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PS 110 GRCC Exam #1 with correctAnswers
Politics ii- iiAnswers ii-Deciding iiwho iigets iiwhat, iiwhen, iiand iihow
"kto-kovo" ii- iiAnswers ii-Who iidoes iiwhat ii(defeats, iirules, iioppresses, iikills) iito iiwhom
Political iiScience ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistudy iiof iipolitics; iifor iiwhat iiends, iiand iiby iiwhat
iimeans; iilook iiat:
Participants: iivoters, iiinterest iigroups, iimedia, iietc.
The iiPolitical iiProcess: iiCampaigns, iielection, iilaw iimaking, iilobbying
Public iiPolicies: iiSocial iiwelfare, iieconomics, iiforeign iiaffairs
Normative: iihow iithings iishould iibe
Empirical: iiHow iithings iiare
Government ii- iiAnswers ii-Society-wide iiinstitution iithat iican iiapply iiand iiuphold iiits
iidecisions iithrough iithe iilegitimate iiuse iiof iiforce; iithe iiformal iiorganization iithrough
iiwhich iipolicies iiare iimade iiand iithe iistate iiis iimanaged
Legitimacy ii- iiAnswers ii-Something iiis iiwidely iiaccepted iias iinecessary, iirightful, iiand
iilegally iibinding
The iiState ii(3 iidefinitions) ii- iiAnswers ii-the iibasic iiunit iiof iiterritorial iigovernment; iicould
iimean:
An iiAmerican iistate, iior iia iiregional iigovernment
A iination-state; iithe iigovernment iiof iia iiwhole iicountry
Any iigovernment: iinational, iiregional, iior iilocal
The iiPurposes iiof iiGovernment ii- iias iilisted iiin iithe iipreamble iito iithe iiConstitution ii-
iiAnswers ii-Establish iijustice ii- iiest. iithe iirule iiof iilaw: iia iijust iisocial iiand iipolitical iiorder
Insure iidomestic iitranquility ii- iikeep iithe iipeace; iiprevent iirebellion, iianarchy
Provide iifor iithe iicommon iidefense ii- iimilitary, iianti-terrorism
Promote iithe iigeneral iiwelfare ii- iiprovide iipublic iigoods; iiimprove iithe iieconomy
Secure iithe iiblessings iiof iiliberty ii- iiensure iifreedoms iifor iiall
Social iiContract ii- iiAnswers ii-Government iiimplies iia iicontract iiamong iithe iipeople; iithey
iiobey iithe iilaws iiand iireceive iiprotection iiof iitheir iirights iiand iisafety
Public iiGoods ii- iiAnswers ii-Those iibest iidelivered iiby iipublic, iinot iiprivate, iimeans,
iibecause iieither:
Individuals iicannot iiafford iito iiprovide iithem iifor iithemselves; iiOR
, "Free iiRiders" iicannot iibe iiprevented iifrom iigaining iibenefits iiat iiothers' iicosts
Free iiMarket ii- iiAnswers ii-Voluntary iibuying iiand iiselling iiof iigoods iiand iiservices iiin iian
iiopen, iicompetitive iimarketplace
Gross iiDomestic iiProduct ii(GDP ii- iiAnswers ii-Total iinational iivalue iiof iiall iigoods iiand
iiservices iiproduced; iia iimeasure iiof iinational iieconomic iigrowth
Democracy ii- iiAnswers ii-Power iiis iiheld iiby iithe iipeople, iieither iidirectly iior iithrough
iirepresentatives ii(republic); iifrom iiGreek ii"rule iiby iithe iimany"
Democratic iiPrinciples ii(4) ii- iiAnswers ii-1) iiIndividual iidignity ii- iipresumes iipersonal
iifreedoms
2) iiEquality iibefore iithe iilaw ii- iinot iieconomic iiequality
3) iiWidespread iipolitical iiparticipation
4) iiMajority iirule, iiwith ii"one iiperson ii- iione iivote" ii= iipolitical iiequality
Representative iiDemocracy ii- iiAnswers ii-Public iidecisions iiare iidelegated iito iielected
iileaders
Direct iiDemocracy ii- iiAnswers ii-Citizens iimake iikey iigoverning iidecisions iicollectively,
iiby iimajority iivote; iivery iirare iifor iiregular iifunctions ii(New iiEngland iitown iihall, iiancient
iiGreek iicity-states)
Constitution ii- iiAnswers ii-Fundamental iilaw(s) iithat iilimit iistate iipowers, iiesp. iiover
iipersonal iifreedoms
Monarchy ii- iiAnswers ii-Power iiis iivested iiin iihereditary iikings iiand iiqueens; iican iiexist
iiunder iia iiconstitution
Authoritarianism ii- iiAnswers ii-Or ii"dictatorship"; iipower iiis iiheld iiby iia iismall iielite; iino
iipolitical iichallenge iito iithe iirulers iiis iiallowed
Totalitarianism ii- iiAnswers ii-The iistate ii(and/or iiparty) iiclaims iitotal, iigod-like iicontrol
iiover iiall iipersons iiand iiinstitutions; iino iifree iithought iior iiaction iiis iitolerated ii
e.g. iiN. iiKorea, iiCuba; iialso iiUSSR, iiNazi iiGermany
Elitist iiTheory ii- iiAnswers ii-Power iiis iiconcentrated iiin iia iismall iinumber iiof iiindividuals
iiand/or iiinstitutions; iiLasswell ii& iiLerner iiare iikey iitheorists; iialso iiMarx, iietc.
Pluralist iiTheory ii- iiAnswers ii-Many iiorganized iigroups iicompete iifor iipolitical iipower, ii&
iiindividuals iican iiparticipate iithrough iigroups iiand iielection iiactivities; iiequilibrium iinears
iisociety's iigoals
American iiExceptionalism ii- iiAnswers ii-American iiuniqueness iiin iithe iiworld; iiis iiAmerica
iia ii"Shining iiCity iiUpon iia iiHill"? iiHow iido iiwe iicompare iito iiother iicountries?
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