LSU POLI 2051: Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass

LSU POLI 2051: Exam 1 Study Guide Questions and Answers 100% Pass Why do we have a government? - Because government can do things for us. Life without government would be worse. Without government, we would have to exist in what some have called the "state of nature." A purpose of government. - Protecting life. A purpose of government. - Rights and liberties. A purpose of government. - Providing public goods. A purpose of government. - Promoting equality. The Nolan chart is to tell the difference between what four ideologies? - - Conservative - Populist - Libertarian - Liberal The different stages of the policy process and the institutions and processes are: - 1. People (interests, problems, and concerns) EMILY CHARLENE © 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 2. Linkage Processes & Linkage Institutions (Linkage Processes - Elections, Polls, Lobbying/ Linkage Institutions - Political Parties, Interest Groups, Media) 3. Governmental Agenda (Government - Congress, President, Courts) The goal is to implement: 4. Policies (Expenditures, Regulations, Taxes, Non- decisions) Which leads back to (1) impacting the People. What is an example of popular sovereignty? - Elections. Popular sovereignty condition. - Government policies reflect the wishes of the people. Popular sovereignty condition. - Government leaders are elected. Popular sovereignty condition. - Elections are free and fair. Popular sovereignty condition. - People participate in the Political Process. Popular sovereignty condition. - High-Quality Information is available. Popular sovereignty condition. - The majority rules. Popular sovereignty condition. - Government Policies are Effective. Britain at war with __________ for control of North America - British repelled the __________ by 1763, but they had a problem: they were broke. - France; French EMILY CHARLENE © 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3 The Stamp Act of 1764, Writs of Assistance, Tea Act of 1773 (Boston Tea Party) made the colonists do what? - Pay taxes. The author of Common Sense Thomas __________, called for __________ on a dream and urged rebellion. - Paine; reconciliation Why was the Declaration of Independence important? - Propaganda item to get support and assistance from foreign countries. An example of the Social Contract Theory. - The Declaration of Independence The Articles of Confederation was a failure because they left the states __________. The national government had __________ power to enfo