POLI 201 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. What is the fundamental principle of the modern state that grants it supreme
authority within its territorial boundaries?
ANSWER ✓ Sovereignty
2. Which historical event is credited with spawning the modern European state
system and establishing the principles of state sovereignty and non-intervention?
ANSWER ✓ The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
3. According to Anthony King, what is a constitution?
ANSWER ✓ The set of most important rules and common understandings that
regulate relations among governing institutions and between them and the people
4. What is the difference between a written and an unwritten constitution?
ANSWER ✓ A written constitution is a single codified document (like the U.S.
Constitution), while an unwritten constitution is based on statutes, customs, and
conventions (like the British system)
5. The U.S. political system created by the Constitution is best described as a
______.
ANSWER ✓ Republic
6. What was the main reason many Americans were uncomfortable with the term
"democracy" during the Constitution's writing?
ANSWER ✓ It conjured images of mob rule
, 7. The "rule of law" requires that laws must be all of the following EXCEPT: a)
general in scope, b) public, c) retroactive, d) clear.
ANSWER ✓ c) retroactive
8. What is the term for the constitutional division of power between different
orders of government, each with its own institutions?
ANSWER ✓ Federalism
9. In a unitary system of government, where is power primarily located?
ANSWER ✓ Centrally, in one governing body
10. Which French philosopher's ideas on the separation of powers were highly
influential on the American Constitution?
ANSWER ✓ Baron de Montesquieu
11. What are the three branches of government established by the U.S.
Constitution?
ANSWER ✓ Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
12. What is the primary function of the legislative branch?
ANSWER ✓ To make laws
13. Which constitutional provision authorizes Congress to establish a federal
judicial system to support the rule of law?
ANSWER ✓ Article III
14. What does the term "franchise" refer to in a political context?
ANSWER ✓ The right to vote
15. What is the electoral system known as "first past the post" or "single-member
plurality"?
ANSWER ✓ A system where the candidate with the most votes in a district wins
16. Which principle ensures that individuals are protected from arbitrary power
through published rules and constitutions?
ANSWER ✓ Law boundedness
2026/2027 ACCURATE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS||NEWEST
VERSION||
1. What is the fundamental principle of the modern state that grants it supreme
authority within its territorial boundaries?
ANSWER ✓ Sovereignty
2. Which historical event is credited with spawning the modern European state
system and establishing the principles of state sovereignty and non-intervention?
ANSWER ✓ The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
3. According to Anthony King, what is a constitution?
ANSWER ✓ The set of most important rules and common understandings that
regulate relations among governing institutions and between them and the people
4. What is the difference between a written and an unwritten constitution?
ANSWER ✓ A written constitution is a single codified document (like the U.S.
Constitution), while an unwritten constitution is based on statutes, customs, and
conventions (like the British system)
5. The U.S. political system created by the Constitution is best described as a
______.
ANSWER ✓ Republic
6. What was the main reason many Americans were uncomfortable with the term
"democracy" during the Constitution's writing?
ANSWER ✓ It conjured images of mob rule
, 7. The "rule of law" requires that laws must be all of the following EXCEPT: a)
general in scope, b) public, c) retroactive, d) clear.
ANSWER ✓ c) retroactive
8. What is the term for the constitutional division of power between different
orders of government, each with its own institutions?
ANSWER ✓ Federalism
9. In a unitary system of government, where is power primarily located?
ANSWER ✓ Centrally, in one governing body
10. Which French philosopher's ideas on the separation of powers were highly
influential on the American Constitution?
ANSWER ✓ Baron de Montesquieu
11. What are the three branches of government established by the U.S.
Constitution?
ANSWER ✓ Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
12. What is the primary function of the legislative branch?
ANSWER ✓ To make laws
13. Which constitutional provision authorizes Congress to establish a federal
judicial system to support the rule of law?
ANSWER ✓ Article III
14. What does the term "franchise" refer to in a political context?
ANSWER ✓ The right to vote
15. What is the electoral system known as "first past the post" or "single-member
plurality"?
ANSWER ✓ A system where the candidate with the most votes in a district wins
16. Which principle ensures that individuals are protected from arbitrary power
through published rules and constitutions?
ANSWER ✓ Law boundedness
