POLS 2302 STUDY GUIDE UPDATED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Separations of power - ✔✔Separation of powers refers to the process of dividing
government into different branches and giving different responsibilities and powers to
each branch. In this way, the separate branches must work together to govern the
nation
✔✔Why were The Federalist Papers written - ✔✔To encourage New York to ratify the
Constitution
✔✔What argument did Alexander Hamilton use to convince people that it was not
dangerous to place power in the hands of one man - ✔✔-One man could respond to
crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress.
-It was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group
✔✔How many states must ratify an amendment before it becomes law - ✔✔3/4
✔✔What is the Bill of Rights - ✔✔first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect
individual freedoms
✔✔14th Amendment - ✔✔gave citizenship to African Americans and made all
Americans equal before the law regardless of race or color.
✔✔Political scientist Robert Putnam has argues that civic engagement in the US is
because of - ✔✔A decline in "social capital"
✔✔What kinds of people are most likely to become active in politics or community
service? - ✔✔People with higher levels of education and income
✔✔Political rallies, protests, marches, and demonstrations are cited in the textbook as
examples of: - ✔✔Political participation
✔✔Textbook definition of government - ✔✔how a society organizes itself and allocates
authority in order to accomplish collective goals
✔✔Data including that 70-90 percent of Americans belong to at least one interest group
supports the ideas of: - ✔✔pluralist theory
✔✔Established beliefs and ideals that help shape political policy are refereed to as: -
✔✔Ideology
✔✔US system of government: - ✔✔Representative democracy
, ✔✔Private school education, turnpikes, and cable television are examples of - ✔✔Toll
goods
✔✔Adam Smith is associated with: - ✔✔Capitalism
✔✔Goods that all people may use free of charge but that are of limited supply are
known as: - ✔✔Common good
✔✔The course creator's video lecture details "power map" set forth in - ✔✔Articles 1 ,2
,3
✔✔The Supremacy clause is located in - ✔✔Article 6
✔✔Amending the Constitution is located in - ✔✔Article 5
✔✔Separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism are examples of: -
✔✔James Madison's "auxiliary precautions"
✔✔________ describe the Federalist while________ describe Anti-Federalist -
✔✔nationalists, states rights
✔✔Which component of political thought was present in the American Colonies? - ✔✔-
Naturals rights
-Property rights
-Social contract theory
-Limited govt
✔✔The relationship between the national govt and state govt is - ✔✔Federalism
✔✔The Anti-Federalists: - ✔✔insisted the constitution contain a list of things the
national govt could not do with respect to individual liberties and freedom
✔✔Where in the Constitution is the "right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
located"? - ✔✔it isn't contained in the Constitution
✔✔The Articles of Confederation: - ✔✔-was our nation's first written constitution
-contained no provision for a president
-extremely limited the power of the national government
-was found impractical especially after Shay's Rebellion
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Separations of power - ✔✔Separation of powers refers to the process of dividing
government into different branches and giving different responsibilities and powers to
each branch. In this way, the separate branches must work together to govern the
nation
✔✔Why were The Federalist Papers written - ✔✔To encourage New York to ratify the
Constitution
✔✔What argument did Alexander Hamilton use to convince people that it was not
dangerous to place power in the hands of one man - ✔✔-One man could respond to
crises more quickly than a group of men like Congress.
-It was easier to control the actions of one man than the actions of a group
✔✔How many states must ratify an amendment before it becomes law - ✔✔3/4
✔✔What is the Bill of Rights - ✔✔first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect
individual freedoms
✔✔14th Amendment - ✔✔gave citizenship to African Americans and made all
Americans equal before the law regardless of race or color.
✔✔Political scientist Robert Putnam has argues that civic engagement in the US is
because of - ✔✔A decline in "social capital"
✔✔What kinds of people are most likely to become active in politics or community
service? - ✔✔People with higher levels of education and income
✔✔Political rallies, protests, marches, and demonstrations are cited in the textbook as
examples of: - ✔✔Political participation
✔✔Textbook definition of government - ✔✔how a society organizes itself and allocates
authority in order to accomplish collective goals
✔✔Data including that 70-90 percent of Americans belong to at least one interest group
supports the ideas of: - ✔✔pluralist theory
✔✔Established beliefs and ideals that help shape political policy are refereed to as: -
✔✔Ideology
✔✔US system of government: - ✔✔Representative democracy
, ✔✔Private school education, turnpikes, and cable television are examples of - ✔✔Toll
goods
✔✔Adam Smith is associated with: - ✔✔Capitalism
✔✔Goods that all people may use free of charge but that are of limited supply are
known as: - ✔✔Common good
✔✔The course creator's video lecture details "power map" set forth in - ✔✔Articles 1 ,2
,3
✔✔The Supremacy clause is located in - ✔✔Article 6
✔✔Amending the Constitution is located in - ✔✔Article 5
✔✔Separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism are examples of: -
✔✔James Madison's "auxiliary precautions"
✔✔________ describe the Federalist while________ describe Anti-Federalist -
✔✔nationalists, states rights
✔✔Which component of political thought was present in the American Colonies? - ✔✔-
Naturals rights
-Property rights
-Social contract theory
-Limited govt
✔✔The relationship between the national govt and state govt is - ✔✔Federalism
✔✔The Anti-Federalists: - ✔✔insisted the constitution contain a list of things the
national govt could not do with respect to individual liberties and freedom
✔✔Where in the Constitution is the "right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
located"? - ✔✔it isn't contained in the Constitution
✔✔The Articles of Confederation: - ✔✔-was our nation's first written constitution
-contained no provision for a president
-extremely limited the power of the national government
-was found impractical especially after Shay's Rebellion
