POLI 330N Final Exam 3- Question
with Answers (Graded
A+)
Question 1 2 Points
(TCO 1) Which best explains the differences between historians and political
scientists? Historians look for generalizations, and political scientists are
reluctant to generalize. Historians are reluctant to generalize, and political
scientists look for generalizations. Historians are more likely to look for
comparisons than political scientists.
Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations, and political scientists focus on
nurture-based explanations.
Question 2 2 Points
(TCO 1) Which are both true for most political scientists?
They think practically and seek accuracy
They seek popularity and are skeptical
of powerThey offer single causes and
think abstractly
They are skeptical of power and offer long-term consequences
Question 3 2 Points
(TCO 1) Voting for someone who is charismatic but whose policies might not benefit
you wouldbe considered behavior.irrational rational legitimateselfish
Question 4 2 Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following best exemplifies
sovereignty? The United States negotiating a trade
agreement with Canada
The people of France acknowledging the authority of their
president Israel asserting jurisdiction over the Gaza Strip
President Obama having the support of the people who elected him
, Question 5 2 Points
(TCO 1) The notion that you respect the U.S. Congress, even though it is controlled by
a partywith which you do not agree, pertains to .SovereigntyAuthority legitimacy
monarchy
Question 6 2 Points
(TCO 1) Descriptions of political phenomena often lack .RationalityReasoningTheory
Balance
Question 7 2 Points
(TCO 1) The term for measuring with numbers is .QuantifyingHypothesis Qualifying
Empirical
Question 8 2 Points
(TCO 4) The English common law stressed the rights of free and equal men and was
developedon the basis of precedent set by earlier judges, known today as .judge-made
law judicial precedent example by trial court generated
Question 9 2 Points
(TCO 4) Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a
criminaland a civil case?
A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud, sold to investors elsewhere in the
nation. Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs
across state borders.Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them
for damages.
The federal government accuses a food manufacture of unsafe food practices and
consumers injured by their product sue them.
Question 10 2 Points
(TCO 4) The concept of judicial review falls under which article of the U.S. Constitution?
Article I: The Legislative
Branch Article III: The
Judicial Branch Article VI:
Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
Judicial review is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
with Answers (Graded
A+)
Question 1 2 Points
(TCO 1) Which best explains the differences between historians and political
scientists? Historians look for generalizations, and political scientists are
reluctant to generalize. Historians are reluctant to generalize, and political
scientists look for generalizations. Historians are more likely to look for
comparisons than political scientists.
Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations, and political scientists focus on
nurture-based explanations.
Question 2 2 Points
(TCO 1) Which are both true for most political scientists?
They think practically and seek accuracy
They seek popularity and are skeptical
of powerThey offer single causes and
think abstractly
They are skeptical of power and offer long-term consequences
Question 3 2 Points
(TCO 1) Voting for someone who is charismatic but whose policies might not benefit
you wouldbe considered behavior.irrational rational legitimateselfish
Question 4 2 Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following best exemplifies
sovereignty? The United States negotiating a trade
agreement with Canada
The people of France acknowledging the authority of their
president Israel asserting jurisdiction over the Gaza Strip
President Obama having the support of the people who elected him
, Question 5 2 Points
(TCO 1) The notion that you respect the U.S. Congress, even though it is controlled by
a partywith which you do not agree, pertains to .SovereigntyAuthority legitimacy
monarchy
Question 6 2 Points
(TCO 1) Descriptions of political phenomena often lack .RationalityReasoningTheory
Balance
Question 7 2 Points
(TCO 1) The term for measuring with numbers is .QuantifyingHypothesis Qualifying
Empirical
Question 8 2 Points
(TCO 4) The English common law stressed the rights of free and equal men and was
developedon the basis of precedent set by earlier judges, known today as .judge-made
law judicial precedent example by trial court generated
Question 9 2 Points
(TCO 4) Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a
criminaland a civil case?
A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud, sold to investors elsewhere in the
nation. Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs
across state borders.Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them
for damages.
The federal government accuses a food manufacture of unsafe food practices and
consumers injured by their product sue them.
Question 10 2 Points
(TCO 4) The concept of judicial review falls under which article of the U.S. Constitution?
Article I: The Legislative
Branch Article III: The
Judicial Branch Article VI:
Debts, Supremacy, Oaths
Judicial review is not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
