative legislative branch would exercise too much power over the
presidency
d regional majorities would become entrenched and prevent government from working
for the common good
e the president would have too much power over legislative agenda - ANSWERlarge
factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those in the
minority
the anti-federalists
a were afraid that a strong national government would infringe on personal liberty
b argued against the ratification of the constitution
c wanted the locus of power to stay with the states
d all of the above - ANSWERall of the above
Despite significant agreement on the need for a ________ national government at the
Constitutional Convention, there was serious division about ________.
