POLITICAL SCIENCE - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
Politics - A political system that puts selection of policymakers and policy in the hands of
the people
Federalists - those who favored a strong national government and supported the
Constitution proposed at the American Constitutional Convention of 1787 **Alexander
Hamilton
Anti-federalists - those who favored strong state governments and a weak national
government and who were opponents of the Constitution proposed at the American
Constitutional Convention of 1787 ** Thomas Jefferson
articles of confederation - America's first written constitution; served as the basis for
America's national government until 1789
Purpose: established a central administrative/political mechanism to handle primarily the
business of war with the British (declare war/peace, make treaties, borrow money, raise a
military force, establish weight-measurements-postal service)
Shortcomings: Couldn't collect taxes, no national court system, powerless to regulate inter-
colonial trade, no strong executive to enforce laws and policies, no strong central government
popular consent - the people agree to be governed by a government of their choice
Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government - Identifies natural laws: life, liberty,
property
Role of government is to protect people & people agree to abide by decisions made by the
majority vote.
Consent of the people, popular consent & popular sovereignty, is only true basis of any
government.
, Factors that contributed to a democratic model of government - 1) Western Political
Philosophy
2) English Government Examples
3) Colonial Experiences
The 4 OFFICIAL ways the Constitution can be amended - 1) Article 5: 2/3 of congress
approves --> ratified/adopted by 3/4 of state legislatures **Most popular
2)Article 5: 2/3 of congress approves --> ratified/adopted by amendment conventions of 3/4 of
states (used once)
3) Amendment is proposed by national constitutional conventions requested by 2/3 of state
legislature -->ratified by 3/4 of states (never used)
4) Amendment is proposed the same way -->ratified by state constitutional conventions in 3/4 if
states (never used)
The 4 UNOFFICIAL ways the Constitution can be amended - 1) Supreme Court decisions
2) Legislative Actions/Laws
3) Presidential and Congressional Action
4) Popular Customs and Practices
Preamble - "We the People..." : contract between population & government
Article 1 - All legislative power: 2 houses (bicameralism), longest article, Section 8=areas
government can operate and authority
Article 2 - The executive power: President "hammer", short article
Article 3 - The judiciary power: Supreme Court; court system
Article 4 - Full faith and credit... : Section 1, interstate obligations, and Section 3, how
new states are admitted
ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
Politics - A political system that puts selection of policymakers and policy in the hands of
the people
Federalists - those who favored a strong national government and supported the
Constitution proposed at the American Constitutional Convention of 1787 **Alexander
Hamilton
Anti-federalists - those who favored strong state governments and a weak national
government and who were opponents of the Constitution proposed at the American
Constitutional Convention of 1787 ** Thomas Jefferson
articles of confederation - America's first written constitution; served as the basis for
America's national government until 1789
Purpose: established a central administrative/political mechanism to handle primarily the
business of war with the British (declare war/peace, make treaties, borrow money, raise a
military force, establish weight-measurements-postal service)
Shortcomings: Couldn't collect taxes, no national court system, powerless to regulate inter-
colonial trade, no strong executive to enforce laws and policies, no strong central government
popular consent - the people agree to be governed by a government of their choice
Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government - Identifies natural laws: life, liberty,
property
Role of government is to protect people & people agree to abide by decisions made by the
majority vote.
Consent of the people, popular consent & popular sovereignty, is only true basis of any
government.
, Factors that contributed to a democratic model of government - 1) Western Political
Philosophy
2) English Government Examples
3) Colonial Experiences
The 4 OFFICIAL ways the Constitution can be amended - 1) Article 5: 2/3 of congress
approves --> ratified/adopted by 3/4 of state legislatures **Most popular
2)Article 5: 2/3 of congress approves --> ratified/adopted by amendment conventions of 3/4 of
states (used once)
3) Amendment is proposed by national constitutional conventions requested by 2/3 of state
legislature -->ratified by 3/4 of states (never used)
4) Amendment is proposed the same way -->ratified by state constitutional conventions in 3/4 if
states (never used)
The 4 UNOFFICIAL ways the Constitution can be amended - 1) Supreme Court decisions
2) Legislative Actions/Laws
3) Presidential and Congressional Action
4) Popular Customs and Practices
Preamble - "We the People..." : contract between population & government
Article 1 - All legislative power: 2 houses (bicameralism), longest article, Section 8=areas
government can operate and authority
Article 2 - The executive power: President "hammer", short article
Article 3 - The judiciary power: Supreme Court; court system
Article 4 - Full faith and credit... : Section 1, interstate obligations, and Section 3, how
new states are admitted
