PSC 101 Final Exam Questions And Verified Detailed
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A - Answer Which of the following is NOT a true statement of cultural or political beliefs
in America.
A. America's origins as a wilderness society led to the belief that government is
responsible for providing material assistance to its citizens.
B. Americans place a greater emphasis than Europeans on personal advancement
through education.
C. Never has an American majority expressed a willingness to entrust health insurance
fully to the government.
D. America has a strong individualistic culture/
E. America's individualistic culture has not proved to be an absolute barrier to
government assistance.
A - Answer The United States has certain rules in place to keep politics withing peaceful
bounds. These rules include all of the following except.
A. Autocracy.
B.Democracy.
C. Constitutionalism.
D. Free markets.
E. None of these answers is correct.
B - Answer In a constitutional system,
A. There are no legal limits on the legitimate uses of power, as long as this power is
acquired through majority rule.
B. There are legal limits placed on government's power.
C. The economy is free enterprise-based.
,C. Officials govern by custom handed down from earlier leaders.
E. All citizens possess absolute free speech rights.
A -Answer A government's authority
A. is manifested when government officials exercise their right to apply power.
B. Is by definition not forceful .
C. Does not encompass the right to arrest and detain.
D.ensures that lawlessness prevails most of the time.
E. is founded on pluralism.
A - Response The procedure through which a society resolves its conflicts and
apportions the resulting benefits as well as costs is referred to as.
A. Politics.
B. Government.
C. Elitism.
D. Socialism.
E. Communism.
C. - Answer ________ is the ability of persons, groups, or institutions to influence political
developments.
A. Apathy .
B. Politics .
C. Power .
D. Liberty.
E. Political culture.
B - Answer The Greek words demos and kratis together mean
A. majority rule is sacred.
B. the people rule.
, C. government is good.
D. politics is immoral
E. the king is good.
E. - Answer John Stuart Mill believed that any form of government should be judged on
its ability to.
A. offer the individual a "plethora of policy options" in the democratic process.
B. guarantee that power will pass peacefully from one group of governing officials to
another.
C. offer social services for its citizenry.
D. guarantee peace and order in the territory under its control.
E. advance the individual as " a progressive being."
A. - Answer What is major barrier to political thinking?
A. unwillingness of citizens to make the effort.
B. unable to get access to any governmental institutions
C. elite distribution of the resources of political power.
D. unwillingness or inability of politicians and governmental institutions to make the
details of policy accessible to the public.
E. no access to news media sources other than sensationalist television or internet
content.
C - Answer What type of government suppresses individuality forcing people to think
and act in prescribed ways or suffer punishment?
a. communistic
b. socialistic
c. authoritarian
d. egalitarian
e. republican
A - Answer A totalitarian government
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