POLS2302 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

POLS2302 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. What is the difference between "public law" and "private law"
Answer:
public law affects many people, private law affects only a specific individual, or individuals named in the
law

Question:
2. Which of the following is an example of a non-contributory social program in the United States
Answer:
Medicaid

Question:
3. The Cold War refers to the:
Answer:
A period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union between between the 1940s and the
late 1980

Question:
4. Which of the following statements support the "two presidencies theses" presented by Professor Aaron
Woldavsky?
Answer:
all of the above (too much to type sorry dude)

Question:
5. Your textbook describes __________ as consisting of agenda settings, implementation, and evaluation
Answer:
the policy process

Question:
6. What is the importance of U.S. v. Nixon?
Answer:
It limited the power of executive privilege

Question:
7. This course video lecture on Social Policy distinguishes between a "right" and a "liberty". Which of the
following was provided in the video lecture as an example of a "right" in the United States?
Answer:
The right to an attorney

Question:
8. The development of social welfare policy in the United States during:

, Answer:
The Great Depression

Question:
9. There are currently 195 nations throughout the globe. How many, according to your text are members of
the United Nations
Answer:
193

Question:
10. According to your text, what is bureaucracy?
Answer:
a group of non-elected officials charged with carrying out policies and programs

Question:
11. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 creates the ________
Answer:
Merrit System Protection Board.

Question:
12. An executive order is:
Answer:
a rule or regulation issued by the president, with the status of a law.

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13. The policy of military striking a nation you fear might be contemplating hostile actions is called
Answer:
preemption

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14. Which of the following holds that bureaucracies are naturally competitive and power hungry?
Answer:
The Acquisitive Model

Question:
15. Which of the following Supreme Court cases established the doctrine of inherent powers
Answer:
U.S. v. Curtis-Wright Export Corporation

Question:
16. According to your text, which of the following is an example of the use of "soft power" in the U.S. in
foreign relations?
Answer:
Economic sanctions