Pos 110 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Entertainment - Medias ability to entertain or amuse you may watch a ghetto hood movie to be entertained but you may inadvertenly learn how to cook crack, though the filmakers goal was to entertain you but your use of the content was different. A democracy versus a republic - In a republic, a constitution or charter of rights protects certain inalienable rights that cannot be taken away by the government, even if it has been elected by a majority of voters. In a "pure democracy," the majo...

POS 110 Final Exam ASU - Sample Test, Study Guide and Jeopardy review Exam In Maryland v. King., how many of the nine Supreme Court Justices had to vote to accept the case? - answer4 Precedent refers to: A. a rule passed by Congress that the courts must follow b. a person's right to bring a case to the judicial system c. a previously decided case that other courts use as a guide d. a way of chewing gum--Press a (Tri)dent - answerC This compromise became part of the Constitution and...

POS 110 Final Exam ASU - Sample Test, Study Guide and Jeopardy review Exam In Maryland v. King., how many of the nine Supreme Court Justices had to vote to accept the case? - answer4 Precedent refers to: A. a rule passed by Congress that the courts must follow b. a person's right to bring a case to the judicial system c. a previously decided case that other courts use as a guide d. a way of chewing gum--Press a (Tri)dent - answerC This compromise became part of the Constitution and...

In-person surveys have become less common over time due to which major problem? correct answers In-person surveys are much more expensive than telephone polls. Political scientists have noted that the policy mood of Americans is rarely fixed. Generally, following an era of conservatism with a Republican president in office, public opinion will shift more toward ________ in the next election. correct answers Liberalism Elections are one way that the public expresses its views about govern...

NR603 Week 2 Part 2 Requirements: Michelle continues to work in the bakery and her asthma has been well controlled on a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid inhaler, Singular 10mg daily, and Albuterol prn which she uses 1-2 times per week. Michelle presents to the clinic with an acute illness that developed 2 days ago and has a respiratory rate of 24, mild SOB with exertion, O2 saturation of 94%, and complaint of inspiratory and expiratory wheezing. She is able to speak and states her temperature o...

Redistricting correct answers The redrawing of congressional and other legislative district lines following the census, to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as possible in population. Taking direction from leaders: House members versus senators correct answers Senators are generally less likely to take directions from their leaders than House members because senators think of themselves as being equals and are only willing to be led by persuasion. How and by whom ...

4 functions of modern media correct answers surveillance (elected governor because it was in the newspaper and we know to dress appropriately because we watched the weather forecast) correlation (the medias interpretive or analytical activities.) transmission (the medias ability to communicate values, norms and styles across time and between groups in the 1930s women were not treated fairly and homes in the 1950s were suburban and polished you could look at television programs and magazines t...

How government should be judged, according to John Stuart Mill correct answers any form of government should be judged on its ability to promote the individual as a progressive being Periods of European thought that affected political culture in the early United States correct answers - European overseas expansion and sustained contacts with Africans and American Indians dramatically altered European views of social, political, and economic relationships among and between white and nonwhite...

Periods of European thought that affected political culture in the early United States correct answers - European colonization of Africans and Native Americas altered European views of social, political, and economic relationships among and between white and nonwhite peoples. -Spanish and Portuguese explorers had limited understanding of the native peoples they encountered in the Americas, leading to debates over how Native Americans should be treated and how "civilized" these groups were com...

Effect of applying the "closed rule" to a bill correct answers A procedural maneuver in the House of Reps that prohibits any amendments to any bills up for a vote on the house floor, unless they are recommended by the committee reporting the bill. This speeds up consideration, increases leadership control, reduces member input, and creates predictable outcomes. Redistricting and how it is carried out correct answers Redrawing of electoral maps. The majority party in the state legislature ...