Final Review

Question 1

Purpose of polls

Answer 1

Measures the direction and intensity of public opinion

Question 2

Pros of polls

Answer 2

1000 polls can yield a 95% reliability rating

Question 3

Cons of polls

Answer 3

Cannot predict future behavior

Question 4

Gerrymandering

Answer 4

Periodic redistricting of lines that can be manipulated to keep people in power.
Can be used to condense, crack, or spread voters across different areas.

Question 5

How do voters make decisions?

Answer 5

Party loyalty, issues, candidates

Question 6

Virtual campaigning

Answer 6

Using social media to campaign with videos, advertisements, and recommended videos

Question 7

The Electoral College

Answer 7

Instituted in the first presidency

Question 8

Federal Election Campaign Act

Answer 8

Established the FEC, the Federal Election Committee, who is in charge of overseeing all federal elections. Established public funding for presidential races, and created limits on contributions on individuals and corporations.

Question 9

Democratic Ideology

Answer 9

SUPPORT govt involvement in economy to regulate the market
OPPOSE govt involvement in status quo
SUPPORT govt solutions for economic enviromental issues

Question 10

Conservative Ideology

Answer 10

OPPOSE govt in economic activity
SUPPORT govt to maintain status quo
SUPPORT private sector solutions

Question 11

Political Party

Answer 11

Concerned with influencing the govt.

Question 12

Political Action Committee

Answer 12

Concerned with influencing elections.

Question 13

Interest groups

Answer 13

Concerned with influencing policy.

Question 14

Goals of foreign policy

Answer 14

Security, Economic Prosperity, and Humanitarian Policies

Question 15

Security

Answer 15

Hostile states and non-state actors

Question 16

Terrorism

Answer 16

use of violence against innocents by non-state actors to achieve political objectives
Used by the weak to overtake the strong

Question 17

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 17

Attempts to colonize the North or South will be seen as aggression

Question 18

World Wars and foreign policy

Answer 18

Technology shrinks the size of the oceans
Increases global interdependence
Made isolationism obsolete

Question 19

Deterrence

Answer 19

Development and maintenance of military strength as a means to discourage attack. Cold War.

Question 20

Bush Doctrine

Answer 20

Result of 9-11

US needs to take pre-emptive action on national security threats

Question 21

Economic prosperity

Answer 21

Agreements between the US and other countries promote free trade are called “normal trade relations”

Question 22

Humanitarian intervention

Answer 22

Often overlooked or seen as a secondary reason for involvemtn

Can take forms in environmental, human rights, peace keeping, or emergency / crisis response
Generally multilateral

Question 23

Instruments of foreign policy

Answer 23

Diplomancy
Monetary Structure
economic aid and sanctions
collective security
military force
Arbitration

Question 24

Monetary policy

Answer 24

Policy that directly deals with money, supply, availability, borrowing,e tc

Question 25

Fiscal policy

Answer 25

everything that monetary is not.

Question 26

Brown v. Board of Ed

Answer 26

Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson | Decided that it was unconstitutional to have schools segregated.

Question 27

Federalist 1

Answer 27

Strong government is super important to protect everyone's rights, and where the minority opinion will always be heard

Question 28

Federalist 84

Answer 28

Bill of rights is not necessary and dangerous. Constitution has everything that people need

Question 29

Bill of Rights

Answer 29

Defined a private sphere of personal liberty

Question 30

Civil Liberty

Answer 30

Protections from improper government action | Interpretation helps the people

Question 31

Interpretation

Answer 31

Freedom of Religion Establishment Nonpreferentialist Wall of Separation

Question 32

Civil Rights

Answer 32

Legal or moral claims that make citizens are entitled to make on the govt Later arrived in the 14th amendment

Question 33

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 33

Outlawed discrimination against racial, ethnic, national, religious, minorities, women

Question 34

Establishment Clause

Answer 34

The government cannot establish a national religion

Question 35

Nonpreferentialist

Answer 35

Government cannot discriminate against any religion

Question 36

Dual Citizenship

Answer 36

State and Federal, did not exist during the bill of rights

Question 37

Entitlement vs. Meritocracy

Answer 37

Earning things based on your own personal skill vs. race and privilege

Question 38

Eberstadt Entitlement Beliefs

Answer 38

Eberstadt believes that the country is suffering because of the current entitlement process and how it works for the so many Americans living with it. Eberstadt believes that the amount of people living on / with entitlements fluctuate depending the party in office.

Question 39

Galston Entitlement Beliefs

Answer 39

Galston believes that social entitlement programs are beneficial for the country, especially for those who are aging. The programs cushion the current society. He also mentions that Eberstadt dramatizes his view and the current problem according to the economy is not as bad as its thought to be.