Posi 2310 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

POSI 2310 Exam 2 Congress - ANSWER-bicameral system by population - ANSWER-How legislature is apportioned two per state - ANSWER-How senate is apportioned Beginning of Congressional session - ANSWER-January 4th 112th; 2011-2013 - ANSWER-Current congress House members - ANSWER-435 total Senate Members - ANSWER-100; 50 from each state Senator term - ANSWER-six years Representative term - ANSWER-two years Senate - ANSWER-more attuned to national needs House - ANSWER...

POSI 2310 Final Exam Political Culture - ANSWER-Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function Individualistic - ANSWER-The belief that government should limit its role to providing order in society, so that citizens can pursue their economic self-interests Moralistic - ANSWER-The belief that government should be active in promoting the public good and that citizens should participate in politics and civic activities to ensure that good Traditi...

POSI 2310 Exam 1 Review Political Culture: American's Enduring Beliefs - ANSWER-1. Pursue Learning 2. Serve the public 3. Uphold the law Pursue Learning - ANSWER-The educated citizen "knows that knowledge is power ... He knows that only an educated and informed people will be a free people, [and] that the ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all ..." Serve the public - ANSWER-The educated citizen "must be a participant and not a spectator." Uphold the...

POSI 2310: Exam 2- Study Guide Which article of the Constitutions primary emphasis is the federal court system? - ANSWER-Article III How many federal district courts are there? U.S. Court of Appeals? - ANSWER-94 federal district courts 12 U.S Court of Appeals About how many cases does the court hear in one year? - ANSWER-The Court receives approximately 10,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each year. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 75-80 cases. What is the dif...

POSI 2310: Exam 1 What is ideology? - ANSWER-An individual's coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government What do conservatives tend to believe? - ANSWER-That a government is best that governs the least and big government can only infringe on individual, personal, and economic rights (republican) What do liberals tend to believe? - ANSWER-They favor extensive government involvement in the economy and the provision of social services; they also want gover...

POSI 2310 Exam 1 Study Guide Types of Government & Contemporary Examples - ANSWER-One--------Autocracy Few--------Oligarchy Many-------Democracy Scope of Power - ANSWER-Totalitarian--no limits (North Korea) Authoritarian--open oppression of competing powers (Russia) Constitutional--substantive legal limits placed on powers of gov't (U.S) Direct vs. Representative Democracy - ANSWER-direct: citizens vote on laws representative: citizens vote for representatives who vote for laws ...

POSI 2310 Gazda Test 1 The US has certain rules in place to keep politics within peaceful bounds. These rules include all of the following except: - ANSWER-free markets, constitutionalism, democracy, not autocracy According to the Declaration of Independence, where does a government's "just power" come from? - ANSWER-the consent of the government Which important aspect of European thought had a big impact on the formation of the political culture of America? - ANSWER-Enlightenment ...

Posi 2310 Exam 3 What is an Economic Liberal? - ANSWER-those who believe government should do more to assist people who have difficulty meeting their economic needs of their own What is an Economic Conservative? - ANSWER-those who believe that the government tries too many things that should be left to private interests and economic markets What is Religious right? - ANSWER-a coalition of evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics to promote conservative and traditional values What ...

TXST POSI 2310 Exam 4 Review The political culture of Texas consists of - ANSWER-consists of the attitudes, values, and beliefs that most people in a political community have about the proper role of govt. and the (limited) role of citizens in that govt. Political Participation Consists of what Activities? - ANSWER-- running for office -voting -attending political meetings -working on campaigns -wearing a button -displaying a bumper sticker Briefly describe the Texas economy - ANSW...