POLITICAL SCIENCE (FINAL EXAM)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Government - answer- is the leadership of a country, territory, or city; a group of
people with the power to make decisions and carry them out, and make laws and
enforce them. (The vehicle in which laws are made; the governing body of a nation,
state community.)
Purpose: to protect the individual rights of its citizens.
lobbying - answer- Effort by an interest or advocacy group to influence the behavior
of a public official/ gov policy.
political socialization - answer- The process by which individuals come to have a
certain core beliefs and political attitudes. Family, educational system, peer groups
and mass media all play a role .
Power - answer- the ability to influence or control the behavior of people
public opinion - answer- The aggregated (grouped) political attitudes of ordinary
people as revealed by surveys.
Purpose: to analyzed an opinion on a given issue. (The expression of attitudes about
gov and politics.
political poll - answer- a way to gage public opinion.
public policy - answer- The principles , often unwritten on which social laws are
based; a system of laws regulatory measures,courses of action...
promulgated by a gov entity or representatives.
The Greek definition of Democracy - answer- self government by the many; ruled by
the common people exercised directly in open assemblies. Face to face decision
making.
Keynesian economics ( John Mayord Keynes) - answer- in order for economy to
survive and thrive it must rely on consumers spending money. When we stop
spending money we could go into depression.
In order to prevent recession the government should:
1. cut taxes
2.the government increase gov spending- increasing for short amount of time
Supply-side economics - answer- Two things government should do to avoid
depression
1. cut taxes (corporations included)- to inverse their money
2. Decrease government spending- you cut social programs. Ex) education,
welfare ,Cut funding for mental health services, cut for Alzheimer research.
Argues that economic growth can be most effectively created by investing in capital,
and by lowering barriers on the production of good and services.
, Social security Act and its amendments - answer- An act to provide for the general
welfare by establishing a system of Federal old- age benefits and by allowing the
several states to make more adequate provisions for aged persons, handicapped
etc.
Amendments: widow benefits, medical medicare, and other social services.
Is the American bureaucracy involved with politics or policy? - answer- The American
bureaucracy is involved/ implements both policy and politics; politics control how
policy is controlled.
How government jobs are filled? - answer- by a competitive civil service system
according to the Pendelton Act (Social Service Reform Act)
Game Metaphor - answer- Compares politics to sports
Teams- political parties
Athletes- candidates
Party nominees- captains
Redistricting - answer- The redrawing of congressional district lines within a state to
ensure roughly equal populations within each district; done by state legislatures.
Gerrymandering - answer- Redrawing electoral district lines in an extreme and
unlikely manner to give an advantage to a particular party and candidate; sets district
boundaries for both lower chambers and state senate.
Plessy vs Ferguson (1896) - answer- Supreme court established the separate but
equal doctrine.
Marbury vs Madison - answer- The court claimed the power of judicial review- the
right to declare the actions of other branches of government null and void if they are
contrary to the constitution.
Griswold vs Connecticut - answer- established doctrine of the right to privacy. (birth
control)
Roe vs Wade - answer- an extension of the right to privacy and also legalized
abortion in the U.S. The court ruled in favor of a woman's right to terminate her
pregnancy
Miranda vs Arizona - answer- Established Miranda rights: right to remain silent,
guarantees the your rights as the accused.
The supreme court rued that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning ,
must be informed of their constitutional rights to an attorney and against self
incrimination.
Brown v Board of Education - answer- (challenge the constitutionality of Plessy vs
Fergerson) SC case in which the court declared state laws of establishing separate
public schools for black and white student unconstitutional.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Government - answer- is the leadership of a country, territory, or city; a group of
people with the power to make decisions and carry them out, and make laws and
enforce them. (The vehicle in which laws are made; the governing body of a nation,
state community.)
Purpose: to protect the individual rights of its citizens.
lobbying - answer- Effort by an interest or advocacy group to influence the behavior
of a public official/ gov policy.
political socialization - answer- The process by which individuals come to have a
certain core beliefs and political attitudes. Family, educational system, peer groups
and mass media all play a role .
Power - answer- the ability to influence or control the behavior of people
public opinion - answer- The aggregated (grouped) political attitudes of ordinary
people as revealed by surveys.
Purpose: to analyzed an opinion on a given issue. (The expression of attitudes about
gov and politics.
political poll - answer- a way to gage public opinion.
public policy - answer- The principles , often unwritten on which social laws are
based; a system of laws regulatory measures,courses of action...
promulgated by a gov entity or representatives.
The Greek definition of Democracy - answer- self government by the many; ruled by
the common people exercised directly in open assemblies. Face to face decision
making.
Keynesian economics ( John Mayord Keynes) - answer- in order for economy to
survive and thrive it must rely on consumers spending money. When we stop
spending money we could go into depression.
In order to prevent recession the government should:
1. cut taxes
2.the government increase gov spending- increasing for short amount of time
Supply-side economics - answer- Two things government should do to avoid
depression
1. cut taxes (corporations included)- to inverse their money
2. Decrease government spending- you cut social programs. Ex) education,
welfare ,Cut funding for mental health services, cut for Alzheimer research.
Argues that economic growth can be most effectively created by investing in capital,
and by lowering barriers on the production of good and services.
, Social security Act and its amendments - answer- An act to provide for the general
welfare by establishing a system of Federal old- age benefits and by allowing the
several states to make more adequate provisions for aged persons, handicapped
etc.
Amendments: widow benefits, medical medicare, and other social services.
Is the American bureaucracy involved with politics or policy? - answer- The American
bureaucracy is involved/ implements both policy and politics; politics control how
policy is controlled.
How government jobs are filled? - answer- by a competitive civil service system
according to the Pendelton Act (Social Service Reform Act)
Game Metaphor - answer- Compares politics to sports
Teams- political parties
Athletes- candidates
Party nominees- captains
Redistricting - answer- The redrawing of congressional district lines within a state to
ensure roughly equal populations within each district; done by state legislatures.
Gerrymandering - answer- Redrawing electoral district lines in an extreme and
unlikely manner to give an advantage to a particular party and candidate; sets district
boundaries for both lower chambers and state senate.
Plessy vs Ferguson (1896) - answer- Supreme court established the separate but
equal doctrine.
Marbury vs Madison - answer- The court claimed the power of judicial review- the
right to declare the actions of other branches of government null and void if they are
contrary to the constitution.
Griswold vs Connecticut - answer- established doctrine of the right to privacy. (birth
control)
Roe vs Wade - answer- an extension of the right to privacy and also legalized
abortion in the U.S. The court ruled in favor of a woman's right to terminate her
pregnancy
Miranda vs Arizona - answer- Established Miranda rights: right to remain silent,
guarantees the your rights as the accused.
The supreme court rued that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning ,
must be informed of their constitutional rights to an attorney and against self
incrimination.
Brown v Board of Education - answer- (challenge the constitutionality of Plessy vs
Fergerson) SC case in which the court declared state laws of establishing separate
public schools for black and white student unconstitutional.
