POLI 2051 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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POLI 2051
POLI 2051 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is government and why do we have it? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a formally
established way of making and carrying out political decisions
Politics - CORRECT ANSWER - The competition to shape government's impact on
society's pr...
POLI 2051 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is government and why do we have it? - CORRECT ANSWER - It is a formally
established way of making and carrying out political decisions
Politics - CORRECT ANSWER - The competition to shape government's impact on
society's problems and goals
In what ways is our present government undemocratic? - CORRECT ANSWER - violates
majority rule
Social contract theory - CORRECT ANSWER - -can guides us to some extent, normative
rather than empirical theory
-not a written contract, but a general agreement between people and their government
Normative - CORRECT ANSWER - the way things ought to be
Empirical - CORRECT ANSWER - the way things actually are
Purposes of government - CORRECT ANSWER - protecting life
protecting rights and liberties
providing public goods
promoting equality
Conflicts - CORRECT ANSWER - Citizens disagree about which functions are most
important and which functions should be vigorously enforced
, Political ideology - CORRECT ANSWER - A coherent set of beliefs about how policies
affect society and which policies are desirable. In the US, we think of two: liberals and
conservatives
Nolan chart - CORRECT ANSWER - -not all issues work with the chart, such as gun
control
-doesn't consider that some issues have more weight than others
-more tendencies not hard and fast rules
Policy process - CORRECT ANSWER - People-->linkage processes-->government
agenda-->government-->policies-->back to top (full circle)
Requirements for democracy - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. popular sovereignty
2. political equality
3. political liberty
Popular sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER - -government policies reflect wishes of
people
-government leaders are elected
-elections are free and fair
-people participate in the process
-high quality information is available
-the majority rules
-government policies are effective
Individualism - CORRECT ANSWER - idea that people should that the initiative and
accumulate the material advantages necessary for their well-being
Pluralism - CORRECT ANSWER - theory of American politics that holds that society's
interests are substantially represented through the activities of groups
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