POSC 2306 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POSC 2306
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POSC 2306
POSC 2306 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Government - CORRECT ANSWER - A public institution with authority to formulate,
adopt, implement and enforce public policies for a society.
Public policy - CORRECT ANSWER - Government action designed to meet a public need
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POSC 2306 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Government - CORRECT ANSWER - A public institution with authority to formulate,
adopt, implement and enforce public policies for a society.
Public policy - CORRECT ANSWER - Government action designed to meet a public need
or goal as determined by a legislative body or other authorized officials.
Politics - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of policymaking that involves conflict and
cooperation between political parties and other groups that seek to elect government officials, or
to influence those officials when they make public policy, such as enacting and interpreting laws.
Political Culture - CORRECT ANSWER - reflects the political values and beliefs of a
people, explains how people feel about their government very much influences public opinion,
political party affiliation, and public policy.
Conservative - CORRECT ANSWER - The political culture in Texas is mostly
Liberal - CORRECT ANSWER - The other political ideology in Texas is
Texas has not been reluctant to - CORRECT ANSWER - Use the power of the state to
enforce traditional values, restrict abortions, and to impose severe penalties on law breakers
Conservative - CORRECT ANSWER - Public Policy in Texas
Texas state taxes are - CORRECT ANSWER - very low compared to other states with far
fewer resources to public services than most other states
, Demographics - CORRECT ANSWER - population characteristics, such as age, gender,
ethnicity, employment, and income, that social scientists use to describe groups in society
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER - the sharing of power between national and state
governments.
federal system of government - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S. was the first country to use a
Unitary System - CORRECT ANSWER - Constitutional authority rests with a national or
central government
May be democratic like Japan or Denmark
May be undemocratic like China
Confederal System - CORRECT ANSWER - Member states or regional governments have
all authority
Best modern day example of a confederation would be the European Union (EU)
Federal System - CORRECT ANSWER - Governmental power divided and shared
between a central government and state or regional governments
May be democratic like U.S., Germany and Mexico May be undemocratic like Pakistan and
Russia
Delegated powers - CORRECT ANSWER - Powers that the constitution gives the national
government
Expressed - CORRECT ANSWER - Those powers that are CLEARLY listed in in Article
I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
Implied - CORRECT ANSWER - Those powers that are assumed to exist in order for the
federal government to perform the functions that are expressly delegated.
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