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POLS 207 Exam 1 Review (TAMU Smith) exam questions with 100% correct answers 2024

TAMU POLS 207 Exam 1 with 100% correct answers.

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POLS 207 Exam 1 Review TAMU exam questions with 100% correct answers 2024.

POLS 207 exam questions with 100% correct answers 2024

POLS 207 exam questions with 100% correct answers 2024.

States are different... 1. Populations & political actors 2. Social & economic conditions 3. Cultures & historical circumstances 4. Institutions & political systems Police Powers States & localities have power to make laws and regulations that promote the HEALTH, SAFETY, WELFARE, & MORALS of their communities Examples of 'Police Powers' Police & Firefighters, Education, Transportations (highways) State Population Growth Uneven growth across states Texas +21% ...

What is the overall purpose of government? Promote the overall good 2. Goal of politics? Develop virtue To be happy truly, you must be practicing virtue (Greek philosophy) Impossible for an immoral person to be happy (ie. an addict can only feel happiness through their addiction and eventually that fades as well) Incocate virtue into the citizens for them to be happy 3. What are the three types of virtuous governments according to Aristotle? 1. Monarchy 1. Lead by a virtuous...

Rational Voter Someone who will only vote if the personal benefits (preferred candidate wins) outweigh the costs (time & energy to vote) Who does not vote Young, unemployed, uneducated, low income Who votes Older, employed, educated, high income, white Why do some states have higher voter turnout Swing states- receive more candidate visits/ads. Media predicting turnout early-discourages people from voting Differences in registration procedures Federally mandated voter...

What is economic development? Population growth and the income and educational levels of a state's population How has the ethnic composition of the United States changed in the last twenty years? Hispanics became the largest minority in the US. The Asian population is growing faster than any other minority. African Americans comprise about 13% of the total population of the US. Native Americans are about 1% of the population today. State and local governments are responsible for...