POSC 1010 EXAM 1 Latest Question and
Answer | 100% Correct Solutions | Grade A+
• american revolution -✓✓ the war that allowed America to become its own
country; happened because the colonists were done giving up their rights through
taxation and things such as the Intolerable Acts.
• annapolis convention -✓✓ held in 1786 and aimed to address issues of the
Articles of Confederation. Called for another convention (constitutional
convention).
• arete -✓✓ excellence
• arrow's theorem -✓✓ it's impossible to aggregate all individual preferences into a
social choice that can satisfy completeness, unrestricted domain, pareto efficiency,
independence of irrelevant alternatives, and non-dictatorship.
• article I of the constitution -✓✓ establishes Congress as the legislative branch of
federal government and lists the powers of Congress.
• article I, section 8 of the constitution -✓✓ a list of things Congress can do -
collect taxes, pay debts, regulate commerce, etc.
• article I, section 9 of the constitution -✓✓ a list of things Congress cannot do -
bill of attainder, title of nobility, etc.
• article II of the constitution -✓✓ establishes the President/Vice President as the
executive branch and lists their powers.
,• article III of the constitution -✓✓ establishes the judicial branch of the federal
government and lists its powers.
• articles of confederation -✓✓ a weak constitution that governed America during
the Revolutionary War. states primarily governed themselves and the central
government had little power.
• authoritarian government -✓✓ a government in which one leader or group of
people holds absolute power.
• authority -✓✓ the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce
obedience.
• autocracy -✓✓ a system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands
of a single individual/small group of people.
• bargaining failures -✓✓ - prisoner's dilemma
- rules/structures cause agreement to be impossible
- no guarantee that the "positive" outcome will be reached
• benign neglect -✓✓ colonial America was mostly self governed and Britain didn't
enforce laws on them.
• bicameralism -✓✓ government is separated into two houses - House of
Representatives and Senate
, • bill of rights -✓✓ first 10 amendments to the Constitution
• block grants -✓✓ federal grants given to states or communities to support broad
programs in areas such as community development and social services; the local
communities have more freedom as to how the funds are used.
• calvinball -✓✓ from Calvin and Hobbes; only rule is that the game is never
played the same way. The constant change of rules makes it less viable and leads
to a higher transaction cost.
• categorical grants-in-aid -✓✓ funds given by Congress to states and localities and
that are earmarked by law for specific categories, such as education or crime
prevention; have strict guidelines on usage.
• checks and balances -✓✓ a system that allows each branch of government to
limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power.
• civil liberties -✓✓ fundamental rights and freedoms protected from infringement
by the Constitution.
• clear and present danger -✓✓ interpretation of the first amendment that holds that
the government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and
present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts.
• collective action principle -✓✓ individuals in a group work together to achieve a
common goal.
Answer | 100% Correct Solutions | Grade A+
• american revolution -✓✓ the war that allowed America to become its own
country; happened because the colonists were done giving up their rights through
taxation and things such as the Intolerable Acts.
• annapolis convention -✓✓ held in 1786 and aimed to address issues of the
Articles of Confederation. Called for another convention (constitutional
convention).
• arete -✓✓ excellence
• arrow's theorem -✓✓ it's impossible to aggregate all individual preferences into a
social choice that can satisfy completeness, unrestricted domain, pareto efficiency,
independence of irrelevant alternatives, and non-dictatorship.
• article I of the constitution -✓✓ establishes Congress as the legislative branch of
federal government and lists the powers of Congress.
• article I, section 8 of the constitution -✓✓ a list of things Congress can do -
collect taxes, pay debts, regulate commerce, etc.
• article I, section 9 of the constitution -✓✓ a list of things Congress cannot do -
bill of attainder, title of nobility, etc.
• article II of the constitution -✓✓ establishes the President/Vice President as the
executive branch and lists their powers.
,• article III of the constitution -✓✓ establishes the judicial branch of the federal
government and lists its powers.
• articles of confederation -✓✓ a weak constitution that governed America during
the Revolutionary War. states primarily governed themselves and the central
government had little power.
• authoritarian government -✓✓ a government in which one leader or group of
people holds absolute power.
• authority -✓✓ the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce
obedience.
• autocracy -✓✓ a system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands
of a single individual/small group of people.
• bargaining failures -✓✓ - prisoner's dilemma
- rules/structures cause agreement to be impossible
- no guarantee that the "positive" outcome will be reached
• benign neglect -✓✓ colonial America was mostly self governed and Britain didn't
enforce laws on them.
• bicameralism -✓✓ government is separated into two houses - House of
Representatives and Senate
, • bill of rights -✓✓ first 10 amendments to the Constitution
• block grants -✓✓ federal grants given to states or communities to support broad
programs in areas such as community development and social services; the local
communities have more freedom as to how the funds are used.
• calvinball -✓✓ from Calvin and Hobbes; only rule is that the game is never
played the same way. The constant change of rules makes it less viable and leads
to a higher transaction cost.
• categorical grants-in-aid -✓✓ funds given by Congress to states and localities and
that are earmarked by law for specific categories, such as education or crime
prevention; have strict guidelines on usage.
• checks and balances -✓✓ a system that allows each branch of government to
limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power.
• civil liberties -✓✓ fundamental rights and freedoms protected from infringement
by the Constitution.
• clear and present danger -✓✓ interpretation of the first amendment that holds that
the government cannot interfere with speech unless the speech presents a clear and
present danger that it will lead to evil or illegal acts.
• collective action principle -✓✓ individuals in a group work together to achieve a
common goal.
