POS FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

POS FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. public policy
Answer:
Choice that government makes in response to a political issue. A policy is a course of action taken with
regard to some problem

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2. egalitarianism
Answer:
Trend of thought that favors equality for all people

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3. government
Answer:
The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society

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4. political culture
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An overall set of value widely shared within a society

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5. Articles of Confederation
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It was the first document to govern the United States, ratified in 1781. It created a confederation among the
13 states and former colonies. Congress had few powers; there was no president or national court system.
All government power rested in the states.

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6. US Constitution
Answer:
The document written in 1787 and ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of US
government and the tasks these institutions perform. It replaced the Articles of Confederation.

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7. consent of the governed
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The idea that government derives its authority by sanction of the people

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8. Madison's source of factions

, Answer:
Madison feared factions of the majority and the minority because either could take control of the
government and use it to their own advantage

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9. cooperative federalism
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A system of government in which powers and policy assignments are shared between states and the
national government.

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10. dual federalism
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A system of government in which both the states and the national government remain supreme within their
own spheres, each responsible for some policies.

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11. fiscal federalism
Answer:
The pattern of spending, taxing,and providing grants in the federal system; it is the cornerstone of the
national government's relations with state and local governments

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12. enumerated powers
Answer:
Powers of the federal government that are specifically addressed in the Constitution, including, for
Congress, the powers in Article I, Section 8, for example, to coin money, regulate its value, and impose
taxes.

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13. First Amendment
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Freedom of speech, press, and assembly. Freedom to petition government. No government establishment
of religion. Freedom to exercise religion.

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14. Second Amendment
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Right to bear arms.

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15. Third Amendment
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No forced quartering of troops in homes during peacetime.

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16. Fourth Amendment