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POLS Study Guide 1
multiple choice 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The major barriers to political thinking | the unwillingness of citizens 2 make effort; they don't pay enough attention, or not in counterproductive ways; political leaders spin their messages; faulty perceptions b/c of changes in communication; people prefer messages conformed 2 what they believe |
| the books definition of politics | politics is the means by which society settles its conflicts and allocates the resulting benefits and costs |
| The major industry in which 2/3 of all lobbyists represent | Business Firms |
| Whose concept of natural rights had a great impact on american politics | John Locke |
| What the framers sought to do with grants of power in the constitution | (2 goals) To establish a national government that was restricted in its lawful uses of power (limited government) and that gave the people a voice in their governance (representative government) |
| Who created the concept of separation of powers | the french theorist Montesquieu |
| What U.S. Supreme Court case established Judicial Review | Marbury vs. Madison |
| The basic concept of sovereignty | supreme and final governing authority; a government can not be sovereign if it can be overruled by another government |
| Some of the basic enumerated powers of congress | to regulate commerce among the states; to create a national currency; to borrow money;power to tax & authority to establish an army & navy and declare war |
| Which grant-in-aid is used only for designated activities | categorical grants |
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