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PSCI 2305 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSCI 2305 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
What are politics? - Answer -Means by which society settles its conflicts and allocates
the resulting benefits and costs. Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how
the government should function. Emphasize: liberty, equality, democracy.
What is power? - Answer -The ability of persons, groups, or institutions to influence
political developments.
What is political culture? - Answer -- attitudes toward the political system and the role
we play in it
- shared ideas about who should govern, how they should govern, and by what means
they should govern
- derived from country's traditions
- defines relationship between government and citizens
Emphasize: liberty, equality, democracy
What are the core values of American political culture? - Answer -Equality, liberty, self-
government, and individualism.
What is classical liberalism? What are the beliefs of classical liberalism? - Answer -Rule
of Law, optimistic views for meaningful change, and defined functions for government.
-Classical Liberalism is:
--Rooted in the 17th century Enlightenment
--Modern/ western democracy with representative government, constitutional freedoms
and liberties
-Response to Traditional Framework
--Man is defined by the society in which he lives
--Needs of society outweigh needs of individual
-Liberal Philosophy
--Society exists because of the choices of individuals
--Needs of individual paramount to needs of society.
What is popular consent? - Answer -Government draws its power from consent of
governed.
What is popular sovereignty? - Answer -People have the right to create, abolish, and
change their governments.
, What is natural law? - Answer -Society should be governed by ethical principles and
understood by reason.
What is the difference between equality of condition and equality of result? - Answer -
equality of opportunity - a concept that no person should be held back because of race,
religion, etc.
equality of condition - not everyone is born with the same abilities but should have an
equal share of worldly goods.
What is political socialization? What agents socialize people? What is the most
important socializing agent on people's political beliefs? - Answer --Political
Socialization: the process by which individuals acquire political orientation, views and
dispositions.
--How you have come to think about politics
-Factors that Influence Political Socialization
--Family
--School and Peers
--Political Culture
--The Mass Media
--Social Groups
--Religious Belonging
--Events
-Political learning is a lifelong process:
--Political orientation solidifies in late adolescence
--we tend to become more involved in politics as we age
-Why do we tend to become more involved in politics as we age?
--More information means more likely to participate
--Older people tend to have more stake in their community
What effect does education have upon political beliefs? - Answer -Hurts American's
understanding of current political events. Low levels of knowledge can lead to rapid
opinion shifts on issues.
What impact does religion have upon political beliefs? - Answer -It creates voting
blocks.
What are group effects? - Answer -Certain characteristics that allow persons to be
separated into categories that affect development of political beliefs and opinions;
religion, ethnicity, gender, age
What is party identification? - Answer -Emotional loyalty to a political party; not a formal
membership
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