Psci 110 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSCI 110 Exam 4 Questions with Correct Answers New Update The United States' promotion of human rights is - Answer-less important than security and economic concerns. What would the framers of the Constitution think of the president's ability to commit U.S. military forces abroad? - Answer-They would be surprised because Congress was assigned the power to declare war. The president can create legally binding understandings between the United States and another country without seeking ...

PSCI 1101 Final Test with Complete Solutions distributive theory - Answer-The idea that members of Congress will join committees that best serve the interests of their district and that committee members will support each other's legislation. informational theory - Answer-The idea that having committees in Congress made up of experts on specific policy areas helps to ensure well-informed policy decisions. Markup - Answer-one of the steps through which a bill becomes a law, in which the...

Uncooperative localism - Answer under coercive federalism, localities/states resist state/fed gov't in order to adhere to what their constituents need/want, ex. Dallas upholding abortion rights, "sanctuary" cities for undocumented immigrants Separation of Powers - Answer Separate institutions sharing powers, ambition counteracts ambition Hegemonic liberalism - Answer classical liberalism (law abidance, political equality, freedom) is ruling ideology, have never had to struggle against a...

Sherman's Anti - trust Act - Answer End of 1880s decided monopolies = too powerful due to stronghold on their industries created procedures to breakup monopolies to invite/create competition ( occurred due to Rockefeller oil industry) undermined the fair market (ex: meat and drug standards) The New Deal Administrative State - Answer 1930s created to ensure the GD doesn't happen again

why is there a strong tribal identity in Zambia - Answer British colonialist policies to encourage chiefs power (some even had native authority) why was language so important in Zambia - Answer missionary activity, colonial education policies for language selection, labor migration caused to think in terms of language (Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, and Lorzi)

PSCI 1101 Final Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What are features of the party system? - Answer--Decentralized, fragmented party coalitions -Professional politicians What was the first party system? - Answer--Consisted of the federalists challenging the nascent democratic-republicans -Faded after the war of 1812 What was the second party system? - Answer-Formed due to fallout from the election of 1824 and formation of a democratic party to counter successors to the feder...

Why is the Speaker of the House such a critical role in Congress? - Answer The House Speaker is both the presiding officer of the House of Representatives and the leader of the majority party. The Speaker is also second to the Vice-President of the US in the line of succession to the Presidency Which chamber may initiate tax legislation (and why is this symbolically important) - Answer What are "veto points" and how do they help us understand the pace of legislation in politics today? -...

PSCI 1101 TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Caucus problems-worth it? - Answer-Hard to Boulder voters to caucus Explaining trumps success - Answer-1. personality and politics Winning southern states Non educated base Authoritarian stance Political party - Answer-Group that organizes to: 1. Win elections 2. Determine policy 3. Run the government Republicans - Answer-2012 data: 91.5 percent white support Catholic support has grown a lot So has evangelical Democrats -...

PSCI 1101 Midterm 2 Test Questions and Answers All Correct Mass Associations - Answer-IG that have a large number of dues-paying individuals as members Peak Associations - Answer-IG whose members are businesses or other organizations rather than individuals Collective Action Problem - Answer-a situation in which the members of a group would benefit by working together to produce some outcome, but each individual is better off refusing to cooperate and reaping benefits from those who do th...

PSCI 1102 Midterm Quiz Questions and Answers All Correct What is the difference between GDP and real GDP? - Answer-GDP tracks the total value of goods and services produced in an economy in a given time period by calculating all their quantities and all their prices. Real GDP tracks the total value of goods and services calculating the quantities but using constant prices. One is adjusted for inflation (real) and one is not Use this figure to explain the difference between poverty and inequ...