UNT PSCI 2306 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Define politics. Answer - Process of influencing the actions of officials and the
policies of a nation, state, locality, or community.
Explain what is the law. Answer - Rules and regulations made and enforced by
government that regulate the conduct of people within a society
Explain what are institutions. Answer - Specific arrangements through which
political power is organized and exercised
Explain the purpose of politics. Answer - Process of determining "Who gets
what, when, and how" (Laswell)
Describe direct democracy. Answer - A political system in which citizens vote
directly on public policies.
Describe indirect democracy. Answer - People choose representatives who
make decisions on their behalf.
What are the differences between a delegate and a trustee? Answer -
Delegates are representatives that act/vote based on the preferences of the
citizens who elected them.
Trustees are representatives that act/vote on behalf of what they believe will
best serve the public's interest.
,Explain the social contract. Answer - An agreement in which people give their
government the ability to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning
society.
Citizens must participate and hold officials accountable.
Explain how citizens benefit from participating in a democracy. Answer - Ability
to influence politics and policy.
Participation helps ensure stability.
Wide variety of participants prevents any one group from dominating.
Ensures that citizens are more tolerant of wide-ranging political views.
Define and explain other forms of government including oligarchies and
monarchies. Answer - Monarchies
Tyrannies
Aristocracies
Oligarchies
Anarchies
, Explain how citizens differ from subjects. Answer - Subjects look up to a
master, but citizens are so far equal, that none have hereditary rights superior
to others. Each citizen of a free state contains, within himself, by nature and
the constitution, as much of the common sovereignty as another.
Define and explain the function of a political culture. Answer - General political
orientation or disposition of a nation.
Helps us bridge divides and provides people with a common language for
talking about politics.
Gives us a shared set of normative beliefs values, and attitudes about how
government should function.
Define political ideology and partisan identification and explain their functions.
Answer - Political ideology is the set of beliefs about the desired goals and
outcomes of government action.
Partisan identification is an individual's attachment to a particular political
party.
Explain how political culture, political ideology, and partisan identifications are
connected. Answer -
Explain the concept and purpose of pluralism. Answer - Theory of government
influence that views the distribution of political power among many competing
groups to keep any one of them in check
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US government has multiple opportunities to participate and it provides open
access to a wide variety of government officials
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Define politics. Answer - Process of influencing the actions of officials and the
policies of a nation, state, locality, or community.
Explain what is the law. Answer - Rules and regulations made and enforced by
government that regulate the conduct of people within a society
Explain what are institutions. Answer - Specific arrangements through which
political power is organized and exercised
Explain the purpose of politics. Answer - Process of determining "Who gets
what, when, and how" (Laswell)
Describe direct democracy. Answer - A political system in which citizens vote
directly on public policies.
Describe indirect democracy. Answer - People choose representatives who
make decisions on their behalf.
What are the differences between a delegate and a trustee? Answer -
Delegates are representatives that act/vote based on the preferences of the
citizens who elected them.
Trustees are representatives that act/vote on behalf of what they believe will
best serve the public's interest.
,Explain the social contract. Answer - An agreement in which people give their
government the ability to rule over them to ensure an orderly and functioning
society.
Citizens must participate and hold officials accountable.
Explain how citizens benefit from participating in a democracy. Answer - Ability
to influence politics and policy.
Participation helps ensure stability.
Wide variety of participants prevents any one group from dominating.
Ensures that citizens are more tolerant of wide-ranging political views.
Define and explain other forms of government including oligarchies and
monarchies. Answer - Monarchies
Tyrannies
Aristocracies
Oligarchies
Anarchies
, Explain how citizens differ from subjects. Answer - Subjects look up to a
master, but citizens are so far equal, that none have hereditary rights superior
to others. Each citizen of a free state contains, within himself, by nature and
the constitution, as much of the common sovereignty as another.
Define and explain the function of a political culture. Answer - General political
orientation or disposition of a nation.
Helps us bridge divides and provides people with a common language for
talking about politics.
Gives us a shared set of normative beliefs values, and attitudes about how
government should function.
Define political ideology and partisan identification and explain their functions.
Answer - Political ideology is the set of beliefs about the desired goals and
outcomes of government action.
Partisan identification is an individual's attachment to a particular political
party.
Explain how political culture, political ideology, and partisan identifications are
connected. Answer -
Explain the concept and purpose of pluralism. Answer - Theory of government
influence that views the distribution of political power among many competing
groups to keep any one of them in check
-
US government has multiple opportunities to participate and it provides open
access to a wide variety of government officials
