POSC 1010 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
Politics, Political Power, Government - Answers - Politics: "authoritative allocation of
values", "who gets what, when and how"
Autocracy - Answers - A form of government in which the power to make authoritative
decisions and allocate resources is vested in one person
Oligarchy - Answers - A form of government in which the power to make authoritative
decisions in allocate resources is vested in a small group of people
Democracy - Answers - A form of government in which all the citizens have the
opportunity to participate in the process of making authoritative decisions and allocating
resources
Direct democracy - Answers - A form of democracy in which ordinary citizens, rather
than representatives, collectively make government decisions
Representative democracy - Answers - Defined as a system of government where
ordinary citizens do not make governmental decisions themselves but choose public
officials, representatives of the people, to make decisions for them
Representation - Answers - the efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of
those who elect them
Popular sovereignty - Answers - The idea that the highest political authority in a
democracy is the will of the people
Political equality - Answers - The idea that individual preferences should be given equal
weight
Inclusion - Answers - Oh citizens subject to government decisions must be extended
political rights. Groups cannot be arbitrarily excluded
Political freedom representation - Answers - The people are free to express and pursue
their wants and a man's, First Amendment
Political equality or equality in voting - Answers - Individual preferences are given equal
weight one person one vote
Constitution - Answers - Sets the rules of the game of politics, provides basic principles
that define the conduct of a nation's political affairs, defines the structure of government,
defines the functions of government its powers and responsibilities, defines the
procedures of government, the basic law of a nation, establishes basic institutions of
, government, venerate constitution is to hold up on a pedestal and say it comes from
God, you do not question it
Natural rights - Answers - Life liberty and pursuit of happiness, unalienable rights
Declaration of independence - Answers - A document written by Thomas Jefferson that
lays the foundation of American constitutional theory. In the document, Jefferson
justifies the struggle for independence with a Republican theory of government based
on the concept of natural rights and popular sovereignty
Consent of the governed - Answers - Save it in the declaration of independence, the
authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people as expressed by
votes in elections
Articles of confederation - Answers - First constitution of the United States. A national
unicameral legislature, no executive, a weak central government, most power with the
states.
Problems: laws were difficult to an act in impossible to enforce: nine of 13 states
required to pass malls, the states were left to execute the walls, the Congress could not
regulate commerce and had no real economic powers, interstate trade wars persisted, a
financial crisis/depression resulted, the government wasn't able to tax directly so unable
to pay a substantial debt
Shays rebellion - Answers - Caused by debtor conflict. and armed revolt by farmers in
western Massachusetts who are resisting state efforts to see use their property for
failure to pay taxes and debts
Limited government - Answers - A government that is subject to strict limits on its lawful
uses of power, and hence on its ability to deprive people of their liberty.
Tyranny of the majority - Answers - 1. Place as much of the government as possible
beyond direct control of majority, 2. Seperate powers of different institutions, 2.
Construct system of Checks and Balances.
Executive and legislative - Answers - Legislative: Law making branch Executive: a
person or group who has administrative and supervisory responsibilities in a
government.
Independence - Answers -
Importance of property rights - Answers -
legislative vesting clause - Answers - All legislative powers here in granted shall be
vested in Congress of the United States, what shall consist of us and in the House of
Representatives
Politics, Political Power, Government - Answers - Politics: "authoritative allocation of
values", "who gets what, when and how"
Autocracy - Answers - A form of government in which the power to make authoritative
decisions and allocate resources is vested in one person
Oligarchy - Answers - A form of government in which the power to make authoritative
decisions in allocate resources is vested in a small group of people
Democracy - Answers - A form of government in which all the citizens have the
opportunity to participate in the process of making authoritative decisions and allocating
resources
Direct democracy - Answers - A form of democracy in which ordinary citizens, rather
than representatives, collectively make government decisions
Representative democracy - Answers - Defined as a system of government where
ordinary citizens do not make governmental decisions themselves but choose public
officials, representatives of the people, to make decisions for them
Representation - Answers - the efforts of elected officials to look out for the interests of
those who elect them
Popular sovereignty - Answers - The idea that the highest political authority in a
democracy is the will of the people
Political equality - Answers - The idea that individual preferences should be given equal
weight
Inclusion - Answers - Oh citizens subject to government decisions must be extended
political rights. Groups cannot be arbitrarily excluded
Political freedom representation - Answers - The people are free to express and pursue
their wants and a man's, First Amendment
Political equality or equality in voting - Answers - Individual preferences are given equal
weight one person one vote
Constitution - Answers - Sets the rules of the game of politics, provides basic principles
that define the conduct of a nation's political affairs, defines the structure of government,
defines the functions of government its powers and responsibilities, defines the
procedures of government, the basic law of a nation, establishes basic institutions of
, government, venerate constitution is to hold up on a pedestal and say it comes from
God, you do not question it
Natural rights - Answers - Life liberty and pursuit of happiness, unalienable rights
Declaration of independence - Answers - A document written by Thomas Jefferson that
lays the foundation of American constitutional theory. In the document, Jefferson
justifies the struggle for independence with a Republican theory of government based
on the concept of natural rights and popular sovereignty
Consent of the governed - Answers - Save it in the declaration of independence, the
authority of a government should depend on the consent of the people as expressed by
votes in elections
Articles of confederation - Answers - First constitution of the United States. A national
unicameral legislature, no executive, a weak central government, most power with the
states.
Problems: laws were difficult to an act in impossible to enforce: nine of 13 states
required to pass malls, the states were left to execute the walls, the Congress could not
regulate commerce and had no real economic powers, interstate trade wars persisted, a
financial crisis/depression resulted, the government wasn't able to tax directly so unable
to pay a substantial debt
Shays rebellion - Answers - Caused by debtor conflict. and armed revolt by farmers in
western Massachusetts who are resisting state efforts to see use their property for
failure to pay taxes and debts
Limited government - Answers - A government that is subject to strict limits on its lawful
uses of power, and hence on its ability to deprive people of their liberty.
Tyranny of the majority - Answers - 1. Place as much of the government as possible
beyond direct control of majority, 2. Seperate powers of different institutions, 2.
Construct system of Checks and Balances.
Executive and legislative - Answers - Legislative: Law making branch Executive: a
person or group who has administrative and supervisory responsibilities in a
government.
Independence - Answers -
Importance of property rights - Answers -
legislative vesting clause - Answers - All legislative powers here in granted shall be
vested in Congress of the United States, what shall consist of us and in the House of
Representatives
