Pop Quiz (9/8)

Question 1

Politics

Answer 1

an activity that expresses the wills and interests of individuals in the ordering of their political affairs.

Question 2

Political Science

Answer 2

the application of the methods of acquiring scientific knowledge to the study of political phenomena.

Question 3

Normative Knowledge

Answer 3

“what ought to be” (opinion)

Question 4

Non-Normative Knowledge

Answer 4

facts that are objectively determined

Question 5

Inductive Thinking

Answer 5

Observation/Expirement > Generalizations > Paradigm/Theory

Question 6

Deductive Thinking

Answer 6

Paradigm/Theory > Predictions > Observation/Experiment

Question 7

Race

Answer 7

a way to categorize individuals by physical trait, often skin color, caused by a shared ancestry

Question 8

Xenophobia

Answer 8

intense of irrational dislike/fear of people from other countries

Question 9

Symbolic Representation

Answer 9

when someone represents you based on demographic characteristics

Question 10

Substantive Representation

Answer 10

when someone represents you based on issues

Question 11

Racism

Answer 11

the use of race to not merely classify perceived differences but to use those perceptions to rank and order which groups enjoy full citizenship

Question 12

Four Racial Eras

Answer 12

1. Slaveocracy
2. Americanization
3. One-Drop
4. Post-Civil Rights

Question 13

Johnson v Mc’Intosh

Answer 13

U.S. had a superior right to land as a result of Doctrine of Discovery

Question 14

Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia

Answer 14

Cherokee were domestic dependent nation and had to adhere to federal law

Question 15

Worcester vs. Georgia

Answer 15

Congress had full and absolute power over Native regions

Question 16

Genocide

Answer 16

the mass extermination of a whole group of people, an attempt to wipe them out of existence