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POLS 101 Straighter Line Latest Update Graded A+ Amendment A formal, voted-upon correction or alteration to the Constitution. Authority The power of one group or person over another group or person. Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution that grant Americans specific rights. Bureaucrat An unelected government administrator. Bureaucratic rule The political theory that argues that career government administrators are the governing power. Capitalism An ec...

Pols 101 Review Questions With Certified Solutions Which of the following has democracy come to mean in practice? Select one: a. pluralistic government through the combination of popularly elected representatives and the influence of interest groups b. oligarchic government through a legislature chosen through popular election c. elitist control through interest group politics d. pluralism through the election of representatives and the influence of corporate interests e. majority r...

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Which of the following is a difference between communism and socialism, as described by the text? correct answer: b. Under communism, the government assumes total management of the economy, whereas under socialism, the government does not try to manage the overall economy. In a constitutional system, correct answer: b. there are lawful restrictions on a government's power. Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of American political culture? correct answer: c. cooperation...

POLS 101 Final Exam Latest 2024 Graded A+ Realism Focus on the national interest and balance of power Thucydides, Machiavellie, Richelieu, Hobbes, Matternich Liberalism Democratic peace, globalization, international institutions, human rights Henry Kissinger American diplomat and political scientist, pioneered policy of détente Alexander Hamilton Realist, he and John Adams organized the Federalists in the 1790s, first Secretary of Treasurer, developed concept of implied powers ...

POLS final exam questions & answers 2024 What is the general term used to describe the format of the formal political arrangement by which a land and its people are ruled? - ANSWER-government When England colonized America under the rule of King George, it exemplified the government system known as: - ANSWER-an autocracy If the populace has some infulence over decision making, the government is most likely - ANSWER-democratic When a small group of landowners, military officers, or ...

Marbury v. Madison (1803) CORRECT ANSWER Established the use of judicial review McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) CORRECT ANSWER Implied and enumerated powers The first use of the implied powers clause. Maryland wanted to tax on any bank not chartered by the state of Maryland. McCulloch managed Baltimore bank, and sues Maryland. Goes to supreme court, says national bank is constitutional and congress has the power to create a national bank. "The power to tax is the power to destroy" - Con...

Articles of Confederation CORRECT ANSWER • Adopted during the revolutionary War • Created the confederation • Not really a framework for national government • Set up a government [One-house (unitary) body of delegates & each state gets 1 vote] • State's retain independence and sovereignty, except powers explicitly delegated to central government **• 9 states needed to pass law (supermajority) **• Unanimous vote needed for any amendment to the Articles -State legislatures ...

lobbying CORRECT ANSWER activities to influence public policy to promote/protect group interests define lobbying: CORRECT ANSWER act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. direct lobbying CORRECT ANSWER -direct contact with policy maker -one-on-one meeting; testify @ committee hearing; letters & emails; indirect lobbying CORRECT ANSWER -work through intermediates -constituents: influential peopl...