AMERICAN GOV. TEST 1 | TOP SCORES MADE SIMPLE |
TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
Politics Answer: the process of resolving conflicts and deciding "who gets what, when,
and how".
Sources of conflict in government Answer: economic interests, culture wars, identity
politics, and ideology
Father of political science Answer: Aristotle
Political science Answer: application of the scientific methods to explain political
phenomena
normative inquiry Answer: value based questions (what should be)
empirical inquiry Answer: Observation based questions
Government Answer: Institutions and procedures by which a people and a territory are
ruled. A system for implementing decisions.
Sovereignty Answer: Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its
internal affairs by other states.
Locke: natural rights Answer: People have the right to life, liberty, and property. People
are born with rights not given to them (from God).
Hobbs: Social Contract Answer: people agreed to give up some of their rights in
exchange for protection from the scary world.
Functions of the government Answer: maintain order, provide for the common defense,
resolve conflicts, provide public goods, keep records, pursue social goals (promote
general welfare), and protect civil liberties and rights.
Federalist papers Answer: A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton,
John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in
detail.
How does the constitution deal with factions? Answer: Through checks and balances,
and separation of power.
Autocracy Answer: A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands
of a single individual.
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, An example of an autocracy Answer: A monarchy or dictatorship
Oligarchy or aristocracy Answer: A system of government in which the power to rule is
in the hands of a small group.
Democracy Answer: A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands
of the people (many).
Authoritarian Gov. Answer: no recognition of formal limits on there power. Only restraint
on power is through social or cultural economic institutions.
Examples of an authoritarian gov. Answer: China or Iran
Totalitarian Gov. Answer: no recognition of formal limits on there power. Seek to wipe
out any attempts to limit that power.
Example of a totalitarian gov. Answer: North Korea
Constitutional Gov. Answer: recognition of formal limits on there power. Restrained by
social, cultural, economic institutions. Formal limits through procedures and institutions.
People are free to oppose.
Why did the USA choose to be a republic? Answer: there could be majority rule with
protections on minority rights. The people have representation.
Declaration of Independence Answer: Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared
the United States (13 colonies) as a free state.
Articles of confederation Answer: Created a weak national government, and gave the
states power. Only had a legislative branch, and each state got one vote.
Shays rebellion Answer: Farmers were angry that they were not paid for the revolution.
Brought up the concept of a national military.
Philadelphia convention Answer: Beginning on May 25, 1787, All of the states except
Rhode Island sent delegates, and George Washington served as president of the
convention. The convention lasted 16 weeks, and on September 17, 1787, produced
the present Constitution of the United States, which was drafted largely by James
Madison.
Great Compromise Answer: Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which
states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and
representation based on population in the other house
3/5ths compromise Answer: agreement providing that enslaved persons would count
as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress.
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TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
Politics Answer: the process of resolving conflicts and deciding "who gets what, when,
and how".
Sources of conflict in government Answer: economic interests, culture wars, identity
politics, and ideology
Father of political science Answer: Aristotle
Political science Answer: application of the scientific methods to explain political
phenomena
normative inquiry Answer: value based questions (what should be)
empirical inquiry Answer: Observation based questions
Government Answer: Institutions and procedures by which a people and a territory are
ruled. A system for implementing decisions.
Sovereignty Answer: Ability of a state to govern its territory free from control of its
internal affairs by other states.
Locke: natural rights Answer: People have the right to life, liberty, and property. People
are born with rights not given to them (from God).
Hobbs: Social Contract Answer: people agreed to give up some of their rights in
exchange for protection from the scary world.
Functions of the government Answer: maintain order, provide for the common defense,
resolve conflicts, provide public goods, keep records, pursue social goals (promote
general welfare), and protect civil liberties and rights.
Federalist papers Answer: A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton,
John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in
detail.
How does the constitution deal with factions? Answer: Through checks and balances,
and separation of power.
Autocracy Answer: A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands
of a single individual.
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, An example of an autocracy Answer: A monarchy or dictatorship
Oligarchy or aristocracy Answer: A system of government in which the power to rule is
in the hands of a small group.
Democracy Answer: A system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands
of the people (many).
Authoritarian Gov. Answer: no recognition of formal limits on there power. Only restraint
on power is through social or cultural economic institutions.
Examples of an authoritarian gov. Answer: China or Iran
Totalitarian Gov. Answer: no recognition of formal limits on there power. Seek to wipe
out any attempts to limit that power.
Example of a totalitarian gov. Answer: North Korea
Constitutional Gov. Answer: recognition of formal limits on there power. Restrained by
social, cultural, economic institutions. Formal limits through procedures and institutions.
People are free to oppose.
Why did the USA choose to be a republic? Answer: there could be majority rule with
protections on minority rights. The people have representation.
Declaration of Independence Answer: Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared
the United States (13 colonies) as a free state.
Articles of confederation Answer: Created a weak national government, and gave the
states power. Only had a legislative branch, and each state got one vote.
Shays rebellion Answer: Farmers were angry that they were not paid for the revolution.
Brought up the concept of a national military.
Philadelphia convention Answer: Beginning on May 25, 1787, All of the states except
Rhode Island sent delegates, and George Washington served as president of the
convention. The convention lasted 16 weeks, and on September 17, 1787, produced
the present Constitution of the United States, which was drafted largely by James
Madison.
Great Compromise Answer: Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which
states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and
representation based on population in the other house
3/5ths compromise Answer: agreement providing that enslaved persons would count
as three-fifths of other persons in determining representation in Congress.
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