PSCI 1101 Exam 1 with Questions and answers
Income - Answer money received from a task or job
Wealth - Answer extraneous money
Flat tax - Answer a tax system with a constant marginal rate
Progressive tax - Answer the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases
Political Culture - Answer the set of ideas and attitudes about a government and the
political process held by a community or nation
American Creed - Answer By William Tyler
"... United States as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose
powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy of the republic..."
Religion; Property; Limited government; liberty/freedom; democracy; individualism;
equality
2 types of equality - Answer Equality of opportunity
Equality of outcome
Individualism - Answer individual rather than the whole group is central
Democracy - Answer "rule by the people"
value the equal opportunity to influence government, dislike special interests
, Liberty/ Freedom - Answer the freedom of individuals to believe, act, and express
themselves as they choose as long as doing so does not infringe on the rights of other
individuals in the society
Limited government - Answer government doesn't control private life
Property - Answer born with rights such as life, liberty and PROPERTY
People should be able to acquire, own, and use goods as they like
Religion - Answer No established religion in the US, state will not interfere
Communism - Answer state enforces equality
income and housing
Natural rights - Answer right to life, liberty, and property
Totalitarian government - Answer government controls all aspects of life
Capitalism - Answer economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-
producing property, free markets, and freedom of contract.
Ideology - Answer ideally a system of political ideas that are rooted in religious or
philosophical beliefs concerning human nature, society, and government
Liberalism - Answer a set of political beliefs that include the advocacy of active
government, including government intervention to improve the welfare of individuals
and civil rights
Income - Answer money received from a task or job
Wealth - Answer extraneous money
Flat tax - Answer a tax system with a constant marginal rate
Progressive tax - Answer the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases
Political Culture - Answer the set of ideas and attitudes about a government and the
political process held by a community or nation
American Creed - Answer By William Tyler
"... United States as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose
powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy of the republic..."
Religion; Property; Limited government; liberty/freedom; democracy; individualism;
equality
2 types of equality - Answer Equality of opportunity
Equality of outcome
Individualism - Answer individual rather than the whole group is central
Democracy - Answer "rule by the people"
value the equal opportunity to influence government, dislike special interests
, Liberty/ Freedom - Answer the freedom of individuals to believe, act, and express
themselves as they choose as long as doing so does not infringe on the rights of other
individuals in the society
Limited government - Answer government doesn't control private life
Property - Answer born with rights such as life, liberty and PROPERTY
People should be able to acquire, own, and use goods as they like
Religion - Answer No established religion in the US, state will not interfere
Communism - Answer state enforces equality
income and housing
Natural rights - Answer right to life, liberty, and property
Totalitarian government - Answer government controls all aspects of life
Capitalism - Answer economic system based on the private ownership of wealth-
producing property, free markets, and freedom of contract.
Ideology - Answer ideally a system of political ideas that are rooted in religious or
philosophical beliefs concerning human nature, society, and government
Liberalism - Answer a set of political beliefs that include the advocacy of active
government, including government intervention to improve the welfare of individuals
and civil rights
