Posi 2310 exam 1 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 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...

POSI 2310 Exam 1 Study Guide Types of Government & Contemporary Examples - ANSWER-One--------Autocracy Few--------Oligarchy Many-------Democracy Scope of Power - ANSWER-Totalitarian--no limits (North Korea) Authoritarian--open oppression of competing powers (Russia) Constitutional--substantive legal limits placed on powers of gov't (U.S) Direct vs. Representative Democracy - ANSWER-direct: citizens vote on laws representative: citizens vote for representatives who vote for laws ...

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 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 2- Study Guide Which article of the Constitutions primary emphasis is the federal court system? - ANSWER-Article III How many federal district courts are there? U.S. Court of Appeals? - ANSWER-94 federal district courts 12 U.S Court of Appeals About how many cases does the court hear in one year? - ANSWER-The Court receives approximately 10,000 petitions for a writ of certiorari each year. The Court grants and hears oral argument in about 75-80 cases. What is the dif...

Exam 1- POSI 2310 Why did the framers fear democracy? And what did they do to address it in the Constitution? - ANSWER--afraid the masses would be swayed by demagogues -they used separation of power, federalism, and limited suffrage How did the framers of the Constitution strengthen the national government? - ANSWER-President (stronger executive) expressed and implied powers How did the framers address their fear of a stronger national government? - ANSWER-Federalist Papers - made sur...

POSI 2310 Exam 1 Sarah Kupcho What are the elements required to be considered a state? - ANSWER-A state must include territory, population, government, sovereignty and recognition. What is a democracy? - ANSWER-A democracy is a system that permits citizens to play a part What is an Autocracy? - ANSWER-An Autocracy is governments in which a single individual rules. (Monarchy/Tyrant) What is an Oligarchy? - ANSWER-An Oligarchy is a government in which a small group makes decisions. ...