Political Science 101: Midterm Examination Study Guide with correct answers 100%

Political Science 101: Midterm Examination Study Guide with correct answers 100% What are the four "I"s that influence political decision-making? - Correct Answer Ideas, institutions, interests, and individuals. Ideas - Correct Answer - Two-sided and shapes politics. - An example of this is the border wall. Interests - Correct Answer - They lie outside government and try to pressure/influence the government to do what they want. - The total of interests is the political outcome. - Some examples of these are: the NRA ("gun rights", HRC (LGBT advocate), NAACP (civil rights advocate for African-Americans), AARP ("old people") Individuals - Correct Answer - Nothing gets done in politics without people. - Individuals with a passion for political change can make a difference in politics; America leans more of its values towards individualism over social democracy Institutions - Correct Answer - The organizations, norms, and rules that structure government and public action. - Some examples of these are the media, the White House, military, states, and local governments Which government programs are the biggest recipients of federal spending each year? - Correct Answer Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and the military. What is the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy (republic)? - Correct Answer In a republic, officials are elected through representatives. However, in a democracy, people directly have power. Direct Democracy - Correct Answer A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives Representative Democracy - Correct Answer A form of democracy in which citizens elect officials to govern on their behalf Which ethnic group is fastest growing in US? - Correct Answer The population of Latinos and Hispanics. What is the difference between Conservatives and Liberals? - Correct Answer Conservatives (right or right-wing) Americans who believe in reduced government spending, personal responsibility, traditional moral values, & a strong national defense. Liberals (left or left-wing) Americans who value cultural diversity, government programs for the needy, public intervention in the economy, & individuals' right to a lifestyle based on their own social & moral positions Conservatives (right or right-wing) - Correct Answer Americans who believe in reduced government spending, personal responsibility, traditional moral values, & a strong national defense. Liberals (left or left-wing) - Correct Answer Americans who value cultural diversity, government programs for the needy, public intervention in the economy, & individuals' right to a lifestyle based on their own social & moral positions Why did the colonists want to separate from the British? (Briefly.) - Correct Answer Taxation without representation; the British sent Redcoats to enforce taxes. ▪ High taxes (taxation without representation) ▪ The British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) ▪ They didn't have self-government Why did the colonists want to separate from the British? (In greater detail.) - Correct Answer Why did the colonist want to separate from Britain? • The French and Indian war (the 7 years' war) - Britain/colonist and natives - the British win with the support of the colonist, as a result, all the land is taken by the British (also win land along the appellation mountain and Mississippi river) - The incentive was for land but they didn't let them so the colonists got mad; they said it will lead to war between Indians - The colonists said there is going to be "no taxation without representation." - From the colonial perspective, they are not being treated equally - Salutary neglect were over. - English ran up a crashing dept during the 10 years of war and decided that the colonist should help pay it & Americans wanted none of that -Americans had grown to make their own decisions through thei