CLEMSON - POSC1010 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
FactionsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PoliticalWgroupsWthatWagreeWonWobjectivesWandWpolicies;WtheWoriginsWofWpoliticalWparties.
SeparationWofWPowersW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWconstitutionalWdivisionWofWpowersWamongWtheWlegislative,Wexecutive,WandWjudicialWbranches,
WwithWtheWlegislativeWbranchWmakingWlaw,WtheWexecutiveWapplyingWandWenforcingWtheWlaw,WandWt
heWjudiciaryWinterpretingWtheWlaw
CheckWandWBalancesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
systemWbyWwhichWeachWbranchWofWgovermentWcheckWorWcontrolWtheWactionsWofWtheWotherWbranc
hes
FederalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsystemWinWwhichWpowerWisWdividedWbetweenWtheWnationalWandWstateWgovernments
PublicWGoodsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
Goods,WsuchWasWcleanWairWandWcleanWwater,WthatWeveryoneWmustWshare.
CollectiveWActionWProblemW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsituationWinWwhichWtheWmembersWofWaWgroupWwouldWbenefitWbyWworkingWtogetherWtoWproduc
eWsomeWoutcome,WbutWeachWindividualWisWbetterWoffWrefusingWtoWcooperateWandWreapingWbenefit
sWfromWthoseWwhoWdoWtheWwork.
FreeWRiderWProblemW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ForWaWgroup,WtheWproblemWofWpeopleWnotWjoiningWbecauseWtheyWcanWbenefitWfromWtheWgroup'sW
activitiesWwithoutWjoining.
GovernmentWruledWbyWmanyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Democracy
, AristoleW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
GreekWphilosopherWwhoWwasWtheWprivateWteacherWofWAlexanderWtheWGreat
FreeWMarketW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWeconomicWsystemWinWwhichWpricesWandWwagesWareWdeterminedWbyWunrestrictedWcompetition
WbetweenWbusinesses,WwithoutWgovernmentWregulationWorWfearWofWmonopolies.
RedistributiveWTaxWPoliciesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
policies,WgenerallyWfavoredWbyWDemocraticWpoliticians,WthatWuseWtaxationWtoWattemptWtoWcreateW
greaterWsocialWequality
ConservativeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpersonWwhoWbelievesWgovernmentWpower,WparticularlyWinWtheWeconomy,WshouldWbeWlimitedWin
WorderWtoWmaximizeWindividualWfreedom.
LiberalW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
openWtoWnewWbehaviorWorWopinionsWandWwillingWtoWdiscardWtraditionalWvalues.
LibertarianW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AdvocatingWprinciplesWofWlibertyWandWfreeWwill
JamesWMadisonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
"FatherWofWtheWConstitution,"WFederalistWleader,WandWfourthWPresidentWofWtheWUnitedWStates.
ArticlesWofWConfederationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWweakWconstitutionWthatWgovernedWAmericaWduringWtheWRevolutionaryWWar
MonarchyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWgovernmentWruledWbyWaWkingWorWqueen
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
FactionsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
PoliticalWgroupsWthatWagreeWonWobjectivesWandWpolicies;WtheWoriginsWofWpoliticalWparties.
SeparationWofWPowersW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
TheWconstitutionalWdivisionWofWpowersWamongWtheWlegislative,Wexecutive,WandWjudicialWbranches,
WwithWtheWlegislativeWbranchWmakingWlaw,WtheWexecutiveWapplyingWandWenforcingWtheWlaw,WandWt
heWjudiciaryWinterpretingWtheWlaw
CheckWandWBalancesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
systemWbyWwhichWeachWbranchWofWgovermentWcheckWorWcontrolWtheWactionsWofWtheWotherWbranc
hes
FederalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsystemWinWwhichWpowerWisWdividedWbetweenWtheWnationalWandWstateWgovernments
PublicWGoodsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
Goods,WsuchWasWcleanWairWandWcleanWwater,WthatWeveryoneWmustWshare.
CollectiveWActionWProblemW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWsituationWinWwhichWtheWmembersWofWaWgroupWwouldWbenefitWbyWworkingWtogetherWtoWproduc
eWsomeWoutcome,WbutWeachWindividualWisWbetterWoffWrefusingWtoWcooperateWandWreapingWbenefit
sWfromWthoseWwhoWdoWtheWwork.
FreeWRiderWProblemW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
ForWaWgroup,WtheWproblemWofWpeopleWnotWjoiningWbecauseWtheyWcanWbenefitWfromWtheWgroup'sW
activitiesWwithoutWjoining.
GovernmentWruledWbyWmanyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Democracy
, AristoleW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
GreekWphilosopherWwhoWwasWtheWprivateWteacherWofWAlexanderWtheWGreat
FreeWMarketW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWeconomicWsystemWinWwhichWpricesWandWwagesWareWdeterminedWbyWunrestrictedWcompetition
WbetweenWbusinesses,WwithoutWgovernmentWregulationWorWfearWofWmonopolies.
RedistributiveWTaxWPoliciesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
policies,WgenerallyWfavoredWbyWDemocraticWpoliticians,WthatWuseWtaxationWtoWattemptWtoWcreateW
greaterWsocialWequality
ConservativeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpersonWwhoWbelievesWgovernmentWpower,WparticularlyWinWtheWeconomy,WshouldWbeWlimitedWin
WorderWtoWmaximizeWindividualWfreedom.
LiberalW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
openWtoWnewWbehaviorWorWopinionsWandWwillingWtoWdiscardWtraditionalWvalues.
LibertarianW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AdvocatingWprinciplesWofWlibertyWandWfreeWwill
JamesWMadisonW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
"FatherWofWtheWConstitution,"WFederalistWleader,WandWfourthWPresidentWofWtheWUnitedWStates.
ArticlesWofWConfederationW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWweakWconstitutionWthatWgovernedWAmericaWduringWtheWRevolutionaryWWar
MonarchyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-AWgovernmentWruledWbyWaWkingWorWqueen