POSC 225 Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Monarchy - CORRECT ANSWER royal family, constitutional vs traditional
Oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER elite few hold power, dictatorship
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER citizens consent to be governed
Elements of a trustworthy scientific poll - CORRECT ANSWER appropriate sample
size, sampling error
Liberal - CORRECT ANSWER -pro: gov actions to promote equality and more
spending on public housing
-anti: gov actions that restrict indv liberties
Populists - CORRECT ANSWER -pro:gov actions to promote equality, min wage laws
and gov actions that impose social order
Libertarians - CORRECT ANSWER -anti: gov actions that interfere with the market,
gov actions that restrict indv liberites
Conservatives - CORRECT ANSWER -ant: gov actions that interfere with the market
-pro: gov actions that impose social order
What are the fundamental values of the American social base? (7) - CORRECT
ANSWER freedom, equality, individualism, liberalism, democracy, property, and
constitutionalism
What are the primary influences that shape our individual political values? - CORRECT
ANSWER family, gender, race, ethnicity, religion
, What type of gov did Britain have in the late 18th century? How did it function? - CORRECT
ANSWER -monarchy
-House of commons (elected) and House of Lords (inherited)
Why did the british gov increase laws over the colonies? - CORRECT
ANSWER Boston tea Party
What are three laws that frustrated American colonists? - CORRECT
ANSWER currency act, stamp act, intolerable acts
Reasons why articles of confederation failed? - CORRECT ANSWER -provided weak
national gov
-gave congress no power to tax or regulate trade
-no common currency
-no executive or judicial branch
Key Tensions that framed how the US constitution was written? - CORRECT
ANSWER VA plan (based on population vs NJ plan (equal) lead to CT compromise
Slavery: southern vs northern economy (3/5 compromise)
What is the principle of checks and balances? - CORRECT ANSWER to keep one
single branch of government from having too much control
What is the process of amending the constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER 2/3 of both
house and senate-->convention (2/3 of all states)
Powers of legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER create laws, impeach, can
override vetos with 2/3 vote, approve federal judges
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Monarchy - CORRECT ANSWER royal family, constitutional vs traditional
Oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER elite few hold power, dictatorship
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER citizens consent to be governed
Elements of a trustworthy scientific poll - CORRECT ANSWER appropriate sample
size, sampling error
Liberal - CORRECT ANSWER -pro: gov actions to promote equality and more
spending on public housing
-anti: gov actions that restrict indv liberties
Populists - CORRECT ANSWER -pro:gov actions to promote equality, min wage laws
and gov actions that impose social order
Libertarians - CORRECT ANSWER -anti: gov actions that interfere with the market,
gov actions that restrict indv liberites
Conservatives - CORRECT ANSWER -ant: gov actions that interfere with the market
-pro: gov actions that impose social order
What are the fundamental values of the American social base? (7) - CORRECT
ANSWER freedom, equality, individualism, liberalism, democracy, property, and
constitutionalism
What are the primary influences that shape our individual political values? - CORRECT
ANSWER family, gender, race, ethnicity, religion
, What type of gov did Britain have in the late 18th century? How did it function? - CORRECT
ANSWER -monarchy
-House of commons (elected) and House of Lords (inherited)
Why did the british gov increase laws over the colonies? - CORRECT
ANSWER Boston tea Party
What are three laws that frustrated American colonists? - CORRECT
ANSWER currency act, stamp act, intolerable acts
Reasons why articles of confederation failed? - CORRECT ANSWER -provided weak
national gov
-gave congress no power to tax or regulate trade
-no common currency
-no executive or judicial branch
Key Tensions that framed how the US constitution was written? - CORRECT
ANSWER VA plan (based on population vs NJ plan (equal) lead to CT compromise
Slavery: southern vs northern economy (3/5 compromise)
What is the principle of checks and balances? - CORRECT ANSWER to keep one
single branch of government from having too much control
What is the process of amending the constitution? - CORRECT ANSWER 2/3 of both
house and senate-->convention (2/3 of all states)
Powers of legislative branch - CORRECT ANSWER create laws, impeach, can
override vetos with 2/3 vote, approve federal judges
