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POS 110 Midterm TESU; Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
How government should be judged, according to John Stuart Mill Correct answer-any
form of government should be judged on its ability to promote the individual as a progressive
being
Periods of European thought that affected political ...
POS 110 Midterm TESU; Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
How government should be judged, according to John Stuart Mill Correct answer-any
form of government should be judged on its ability to promote the individual as a progressive
being
Periods of European thought that affected political culture in the early United States
Correct answer-- European overseas expansion and sustained contacts with Africans and
American Indians dramatically altered European views of social, political, and economic
relationships among and between white and nonwhite peoples.
-Spanish and Portuguese explorers had limited understanding of the native peoples they
encountered in the Americas, leading to debates over how American Indians should be treated
and how "civilized" these groups were compared to European standards.
-Many Europeans developed a belief in white superiority to justify their subjugation of Africans
and American Indians, using several different rationales.
-Native peoples and Africans in the Americas strove to maintain their political and cultural
autonomy in the face of European challenges to their independence and core beliefs. In spite of
slavery, Africans' cultural and linguistic adaptations to the Western Hemisphere resulted in
varying degrees of cultural preservation and autonomy.
-Clashes between European and American Indian social and economic values caused changes in
both cultures. Spanish colonizing efforts in North America, saw an accommodation with some
aspects of American Indian culture; by contrast, conflict with American Indians tended to
reinforce English colonists' worldviews on land and gender role
William Watts' and Lloyd Free's views on individualism in the United States Correct
answer-the emphasis that Americans place on economic self-reliance and free markets
, POS 110 Midterm TESU; Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
Majoritarianism, including limits on it Correct answer-the idea that the majority prevails
not only in elections but also in policy determination
Examples of pluralism Correct answer-as a society where multiple people, groups or
entities share political power.
where people with different cultural backgrounds keep their own tradition.
where labor unions and employers share in meeting the needs of employees.
What political thinking is Correct answer-The careful gathering and sifting of information
in the process of forming a knowledgeable view about a political issue.
Philosophy of the Declaration of Independence Correct answer-It stated that people have
natural (inherent) rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Based upon ideas first
expressed by European philosophers. - life, liberty, pursuit of happiness. People establish
government to protect those rights.
How the Federalists gained enough votes to ratify the Constitution Correct answer-a bill
of rights to be quickly added to the Constitution.
The goals of framers through grants of power in the Constitution Correct answer-
protecting liberty, grants and denial of power were used in the Constitution to limit the
government. "To establish a government strong enough to meet the nation's needs, to establish
a government that would not threaten the existence of the separate states, to establish a
, POS 110 Midterm TESU; Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
government that would not threaten liberty, and to establish a government based on popular
consent."
The separation of powers, including modifications, and checks and balances Correct
answer-Executive, legislative, and judicial powers in different branches (separation of powers).
No branch can control all powers or dominate the other branches. Legislative, executive, and
judicial powers check one another and share power (checks and balances).
James Madison and Federalist No. 10 Correct answer-addresses the question of how to
guard against "factions", or groups of citizens, with interests contrary to the rights of others or
the interests of the whole community. suggests that a representative republic form of
government is more effective against factions than a direct democracy
Marbury v. Madison Correct answer-forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in
the United States under Article III of the Constitution.
Why the electoral college was devised Correct answer-creates a buffer between
population and the selection of a President, the structure of the government that gave extra
power to the smaller states.
Reasons for different methods of selection and lengths of terms for major offices Correct
answer-The six-year Senate term represented a compromise between those constitutional
framers who wanted a strong, independent Senate and those who feared the possible tyranny
of an aristocratic upper house, insulated from popular opinion.
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