POSC 100 CSULB EXAM 1 fully solved 2024/2025

POSC 100 CSULB EXAM 1State Vs Government - correct answer A government is the political administration of a country or state. A state is the geographic entity that has a distinct fiscal system, constitution, and is sovereign and independent from other states as recognized by them. Types of Government - correct answer autocracy, oligarchy, democracy John Locke "Social Contract" - correct answer Enlightenment thinker John Locke applied reason to politics and society. Locke argued that government existed because people allowed them to exist. political ideology - correct answer A set of beliefs about the desired goals and outcomes of a process of governance In other words, what role do you believe gov't shouldn't play? How much power should it have? Over what areas of your public and personal life should it have control? American Political Culture - correct answer Equality Social, political, and economic Liberty Inalienable rights These are all tenets of Classical Liberalism Bill of Rights - correct answer First 10 amendments to the Constitution Ratifying conventions submitted many proposed amendments to the new Congress as they voted to ratify