POSC 100 Exam Questions and Answers
A form of government in which elected officials, who make policy in the name of the people, are chosen
by the people in open, free elections is called - ANSWER-a republic or representative democracy
What is a common argument against democracy? - ANSWER-Both (b...
b. Political equality has been the part of the democracy standard that the United States has always paid
the most attention to.
c. The best way to protect individual liberties is ALWAYS to allow people to vote on them.
d. Although we like popular sovereignty, political liberty and political equality, it is a struggle to have all
of them at the same time because there are important contradictions that can exist among them. -
ANSWER✔✔-d. Although we like popular sovereignty, political liberty and political equality, it is a
struggle to have all of them at the same time because there are important contradictions that can exist
among them.
In the video lectures, which of the following words did we say was most closely associated with a well-
functioning democracy?
a. Compromise
b. Power
c. Tyranny of the majority
d. Consistency - ANSWER✔✔-a. Compromise
1. If a majority of elected officials voted to impose mandatory religious observations (e.g., school-
sponsored prayer in public schools) on all citizens, regardless of their religious beliefs, and this policy was
supported by a majority of the public, this would violate the principles of
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