POLI 2051 COURSE FINAL QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY
PACK
●● What is plurality?
Answer: a political system in which the winning candidate gets more
votes than everyone else, but not necessarily the majority
●● What is tyranny by the majority?
Answer: a political system where one party is always in power
●● What is liberty?
Answer: freedom from government control and defined government
powers
●● What is equality of opportunity?
Answer: people have the freedom to use their resources and talents to
reach their full potential
●● What is equality of outcome?
Answer: everyone gets the same thing
, ●● John Locke?
Answer: said monarchies are dangerous and people have the right to
overthrow the government in Second Treatise of Civil Government
●● What happened to the participants of Shay's rebellion?
Answer: they were pardoned
●● What happened at Shay's rebellion?
Answer: led by Daniel Shays, against new taxes to prevent farm
closures, triggered discussion about the government, feds couldn't do
anything to stop the rebellion, had to rely on the states
●● What is federalism?
Answer: a system where power is divided by a constitution between
central and regional governments
●● What is confederalism?
Answer: open towards other political groups and factions
●● What are expressed powers?
Answer: powers specifically granted to Congress/the president and
reserves the rest to the states, includes declaring war and taxing
ACCURATE ANSWERS PREMIUM STUDY
PACK
●● What is plurality?
Answer: a political system in which the winning candidate gets more
votes than everyone else, but not necessarily the majority
●● What is tyranny by the majority?
Answer: a political system where one party is always in power
●● What is liberty?
Answer: freedom from government control and defined government
powers
●● What is equality of opportunity?
Answer: people have the freedom to use their resources and talents to
reach their full potential
●● What is equality of outcome?
Answer: everyone gets the same thing
, ●● John Locke?
Answer: said monarchies are dangerous and people have the right to
overthrow the government in Second Treatise of Civil Government
●● What happened to the participants of Shay's rebellion?
Answer: they were pardoned
●● What happened at Shay's rebellion?
Answer: led by Daniel Shays, against new taxes to prevent farm
closures, triggered discussion about the government, feds couldn't do
anything to stop the rebellion, had to rely on the states
●● What is federalism?
Answer: a system where power is divided by a constitution between
central and regional governments
●● What is confederalism?
Answer: open towards other political groups and factions
●● What are expressed powers?
Answer: powers specifically granted to Congress/the president and
reserves the rest to the states, includes declaring war and taxing
