POLS 1101 Exam 1 UGA – 72 Questions and
Answers
Government - -the governing body of a nation, state, or community
-enumerated powers - -the powers of the federal government that are specifically
described in the Constitution
-the bill of rights - -1st amendment- freedom of speech press and assembly
2nd amendment- right to bear arms
3rd amendment - no quartering
4th amendment - no unreasonable search and seizure
5th amendment - due process and double jeopardy
6th amendment - right to a speedy and fair trial
7th amendment - right to jury trial
8th amendment - no excessive bails or fines and no cruel or unusual punishment
9th amendment - non enumerated rights
10 amendment - rights reserved to the states
-public goods - -a commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a
society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.
-types of governments - -unitary, federeal and confederal
-double jeopardy - -you cannot be tried twice for the same crime
-the missouri compromise - -established maine as a free state and missouri as a slave state
to maintain the balance of power
-direct democracy - -a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives
directly.
-due process - -fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's
entitlement.
-equal protection clause - -no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws
-political culture - -the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and
meaning to a political process
-concurrent power - -power shared by the state and federal government
-19th amendment - -women suffrage
, -implied powers - -powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist
due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article
1
-reserve power - -power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval
of another branch of the government
-affirmative action - -policies or programs designed to expand opportunities for minorities
and women
-articles of confederation - -first attempt of government in the united states
-full faith and credit clause - -addresses the duties that states within the United States
have to respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
-de jure segregation - -segregation brought on by legislature
-virginia plan - -bicameral legislature , active national government and high conformity
cost on the states
-necessary and proper clause(elastic clause) - -Congress has the power, "To make all Laws
which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and
all other Powers vested by this Constitution
-de facto segregation - -natural segregation(migration patterns)
-new jersey plan - -single house legislature and states retained power
-supremacy clause - -federeal law is the supreme law of the land
-the emancipation proclamation - -war time measure that freed the slaves in warring
states
-great compromise - -created the house of representatives, the senate, commerce clause,
necessary and proper clause and articles of the constitution
-interstate commerce clause - -congress has the ability to regulate interstate commerce
-the supremacy clause - -federal law is the supreme law of the land
-3/5 compromise - -3/5 black people in the south counted as one person in population
count
-selective incorporation - -the ability of the federal government to limit the states'
lawmaking powers.
Answers
Government - -the governing body of a nation, state, or community
-enumerated powers - -the powers of the federal government that are specifically
described in the Constitution
-the bill of rights - -1st amendment- freedom of speech press and assembly
2nd amendment- right to bear arms
3rd amendment - no quartering
4th amendment - no unreasonable search and seizure
5th amendment - due process and double jeopardy
6th amendment - right to a speedy and fair trial
7th amendment - right to jury trial
8th amendment - no excessive bails or fines and no cruel or unusual punishment
9th amendment - non enumerated rights
10 amendment - rights reserved to the states
-public goods - -a commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a
society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.
-types of governments - -unitary, federeal and confederal
-double jeopardy - -you cannot be tried twice for the same crime
-the missouri compromise - -established maine as a free state and missouri as a slave state
to maintain the balance of power
-direct democracy - -a form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives
directly.
-due process - -fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's
entitlement.
-equal protection clause - -no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws
-political culture - -the set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments which give order and
meaning to a political process
-concurrent power - -power shared by the state and federal government
-19th amendment - -women suffrage
, -implied powers - -powers not explicitly named in the Constitution but assumed to exist
due to their being necessary to implement the expressed powers that are named in Article
1
-reserve power - -power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval
of another branch of the government
-affirmative action - -policies or programs designed to expand opportunities for minorities
and women
-articles of confederation - -first attempt of government in the united states
-full faith and credit clause - -addresses the duties that states within the United States
have to respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
-de jure segregation - -segregation brought on by legislature
-virginia plan - -bicameral legislature , active national government and high conformity
cost on the states
-necessary and proper clause(elastic clause) - -Congress has the power, "To make all Laws
which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and
all other Powers vested by this Constitution
-de facto segregation - -natural segregation(migration patterns)
-new jersey plan - -single house legislature and states retained power
-supremacy clause - -federeal law is the supreme law of the land
-the emancipation proclamation - -war time measure that freed the slaves in warring
states
-great compromise - -created the house of representatives, the senate, commerce clause,
necessary and proper clause and articles of the constitution
-interstate commerce clause - -congress has the ability to regulate interstate commerce
-the supremacy clause - -federal law is the supreme law of the land
-3/5 compromise - -3/5 black people in the south counted as one person in population
count
-selective incorporation - -the ability of the federal government to limit the states'
lawmaking powers.
