POSC 1010 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS CLEMSON UNIVERSITY LATEST
2025-2026 UPDATE
What is a social contract? - Answer-an implicit agreement among the
members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
elite theory - Answer-claims political power rests in the hands of a
small, elite group of people
majority rule - Answer-a fundamental principle of democracy; the
majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon the
whole
minority rights - Answer-protections for those who are not part of the
majority
pluralist theory - Answer-claims political power rests in the hands of
groups of people
politics - Answer-the process by which we decide how resources will be
allocated and which policies government will pursue
,Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Answer--articles could
not be changes without an unanmious amount to do so.
***problems could not be easily fixed
-there was no national judicial system
**** bc judiciaries are important enforces of national govt power
Articles of Confederation features and flaws - Answer--no executive
branch
-Judicial
-Unicameral legislator
-equal rep. (1 vote per state)
-9/13 to pass
-unamity to amend/abolish
Federalists - Answer-supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists - Answer-people who opposed the Constitution
Items of consensus at Constitutional Convention - Answer--replace
articles of confederation
-belief in republican form of govt
-need stronger national govt
-dangers of factions
, Items of disagreement at the constitutional convention - Answer--
representation in congress
-giving power to the president
-stopping the slave trade
-why no bill rights?
Virginia Plan - Answer-"Large state" proposal for the new constitution,
calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral
Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller
states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
New Jersey Plan - Answer-A constitutional proposal that would have
given each state one vote in a new congress
Conneticut Plan - Answer-senate will have equal representation from all
states and house reps will be based on population
Great Compromise - Answer-agreement providing a dual system of
congressional representation
3/5 Compromise - Answer--each slave would count for 3/5 of a person
for taxation and representation purposes
electoral college as a compromise between large states and small states
- Answer-a major compromise at the Constitutional Convention that
ANSWERS CLEMSON UNIVERSITY LATEST
2025-2026 UPDATE
What is a social contract? - Answer-an implicit agreement among the
members of a society to cooperate for social benefits
elite theory - Answer-claims political power rests in the hands of a
small, elite group of people
majority rule - Answer-a fundamental principle of democracy; the
majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon the
whole
minority rights - Answer-protections for those who are not part of the
majority
pluralist theory - Answer-claims political power rests in the hands of
groups of people
politics - Answer-the process by which we decide how resources will be
allocated and which policies government will pursue
,Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - Answer--articles could
not be changes without an unanmious amount to do so.
***problems could not be easily fixed
-there was no national judicial system
**** bc judiciaries are important enforces of national govt power
Articles of Confederation features and flaws - Answer--no executive
branch
-Judicial
-Unicameral legislator
-equal rep. (1 vote per state)
-9/13 to pass
-unamity to amend/abolish
Federalists - Answer-supporters of the Constitution
Anti-Federalists - Answer-people who opposed the Constitution
Items of consensus at Constitutional Convention - Answer--replace
articles of confederation
-belief in republican form of govt
-need stronger national govt
-dangers of factions
, Items of disagreement at the constitutional convention - Answer--
representation in congress
-giving power to the president
-stopping the slave trade
-why no bill rights?
Virginia Plan - Answer-"Large state" proposal for the new constitution,
calling for proportional representation in both houses of a bicameral
Congress. The plan favored larger states and thus prompted smaller
states to come back with their own plan for apportioning representation.
New Jersey Plan - Answer-A constitutional proposal that would have
given each state one vote in a new congress
Conneticut Plan - Answer-senate will have equal representation from all
states and house reps will be based on population
Great Compromise - Answer-agreement providing a dual system of
congressional representation
3/5 Compromise - Answer--each slave would count for 3/5 of a person
for taxation and representation purposes
electoral college as a compromise between large states and small states
- Answer-a major compromise at the Constitutional Convention that
