PLS 101 EXAM 1 MISSOURI STATE
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⩥ Modern Dilemmas of Democracy. Answer: Freedom vs Equality
⩥ Freedom. Answer: Freedom of, Freedom from
⩥ Order. Answer: Preserving life and protecting property
⩥ Equality. Answer: Political, social, opportunity and outcome
⩥ Direct Democracy. Answer: All members of the group meet to make
decisions, observing political equality and majority rue
⩥ Indirect Democracy. Answer: citizens participate in government by
electing public officials to make government decisions on their behalf
⩥ Democracy. Answer: A system of government in which, in theory, the
people rule either directly or indirectly
, ⩥ Republic. Answer: A gov. rooted in the consent of the governed,
whose power is exercised by elected representative responsible to the
governed
⩥ Libertarians. Answer: Those who are opposed to using government to
promote either order or equality
⩥ Freedoms of Colonial Americans. Answer: Religion, Inherit property,
Choose Profession
⩥ Boston Tea Party. Answer: Brits taxed the colonist, the colonists
protested by throwing tea into Boston harbor
⩥ What was the Art. of Confederation?. Answer: The compact among
the 13 original states that established the 1st gov. of the USA
⩥ John Locke and God given rights. Answer: Rights on earth come from
God; Rights are Life, Liberty, and Property
⩥ Social Contract Theory. Answer: Belief that the people agree to set up
rulers for certain purposes and thus have the right to resist or remove
rulers who act against those purposes
⩥ Major Premise. Answer: Social Contract Theory
UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Modern Dilemmas of Democracy. Answer: Freedom vs Equality
⩥ Freedom. Answer: Freedom of, Freedom from
⩥ Order. Answer: Preserving life and protecting property
⩥ Equality. Answer: Political, social, opportunity and outcome
⩥ Direct Democracy. Answer: All members of the group meet to make
decisions, observing political equality and majority rue
⩥ Indirect Democracy. Answer: citizens participate in government by
electing public officials to make government decisions on their behalf
⩥ Democracy. Answer: A system of government in which, in theory, the
people rule either directly or indirectly
, ⩥ Republic. Answer: A gov. rooted in the consent of the governed,
whose power is exercised by elected representative responsible to the
governed
⩥ Libertarians. Answer: Those who are opposed to using government to
promote either order or equality
⩥ Freedoms of Colonial Americans. Answer: Religion, Inherit property,
Choose Profession
⩥ Boston Tea Party. Answer: Brits taxed the colonist, the colonists
protested by throwing tea into Boston harbor
⩥ What was the Art. of Confederation?. Answer: The compact among
the 13 original states that established the 1st gov. of the USA
⩥ John Locke and God given rights. Answer: Rights on earth come from
God; Rights are Life, Liberty, and Property
⩥ Social Contract Theory. Answer: Belief that the people agree to set up
rulers for certain purposes and thus have the right to resist or remove
rulers who act against those purposes
⩥ Major Premise. Answer: Social Contract Theory
