Lamar University POLS-2302 Test 1 Prof.
Terri Davis Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
American political culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the collection of
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public opinion through polling and interviews
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liberty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the power or scope to act as one
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pleases
democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a political system in which people
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govern themselves
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political efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the belief that you make a
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difference and that government cares about you and your views
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Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the first basis for the
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new nation's government, adopted in 1781, created an alliance of
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sovereign states held together by a weak central government
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,Shay's Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an armed uprising in
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Massachusetts in opposition to increased government coercion in taxing
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individuals and in their trades
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Federalists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-those who supported ratification of
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the Constitution
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Anti-Federalists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-those who did not support
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ratification of the Constitution| | |
"auxiliary precautions" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-checks and balances
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separation of powers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the sharing of powers
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among three separate branches of government
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federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an institutional arrangement that
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creates two relatively autonomous levels of government, each
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possessing the capacity to act directly on the people with authority
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granted by the national constitution
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"power map" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an outline of the structure and
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powers of the three branches of government. Articles
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, Articles I, II, III, V, VI - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-I:Legislative branch-creates
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law II:Executive branch-enforces law III:Judicial branch-interprets law
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V:Amendments VI:Supremacy clause VI:Ratification | | |
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-First ten amendments added to
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the constitution, designed to protect fundamental rights and liberties
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Alexander Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Founding father and
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author of the Federalist Papers
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James Madison - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Founding father, fourth
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President of the United States, author of the Federalist Papers
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John Marshall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-American politician, fourth Chief
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Justice of the United States, credited with defining the modern court
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Judiciary Act of 1789 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Established the federal
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judiciary of the United States. | | | |
original jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the power of a court to
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hear a case for the first time
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Terri Davis Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
American political culture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the collection of
| | | | | | | |
public opinion through polling and interviews
| | | | |
liberty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the power or scope to act as one
| | | | | | | | | | |
pleases
democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a political system in which people
| | | | | | | | |
govern themselves
|
political efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the belief that you make a
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difference and that government cares about you and your views
| | | | | | | | |
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the first basis for the
| | | | | | | | | |
new nation's government, adopted in 1781, created an alliance of
| | | | | | | | | |
sovereign states held together by a weak central government
| | | | | | | |
,Shay's Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an armed uprising in
| | | | | | | |
Massachusetts in opposition to increased government coercion in taxing
| | | | | | | |
individuals and in their trades
| | | | |
Federalists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-those who supported ratification of
| | | | | | | |
the Constitution
|
Anti-Federalists - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-those who did not support
| | | | | | | |
ratification of the Constitution| | |
"auxiliary precautions" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-checks and balances
| | | | | |
separation of powers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the sharing of powers
| | | | | | | | |
among three separate branches of government
| | | | |
federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an institutional arrangement that
| | | | | | |
creates two relatively autonomous levels of government, each
| | | | | | | |
possessing the capacity to act directly on the people with authority
| | | | | | | | | | |
granted by the national constitution
| | | |
"power map" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an outline of the structure and
| | | | | | | | | |
powers of the three branches of government. Articles
| | | | | | |
, Articles I, II, III, V, VI - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-I:Legislative branch-creates
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law II:Executive branch-enforces law III:Judicial branch-interprets law
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V:Amendments VI:Supremacy clause VI:Ratification | | |
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-First ten amendments added to
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the constitution, designed to protect fundamental rights and liberties
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Alexander Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Founding father and
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author of the Federalist Papers
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James Madison - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Founding father, fourth
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President of the United States, author of the Federalist Papers
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John Marshall - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-American politician, fourth Chief
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Justice of the United States, credited with defining the modern court
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Judiciary Act of 1789 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Established the federal
| | | | | | | | |
judiciary of the United States. | | | |
original jurisdiction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the power of a court to
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hear a case for the first time
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