The pluralist state Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Federalism - Answer- A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments Dual / Layer Cake Federalism - Answer- A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US during the 19th century. Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism - Answer- A system in which national and state government have shared or overlapping powers. FDR's New Deal legislation established this system in the US. Reg...

Broad perspective of political systems-definition - Organization of society in pursuit of a commonly agreed goal Central Task of Politics - Establish and entity that enforces rules for human behavior All societies face two critical problems when establishing a government - 1) Who will make the Rules? 2) How pervasive are the rules? Totalitarian - Government has complete control-Italy Mussolini Pervasive Authoritarian - Favoring strict obedience Not as pervasiv...

Declaration of Independence -Social contract theory- require consent of the governed -People can abolish destructive government -Telling British people they've already told the grievances- ignored colonist- in war=enemies, in peace=friends ARGUMENTS: unalienable rights- life, liberty, property establish gov to protect rights gov gets power from the people right/ duty to overthrow (Last 2= Social Contract Theory) GRIEVANCES: taxation w/o representation quartering troops trial w/o ju...

Federalism - Answer- A system in which the power to govern is shared between national and state governments Dual / Layer Cake Federalism - Answer- A system in which national and state governments are competitors with distinct powers. This system was prominent in the US from the during the 19th century until 1937. Cooperative / Marble Cake Federalism - Answer- A system in which national and state government have shared or overlapping powers. FDR's New Deal legislation established this syst...

Government Honors Test Questions and Answers Politics - Answer-the process of resolving conflicts and deciding "who gets what, when, and how" Government - Answer-systems and organizations in which decisions are made that resolve conflicts and allocate benefits/privileges. Has ultimate authority. Authority - Answer-the power that citizens view as legitimist Legislative Branch - Answer-Makes laws Executive Branch - Answer-Enforces laws Judicial Branch - Answer-Interprets the laws Au...

Crime-Legalistic Perspective (main text definition) correct answers Human conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction that has the power to make such laws Crime- Political Perspective correct answers The result of criteria that have been built into the law by powerful groups and are then used to label selected undesirable forms of behavior as illegal Crime- Sociological Perspective (Sociolegal) correct answers An antisocial act of...

federalism a system of government that divides the power between the national and state governments Federalists group of people who endorsed the Constitution social contract agreement between a democratic government and its' people that if violated, the people could take the power back natural law law of God, acknowledged through human sense and reason under which people were born free and equal popular sovereignty the people as the ultimate ruling authority ...

AMSCO AP GOV Chapter 1federalism - correct answers a system of government that divides the power between the national and state governments Federalists - correct answers group of people who endorsed the Constitution social contract - correct answers agreement between a democratic government and its' people that if violated, the people could take the power back natural law - correct answers law of God, acknowledged through human sense and reason under which people were born free and equ...

American Government CLEP – 2022/2023 Study Guide Questions Rated A Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. Which of the following is generally the most significant influence on an individual's identification with a particular political party? Family Which of the following committee assignments would confer the most power and influence on members of the House of Represe...

WGU C273 Introduction to Sociology Unit 4 NEW VERSION ALREADY PASSED According to Saperstein's 2014 study, what is a strange social byproduct of an individual's time in prison? they are more likely to categorize themselves as Black, and they are more likely to be categorized by others as Black Which characteristic would most likely be used to categorize a person according to the salience principle? skin color How does prejudice differ from discrimination? Prejudice is an attitude; discrimin...