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POSC EXAM REVIEW FOR MODULE 2 (Professor Travis Williams) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT!!

What is the definition of representative democracy? - Answer-citizens vote an official who will represents them in government instead of a direct democracy What are the top three categories of federal spending? - Answer-social security, medicare (elderly) and medicaid (poor), defense, interest on US debt What is the relationship between income/unemployment and college degrees - Answer-the more degree you have the more money you make and less unemployment Which document establishes governme...

POSC Final Exam Practice Questions & Answers. Graded A+ The world economy is __________ integrated on a global scale, generating wealth at a(n) __________ pace A) decreasingly; decelerating B) increasingly; accelerating C) decreasingly; accelerating D) increasingly; decelerating B) increasingly; accelerating A __________ would agree that a government's most useful role is to interfere in economics only to regulate markets in order to help them function efficiently. That is, politic...

POSC EXAM 1 Questions and answers, rated A+ 9th amendment - -certain rights 10th amendment - -conservative favorite reserved 10th amendment - -where is the reservation clause found 14th amendment - -bill of rights canceled what 2000 presidential election - -bush vs. gore there was a florida recount. who really won? US supreme court may of stole the election affordable care act - -expanded medicare coverage to millions of low income americans allowed the people to vote for their senate...

POSC Exam Review Questions and answers, graded A+ 1) Where can the Bill of Rights be found? A) the Declaration of Independence B) the Declaration of the Rights of Man C) the Preamble of the Constitution D) Article IV of the Constitution E) the first 10 amendments to the Constitution - -the first 10 amendments to the Constitution 2) What was the Supreme Court's decision in Barron v. Baltimore? A) All citizens are entitled to substantive due process. B) Government can not infringe on c...

POSC exam 1 review Questions and answers, graded A+ What is the definition of representative democracy? - -citizens vote an official who will represents them in government instead of a direct democracy What are the top three categories of federal spending? - -social security, medicare (elderly) and medicaid (poor), defense, interest on US debt What is the relationship between income/unemployment and college degrees - -the more degree you have the more money you make and less unemploym...

POSC 1000 Exam Review Questions and answers, graded A+ What is politics? - -the activity in which conflicting interests struggle for advantages or dominance in the making and execution of public policy Harold Lasswell's definition of politics - -who gets what, when, and how. Tried to conflict in nature of government. It is how we navigate through issues. What is government? - -A set of institutions that makes and enforces collective public decisions for a society. The government deci...

POSC FINAL EXAM Review Questions and answers/ What type of presidential primary system does California have? - -Closed Primary System what is the direct democratic procedure known as the recall? - -The recall: is a devise by which voters can petition for a special election to remove an official from office before his term has expired. What is the direct democratic procedure known as the direct initiative? - -The initiative: permits registered voters to place a proposed law or constituti...

POSC 100 MIDTERM Exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+ Which of the following is one of the essential elements of the rule of law? - -Individual rights are understood to be the foundation of law rather than the creation of law In the context of the Declaration of Independence, what is prudence? - -Practical wisom According to the Founders, which of the following pose the greatest dangers in a direct democracy? - -skillful orators and majority faction Which of the following most ac...

POSC: Exam 1 (Chap. 1-5), Questions and answers, verified/ What is the only entity that can legitimately use force? (CHAP 1) - -The government According to the US Constitution, what are the purposes of our government? - -1) to establish Justice & ensure Domestic tranquility - manages conflict and maintains order by a Social Contract Theory: an implied agreement exists b/w the government & its people who agree to obey laws & in return protection of their rights 2) provide for common def...