POLS 2311 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
In the Gettysburg address, Abraham Lincoln claims that the essence of
the nation--what makes the country what it is--is which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓The proposition that all men are created equal.
According to James Madison, the "very definition of tyranny" involves
Ans✓✓✓The accumulation of the executive, legislative, and judicial
powers in the same hands
Which of the following is an example of the executive branch checking
the legislative branch? Ans✓✓✓Vetoing legislation
According to our analysis of the argument of the Declaration of
Independence, it is self-evidently true that people are equal in the sense
that Ans✓✓✓human beings are fundamentally the same in whatever
makes them human
According to what Abraham Lincoln says in the Gettysburg Address,
which of the following was true of the nation that was established in
1776 and the nation in which he and his fellow citizens live 87 years
later during the Civil War? Ans✓✓✓They were the same in some
respects, but different in a few critically important ways
The primary purpose of Separation of Powers is best understood as
Ans✓✓✓Government for the people: to make it more likely that
government will be concerned with the rights of all than with only the
interests of a few government officials.
,OR
To prevent tyranny by government officials
The system of separation of power is designed not for _____, but for
_____. Ans✓✓✓efficiency; safety
Which of the following bests states the political problem as it appears in
the U.S after experience with both British government and the Articles
of Confederation? Ans✓✓✓People want to secure the natural liberty to
live and act as they wish to, and so they must agree to allow someone
else to tell them what to do.
According to the declaration of independence, which of the following
best describes a just government? Ans✓✓✓it secures rights and is
created by consent
According to the argument the declaration of independence, why would
free and equal people voluntarily put themselves in a situation where
someone else can tell them what to do? Ans✓✓✓People see it as a way
to go about getting the things that they want, or as a tactic to pursue
happiness
If all people have moral right to pursue happiness, which of the
following is the case? Ans✓✓✓people are not morally forbidden from
violating one another's rights when they think doing so might make
them happy
,Which of these four does not fit with the other three? Ans✓✓✓larger
rather than smaller legislative districts
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of
government? Ans✓✓✓to secure people's rights
The legislatures of three hypothetical communities located on the
continent of Enigami are described here. The populations of the three
countries are equal to another. Country Vera's legislature has 600
representatives who serve one-year terms. Country Chuck's legislature
has 200 representatives who serve three-year terms. Country Dave'
legislature has 400 representatives who serve two-year terms. Which
country has the smallest legislative districts? Ans✓✓✓Vera
The legislatures of three hypothetical communities located on the
continent of Enigami are described here. The populations of the three
countries are equal to another. Country Vera's legislature has 600
representatives who serve one-year terms. Country Chuck's legislature
has 200 representatives who serve three-year terms. Country Dave'
legislature has 400 representatives who serve two-year terms. Which
country's legislature is best designed to provide for energy in
government? Ans✓✓✓Chuck
Which of the following was a sign that government under the Articles of
Confederation was not working well? Ans✓✓✓Shay's Rebellion
, The most important and fundamental decision made by the delegates at
the constitutional convention was Ans✓✓✓To replace a confederation
with a strong national government.
The legislatures of three hypothetical communities located on the
continent of Enigami are described here. The populations of the three
countries are equal to another. Country Vera's legislature has 600
representatives who serve one-year terms. Country Chuck's legislature
has 200 representatives who serve three-year terms. Country Dave'
legislature has 400 representatives who serve two-year terms. Which
country's legislature is most structured to compromise between the
things needed for energy and stability, on the one hand, and the things
needed for Republican responsiveness on the other? Ans✓✓✓Dave
According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg address, the nation of the United
States began in the year of Ans✓✓✓The signing of the Declaration of
Independence.
Unitary Ans✓✓✓There is a sovereign central government. If there are
district or state government, they are created and controlled by the
central government.
Confederal Ans✓✓✓A collection of independent countries (can also be
called "states") which agree to work together for certain purposes.
Sovereignty rests in the individual countries. The central administration
for the confederation does not rule the member states or their citizens.
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
In the Gettysburg address, Abraham Lincoln claims that the essence of
the nation--what makes the country what it is--is which of the
following? Ans✓✓✓The proposition that all men are created equal.
According to James Madison, the "very definition of tyranny" involves
Ans✓✓✓The accumulation of the executive, legislative, and judicial
powers in the same hands
Which of the following is an example of the executive branch checking
the legislative branch? Ans✓✓✓Vetoing legislation
According to our analysis of the argument of the Declaration of
Independence, it is self-evidently true that people are equal in the sense
that Ans✓✓✓human beings are fundamentally the same in whatever
makes them human
According to what Abraham Lincoln says in the Gettysburg Address,
which of the following was true of the nation that was established in
1776 and the nation in which he and his fellow citizens live 87 years
later during the Civil War? Ans✓✓✓They were the same in some
respects, but different in a few critically important ways
The primary purpose of Separation of Powers is best understood as
Ans✓✓✓Government for the people: to make it more likely that
government will be concerned with the rights of all than with only the
interests of a few government officials.
,OR
To prevent tyranny by government officials
The system of separation of power is designed not for _____, but for
_____. Ans✓✓✓efficiency; safety
Which of the following bests states the political problem as it appears in
the U.S after experience with both British government and the Articles
of Confederation? Ans✓✓✓People want to secure the natural liberty to
live and act as they wish to, and so they must agree to allow someone
else to tell them what to do.
According to the declaration of independence, which of the following
best describes a just government? Ans✓✓✓it secures rights and is
created by consent
According to the argument the declaration of independence, why would
free and equal people voluntarily put themselves in a situation where
someone else can tell them what to do? Ans✓✓✓People see it as a way
to go about getting the things that they want, or as a tactic to pursue
happiness
If all people have moral right to pursue happiness, which of the
following is the case? Ans✓✓✓people are not morally forbidden from
violating one another's rights when they think doing so might make
them happy
,Which of these four does not fit with the other three? Ans✓✓✓larger
rather than smaller legislative districts
According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of
government? Ans✓✓✓to secure people's rights
The legislatures of three hypothetical communities located on the
continent of Enigami are described here. The populations of the three
countries are equal to another. Country Vera's legislature has 600
representatives who serve one-year terms. Country Chuck's legislature
has 200 representatives who serve three-year terms. Country Dave'
legislature has 400 representatives who serve two-year terms. Which
country has the smallest legislative districts? Ans✓✓✓Vera
The legislatures of three hypothetical communities located on the
continent of Enigami are described here. The populations of the three
countries are equal to another. Country Vera's legislature has 600
representatives who serve one-year terms. Country Chuck's legislature
has 200 representatives who serve three-year terms. Country Dave'
legislature has 400 representatives who serve two-year terms. Which
country's legislature is best designed to provide for energy in
government? Ans✓✓✓Chuck
Which of the following was a sign that government under the Articles of
Confederation was not working well? Ans✓✓✓Shay's Rebellion
, The most important and fundamental decision made by the delegates at
the constitutional convention was Ans✓✓✓To replace a confederation
with a strong national government.
The legislatures of three hypothetical communities located on the
continent of Enigami are described here. The populations of the three
countries are equal to another. Country Vera's legislature has 600
representatives who serve one-year terms. Country Chuck's legislature
has 200 representatives who serve three-year terms. Country Dave'
legislature has 400 representatives who serve two-year terms. Which
country's legislature is most structured to compromise between the
things needed for energy and stability, on the one hand, and the things
needed for Republican responsiveness on the other? Ans✓✓✓Dave
According to Lincoln in the Gettysburg address, the nation of the United
States began in the year of Ans✓✓✓The signing of the Declaration of
Independence.
Unitary Ans✓✓✓There is a sovereign central government. If there are
district or state government, they are created and controlled by the
central government.
Confederal Ans✓✓✓A collection of independent countries (can also be
called "states") which agree to work together for certain purposes.
Sovereignty rests in the individual countries. The central administration
for the confederation does not rule the member states or their citizens.
