POLS 207 Roblyer Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
Political Beliefs - Answers -Not based on facts
-Based on your own opinions
-What you believe is the truth
Politcal Facts - Answers -Based off of evidence
-The scientific method
Savvy Citizens - Answers Independent thinkers. know the difference between beliefs and facts
We learn to understand other so that we can... - Answers interact, cooperate and compete
Political Actors and Commentators - Answers -Goal A: Look for power
-Goal B: Influence people to agree with them
-Not their job to tell us the truth
-Hold crowds attention by entertaining
-present out of context, incorrect, not factual information
Political Scientist - Answers -Goal A: seek out empirical information to transparently describe
events
-Goal B- fund research
-Use the scientific method
-Observe information
-Research findings
-Use the most complete evidence
-It is there job to tell the truth
Empirical Relationship - Answers -Observatory
-Experienced
governments are not neutral they are crafted with what goal - Answers maximizing wins of
certain groups of individuals
Win v. Lose
, Individuals vs group
today vs tomorrow
motivated vs scientific obj - Answers -When factual evidence has both pros and cons
'Definition of Politics' -Easton - Answers "politics is concerned with the authoritative allocation
of values."
'Definition of Politics' -Deutsch - Answers "politcal endeavor seeks to bring about a max degree
of change in the opposing group with a minimum of change in ones own group."
-goods in question are public not private
Ecomonics= - Answers private choices
Political= - Answers public choices
Private Goods - Answers -limited goods to those who pay
-cannot offer public goods and remain solvent
Public goods prerequisites - Answers -users get benefits for free without making an contribution
-good of group doesn't = good of individual
-consumption by one does not reduce benefit available for others
Necessary Government public goods - Answers they ensure that the payments for, and
provision, of the public goods
U.S. Individuals and Groups - Answers -very important to the US, due to that most world religions
do not allow/emphasize this.
-we have a higher education, due to allowing students to determine their course.
-we have freedom of religion groups
-organizations should benefit individuals
Government Levels - Answers 1 US government
50 State governments
90,000 Local governments
gov level: efficiency - Answers take care of local needs
gov level: equity - Answers (those who pay will benefit
Political Beliefs - Answers -Not based on facts
-Based on your own opinions
-What you believe is the truth
Politcal Facts - Answers -Based off of evidence
-The scientific method
Savvy Citizens - Answers Independent thinkers. know the difference between beliefs and facts
We learn to understand other so that we can... - Answers interact, cooperate and compete
Political Actors and Commentators - Answers -Goal A: Look for power
-Goal B: Influence people to agree with them
-Not their job to tell us the truth
-Hold crowds attention by entertaining
-present out of context, incorrect, not factual information
Political Scientist - Answers -Goal A: seek out empirical information to transparently describe
events
-Goal B- fund research
-Use the scientific method
-Observe information
-Research findings
-Use the most complete evidence
-It is there job to tell the truth
Empirical Relationship - Answers -Observatory
-Experienced
governments are not neutral they are crafted with what goal - Answers maximizing wins of
certain groups of individuals
Win v. Lose
, Individuals vs group
today vs tomorrow
motivated vs scientific obj - Answers -When factual evidence has both pros and cons
'Definition of Politics' -Easton - Answers "politics is concerned with the authoritative allocation
of values."
'Definition of Politics' -Deutsch - Answers "politcal endeavor seeks to bring about a max degree
of change in the opposing group with a minimum of change in ones own group."
-goods in question are public not private
Ecomonics= - Answers private choices
Political= - Answers public choices
Private Goods - Answers -limited goods to those who pay
-cannot offer public goods and remain solvent
Public goods prerequisites - Answers -users get benefits for free without making an contribution
-good of group doesn't = good of individual
-consumption by one does not reduce benefit available for others
Necessary Government public goods - Answers they ensure that the payments for, and
provision, of the public goods
U.S. Individuals and Groups - Answers -very important to the US, due to that most world religions
do not allow/emphasize this.
-we have a higher education, due to allowing students to determine their course.
-we have freedom of religion groups
-organizations should benefit individuals
Government Levels - Answers 1 US government
50 State governments
90,000 Local governments
gov level: efficiency - Answers take care of local needs
gov level: equity - Answers (those who pay will benefit
