POLS 102 (Summer - 6 Week - VVC - Dupree) Questions and Answers 2025

POLS 102 (Summer - 6 Week - VVC -
Dupree) Questions and Answers 2025
Definition:APoliticsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAprocessAofAmakingAcollectiveAdecisionsAtoAallocateApublicAresourcesAandAtoAcreateAan
dAenforceArulesAforAtheAoperationAofAsociety
Definition:APoliticalAInstitutionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AtheArulesAorAsetsAofArulesAorApracticesAthatAdetermineAhowApeopleAbehaveAwhenAtheyAactA

alongAwithAothersAtoAmakeAaAcollectiveAdecisionA
-
AcanAreferAtoAseveralAthings,AincludingAorganizationsAasAlargeAasAaAbranchAofAgovernmentA

andAsystemsAasAspecificAforAconductingAdebatesAinAcongress
Definition:AFederalASystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AApoliticalAsystemAwithAmultipleAlevelsAofAgovernment,AinAwhichAeachAlevelAhasAindepende
ntAauthorityAoverAsomeAimportantApolicyAareas
Definition:ABureaucracyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAagencyAorAofficeAdevotedAtoAcarryingAoutAtasksAforAtheAgovernmentAinAaAmannerAconsis
tentAwithAtheAlaw.
Definition:APublicAPoliciesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ProgramsAandAdecisionsAbyAtheAgovernmentAthatAareAenforcedAbyAtheAruleAofAlaw
Definition:ADirectA(participatory)ADemocracyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAgovernmentAinAwhichAtheApeopleAcomeAtogetherAtoAvoteAonAallAimportantAissues
Definition:AIndirectA(representative)ADemocracyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsystemAofAgovernmentAinAwhichAtheApeopleAelectAofficialsAtoArepresentAtheirAinterestsAinA
theAgovernment.
AccordingAtoAtheAtext,AdoAmostAphilosophersAandApoliticalAtheoristsAargueAthatAgovernmen
tAisAnecessary?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Yes,AmostAofAthemAarguedAthatAaAgovernmentAwasAnecessaryAtoAhaveAtoAhaveAaAsenseAofA
order.
Definition:AAuthoritarianismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAgovernmentAthatAcanAdoAwhateverAitAwants,AwithoutAlimits
Definition:ADemocracyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RuleAbyAtheApeople
ContrastAAuthoritarianismAtoADemocracy.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AuthoritarianismAisAaAsetAgroupAofApeopleA(government)AwhoAcanAdoAwhateverAtheyAwantA
withoutAconsiderationAforAtheApeople,AbutAaAdemocracyAisAaAgovernmentAruledAbyAtheApeo
ple,AforAtheApeople.
IsAtheAU.S.AcloserAtoAaArepublicAorAaAdirectAdemocracy?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
Structurally,AtheAUSAisAcloserAtoAaArepublic
Definition:ARepublicA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAsystemAofAgovernmentAinAwhichApeopleAelectAofficialsAtoArepresentAtheirAinterestsAinAtheA
government
Definition:ADirectADemocracyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAgovernmentAinAwhichAtheApeopleAcomeAtogetherAtoAvoteAonAallAimportantAissues

, Definition:AShay'sARebellionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AA1786AuprisingAofAMassachusettsAfarmersAagainstAhighAtaxesAandAdebt
Definition:AConstitutionalAConventionA(inAPhiladelphia,A1787)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AaAmeetingAcalledAbecauseAleadersAinAtheAContinentalACongressAandAinAtheAstatesAackno

wledgedAthatAtheAweaknessAofAtheAnationalAgovernmentAunderAtheAArticlesAmadeAitAimpos
sibleAtoAsolveAcollectiveAdilemmas.A
-AbelievedAaAstrongerAnationalAgovernmentAwasAnecessary
Definition:AConnecticutACompromiseA(aka.AGreatACompromise)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--

AtheAcompromiseAplanAonArepresentationAinAtheAconstitutionalAconventionA

-
AitAcreatedAaAbicameralAlegislatureAwithArepresentationAdeterminedAbyApopulationAinAoneAh

ouseAandAequalityAinAtheAother
Definition:AElectoralACollegeA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
ATheAbodyAthatAelectsAtheApresidentAofAtheAUS

-AcomposedAofAelectorsAfromAeachAstateAequalAtoAthatAstate'sArepresentationAinACongressA
-AaAcandidateAmustAgetAaAmajorityAofAelectoralAvotesAtoAwin
Definition:ABicameralALegislatureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AAlegislatureA(aAdeliberativeAbodyAofApersons,AusuallyAelective)AwithAtwoAhouses
Definition:AExpressedAPowersA(enumeratedApowers)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AtheAspecificApowersAgivenAtoACongressAorAtheAPresidentAbyAtheAConstitution

-AtheApowersAspecificallyAgivenAtoACongressAinAArticleAI,ASectionA8,AofAtheAConstitution
Definition:AElasticAClause/NecessaryAandAProperAClauseA(ImpliedAPowers)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA--

AAAclauseAinAArticleA1ASectionA8AofAtheAConstitutionAthatAsaysAtheACongressAhadAtheApower

AtoAdoAanythingAthatAisAnecessaryAandAproperAinAorderAtoAcarryAoutAitsAexplicitApowers/dutie

s
Definition:ASeparationAofAPowersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
dividingAupAtheAgovernmentalApowerAamongAseveralAbranches
Definition:AChecksAandABalancesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AtheAabilityAofAdifferentAbranchesAofAgovernmentAtoAstopAeachAotherAfromAactingA

-AdesignedAtoApreventAoneAbranchAfromAgainingAtooAmuchApower
Definition:AFederalismA(federalAsystem)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA--
AaAsystemAofAgovernmentsAinAwhichApowerAisAsharedAbyAnationalAandAstateAgovernmentsA

-
AaAsystemAofAgovernmentAwhereApowerAisAsharedAbetweenAtheAcentralAgovernmentAandAst

ateAandAlocalAgovernments
Definition:ASupremacyAClauseA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheApartAofAArticleAVIAofAtheAConstitutionAthatAspecifiesAthatAtheAfederalAConstitution,AandAl
awsApassedAbyAtheAfederalAgovernments,AareAtheAsupremeAlawAofAtheAland
Definition:AReservedAPowersA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheApowersAreservedAtoAtheAstatesAandApeopleAinAtheA10AAmendmentA(statesAthatAanyApo
werAnotAspecificallyAgivenAtoAtheAfederalAgovernmentAbyAtheAConstitutionAbelongsAtoAtheAS
tatesAandAtheApeople)