Psci 1101 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSCI 1101 Exam 1 with Correct Answers Natural Liberties - Answer-As human beings, we are born with certain rights that the government has no right to take away from us Came from nature or from G-d Fearful it would be seen as an exhaustive set of liberties Civil Liberties - Answer-Outlined by the law--Basic political freedoms that protect citizens from governmental abuses of power Sovereign Power - Answer-The supreme power of an independent state to regulate its internal affairs withou...

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...

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...

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 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 Final Exam with Correct Answers Trustee model of representation - Answer-Voter's job is minimal, we just elect people who will make the best decisions Delegate model of representation - Answer-representatives are expected to represent what we would do even if they disagree. 80% want this Politico model of representation - Answer-there to make deals—negotiate among interests to make decisions Descriptive model of representation - Answer-government looks like the people. if ...

PSCI 1101 Midterm 1 Test with A+ Graded Solutions separation of powers - Answer-The principle of dividing governmental powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. checks and balances - Answer-A major principle of American government in which each of the three branches is given the means to check (to restrain or balance) the actions of the others. veto power - Answer-A constitutional power that enables the chief executive (president or governor) to reject ...

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...

Hypodermic hypothesis - Answer Media injects ideas into our brain, but we don't believe everything we see/hear/read So, we choose sources that typically agree with us Agenda setting - Answer Media coverage makes people think an issue is important/ focuses attention on a certain issue Too large of a roll in determining issues? Show stories of "relative" importance Media has power to set political agenda Ex: Role of media in Vietnam war (televised footage

PSCI 1101 Exam 3 with Complete Solutions Graded A+ Puzzle of parties - Answer-Politicians build parties to raise money, awareness, chances of winning elections etc. Parties are beneficial to the politicians. Why 2 parties? - Answer-party can win a seat only if its candidate gets the most votes (difficult for smaller parties); election laws favor major parties, need fewer signature than a party to be endorsed or put on the ballot, nature of election process works against third-party candida...