POLS 1101 Exam 1 UGA , Dr. Lynch |120 Questions
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Government - -The system for implementing decisions made through the political process.
-enumerated powers - -Powers explicitly granted to Congress, the president, or the
Supreme Court in the first three articles of the Constitution. Examples include Congress's
power to "raise and support armies" and the president's power as commander in chief.
-public goods - -Services or actions (such as protecting the environment) that, once
provided to one person, become available to everyone. Government is typically needed to
provide public goods because they will be underprovided by the free market.
-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
-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 - -A plan proposed by the larger states during the Constitutional Convention
that based representation in the national legislature on population. The plan also included
a variety of other proposals to strengthen the national government.
-necessary and proper clause(elastic clause) - -Part of Article I, Section 8, of the
Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws related to its expressed
powers; also known as the elastic clause.
-de facto segregation - -natural segregation(migration patterns)
-new jersey plan - -A plan that was suggested in response to the Virginia Plan; smaller
states at the Constitutional Convention proposed that each state should receive equal
representation in the national legislature, regardless of size.
-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 - -A compromise between the large and small states, proposed by
Connecticut, in which Congress would have two houses: a Senate with two legislators per
state and a House of Representatives in which each state's representation would be based
on population (also known as the Connecticut Compromise).
-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.
-judicial review - -review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a
legislative act
-what does it mean for government to be a republic - -"belongs to the people", select
people represent the peoples thoughts
and answers
Government - -The system for implementing decisions made through the political process.
-enumerated powers - -Powers explicitly granted to Congress, the president, or the
Supreme Court in the first three articles of the Constitution. Examples include Congress's
power to "raise and support armies" and the president's power as commander in chief.
-public goods - -Services or actions (such as protecting the environment) that, once
provided to one person, become available to everyone. Government is typically needed to
provide public goods because they will be underprovided by the free market.
-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
-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 - -A plan proposed by the larger states during the Constitutional Convention
that based representation in the national legislature on population. The plan also included
a variety of other proposals to strengthen the national government.
-necessary and proper clause(elastic clause) - -Part of Article I, Section 8, of the
Constitution that grants Congress the power to pass all laws related to its expressed
powers; also known as the elastic clause.
-de facto segregation - -natural segregation(migration patterns)
-new jersey plan - -A plan that was suggested in response to the Virginia Plan; smaller
states at the Constitutional Convention proposed that each state should receive equal
representation in the national legislature, regardless of size.
-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 - -A compromise between the large and small states, proposed by
Connecticut, in which Congress would have two houses: a Senate with two legislators per
state and a House of Representatives in which each state's representation would be based
on population (also known as the Connecticut Compromise).
-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.
-judicial review - -review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a
legislative act
-what does it mean for government to be a republic - -"belongs to the people", select
people represent the peoples thoughts
