PLS 101 EXAM 1 COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ public goods.
Answer: services that benefit all citizens but are not likely to be
produced by the voluntary acts of individuals
◉ concepts that identify values pursued by government.
Answer: freedom, order, and equality
◉ rights.
Answer: legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement
◉ communism.
Answer: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class
war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned
and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and
needs
◉ government.
Answer: the formal vehicle through which policies are made and
affairs of state are conducted
, ◉ equality of outcome.
Answer: society must see to it that people are equal, governments
must design policies to redistribute wealth and status to ensure
equality
◉ equality of opportunity.
Answer: each person has the same chance to succeed in life
◉ social equality.
Answer: equality in wealth, education, and status
◉ freedom of.
Answer: an absence of constraints on behavior (religion and speech)
◉ freedom from.
Answer: suggests immunity from something undesirable such as
exploitation (cannot be discriminated against because of who you
are)
◉ police power.
Answer: governments authority to safe guard residents safety,
health, welfare, and morals
WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ public goods.
Answer: services that benefit all citizens but are not likely to be
produced by the voluntary acts of individuals
◉ concepts that identify values pursued by government.
Answer: freedom, order, and equality
◉ rights.
Answer: legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement
◉ communism.
Answer: a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class
war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned
and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and
needs
◉ government.
Answer: the formal vehicle through which policies are made and
affairs of state are conducted
, ◉ equality of outcome.
Answer: society must see to it that people are equal, governments
must design policies to redistribute wealth and status to ensure
equality
◉ equality of opportunity.
Answer: each person has the same chance to succeed in life
◉ social equality.
Answer: equality in wealth, education, and status
◉ freedom of.
Answer: an absence of constraints on behavior (religion and speech)
◉ freedom from.
Answer: suggests immunity from something undesirable such as
exploitation (cannot be discriminated against because of who you
are)
◉ police power.
Answer: governments authority to safe guard residents safety,
health, welfare, and morals
