STUDY GUIDE, EXAM ONE, POLS 101 A & B, FALL, 2007
GENERAL GUIDELINES
Begin your studying by carefully reviewing your class notes and then reviewing
your textbook and reading handouts.
For each chapter in the text, be sure that
you review the various tables/charts as well as the terms which are in
boldface
and/or defined in the margins of your text.
One good way to study is to examine
each chapter sub-heading and ask yourself if you know what the contents of the
following section is.
Also, be sure to check out the printed study guide, available
from the Calvin Bookstore, or use the on-line test questions (see Syllabus p. 1).
The following questions are meant to be suggestive
of the material you should
know.
They are not intended to cover every possible question which might
appear on your exam.
INTRODUCTION/AMERICA IN THE 21
ST
CENTURY (CHAPTER 1)
1.
Key Terms:
Politics:
the process of resolving conflicts over how society should use its
scarce resources and who should receive various benefits, such as public
health care and public higher education
Power:
the ability to influence the behavior of others usually through the
use of force, persuasion, or rewards
political science
democracy:
a system of government in which the people have ultimate
political authority,
autocracy:
a form of government in which power and authority are in the
hands of a single person
social contract:
A voluntary agreement among individuals to create a
government and to give that government adequate power to secure the
mutual protection and welfare of all individuals
Lockean Liberalism:
classic liberalism, a government by and for the
people with popular sovereignty
private property:
a component of classic “lockean” liberalism
cultural mandate:
obligation toward the world and our culture
monarchy:
a form of autocracy in which a king, queen, emperor, empress,
tsar, or tsarina, is the highest authority in the government…usually obtain
power through inheritance
direct democracy:
a system of government in which political decisions are
made by the people themselves rather than by elected representatives. This
form of government was widely practiced in Greece
republic:
essentially a term referring to a representative democracy in
which the will of the majority is expressed trough smaller groups of
individuals elected by te people to act as their representatives
authority:
The ability to exercise power such as the power to make and
enforce laws legitimately
patriotism:
loyalty to ones country
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2.
What three key tasks does government perform?
(pp. 4-5)
resolving
conflicts, providing public services, and defending te nation and its culture
3.
What are some of the key principles of American democracy?
Equality
in voting, individual freedom, equal protection of the law, majority rule and
minority rights, voluntary consent to be governed
4.
What do your authors mean by “a nation divided?”
(p. 14)
that we are a
very culturally divided country.

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