POLS 1101 Exam 1(GSU) |Questions and Answers
Government - -The collection of public institutions in a nation that establish and enforce
the rules by which the members of that nation must live.
-Social contract - -An agreement to form a government and abide by its rules.
-Social equality - -Equality and fair treatment of all groups within the various institutions
in society that serve the public at large.
-Equality of opportunity - -The idea that each person is guaranteed the same chance to
succeed in life
-Political equality - -A condition in which members of different groups possess
substantially the same rights to participate actively in the political system.
-Public goods - -Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone consumes and
must share
-Liberalism - -A political orientation that favors a more assertive role in the redistribution
of economic resources, but emphasizes individual freedom on a range of social issues.
-Declaration of Independence - -Formal document listing colonists' grievances and
articulating the colonists' intention to seek independence; formally adopted on July 4,
1776.
-Liberty - -Freedom of choice.
-Republic - -A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who
can elect people to represent them.
-Monarchy - -A form of government in which one person, usually a member of a royal
family or a royal designate, exercises supreme authority.
-Oligarchy - -A form of government in which a small exclusive class, which may or may not
attempt to rule on behalf of the people as a whole, holds supreme power.
-Theocracy - -A form of government in which a particular religion or faith plays a
dominant role in the government.
-Franchise (Suffrage) - -The right to vote.
-Natural rights - -Rights citizens are born with (including life, liberty, and property) that
government cannot take away.
, -Popular sovereignty - -The idea that the ultimate source of power in the nation is held by
the people.
-Representative democracy - -A form of government designed by the U.S. Constitution
whereby free, open, and regular elections are held to allow citizens to elect individuals who
govern on their behalf and who are responsible for making and enforcing public policy.
-Direct democracy - -A system of government in which all citizens participate in making
policy, rules, and governing decisions.
-Political culture - -The values and beliefs about government, its purpose, and its
operations and institutions that are widely held among citizens in a society.
-Amendment 1 - -Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
-Amendment 2 - -Right to keep and bear arms.
-Amendment 3 - -Prohibits the quartering of troops.
-Amendment 4 - -Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
-Amendment 5 - -Right to a fair trail, can't be tried twice for the same crime, and you don't
have to testify against yourself.
-Amendment 6 - -Right to a fair, speedy trial
-Amendment 7 - -Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
-Amendment 8 - -Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
-Amendment 9 - -The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
-Amendment 10 - -Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the
states and the people
-Amendment 13 - -Prohibition of slavery
-Amendment 14 - -Rights of citizens: 1)all persons born in the united states are granted
citizenship, 2) no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws, 3)no state can
deny any person life, liberty, property without due process of law
-Amendment 15 - -No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude
-Amendment 19 - -Women's right to vote
Government - -The collection of public institutions in a nation that establish and enforce
the rules by which the members of that nation must live.
-Social contract - -An agreement to form a government and abide by its rules.
-Social equality - -Equality and fair treatment of all groups within the various institutions
in society that serve the public at large.
-Equality of opportunity - -The idea that each person is guaranteed the same chance to
succeed in life
-Political equality - -A condition in which members of different groups possess
substantially the same rights to participate actively in the political system.
-Public goods - -Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone consumes and
must share
-Liberalism - -A political orientation that favors a more assertive role in the redistribution
of economic resources, but emphasizes individual freedom on a range of social issues.
-Declaration of Independence - -Formal document listing colonists' grievances and
articulating the colonists' intention to seek independence; formally adopted on July 4,
1776.
-Liberty - -Freedom of choice.
-Republic - -A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who
can elect people to represent them.
-Monarchy - -A form of government in which one person, usually a member of a royal
family or a royal designate, exercises supreme authority.
-Oligarchy - -A form of government in which a small exclusive class, which may or may not
attempt to rule on behalf of the people as a whole, holds supreme power.
-Theocracy - -A form of government in which a particular religion or faith plays a
dominant role in the government.
-Franchise (Suffrage) - -The right to vote.
-Natural rights - -Rights citizens are born with (including life, liberty, and property) that
government cannot take away.
, -Popular sovereignty - -The idea that the ultimate source of power in the nation is held by
the people.
-Representative democracy - -A form of government designed by the U.S. Constitution
whereby free, open, and regular elections are held to allow citizens to elect individuals who
govern on their behalf and who are responsible for making and enforcing public policy.
-Direct democracy - -A system of government in which all citizens participate in making
policy, rules, and governing decisions.
-Political culture - -The values and beliefs about government, its purpose, and its
operations and institutions that are widely held among citizens in a society.
-Amendment 1 - -Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
-Amendment 2 - -Right to keep and bear arms.
-Amendment 3 - -Prohibits the quartering of troops.
-Amendment 4 - -Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
-Amendment 5 - -Right to a fair trail, can't be tried twice for the same crime, and you don't
have to testify against yourself.
-Amendment 6 - -Right to a fair, speedy trial
-Amendment 7 - -Right to a trial by jury in civil cases
-Amendment 8 - -Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor
cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
-Amendment 9 - -The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
-Amendment 10 - -Powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the
states and the people
-Amendment 13 - -Prohibition of slavery
-Amendment 14 - -Rights of citizens: 1)all persons born in the united states are granted
citizenship, 2) no state can deny any person the equal protection of the laws, 3)no state can
deny any person life, liberty, property without due process of law
-Amendment 15 - -No denial of vote because of race, color, previous condition of servitude
-Amendment 19 - -Women's right to vote
