PS 202: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – ASSESSMENT
PAPER
1. institution and Ideals
2. State Government Institutions
3. Local Government - answers✔✔3 Organizations of Study
Government's ability to respond effectively to change, make decisions efficiently and
responsibly, and manage conflict within a given jurisdiction - answers✔✔Capacity
The territorial range of government authority - answers✔✔Jurisdiction
a system of government in which powers are divided between a central (national) government
and regional (state) government system; each has a sphere of authority -
answers✔✔Federalism
True; Example: The assumption of federal leadership in environmental issues, States and
localities lack the jurisdiction and capacity to attack the issue on a large scale. - answers✔✔The
role of one level of government can overlap into the affairs of another level
, Refers to the overlap and cooperation between different levels of government. Ex: Public
Welfare - answers✔✔intergovernmental relations
Major forces for change include: reform of state constitutions, The rise of State influence in D.C.
- answers✔✔Increases in States and Local Capacity
1. Improved revenue systems
2. Expanding scope of state operations
3. Faster diffusion of innovations
4. More inter jurisdictional cooperation
5. Increased national/state interaction - answers✔✔Enhanced capacity is evident in at least five
areas
1. fiscal stress
2. inter jurisdictional conflict
3. political conflict - answers✔✔State and Local governments face three tough challenges today
True - answers✔✔In 2050, the population will still be majority white
All states are different, have different needs, problems and resources - answers✔✔Diversity
States competing amongst each other - answers✔✔Competitiveness
They are resilient political structures that can rebound from adversity; NC's recovery from the
Great Recession. - answers✔✔Resiliency
-Historical experience
PAPER
1. institution and Ideals
2. State Government Institutions
3. Local Government - answers✔✔3 Organizations of Study
Government's ability to respond effectively to change, make decisions efficiently and
responsibly, and manage conflict within a given jurisdiction - answers✔✔Capacity
The territorial range of government authority - answers✔✔Jurisdiction
a system of government in which powers are divided between a central (national) government
and regional (state) government system; each has a sphere of authority -
answers✔✔Federalism
True; Example: The assumption of federal leadership in environmental issues, States and
localities lack the jurisdiction and capacity to attack the issue on a large scale. - answers✔✔The
role of one level of government can overlap into the affairs of another level
, Refers to the overlap and cooperation between different levels of government. Ex: Public
Welfare - answers✔✔intergovernmental relations
Major forces for change include: reform of state constitutions, The rise of State influence in D.C.
- answers✔✔Increases in States and Local Capacity
1. Improved revenue systems
2. Expanding scope of state operations
3. Faster diffusion of innovations
4. More inter jurisdictional cooperation
5. Increased national/state interaction - answers✔✔Enhanced capacity is evident in at least five
areas
1. fiscal stress
2. inter jurisdictional conflict
3. political conflict - answers✔✔State and Local governments face three tough challenges today
True - answers✔✔In 2050, the population will still be majority white
All states are different, have different needs, problems and resources - answers✔✔Diversity
States competing amongst each other - answers✔✔Competitiveness
They are resilient political structures that can rebound from adversity; NC's recovery from the
Great Recession. - answers✔✔Resiliency
-Historical experience
