POSC 100 Final (CSULB) with expert solutions
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Know the FIVE Lockean Values & Their general significance -
answer 1. Private Property: copyrights, patents, land, vote,
inventions
2. Limited Government: Constitution
3. Capitalism/Free Markets: private industry, govt stays out of
economy
4. Individualism: individual rights of people matter
5. Equality: no one was born to rule over another (no kings,
slaves)
General Significance: Overall, these values give us the right to
live our life with freedom under these circumstances (ex. Ability to
own our own business, rights to own our own land)
Declaration of Independence:
Key assumptions or arguments and what it did? - answer 1. All
people are created equal
2. All people have certain rights
3. These rights come from God X
4. Govt exists to secure people's rights
5. If govt does not secure rights, people can alter or abolish their
govt
-The Declaration summarized the 13 colonies motivation for
independence from Great Britain
-Had bunch of complaints of the King
,Private Property - answer property owned by individuals or
companies, not by the government or the people as a whole
Why the Framers believed private property was so important -
answer 1) property was essential to freedom and happiness
2) make you a more aware citizen
3) maintaining a stable growing economy
4) it protected the self-interests of the wealthy landowner Framers
Ways in which the Framers of the U.S. Constitution protected
property - answer 1. Let the states vote on it; allowed to vote if
you own property, selection of leaders
2. Allowed congress to pass bankruptcy laws
3. Patents - people invent something
4. One form of currency
5. Standards of measurement
6. Senate picked by state legislators
7. President and Senate pick judges(potus nominates, senate
confirms)
8. Tried to take the power away from the house because they
were picked by the people.
Implications of the Framers's faith in private property -- how such
has shaped our system - answer Never as democratic as we could
have been
- Not everyone was allowed to vote
, - Wealth was valued
- Tough to tax/redistribute wealth
- Difficult to amend the Constitution
U.S. Constitution: - answer The document written in 1787 and
ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of the
U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform. It
replaced the Articles of Confederation.
The kind of national democracy the US has - answer
Representative (indirect) democracy
We are a republic
Is a government system in which elected representatives govern
in the interest of the people and not voting directly for the
outcome
Ex: Representative Democracy or Republic
The FIVE most important constitutional powers - answer 1.coin
money
2.declare war
3.tax
4.regulate interstate 5.trade
do all things necessary and proper (Elastic Clause)
Key processes, clauses, powers, and principles found in the
Constitution
Who possesses executive powers? - answer Powers:
alrady graded A+ | Download to Pass
Know the FIVE Lockean Values & Their general significance -
answer 1. Private Property: copyrights, patents, land, vote,
inventions
2. Limited Government: Constitution
3. Capitalism/Free Markets: private industry, govt stays out of
economy
4. Individualism: individual rights of people matter
5. Equality: no one was born to rule over another (no kings,
slaves)
General Significance: Overall, these values give us the right to
live our life with freedom under these circumstances (ex. Ability to
own our own business, rights to own our own land)
Declaration of Independence:
Key assumptions or arguments and what it did? - answer 1. All
people are created equal
2. All people have certain rights
3. These rights come from God X
4. Govt exists to secure people's rights
5. If govt does not secure rights, people can alter or abolish their
govt
-The Declaration summarized the 13 colonies motivation for
independence from Great Britain
-Had bunch of complaints of the King
,Private Property - answer property owned by individuals or
companies, not by the government or the people as a whole
Why the Framers believed private property was so important -
answer 1) property was essential to freedom and happiness
2) make you a more aware citizen
3) maintaining a stable growing economy
4) it protected the self-interests of the wealthy landowner Framers
Ways in which the Framers of the U.S. Constitution protected
property - answer 1. Let the states vote on it; allowed to vote if
you own property, selection of leaders
2. Allowed congress to pass bankruptcy laws
3. Patents - people invent something
4. One form of currency
5. Standards of measurement
6. Senate picked by state legislators
7. President and Senate pick judges(potus nominates, senate
confirms)
8. Tried to take the power away from the house because they
were picked by the people.
Implications of the Framers's faith in private property -- how such
has shaped our system - answer Never as democratic as we could
have been
- Not everyone was allowed to vote
, - Wealth was valued
- Tough to tax/redistribute wealth
- Difficult to amend the Constitution
U.S. Constitution: - answer The document written in 1787 and
ratified in 1788 that sets forth the institutional structure of the
U.S. government and the tasks these institutions perform. It
replaced the Articles of Confederation.
The kind of national democracy the US has - answer
Representative (indirect) democracy
We are a republic
Is a government system in which elected representatives govern
in the interest of the people and not voting directly for the
outcome
Ex: Representative Democracy or Republic
The FIVE most important constitutional powers - answer 1.coin
money
2.declare war
3.tax
4.regulate interstate 5.trade
do all things necessary and proper (Elastic Clause)
Key processes, clauses, powers, and principles found in the
Constitution
Who possesses executive powers? - answer Powers:
