Psci 1100 exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM PSCI 1100 - Midterm 1 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Politics - answer- process of making collective decisions despite different preferences - Significant because each party's success in finding a solution requires the cooperation of others looking to solve a different problem Government - answer- consists of institutions and legally determined process for making and enforcing collective agreements. - Governments are significant ...

PSCI 1100 Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - answer-How did court rule? rules that Congress has the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland couldn't tax instruments of the national government employed in the execution of constitutional powers -Broader significance Court rules that congress has implied powers because of necessary and proper clause. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) - answer-How did the court rule? Regulation of steamboat operators i...

PSCI 1100 - Exam Review Questions With Correct Answers. Bicameralism - answerThe principle of a two-house legislature. One house can't act without the agreement of the other house. Bipartisanship - answerA policy that emphasizes a united front and cooperation between the major political parties, especially on sensitive foreign policy issues. Cabinet Government - answerA system of government in which most executive power is held by the cabinet, headed by a prime minister. Cabinet Solidar...

©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM PSCI 1100 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Australian ballot - answerA government-printed ballot with candidates from all parties represented, to be cast in secret that many states adopted around 1890 to reduce voting fraud associated with party-printed ballots cast in public. duverger's law - answerIn systems where a single winner is elected by a plurality, strategic voting tends to reduce the number of alternatives to two. D...

©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM PSCI 1100 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Authority - answerthe acknowledged right to make a particular decision bargaining - answerseeking an agreement to a conflict through direct negotiation between parties bicameralism - answera legislature comprised of two chambers with each holding a veto over the other cabinet - answera team of executives elected by the legislature coalition - answera group of individuals with a common inte...

PSCI 1100 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Definition of a 'Regime' - answerWhat defines a political community and gives it its basic identity/characters. The regime refers to a country's fundamental political institutions and the basic principles that inform them. Definition of a Constitution - answera body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. Typical Functions of a constitution - answe...

PSCI 1100 Exam Questions With Correct Answers. Bill of Rights - answer- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that guarantees rights to citizens - created out of fear of a government who would centralize power and impose tyrannical rule - important because forces gov to protect civil rights and prevents tyranny 1st Amendment - answerFreedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition - important because it guarantees rights to citizens 5th Amendment - answer- contains provis...

PSCI 1100 A Exam Questions With Correct Answers. What is a state? - answer1. system of govt that govern a population/territory 2. makes binding decisions & has public sectors 3. exercises a monopoly of force that is internal/externally recognized without outside interference 4. legitmacy of powerholders is recognized internally/externally What is a normative theory - answerconcepts that explain politics as they should be on the basis of normative life Thomas Hobbes - answerstate is need...

Final Exam PSCI 1100 Questions With Correct Answers. Where are political parties? - answerThree "locations": 1) Party in the electorate (PIE) 2) Party as an organization (PAO) 3) Party in government (PIG) Why do parties exist? - answer- Value for politicians: Parties help create durable coalitions. - Value for voters: Parties provide a simple cue that helps voters make decisions. - Value for activists: Parties provide a more effective way of electing members who serve the activists' ...