PSYCH 401: QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Social Contract Answer - Citizens give some freedom to government in
exchange for:
- National security
- physical infrastructure
- police/dispute resolution mechanisms
- business/commerce support
Federalism Answer - States agree to yield some of their sovereign power to
central gov't
State Sovereignty Answer - Each state has own constitution, own rights
- States retain broad authority to govern family, commercial, and contractual
relationships
2 kinds of government power Answer - Police Power: protect health/safety
Parens Patriae Power: welfare of all
Felony Answer - serious crime punishable by year + in prison
Misdemeanor Answer - Lesser crime
,Legislative Powers Answer - Congress (HOR, Senate)
Executive Powers Answer - President
Judicial Powers Answer - Supreme Court/Courts
Administrative Law Answer - Branch of law dealing with administrative
agencies/regulations
Procedural Due Process Answer - The manner in which the government
undertakes an action that interferes with individual liberty
Substantive Due Process Answer - how our laws, interpreted through our
courts define liberty and justice
Constitutional Principles Answer - popular sovereignty, limited government,
separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism
- government should only be able to interfere with people's lives if it needs to
in orderto fulfill its legitimate role
Bill of Rights Answer - The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Due Process Answer - fair treatment through the normal judicial system,
especially as a citizen's entitlement.
Liberty Interests Answer - Individuals have these which must be balanced
against the state interests
, - Bans Cruel and unusual punishment
- Bans double jeopardy
Doctrine of Stare Decisis Answer - a policy of courts to stand by a precedent
and apply it to all future cases where the facts are substantially the same; to
stand by things decided
- Makes law stable and predictable
Precedent Answer - judicial decisions that give rise to legal principles that can
be applied in future cases based upon similar facts
- Has binding authority
IRAC format Answer - Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion
- Method used by judges to make decision
Deductive reasoning Answer - Makes use of syllogism, type of logical
relationship involving major premise and minor premise
Linear Answer - Proceeds from point to point, with final point being conclusion
Reasoning by analogy Answer - Analysis that compares facts of present case
with facts of similar previously-decided cases.
Civil Law Answer - defines the rights and duties of individuals and
organizations
Criminal Law Answer - defines an individual's obligation to society as a whole
COMPLETE SOLUTION!!
Social Contract Answer - Citizens give some freedom to government in
exchange for:
- National security
- physical infrastructure
- police/dispute resolution mechanisms
- business/commerce support
Federalism Answer - States agree to yield some of their sovereign power to
central gov't
State Sovereignty Answer - Each state has own constitution, own rights
- States retain broad authority to govern family, commercial, and contractual
relationships
2 kinds of government power Answer - Police Power: protect health/safety
Parens Patriae Power: welfare of all
Felony Answer - serious crime punishable by year + in prison
Misdemeanor Answer - Lesser crime
,Legislative Powers Answer - Congress (HOR, Senate)
Executive Powers Answer - President
Judicial Powers Answer - Supreme Court/Courts
Administrative Law Answer - Branch of law dealing with administrative
agencies/regulations
Procedural Due Process Answer - The manner in which the government
undertakes an action that interferes with individual liberty
Substantive Due Process Answer - how our laws, interpreted through our
courts define liberty and justice
Constitutional Principles Answer - popular sovereignty, limited government,
separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism
- government should only be able to interfere with people's lives if it needs to
in orderto fulfill its legitimate role
Bill of Rights Answer - The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Due Process Answer - fair treatment through the normal judicial system,
especially as a citizen's entitlement.
Liberty Interests Answer - Individuals have these which must be balanced
against the state interests
, - Bans Cruel and unusual punishment
- Bans double jeopardy
Doctrine of Stare Decisis Answer - a policy of courts to stand by a precedent
and apply it to all future cases where the facts are substantially the same; to
stand by things decided
- Makes law stable and predictable
Precedent Answer - judicial decisions that give rise to legal principles that can
be applied in future cases based upon similar facts
- Has binding authority
IRAC format Answer - Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion
- Method used by judges to make decision
Deductive reasoning Answer - Makes use of syllogism, type of logical
relationship involving major premise and minor premise
Linear Answer - Proceeds from point to point, with final point being conclusion
Reasoning by analogy Answer - Analysis that compares facts of present case
with facts of similar previously-decided cases.
Civil Law Answer - defines the rights and duties of individuals and
organizations
Criminal Law Answer - defines an individual's obligation to society as a whole
