PLS 101 Exam 1 Beatty UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Dred Scot Case - CORRECT ANSWER - vs Sanford 1857- invalidated Missouri
compromise national sovereignty
public goods - CORRECT ANSWER - services that benefit all citizens but are not likely
to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals
concepts that identify values pursued by government - CORRECT ANSWER - freedom,
order, and equality
rights - CORRECT ANSWER - legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or
entitlement
communism - CORRECT ANSWER - a political theory derived from Karl Marx,
advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each
person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
government - CORRECT ANSWER - the formal vehicle through which policies are made
and affairs of state are conducted
equality of outcome - CORRECT ANSWER - society must see to it that people are equal,
governments must design policies to redistribute wealth and status to ensure equality
equality of opportunity - CORRECT ANSWER - each person has the same chance to
succeed in life
social equality - CORRECT ANSWER - equality in wealth, education, and status
, freedom of - CORRECT ANSWER - an absence of constraints on behavior (religion and
speech)
freedom from - CORRECT ANSWER - suggests immunity from something undesirable
such as exploitation (cannot be discriminated against because of who you are)
police power - CORRECT ANSWER - governments authority to safe guard residents
safety, health, welfare, and morals
political equality - CORRECT ANSWER - one voter per person, with all votes counted
equally
dilemmas of government - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom vs order (how much freedom
must a citizen surrender to government for order and security), freedom vs equality (equal pay
act, American's with Disabilities Act)
libertarianism - CORRECT ANSWER - Political ideology that is opposed to all
government action except as necessary to protect life and opportunity
Laissez-faire - CORRECT ANSWER - economic philosophy that endorses a very limited
role for government in the economy
political ideology - CORRECT ANSWER - a consistent set of values and beliefs about the
proper purpose and scope of government
totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER - belief that government should have unlimited
power to control all sectors of society
socialism - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of rule in which the central government plays a
strong role in regulating industry and directing the economy
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Dred Scot Case - CORRECT ANSWER - vs Sanford 1857- invalidated Missouri
compromise national sovereignty
public goods - CORRECT ANSWER - services that benefit all citizens but are not likely
to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals
concepts that identify values pursued by government - CORRECT ANSWER - freedom,
order, and equality
rights - CORRECT ANSWER - legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or
entitlement
communism - CORRECT ANSWER - a political theory derived from Karl Marx,
advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each
person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs
government - CORRECT ANSWER - the formal vehicle through which policies are made
and affairs of state are conducted
equality of outcome - CORRECT ANSWER - society must see to it that people are equal,
governments must design policies to redistribute wealth and status to ensure equality
equality of opportunity - CORRECT ANSWER - each person has the same chance to
succeed in life
social equality - CORRECT ANSWER - equality in wealth, education, and status
, freedom of - CORRECT ANSWER - an absence of constraints on behavior (religion and
speech)
freedom from - CORRECT ANSWER - suggests immunity from something undesirable
such as exploitation (cannot be discriminated against because of who you are)
police power - CORRECT ANSWER - governments authority to safe guard residents
safety, health, welfare, and morals
political equality - CORRECT ANSWER - one voter per person, with all votes counted
equally
dilemmas of government - CORRECT ANSWER - Freedom vs order (how much freedom
must a citizen surrender to government for order and security), freedom vs equality (equal pay
act, American's with Disabilities Act)
libertarianism - CORRECT ANSWER - Political ideology that is opposed to all
government action except as necessary to protect life and opportunity
Laissez-faire - CORRECT ANSWER - economic philosophy that endorses a very limited
role for government in the economy
political ideology - CORRECT ANSWER - a consistent set of values and beliefs about the
proper purpose and scope of government
totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER - belief that government should have unlimited
power to control all sectors of society
socialism - CORRECT ANSWER - a form of rule in which the central government plays a
strong role in regulating industry and directing the economy
