Midterm 1 PSCI 210 Exam Questions With Correct Answers.
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Institution
PSCI 210
Midterm 1 PSCI 210 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Factions - answerterm used by Madison to denote what we now call interest groups
Separation of Powers - answerConstitutional division of powers among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law...
Midterm 1 PSCI 210 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
Factions - answer✔✔term used by Madison to denote what we now call interest groups
Separation of Powers - answer✔✔Constitutional division of powers among the legislative,
executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying
and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
Checks and Balances - answer✔✔A system that allows each branch of government to limit the
powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
public goods - answer✔✔a commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members
of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.
collective action problem - answer✔✔the difficulty in organizing large groups because of the
tendency of some individuals to freeload or slack off
free rider problem - answer✔✔The problem faced by unions and other groups when people do
not join because they can benefit from the group's activities without officially joining. The bigger
the group, the more serious the problem.
Politics - answer✔✔Method of maintaining, managing, and gaining control of government (who
gets what, when, and how)
political science - answer✔✔study of the organization and operation of governments
Ideology - answer✔✔A consistent set of beliefs by groups/individuals
conservative - answer✔✔A person who believes government power, particularly in the
economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom.
Liberal - answer✔✔the political label given to individuals who favor a large role for government
in education, labor, and social programs as a means for promoting greater equality
Authoritarian - answer✔✔A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute
power.
Oligarchy - answer✔✔A government ruled by a few powerful people
Republic - answer✔✔A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern
them and make laws.
True Democracy - answer✔✔a system of government in which decisions are made directly by
the people
Slave owning founding fathers - answer✔✔41/55
Institutions - answer✔✔Complex social organizations such as governments, economies, and
education systems
liberty - answer✔✔Freedom from government control
equality - answer✔✔As a political value, the idea that all people are of equal worth.
Inequality - answer✔✔the idea that people are not of equal worth
regulation - answer✔✔the use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in
the private sector
Declaration of Independence - answer✔✔1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain
Slavery in the Declaration of Independence - answer✔✔It was not in the Declaration of
Independance. It was originally but then taken out because the south would not have supported
it. "All men created equal"
Classical Liberalism - answer✔✔A term given to the philosophy of John Locke and other 17th
and 18th century advocates of the protection of individual rights and liberties by limiting
government power
State of Nature (Hobbes) - answer✔✔In order for people to accept entering civil society and the
social, must convince them to trade liberties for security. Needed government to protect one's
rights, such as life and property
Republicanism - answer✔✔A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives
serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed
Ascription - answer✔✔being born with or inheriting certain characteristics (wealth, high status,
and so on)
enumerated powers - answer✔✔Powers specifically given to Congress in the Constitution;
including the power to collect taxes, coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, and
declare war.
implied powers - answer✔✔powers that congress has that are not stated explicitly in the
constitution
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