PUP 3002 Exam 3 Questions with
Complete Solutions
social capital - ANSWER-social networks that have value
criminal capital - ANSWER-human or social capital that enhances a person's ability
to profit from illegal activity
recidivism - ANSWER-repeat offending
three strikes laws - ANSWER-require judges to give a mandatory extended
sentences to anyone convicted of three serious offenses
truth-in-sentencing laws - ANSWER-requires that a person serve at least 85% of
their sentence
Broken Windows Theory - ANSWER-If a window is left broken, it shows that no one
cares, so more windows will be broken; focuses on increasing police foot patrols
endogeneity - ANSWER-a suggested cause may be the effect
due process - ANSWER-includes the right to a lawyer; right to a trial, etc.
rights - ANSWER-grant certain privileges and immunities
natural rights - ANSWER-rights that come from nature or nature's God and cannot
be taken from a person
inalienable - ANSWER-something that cannot be taken from you
John Locke - ANSWER-an 18th Century British political philosopher describes our
natural rights such as the right to life, liberty, and property
commitment problems - ANSWER-arise when actors fail to achieve their objectives
given their inability to make credible promises or threats
time inconsistency - ANSWER-as time moves forward, at least one party's incentive
to renege on their promise or threat rises
audience cost - ANSWER-captures the notion that when a majority is forced to
backtrack on their well-publicized minority, their supporters may punish them for their
broken promise
subgame perfect equilibrium - ANSWER-reveals the strategy profile of each player
for every subgame of the larger game tree that is also Nash equilibrium
, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission - ANSWER-the Supreme Court
ruled that the 1st amendment forbids the regulation of independent political
expenditures by businesses, labor unions, or associations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - ANSWER-focuses on civil rights generally
and supports the expansion of free speech in most instances
Fairness Doctrine - ANSWER-requires that broadcasters provide time for public
service broadcasting and that they present opposing views so that the public has a
diversity of opinion
chilling effect - ANSWER-a reduction of speech that might occurred
privacy - ANSWER-the right to be left alone in the absence of some clear public
need to know about an individual's private life, occupation, personal habits, or
preferences
Griswold v. Connecticut - ANSWER-wrote that the Constitution, with the Bill of
Rights, provides zones that establish the right to privacy in marital relations; while
there is not a written right to privacy in the Constitution, there are sufficient elements
to warrant considering there to be one
behavioral targeting - ANSWER-the use of personal information for the purpose of
marketing; involves some external agency's collection and compilation of a record of
an individual's online activity
Defense of Marriage ACt - ANSWER-confined marriage to that between
heterosexual couples
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ANSWER-established disability as a civil rights issue
disabilities - ANSWER-physical or mental impairments that affect the ability to
conduct life activities such as walking, seeing, speaking, learning, working, doing
manual tasks, and breathing
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - ANSWER-requires persons with
disabilities to be provided with an individualized education program
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER-extended section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protections that had previously applied only to
governmental agencies or those that received government funding to the private
sector
individualized education program - ANSWER-requires that parents be allowed to
engage with their child's school to develop an education program that both deem
appropriate
Equal Pay Act - ANSWER-required that men and women be paid the same for equal
work; narrowed the gender wage gap, but did not close it
Complete Solutions
social capital - ANSWER-social networks that have value
criminal capital - ANSWER-human or social capital that enhances a person's ability
to profit from illegal activity
recidivism - ANSWER-repeat offending
three strikes laws - ANSWER-require judges to give a mandatory extended
sentences to anyone convicted of three serious offenses
truth-in-sentencing laws - ANSWER-requires that a person serve at least 85% of
their sentence
Broken Windows Theory - ANSWER-If a window is left broken, it shows that no one
cares, so more windows will be broken; focuses on increasing police foot patrols
endogeneity - ANSWER-a suggested cause may be the effect
due process - ANSWER-includes the right to a lawyer; right to a trial, etc.
rights - ANSWER-grant certain privileges and immunities
natural rights - ANSWER-rights that come from nature or nature's God and cannot
be taken from a person
inalienable - ANSWER-something that cannot be taken from you
John Locke - ANSWER-an 18th Century British political philosopher describes our
natural rights such as the right to life, liberty, and property
commitment problems - ANSWER-arise when actors fail to achieve their objectives
given their inability to make credible promises or threats
time inconsistency - ANSWER-as time moves forward, at least one party's incentive
to renege on their promise or threat rises
audience cost - ANSWER-captures the notion that when a majority is forced to
backtrack on their well-publicized minority, their supporters may punish them for their
broken promise
subgame perfect equilibrium - ANSWER-reveals the strategy profile of each player
for every subgame of the larger game tree that is also Nash equilibrium
, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission - ANSWER-the Supreme Court
ruled that the 1st amendment forbids the regulation of independent political
expenditures by businesses, labor unions, or associations
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - ANSWER-focuses on civil rights generally
and supports the expansion of free speech in most instances
Fairness Doctrine - ANSWER-requires that broadcasters provide time for public
service broadcasting and that they present opposing views so that the public has a
diversity of opinion
chilling effect - ANSWER-a reduction of speech that might occurred
privacy - ANSWER-the right to be left alone in the absence of some clear public
need to know about an individual's private life, occupation, personal habits, or
preferences
Griswold v. Connecticut - ANSWER-wrote that the Constitution, with the Bill of
Rights, provides zones that establish the right to privacy in marital relations; while
there is not a written right to privacy in the Constitution, there are sufficient elements
to warrant considering there to be one
behavioral targeting - ANSWER-the use of personal information for the purpose of
marketing; involves some external agency's collection and compilation of a record of
an individual's online activity
Defense of Marriage ACt - ANSWER-confined marriage to that between
heterosexual couples
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - ANSWER-established disability as a civil rights issue
disabilities - ANSWER-physical or mental impairments that affect the ability to
conduct life activities such as walking, seeing, speaking, learning, working, doing
manual tasks, and breathing
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - ANSWER-requires persons with
disabilities to be provided with an individualized education program
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER-extended section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 protections that had previously applied only to
governmental agencies or those that received government funding to the private
sector
individualized education program - ANSWER-requires that parents be allowed to
engage with their child's school to develop an education program that both deem
appropriate
Equal Pay Act - ANSWER-required that men and women be paid the same for equal
work; narrowed the gender wage gap, but did not close it
