POSC 100 Exam 1
Know what elitism is and its characteristics. - ✔️✔️individuals in a few key top position
in corporations, bank, the government foundation and university to control most of the
governing decision
What is equality of opportunity and do most Americans support it? - ✔️✔️the equality of
opportunity is the elimination of artificial barriers to success in life and the opportunity
for everyone to strive for success.
American are generally willing to have government to act to insure equality of
opportunity's.
Which government has the primary responsibility for immigration policy? - ✔️✔️the
national government has the primary responsibility for immigration policy
What are the characteristics of the political ideologies? - ✔️✔️conservatives against
abortion (for share religions, favor war drugs -stop drugs, stop porn, no gay, tougher
penalty crimes) and liberals for abortion (don't share religion, support gay rights, for
decriminalizing marijuana, OK porn, strive for to protect rights criminal defenders )
What is the only entity that can legitimately use force? - ✔️✔️The Government
According to the U.S. Constitution, what are the purposes of our government? -
✔️✔️To provide the common defense to promote general welfare to establish justice
and ensure domestic tranquility
What characterizes the democratic ideal of individual dignity? - ✔️✔️liberty is not
granted by governments they belong to every person born into the world
What are the types of governments that we studied? - ✔️✔️Totalitarian, authoritarian,
constitutional government
Know what pluralism is and its characteristics. - ✔️✔️government reacts to organized
groups competing against one another for policy that benefits one group to detriment of
another.
What factors contribute to income inequality? - ✔️✔️refers to the extent to which
income is distributed in an uneven manner in the US. (males and female pay) (males
get paid more) or
the decline of the manufacturing economic sector and the incerease of communication,
information, and service seconomic sector
, the rise in the number of two wage families (1 vs 2 )
demografic trends, include a larger elderly population
global competition, which restrains wages in unskilled and semiskilled jobs while
rewarding people in high technology, high-productivity occupations.
What is social mobility? - ✔️✔️the extent in which people upward or downward in
income and status over a life time or generation ( lower to higher class) (high class to
low class ) generation
What is the only way to reduce illegal immigration? - ✔️✔️the control it at the boarder
What are the characteristics of political correctness? - ✔️✔️is characterize, by
repression of attitude, speech and writings that are deemed raciest sexiest homophobic
or otherwise insensitive (can't scream or express it not right)
What are the functions of a constitution? - ✔️✔️The Functions of constitution is to
*establish government authority
*establish governmental bodies and grants them power and limit their power.
*determines how member are to be chosen
*establishes the rules by which decision are made
What were the characteristics of the national government under the Articles of
Confederation create and what powers did it give to the national government? - ✔️✔️...
What were the issues the Founding Fathers had a consensus on at the Constitutional
Convention? - ✔️✔️1. Agreed on that the new form of government should be
democratic;
2. that it should be a representative democracy, which is to say that the government
should consist of representatives chosen directly or indirectly by the people;
3. that it should contain protections for the liberty and property of its citizens, and
4. that the Federal Government should be stronger than the states.
What were the characteristics of the Virginia Plan? - ✔️✔️The Virginia Plan- Two
house legislature; lower house being chosen by the people of the state, with
representation according to population and an upper house to be chosen by the lower
house.
What did the Great Compromise create? - ✔️✔️The Great Compromise resulted in the
creation of Congress as a bi-cameral institution with the House of Representatives and
the Senate
Know what elitism is and its characteristics. - ✔️✔️individuals in a few key top position
in corporations, bank, the government foundation and university to control most of the
governing decision
What is equality of opportunity and do most Americans support it? - ✔️✔️the equality of
opportunity is the elimination of artificial barriers to success in life and the opportunity
for everyone to strive for success.
American are generally willing to have government to act to insure equality of
opportunity's.
Which government has the primary responsibility for immigration policy? - ✔️✔️the
national government has the primary responsibility for immigration policy
What are the characteristics of the political ideologies? - ✔️✔️conservatives against
abortion (for share religions, favor war drugs -stop drugs, stop porn, no gay, tougher
penalty crimes) and liberals for abortion (don't share religion, support gay rights, for
decriminalizing marijuana, OK porn, strive for to protect rights criminal defenders )
What is the only entity that can legitimately use force? - ✔️✔️The Government
According to the U.S. Constitution, what are the purposes of our government? -
✔️✔️To provide the common defense to promote general welfare to establish justice
and ensure domestic tranquility
What characterizes the democratic ideal of individual dignity? - ✔️✔️liberty is not
granted by governments they belong to every person born into the world
What are the types of governments that we studied? - ✔️✔️Totalitarian, authoritarian,
constitutional government
Know what pluralism is and its characteristics. - ✔️✔️government reacts to organized
groups competing against one another for policy that benefits one group to detriment of
another.
What factors contribute to income inequality? - ✔️✔️refers to the extent to which
income is distributed in an uneven manner in the US. (males and female pay) (males
get paid more) or
the decline of the manufacturing economic sector and the incerease of communication,
information, and service seconomic sector
, the rise in the number of two wage families (1 vs 2 )
demografic trends, include a larger elderly population
global competition, which restrains wages in unskilled and semiskilled jobs while
rewarding people in high technology, high-productivity occupations.
What is social mobility? - ✔️✔️the extent in which people upward or downward in
income and status over a life time or generation ( lower to higher class) (high class to
low class ) generation
What is the only way to reduce illegal immigration? - ✔️✔️the control it at the boarder
What are the characteristics of political correctness? - ✔️✔️is characterize, by
repression of attitude, speech and writings that are deemed raciest sexiest homophobic
or otherwise insensitive (can't scream or express it not right)
What are the functions of a constitution? - ✔️✔️The Functions of constitution is to
*establish government authority
*establish governmental bodies and grants them power and limit their power.
*determines how member are to be chosen
*establishes the rules by which decision are made
What were the characteristics of the national government under the Articles of
Confederation create and what powers did it give to the national government? - ✔️✔️...
What were the issues the Founding Fathers had a consensus on at the Constitutional
Convention? - ✔️✔️1. Agreed on that the new form of government should be
democratic;
2. that it should be a representative democracy, which is to say that the government
should consist of representatives chosen directly or indirectly by the people;
3. that it should contain protections for the liberty and property of its citizens, and
4. that the Federal Government should be stronger than the states.
What were the characteristics of the Virginia Plan? - ✔️✔️The Virginia Plan- Two
house legislature; lower house being chosen by the people of the state, with
representation according to population and an upper house to be chosen by the lower
house.
What did the Great Compromise create? - ✔️✔️The Great Compromise resulted in the
creation of Congress as a bi-cameral institution with the House of Representatives and
the Senate
