Psci 110 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Politics - Answer The process that determines what government does. 3 Key Ideas of Politics - Answer Politics is conflictual, the political process matters, and politics is everywhere Free Market - Answer An economic system based on competition among business without government interference Economic Individualism - Answer The sovereignty of individuals to manage their own financial decisions without government interference

PSCI 1100 Study Test Questions with Answers Executive Office of the President - Answer-- A collection of agencies that help the president oversee department and agency activities, formulate budgets and monitor spending, craft legislation, and lobby Congress - Major components: White House Office, Office of Management and Budget (OPM), National Security Council, and Council of Economic Advisers, among other agencies - Important b/c help President carry out duties → has responsibility for...

PSCI 1100 Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers Entrenched Constitutional Act - Answer-Laws that are very hard to get rid of. - Seen as "supreme" laws and are amenable only by extraordinary means - Are the best way to ensure the rights of citizens will not be violated Executive Power - Answer-Power to "execute" or administer a law or policy Federalism/Federal system - Answer-A method of political organization which divides powers between general and regional governments, each...

PSCI 1100 Final Test with Complete Answers SO political action committee (PAC) - Answer-Since only $5000 can be donated from one PAC to a campaign, per election cycle, it limits the potential influence one group can have on a politician. However, there are loopholes. SO agenda-setting - Answer-It allows the news media to influence what the public thinks about, not what they think. SO beat system - Answer-It allows news organizations to work more efficiently, but also results in very simil...

In an average year, what is the state's largest single source of revenue? - Answer personal income taxes An "excise tax" is surcharge placed on: - Answer liquor, tobacco, and fuel When expenses exceed revenues, the state has: - Answer debt? (wrong ) Proposition 98 dictates that approximately _________ percent of the general fund budget must go to fund K-14 education every year. - Answer 40 percent

PSCI 1100 Midterm Exam with Complete Solutions Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) - Answer--How did the court rule? No constitutional right to abortion, overrules Roe and Casey -Broader significance Shows how government is becoming increasingly more conservative, republican state majorities and conservative SCOTUS. Ignores stare decisis by overturning legal precedent. Missouri Compromise of 1820 - Answer--Strictly political situation -Missouri admitted as a slave s...

Political capital - Answer build up good will by interacting with people over time, allows more political power. "build up and use up" Head of Government (the Two Presidencies) - Answer -Executive: carrying out laws passed by Congress (directing Executive branch, creating angencies to carry out legislation, executive orders) -Military: domestic emergencies (state-requested assistance, enforcing federal law against state wishes) -Legislative: (State of the Union address, Veto power, sign...

What ideas serve as the base of neoliberal education reform? a. All educable children must be prepared to think critically, to ask insightful questions, make reasoned arguments supported by facts, and actively participate in deliberations about the good life and the good society. b. Privatization, deregulation, and importation of terms and assumptions of business into public schools will create more successful schools. c. Public schools must instill the democratic principles of mutual respe...

PSCI 1101 Exam 1 with All Correct Answers Declaration of Independence - Answer-statement adopted by congress which announced the new 13 colony nation had succeeded from Great Britain Unalienable rights - Answer-life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness rights that cannot be taken Social Contract - Answer-members of a society will abide by and form a governmental system Tyranny - Answer-a repressive and arbitrarily cruel regime Confederation - Answer-a league of independent stat...

by potential group members by requiring participation, as in many labor unions. material benefits - Answer Benefits that are provided to individuals for joining a group, such as a coffee mug or a T-shirt, that are distinct from the collective benefits provided by the group. inside strategies - Answer The tactics employed within Washington, D.C., by interest groups seeking to achieve their policy goals.