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PSC 101 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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American Dream - ANS The idea that individuals should be able to achieve prosperity
through hard work, sacrifice, and their own talents
American Exceptionalism - ANS The belief in the special character of the United States as a
uniquely free nation based on its history and its commitment to democratic ideals and personal
liberty
American Political Culture - ANS A shared set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that
define the relationship of Americans to their government and to other American citizens
Democracy - ANS A system of government where power is held and political decisions made
by the people in that society
Economic Equality - ANS When wealth is relatively evenly distributed across society
Government - ANS A system of rules and institutions that defines and shapes the contours of
public action
Inalienable Rights - ANS Rights that exist before and above any government or its power
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Natural Rights - ANS Rights that people have inherently that are not granted by any
government
Political Equality - ANS When members of a society possess the same rights under the laws
of the nation
Political Ideology - ANS A set of beliefs about the desired goals and outcomes of a process of
governance
Politics - ANS The process of influencing the actions of officials and the policies of a nation,
state, locality, or community
Social Contract - ANS An agreement in which people give to their governments the ability to
rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society
Social Equality - ANS When no individual's social status is inherently higher than another's
Albany Plan - ANS A proposal for a union of British colonies in North America in which
colonial legislatures would choose delegates to form an assembly under the leadership of a
chief executive appointed by Great Britain
Daughters of Liberty - ANS A group of colonial-era women who participated in the boycotting
of British goods
Intolerable Acts - ANS A term used in the American colonies to refer to a series of laws
enacted by Great Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party
Political Propaganda - ANS Attempts to shape governmental actions and laws by changing
people's beliefs and opinions
PSC 101 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
100% Pass
American Dream - ANS The idea that individuals should be able to achieve prosperity
through hard work, sacrifice, and their own talents
American Exceptionalism - ANS The belief in the special character of the United States as a
uniquely free nation based on its history and its commitment to democratic ideals and personal
liberty
American Political Culture - ANS A shared set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that
define the relationship of Americans to their government and to other American citizens
Democracy - ANS A system of government where power is held and political decisions made
by the people in that society
Economic Equality - ANS When wealth is relatively evenly distributed across society
Government - ANS A system of rules and institutions that defines and shapes the contours of
public action
Inalienable Rights - ANS Rights that exist before and above any government or its power
, ©THESTAR 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Natural Rights - ANS Rights that people have inherently that are not granted by any
government
Political Equality - ANS When members of a society possess the same rights under the laws
of the nation
Political Ideology - ANS A set of beliefs about the desired goals and outcomes of a process of
governance
Politics - ANS The process of influencing the actions of officials and the policies of a nation,
state, locality, or community
Social Contract - ANS An agreement in which people give to their governments the ability to
rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning society
Social Equality - ANS When no individual's social status is inherently higher than another's
Albany Plan - ANS A proposal for a union of British colonies in North America in which
colonial legislatures would choose delegates to form an assembly under the leadership of a
chief executive appointed by Great Britain
Daughters of Liberty - ANS A group of colonial-era women who participated in the boycotting
of British goods
Intolerable Acts - ANS A term used in the American colonies to refer to a series of laws
enacted by Great Britain in response to the Boston Tea Party
Political Propaganda - ANS Attempts to shape governmental actions and laws by changing
people's beliefs and opinions
