POSC 225 exam 1
circle millennial article - correct answer ✔millennial feel disenfranchised,
skeptical, distrustful
why don't millennial participate in politics - correct answer ✔- issues feel
unrelateable
- less rooted in communities
- significant difference by demographic
- millennial gives attention to third parties
democracy - correct answer ✔system of rule by people, defined by the
existence of popular sovereignty, political equality, and political liberty
direct democracy - correct answer ✔form of political decision making in
which public business is decided by small assemblies
examples of direct democracy - correct answer ✔Greek city states, New
English town meetings, referendum
representative democracy - correct answer ✔indirect, elected
representatives work on behalf of the people
popular sovereignty - correct answer ✔people rule and govern themselves,
with representatives and officials, people are ultimate authority
- policies reflect wishes
- competitive, free, fair election
- people participate in political process
, political equality - correct answer ✔principle that each person carries equal
weight in the conduct of public business (voting)
political liberty - correct answer ✔principle that citizens in a democracy are
protected from government interference in the exercise of a range of basic
freedoms (speech, association, conscience)
Declaration of Independence - correct answer ✔call to revolution, not
framework, articulates ideas seen in the Constitution, grievances to King
ideas seen in Constitution - correct answer ✔-people have natural rights
-people create a government to protect these rights
-if the government fails to protect, then people can withdraw their consent and
make a new one
articles of confederation - correct answer ✔loose "league of friendship",
central government, few responsibilities and no power, precursor to
Constitution
Great Compromise - correct answer ✔New Jersey + Virginia Plan
created bicameral legislature
Framer's major goals - correct answer ✔government is to:
- meet needs
- not threaten separate states
- not threaten liberty (check and balances)
- be based on popular consent (republican)
circle millennial article - correct answer ✔millennial feel disenfranchised,
skeptical, distrustful
why don't millennial participate in politics - correct answer ✔- issues feel
unrelateable
- less rooted in communities
- significant difference by demographic
- millennial gives attention to third parties
democracy - correct answer ✔system of rule by people, defined by the
existence of popular sovereignty, political equality, and political liberty
direct democracy - correct answer ✔form of political decision making in
which public business is decided by small assemblies
examples of direct democracy - correct answer ✔Greek city states, New
English town meetings, referendum
representative democracy - correct answer ✔indirect, elected
representatives work on behalf of the people
popular sovereignty - correct answer ✔people rule and govern themselves,
with representatives and officials, people are ultimate authority
- policies reflect wishes
- competitive, free, fair election
- people participate in political process
, political equality - correct answer ✔principle that each person carries equal
weight in the conduct of public business (voting)
political liberty - correct answer ✔principle that citizens in a democracy are
protected from government interference in the exercise of a range of basic
freedoms (speech, association, conscience)
Declaration of Independence - correct answer ✔call to revolution, not
framework, articulates ideas seen in the Constitution, grievances to King
ideas seen in Constitution - correct answer ✔-people have natural rights
-people create a government to protect these rights
-if the government fails to protect, then people can withdraw their consent and
make a new one
articles of confederation - correct answer ✔loose "league of friendship",
central government, few responsibilities and no power, precursor to
Constitution
Great Compromise - correct answer ✔New Jersey + Virginia Plan
created bicameral legislature
Framer's major goals - correct answer ✔government is to:
- meet needs
- not threaten separate states
- not threaten liberty (check and balances)
- be based on popular consent (republican)
