PLS 101 Midterm Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Most scholars refer to politics of determining _______________. (hint: it comes from the title of
the book that Harold Lasswell wrote in 1936)
- how to allocate power
- who should pay taxes
- who gets what and how
- what States get to make laws - CORRECT ANSWER - who gets what and how
__________ is a system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people.
- politics
- government
- religion
- society - CORRECT ANSWER - Government
Ideally, governments exercise __________.
- real power
- legitimate authority
- supreme control
- political balance - CORRECT ANSWER - Legitimate Authority
Which of the following was not listed as having an influence on politics:
,- rules
- nature
- norms
- institutions - CORRECT ANSWER - Nature
"Socialism" and "Laissez-Faire capitalism" are on opposite ends of what spectrum?
- economic systems
- ecological systems
- political systems
- regular systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Economic systems
"No government or manmade laws; individuals do as they please" describes which of the
following? (Hint: the graphic in the slides says that there are no real-world examples)
- despotism
- authoritarianism
- pluralism
- anarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - Anarchy
Which of these ancient civilizations were used as an example of direct democracy?
- egypt
- babylon
- athens
- sparta - CORRECT ANSWER - Athens
Which of these was NOT associated with religious influences in the colonial period?
, - prosperity gospel
- covenants
- equality
- questioning authority - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosperity Gospel
What was significant about the Mayflower Compact (1620) with regards to the colonial political
experience?
- it was the first written law in British history
- it highlighted the salutary neglect of the French
- it gave agency to women and children
- it bound people together based on consent - CORRECT ANSWER - It bound people
together based on consent
What was unique about a joint-stock colony? (as opposed to a royal charter or a proprietary
charter)
- it was owned by the Pope
- the King of England gave them away to peasants
- it was intended to provide a return on investment
- they were formed to house prisoners - CORRECT ANSWER - It was intended to provide
a return on investment
Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?
- territorial gains for Great Britain
- bitterness towards Great Britain from France and Spain
- the collapse of the Iroquois Confederacy
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Most scholars refer to politics of determining _______________. (hint: it comes from the title of
the book that Harold Lasswell wrote in 1936)
- how to allocate power
- who should pay taxes
- who gets what and how
- what States get to make laws - CORRECT ANSWER - who gets what and how
__________ is a system or organization for exercising authority over a body of people.
- politics
- government
- religion
- society - CORRECT ANSWER - Government
Ideally, governments exercise __________.
- real power
- legitimate authority
- supreme control
- political balance - CORRECT ANSWER - Legitimate Authority
Which of the following was not listed as having an influence on politics:
,- rules
- nature
- norms
- institutions - CORRECT ANSWER - Nature
"Socialism" and "Laissez-Faire capitalism" are on opposite ends of what spectrum?
- economic systems
- ecological systems
- political systems
- regular systems - CORRECT ANSWER - Economic systems
"No government or manmade laws; individuals do as they please" describes which of the
following? (Hint: the graphic in the slides says that there are no real-world examples)
- despotism
- authoritarianism
- pluralism
- anarchy - CORRECT ANSWER - Anarchy
Which of these ancient civilizations were used as an example of direct democracy?
- egypt
- babylon
- athens
- sparta - CORRECT ANSWER - Athens
Which of these was NOT associated with religious influences in the colonial period?
, - prosperity gospel
- covenants
- equality
- questioning authority - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosperity Gospel
What was significant about the Mayflower Compact (1620) with regards to the colonial political
experience?
- it was the first written law in British history
- it highlighted the salutary neglect of the French
- it gave agency to women and children
- it bound people together based on consent - CORRECT ANSWER - It bound people
together based on consent
What was unique about a joint-stock colony? (as opposed to a royal charter or a proprietary
charter)
- it was owned by the Pope
- the King of England gave them away to peasants
- it was intended to provide a return on investment
- they were formed to house prisoners - CORRECT ANSWER - It was intended to provide
a return on investment
Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the French and Indian War (1754-1763)?
- territorial gains for Great Britain
- bitterness towards Great Britain from France and Spain
- the collapse of the Iroquois Confederacy
