POLS 207 ROBLYER EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
/. How many governments are in the U.S.? - Answer-✅1 federal, 50 state, and 90,000
local
/.What are the advantages to having multiple levels of government? - Answer-
✅Efficiency, Equity, Participation, Protection against tyranny, Choice
/.tailored to local needs - Answer-✅efficiency
/.those who pay also benefit - Answer-✅equity
/.local decisions affecting local decision makers - Answer-✅participation
/.difficult to ursurp power from dispersed power centers - Answer-✅protection against
tyranny
/.Relocation can resolve conflicts with previous state/local governance - Answer-
✅choice
/.What are the four periods of government? - Answer-✅No Government (1776-1850)
Municipal Government (1850-1895)
State-Intercity Government (1895-1932)
Federal Government (1932-Now)
/.Period of government:
1776-1850 - Answer-✅no government
/.Period of government:
1850-1895 - Answer-✅municipal government
/.Period of government:
1895-1932 - Answer-✅state-intercity government
/.Period of government:
1932- present - Answer-✅federal government
/.What was the population setting in No Government? - Answer-✅rural, agrarian, daily
life centered on self-dependence, people rarely encountered government
, /.Who were the faces of government in No Government? - Answer-✅County Officials.
They performed traditional roles like protecting property and keeping records of property
ownership.
/.What was the common attitude in No Government? - Answer-✅best government =
least government, keep things as they are
/.What was the population setting in Municipal Government? - Answer-✅Cities swelled
as the nation fundamentally changed.
Industrial Revolution = factories = more labor.
Most immigrants came from Europe.
Population moving to cities for work in factories causes congestion problems.
/.How did cities in Municipal Government counteract congestion problems? - Answer-
✅through large-scale services, but as the governments grew in power to do this so did
corruption
/.What was the political corruption like in Municipal Government? - Answer-✅It was
rampant.
/.Networks made by municipal leaders designed to build and retain power. - Answer-
✅political machines.
/.political (boss-led) machines fed on - Answer-✅patronage, bribes and graft
/.Who secured votes for political machines? - Answer-✅ward heelers
/.Where did the political machines draw most of their poser from? - Answer-
✅immigrants
/.How did the State-Intercity Government begin? - Answer-✅Machine bosses seemed
undefeatable. All attempts to make changes within cities had failed.
*corruption still happened*
/.what was mostly strongly attended in US history in the Municipal Govt. - Answer-
✅elections (became critical)
new ideas rose
/.How did the state governments act to stop the political machines? - Answer-✅They
created Dillion's Rule,
instituted non-partisan city elections,
placed all municipal hires under civil service,
separated school districts from municipal governments.
ANSWERS
/. How many governments are in the U.S.? - Answer-✅1 federal, 50 state, and 90,000
local
/.What are the advantages to having multiple levels of government? - Answer-
✅Efficiency, Equity, Participation, Protection against tyranny, Choice
/.tailored to local needs - Answer-✅efficiency
/.those who pay also benefit - Answer-✅equity
/.local decisions affecting local decision makers - Answer-✅participation
/.difficult to ursurp power from dispersed power centers - Answer-✅protection against
tyranny
/.Relocation can resolve conflicts with previous state/local governance - Answer-
✅choice
/.What are the four periods of government? - Answer-✅No Government (1776-1850)
Municipal Government (1850-1895)
State-Intercity Government (1895-1932)
Federal Government (1932-Now)
/.Period of government:
1776-1850 - Answer-✅no government
/.Period of government:
1850-1895 - Answer-✅municipal government
/.Period of government:
1895-1932 - Answer-✅state-intercity government
/.Period of government:
1932- present - Answer-✅federal government
/.What was the population setting in No Government? - Answer-✅rural, agrarian, daily
life centered on self-dependence, people rarely encountered government
, /.Who were the faces of government in No Government? - Answer-✅County Officials.
They performed traditional roles like protecting property and keeping records of property
ownership.
/.What was the common attitude in No Government? - Answer-✅best government =
least government, keep things as they are
/.What was the population setting in Municipal Government? - Answer-✅Cities swelled
as the nation fundamentally changed.
Industrial Revolution = factories = more labor.
Most immigrants came from Europe.
Population moving to cities for work in factories causes congestion problems.
/.How did cities in Municipal Government counteract congestion problems? - Answer-
✅through large-scale services, but as the governments grew in power to do this so did
corruption
/.What was the political corruption like in Municipal Government? - Answer-✅It was
rampant.
/.Networks made by municipal leaders designed to build and retain power. - Answer-
✅political machines.
/.political (boss-led) machines fed on - Answer-✅patronage, bribes and graft
/.Who secured votes for political machines? - Answer-✅ward heelers
/.Where did the political machines draw most of their poser from? - Answer-
✅immigrants
/.How did the State-Intercity Government begin? - Answer-✅Machine bosses seemed
undefeatable. All attempts to make changes within cities had failed.
*corruption still happened*
/.what was mostly strongly attended in US history in the Municipal Govt. - Answer-
✅elections (became critical)
new ideas rose
/.How did the state governments act to stop the political machines? - Answer-✅They
created Dillion's Rule,
instituted non-partisan city elections,
placed all municipal hires under civil service,
separated school districts from municipal governments.
