Political Science 2310 Exam 1 Questions
With Correct Answers
Politics - ANSWER Who gets what, when, and how
Social Order - ANSWER Particular view of how we ought to organize and live our
collective lives
Power - ANSWER Ability to get people to do what you want
Government - ANSWER A system for exercising authority over people
Authority - ANSWER When those in government exercise power recognized by
citizens as right and proper
Rules - ANSWER The "how" in who gets what, when, and how
Institutions - ANSWER Organizations where government power is exercised and
where political struggle takes place
Capitalist Economy - ANSWER Market control economic decisions
Procedural Guarantees - ANSWER Government assurances that the rules will
work smoothly and treat everyone fairly, with no promises of particular
outcomes
Socialist Economies - ANSWER The government has control over economic
decisions
Substantive Gaurantees - ANSWER Government assurances of particular
outcomes
Totalitarian - ANSWER Combines an authoritarian government with a socialist
economy
Authoritarian Capitalism - ANSWER A society in which government allows
people economic freedom but maintains stringent social regulations to limit non
economic behavior
Authoritarian Government - ANSWER A political system in which the state holds
all power over the social order
, Anarchists - ANSWER Value liberty over order and security
The Role of the People - ANSWER The major difference between the three major
theories of democracy
Anarchy - ANSWER The absence of government and laws
Participatory Democracy - ANSWER A theory of democracy that holds that
citizens should actively and directly control all aspects of their lives
All of the following statements concerning popular sovereignty are true EXCEPT
- ANSWER It is the basis for anarchy as a form of government
Elite Theory of Democracy - ANSWER The role of citizens is limited to choosing
among competing leaders
Pluralist Theory of Democracy - ANSWER The key concept is GROUPS
Subjects - ANSWER Individuals who are obliged to submit to a government
authority against which they have no right
Athens - ANSWER The first Western democracy was in..
All of the following statements are true concerning the Enlightenment EXCEPT -
ANSWER It emphasized the role of God in the world.
The Protestant Reform - ANSWER The break with the Roman Catholic Church in
the 1500s that helped pave the way for new ideas about the world
The 2008 presidential election demonstrated that - ANSWER Immigration would
remain a very controversial issue
Jus Soli - ANSWER Individuals born in the United States are American Citizens,
even if their parents are not
The soil - ANSWER Jus Soli is the legal principle that defines citizenship by the
right by
Immigrants - ANSWER Citizens or subjects of other countries who come to the
United States to live or work
Naturalization - ANSWER The legal process of acquiring citizenship for a person
who was not born a US citizen
Refugees - ANSWER Individuals who come to the United States seeking asylum
With Correct Answers
Politics - ANSWER Who gets what, when, and how
Social Order - ANSWER Particular view of how we ought to organize and live our
collective lives
Power - ANSWER Ability to get people to do what you want
Government - ANSWER A system for exercising authority over people
Authority - ANSWER When those in government exercise power recognized by
citizens as right and proper
Rules - ANSWER The "how" in who gets what, when, and how
Institutions - ANSWER Organizations where government power is exercised and
where political struggle takes place
Capitalist Economy - ANSWER Market control economic decisions
Procedural Guarantees - ANSWER Government assurances that the rules will
work smoothly and treat everyone fairly, with no promises of particular
outcomes
Socialist Economies - ANSWER The government has control over economic
decisions
Substantive Gaurantees - ANSWER Government assurances of particular
outcomes
Totalitarian - ANSWER Combines an authoritarian government with a socialist
economy
Authoritarian Capitalism - ANSWER A society in which government allows
people economic freedom but maintains stringent social regulations to limit non
economic behavior
Authoritarian Government - ANSWER A political system in which the state holds
all power over the social order
, Anarchists - ANSWER Value liberty over order and security
The Role of the People - ANSWER The major difference between the three major
theories of democracy
Anarchy - ANSWER The absence of government and laws
Participatory Democracy - ANSWER A theory of democracy that holds that
citizens should actively and directly control all aspects of their lives
All of the following statements concerning popular sovereignty are true EXCEPT
- ANSWER It is the basis for anarchy as a form of government
Elite Theory of Democracy - ANSWER The role of citizens is limited to choosing
among competing leaders
Pluralist Theory of Democracy - ANSWER The key concept is GROUPS
Subjects - ANSWER Individuals who are obliged to submit to a government
authority against which they have no right
Athens - ANSWER The first Western democracy was in..
All of the following statements are true concerning the Enlightenment EXCEPT -
ANSWER It emphasized the role of God in the world.
The Protestant Reform - ANSWER The break with the Roman Catholic Church in
the 1500s that helped pave the way for new ideas about the world
The 2008 presidential election demonstrated that - ANSWER Immigration would
remain a very controversial issue
Jus Soli - ANSWER Individuals born in the United States are American Citizens,
even if their parents are not
The soil - ANSWER Jus Soli is the legal principle that defines citizenship by the
right by
Immigrants - ANSWER Citizens or subjects of other countries who come to the
United States to live or work
Naturalization - ANSWER The legal process of acquiring citizenship for a person
who was not born a US citizen
Refugees - ANSWER Individuals who come to the United States seeking asylum
