POLS102 Exam 1 Review Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
WhatRisRaRcommonRpoolRresource?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ARgoodRthatRrivalRandRnon-excludable.
TheRfree-riderRproblemRdescribes:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
theRabilityRofRanRindividualRtoRgainRaRbenefitRwhileRnotRcontributingRtoRcollectiveRaction
WhyRisRtheRprisoner'sRdilemmaRaRcriticalRpartRofRAmericanRpolitics?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
SuccessfulRexchangesRoccurRwhenReachRsideRrecognizesRtheyRwillRbeRbetterRoffRwithRaRcollectiveRo
utcomeRratherRthanRactingRalone.
WhatRdoesRtheRdeclarationRofRindependenceRstateRaboutRnativeRamericans?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AllRofRtheRabove:
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-ItRclaimsRthatRtheyRkillRindiscriminately,RincludingRwomen,RchildrenRandRtheRaged.
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heseRgames:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Prisoner'sRdilemma
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agentsRinRgovernmentRwhileRretainingRtheRrightRtoRrescindRthatRauthority.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
popularRsovereignty
theRfreeRriderRproblemRdescribesR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRabilityRofRanRindividualRtoRgainRaRbenefitRwhileRnotRcontributingRtoRcollectiveRaction.
TheRDeclarationRofRIndependenceRusesRmuchRofRitsRverbiageRtoRoutline:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRlistRofRchargesRagainstRtheREnglishRandRtheirRking.
, InRtheRUnitedRStates,RratificationRofRtreatiesRrequires:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ARtwo-
thirdsR(2/3)RmajorityRinRtheRSenate.
TheRFoundingRFathers'RconcernsRwithRtheRpropertyRqualificationsRforRholdingRU.S.RelectedRofficesRr
esultedRinRwhichRofRtheRfollowing?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
StateRlegislaturesRnearlyRallRagreedRtoRincludeRpropertyRqualificationsRforReligibleRvotes.
TheRU.S.RConstitutionRprovidesRthatRexecutiveRbranchRofficialsRareRappointedRby:R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-PresidentR&RSenate.
TheRsupremeRlawRofRtheRlandRconsistsRof:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-AllRofRthese:
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theRUnitedRStatesRConstitutionRgivesRsmallRstatesRdisproportionateRpowerRin:R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AllRofRthese:
-TheRelectoralRcollege
-theRhouseRofRrepresentatives
-theRUSRsenate
TheRU.S.RConstitutionRstatesRinRArticleRIRthatRtheRnumberRofRmembersRinRtheRU.S.RHouseRofRRepres
entativesRshouldRnotRexceedRoneRforReveryR__________Rcitizens.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-30,000
TheRUnitedRStatesRConstitutionRrequiresRthatRaRcensusRbeRtakenReveryRtenRyearsRinRorderRtoRreapp
ortion:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-MembershipsRinRtheRhouseRofRreps
Correct Answers 2025
WhatRisRaRcommonRpoolRresource?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ARgoodRthatRrivalRandRnon-excludable.
TheRfree-riderRproblemRdescribes:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
theRabilityRofRanRindividualRtoRgainRaRbenefitRwhileRnotRcontributingRtoRcollectiveRaction
WhyRisRtheRprisoner'sRdilemmaRaRcriticalRpartRofRAmericanRpolitics?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
SuccessfulRexchangesRoccurRwhenReachRsideRrecognizesRtheyRwillRbeRbetterRoffRwithRaRcollectiveRo
utcomeRratherRthanRactingRalone.
WhatRdoesRtheRdeclarationRofRindependenceRstateRaboutRnativeRamericans?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AllRofRtheRabove:
-ItRcallsRthemR"mercilessRIndianRSavages".
-ItRclaimsRthatRtheyRkillRindiscriminately,RincludingRwomen,RchildrenRandRtheRaged.
-ItRallegesRthatRtheRBritishRareRcausingRthemRtoRrebel
IndividualsRwhoRareRalwaysRbetterRoffRifRtheyRchooseR"steal"RoverR"split"RstrategiesRfaceRwhichRofRt
heseRgames:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-Prisoner'sRdilemma
InRfact,R______________RisRtheRnameRofRtheRprincipleRwhereRcitizensRdelegateRauthorityRtoRtheirR
agentsRinRgovernmentRwhileRretainingRtheRrightRtoRrescindRthatRauthority.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
popularRsovereignty
theRfreeRriderRproblemRdescribesR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRabilityRofRanRindividualRtoRgainRaRbenefitRwhileRnotRcontributingRtoRcollectiveRaction.
TheRDeclarationRofRIndependenceRusesRmuchRofRitsRverbiageRtoRoutline:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
TheRlistRofRchargesRagainstRtheREnglishRandRtheirRking.
, InRtheRUnitedRStates,RratificationRofRtreatiesRrequires:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ARtwo-
thirdsR(2/3)RmajorityRinRtheRSenate.
TheRFoundingRFathers'RconcernsRwithRtheRpropertyRqualificationsRforRholdingRU.S.RelectedRofficesRr
esultedRinRwhichRofRtheRfollowing?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
StateRlegislaturesRnearlyRallRagreedRtoRincludeRpropertyRqualificationsRforReligibleRvotes.
TheRU.S.RConstitutionRprovidesRthatRexecutiveRbranchRofficialsRareRappointedRby:R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-PresidentR&RSenate.
TheRsupremeRlawRofRtheRlandRconsistsRof:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-AllRofRthese:
-Constitution
-LawsRmadeRinRpursuanceRofRtheRConstitution.
-treaties
theRUnitedRStatesRConstitutionRgivesRsmallRstatesRdisproportionateRpowerRin:R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-AllRofRthese:
-TheRelectoralRcollege
-theRhouseRofRrepresentatives
-theRUSRsenate
TheRU.S.RConstitutionRstatesRinRArticleRIRthatRtheRnumberRofRmembersRinRtheRU.S.RHouseRofRRepres
entativesRshouldRnotRexceedRoneRforReveryR__________Rcitizens.R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-30,000
TheRUnitedRStatesRConstitutionRrequiresRthatRaRcensusRbeRtakenReveryRtenRyearsRinRorderRtoRreapp
ortion:R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-MembershipsRinRtheRhouseRofRreps