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UNT PSCI 2306 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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UNT PSCI 2306 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Term 1 of 64
Explain what are institutions.
The process of creating laws and regulations in a society.
Specific arrangements through which political power is organized and exercised
Physical locations where government meetings are held.
A set of cultural traditions passed down through generations.
Term 2 of 64
Identify how many states were needed to ratify the United States Constitution.
Ratification requires a unanimous vote from the supreme court.
Required approval from 9 of the 13 states
Approval from all 50 states is necessary for any amendment.
Only a simple majority of congress is needed to ratify.
,Term 3 of 64
Explain how citizens benefit from participating in a democracy.
Ability to influence politics and policy.
Participation helps ensure stability.
Wide variety of participants prevents any one group from dominating.
Ensures that citizens are more tolerant of wide-ranging political views.
Subjects look up to a master, but citizens are so far equal, that none have hereditary
rights superior to others. Each citizen of a free state contains, within himself, by nature
and the constitution, as much of the common sovereignty as another.
Article 6:
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States...shall be the supreme Law of the
Land: and the Judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution
or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
Individuals are seen as responsible for their own well-being.
Assume that what is good for society automatically follows from individuals pursuing
their own interests.
,Term 4 of 64
What is Dillon's Rule and how does it relate to local government?
Did not want to ratify the Constitution
Fear strong national government; want states to have more power
Tended to be poorer (e.g. small farmers)
Created a confederation (a decentralized government in which independent states unite
for a common purpose) of states.
National government could conduct foreign affairs, maintain the army and navy, have
coin money, and establish post offices.
It could not impose taxes, there was no central leader, Congress could pass laws but had
little power to enforce them, there was no authority to regular interstate activities, and
amendments required unanimous consent from the states.
Local governments are "creatures of the state."
State legislatures can, at any time, alter the boundaries of a local government, expand or
narrow its powers, or abolish it.
People choose representatives who make decisions on their behalf.
, Term 5 of 64
Define policy diffusion and give an example of it.
In a unitary system, the central government is all-powerful, and has the last say in
matters.
A federal system is a system in which the central government and regional and local
governments share power.
A confederation is a government where the states or regional governments have more
power than the central government.
From the Virginia Plan
- Strong national government
- Single executive and judiciary branch
- Bicameral structure
From the New Jersey Plan
- Equal power for the states in one house of the legislature
A political system in which citizens vote directly on public policies.
Decisions that are made about policy in one context (state) influence the decisions made
about policy in another context (state).
Legalization of marijuana.
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