PSCI 110 Exam prep test Questions Solved with 100% Correct answers
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PSCI 110
Institution
PSCI 110
Uncooperative localism - Answer under coercive federalism, localities/states resist
state/fed gov't in order to adhere to what their constituents need/want, ex. Dallas
upholding abortion rights, "sanctuary" cities for undocumented immigrants
Separation of Powers - Answer Separate institutions sh...
PSCI 110 Exam prep test Questions Solved
with 100% Correct answers
Uncooperative localism - Answer under coercive federalism, localities/states resist
state/fed gov't in order to adhere to what their constituents need/want, ex. Dallas
upholding abortion rights, "sanctuary" cities for undocumented immigrants
Separation of Powers - Answer Separate institutions sharing powers, ambition
counteracts ambition
Hegemonic liberalism - Answer classical liberalism (law abidance, political equality,
freedom) is ruling ideology, have never had to struggle against an oppressive regime,
and so a socialist tradition has never been possible
Ascriptive Americanism - Answer tradition of racial/gender hierarchy; American rights
are exclusive and only for some
Fenno's paradox - Answer Approval ratings for indiv. Congresspeople are much higher
than the approval rating for Congress overall, leads to reelection of incumbents despite
frustration's with Congress' impotence
Electoral Connection (Mayhew) - Answer MoC are single-minded seekers of reelection,
engage in advertising, credit claiming and position-taking to pursue this goal
MoC's motives affect Congressional organization (Dodd) - Answer MoC motivated by a
quest for indiv. power, Congress is structured to facilitate this -> decentralized cmte
gov't
,MoC's motives affect Congressional workload - Answer Congress does more
casework/pork barrel and less legislation bc this is what serves MoC's goals
MoC's motives affect Congressional policy - Answer Way Congress makes policy is tied
to elec. concerns, don't want to legislate in a way that upsets constituents, even if it's in
the public interest
delegate model of rep - Answer democracy, MoC's job is to enact constituents' will, they
should be responsive to public opinion
trustee model of rep - Answer republic, MoC's job is to serve constituency's interests,
even if this goes against' constituents' beliefs of what their interests are, can be held
accountable by electoral system
1st face of power - Answer ability to settle conflicts and make decisions
2nd face of power - Answer ability to set agenda and prevent conflict
3rd face of power - Answer preventing conflict from even being realized, shaping
desires/beliefs so that we are not even conscious of certain issues
1st rule of politics - Answer where you stand depends on where you sit, power is
exercised according to interests, preferences dictate principles
Federalist 10 - Answer a large republic > a small republic, multiplicity of groups/interests
means that that factions can counter each other, decreased prob. that one interest
comes to dominate
, Separatism - Answer separated institutions sharing power, Const. purposefully gave
branches overlapping, potentially clashing responsibilities so that each would naturally
try to push its own power and limit that of others, stalemates are part of adversarial,
slow politics
Necessary and Proper Clause - Answer Congress has the additional power to legislate in
a way that helps execute its enumerated powers
Vesiture Clause - Answer pres's powers are not enumerated, they have the power to
execute the laws of the US and have the implied powers to do this
"take care" clause (Art. II, Sect. 3) - Answer The pres should "take care" that the law is
carefully executed
boundary conditions - Answer fairly fixed limits on what acceptable in political debate
and society and what is not as dictated by pol. culture, ex. single-payer system is
considered "socialized medicine", having an extramarital affair is not pol. disqualifying,
but having one with a minor is
the 4 Americas - Answer Fracture on political culture leads to 4 diff accounts
emphasizing diff. values; Free America, Smart America, Real America, and Just America
Federalist 70 (Hamilton) - Answer Executive must be unitary in order to have energy and
be able to take swift action, and accountability
Informal powers of the pres. - Answer power to persuade, power to facilitate and
organize, ie. getting together groups of influential experts to talk about a given issue
Presidential character/psychology - Answer Results of presidency are defined by the
combination of the pres' energy and satisfaction
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