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POSI 2310 Exam 2 Congress - ANSWER-bicameral system by population - ANSWER-How legislature is apportioned two per state - ANSWER-How senate is apportioned Beginning of Congressional session - ANSWER-January 4th 112th; 2011-2013 - ANSWER-Current congress House members - ANSWER-435 total Senate Members - ANSWER-100; 50 from each state Senator term - ANSWER-six years Representative term - ANSWER-two years Senate - ANSWER-more attuned to national needs House - ANSWER...

POSI 2310 Exam 1 Review Political Culture: American's Enduring Beliefs - ANSWER-1. Pursue Learning 2. Serve the public 3. Uphold the law Pursue Learning - ANSWER-The educated citizen "knows that knowledge is power ... He knows that only an educated and informed people will be a free people, [and] that the ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all ..." Serve the public - ANSWER-The educated citizen "must be a participant and not a spectator." Uphold the...

POSI 2310 - Exam 1 citizenship - ANSWER-informed and active membership in a political community knowledge - ANSWER-the first pre-requisite for achieving an increased sense of political efficacy. Having a few opinions to offer the pollster or to guide your decisions in a voting booth. political efficacy - ANSWER-the belief that ordinary citizens can affect what government does, that they can make government officials listen to them. totalitarian government - ANSWER-a system of rule in...

POSI 2310 Exam 1 What are the characteristics of the american political system? - ANSWER-Conflict, competition, cooperation, community, and compromise What is the conflict between liberty and security - ANSWER-It's an inversely proportional relationship, where if one increases the other decreases, and vice versa What is political ideology? - ANSWER-What we think about policy issues and government's role in our lives What is political culture? - ANSWER-Collective belief of what gove...

POSI 2310: Exam 1 What is ideology? - ANSWER-An individual's coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government What do conservatives tend to believe? - ANSWER-That a government is best that governs the least and big government can only infringe on individual, personal, and economic rights (republican) What do liberals tend to believe? - ANSWER-They favor extensive government involvement in the economy and the provision of social services; they also want gover...