POLS 355 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Politics is best described as the process of ______. - Answers - influencing actions and
policies of a government
Politics and government are seen as ______. - Answers - closely connected to each
other
The legal basis of Bridget Mergens' claim against her high school was which of the
following? - Answers - the Equal Access Act of 1984
The purpose of the Equal Access Act of 1984 was to ______. - Answers - restrict the
ability of public high schools to limit faith-based clubs and organizations
The case studies of Bridget Mergens and the Boyd County GSA were similar in that
both cases ______. - Answers - relied on the 1984 Equal Access Act for legal
foundation
The Baron de Montesquieu proposed that power should be ______. - Answers - divided
between different branches
In the American system of political culture, the emphasis in economic equality tends to
be on which of the following? - Answers - equality of opportunity
Why is the American governmental system so complex? - Answers - to safeguard the
rights of the people
After the Seven Years' War, Great Britain was ______. - Answers - the unquestioned
European power in North America and Canada
Beginning in the 1770s, what happened to political power in the colonies? - Answers - It
began to shift away from moderates to radical groups who called for independence.
In his 1776 pamphlet entitled Liberty Further Extended Massachusetts Minister Lemuel
Hayes argued ______. - Answers - liberty is a natural right
The systematic design to keep women out of involvement in government and public life
could best be described as ______. - Answers - "protective oppression"
Dr. King's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" had arguments that centered around which of
the following? - Answers - the theory of natural rights
Politically, one of the most important passages in the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
pointed to ______. - Answers - the white moderate as an obstacle to justice
, While Thomas Jefferson attempted to address the slave trade in his first draft of the
Declaration of Independence, the irony is that he was a major slave owner himself. -
Answers - True
From the start, the American Revolutionary War went well for the Americans, with a
series of victories and logistical successes. - Answers - False
The vast majority of conflicts over power in America are handled through a system of
direct democracy. - Answers - False
A nation's commitment to social, political, and economic freedoms can best be defined
as "liberty". - Answers - True
The philosopher ______ argued that people are born with rights that could NOT be
taken away by kings who ruled with absolute power. - Answers - John Locke
Which of the following best describes the difference between privileges and rights? -
Answers - Privileges may be granted and withdrawn by government.
Benjamin Franklin's proposal for a unified political body was NOT adopted by colonial
governments for which of the following reasons? - Answers - The colonies did not wish
to give up their own sovereignty.
Both black slaves and indigenous peoples had which of the following in common? -
Answers - a struggle to maintain traditional ways of life and culture
As America moved toward revolution, colonial Americans saw improvements in ______.
- Answers - social equality with the exception of Southern plantation societies
Which of the following sentences describes the role of women in the revolutionary
period? - Answers - Women spoke, wrote, and acted against the restrictions on their
own rights and liberties.
Initially, British colonists depended upon ______ of native people for their own survival.
- Answers - adaptive technologies and agricultural advances
The intentional use of governmental power to achieve or support specific goals and
objectives is defined as___ - Answers - public policy
As stated in the Constitution, the goal of public policy is to ___. - Answers - "promote
the general welfare"
Policy aimed at improving social welfare and economic opportunities for Americans is
best described as ___. - Answers - domestic policy
Politics is best described as the process of ______. - Answers - influencing actions and
policies of a government
Politics and government are seen as ______. - Answers - closely connected to each
other
The legal basis of Bridget Mergens' claim against her high school was which of the
following? - Answers - the Equal Access Act of 1984
The purpose of the Equal Access Act of 1984 was to ______. - Answers - restrict the
ability of public high schools to limit faith-based clubs and organizations
The case studies of Bridget Mergens and the Boyd County GSA were similar in that
both cases ______. - Answers - relied on the 1984 Equal Access Act for legal
foundation
The Baron de Montesquieu proposed that power should be ______. - Answers - divided
between different branches
In the American system of political culture, the emphasis in economic equality tends to
be on which of the following? - Answers - equality of opportunity
Why is the American governmental system so complex? - Answers - to safeguard the
rights of the people
After the Seven Years' War, Great Britain was ______. - Answers - the unquestioned
European power in North America and Canada
Beginning in the 1770s, what happened to political power in the colonies? - Answers - It
began to shift away from moderates to radical groups who called for independence.
In his 1776 pamphlet entitled Liberty Further Extended Massachusetts Minister Lemuel
Hayes argued ______. - Answers - liberty is a natural right
The systematic design to keep women out of involvement in government and public life
could best be described as ______. - Answers - "protective oppression"
Dr. King's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" had arguments that centered around which of
the following? - Answers - the theory of natural rights
Politically, one of the most important passages in the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
pointed to ______. - Answers - the white moderate as an obstacle to justice
, While Thomas Jefferson attempted to address the slave trade in his first draft of the
Declaration of Independence, the irony is that he was a major slave owner himself. -
Answers - True
From the start, the American Revolutionary War went well for the Americans, with a
series of victories and logistical successes. - Answers - False
The vast majority of conflicts over power in America are handled through a system of
direct democracy. - Answers - False
A nation's commitment to social, political, and economic freedoms can best be defined
as "liberty". - Answers - True
The philosopher ______ argued that people are born with rights that could NOT be
taken away by kings who ruled with absolute power. - Answers - John Locke
Which of the following best describes the difference between privileges and rights? -
Answers - Privileges may be granted and withdrawn by government.
Benjamin Franklin's proposal for a unified political body was NOT adopted by colonial
governments for which of the following reasons? - Answers - The colonies did not wish
to give up their own sovereignty.
Both black slaves and indigenous peoples had which of the following in common? -
Answers - a struggle to maintain traditional ways of life and culture
As America moved toward revolution, colonial Americans saw improvements in ______.
- Answers - social equality with the exception of Southern plantation societies
Which of the following sentences describes the role of women in the revolutionary
period? - Answers - Women spoke, wrote, and acted against the restrictions on their
own rights and liberties.
Initially, British colonists depended upon ______ of native people for their own survival.
- Answers - adaptive technologies and agricultural advances
The intentional use of governmental power to achieve or support specific goals and
objectives is defined as___ - Answers - public policy
As stated in the Constitution, the goal of public policy is to ___. - Answers - "promote
the general welfare"
Policy aimed at improving social welfare and economic opportunities for Americans is
best described as ___. - Answers - domestic policy
