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PSCI 1100 Test Questions and Answers All Correct Principle of Responsible Government - Answer-The executive branch (i.e. the government) is answerable to the elected legislative assembly. In order to rule, the executive branch must be supported by a majority of members of the legislative assembly (i.e. it must maintain the confidence of a majority of the elected representatives of the people). Key features of a parliamentary system - Answer-No strict separation between the executive and le...

PSCI 1100 Study Test Questions with Answers Executive Office of the President - Answer-- A collection of agencies that help the president oversee department and agency activities, formulate budgets and monitor spending, craft legislation, and lobby Congress - Major components: White House Office, Office of Management and Budget (OPM), National Security Council, and Council of Economic Advisers, among other agencies - Important b/c help President carry out duties → has responsibility for...

PSCI 1100 Exam with Complete Solutions Strict scrutiny - Answer-A Supreme Court test to see if a law denies equal protection because it does not serve a compelling state interest and is not narrowly tailored to achieve that goal precendent - Answer-binding force for stability in law that often causes justices to rule in line with previous decisions Griswold v. Connecticut - Answer-1965 decision that the Constitution implicitly guarantees citizens' right to privacy - contraception coul...

PSCI 1100 Final Test with Complete Answers SO political action committee (PAC) - Answer-Since only $5000 can be donated from one PAC to a campaign, per election cycle, it limits the potential influence one group can have on a politician. However, there are loopholes. SO agenda-setting - Answer-It allows the news media to influence what the public thinks about, not what they think. SO beat system - Answer-It allows news organizations to work more efficiently, but also results in very simil...

PSCI 1100 Exam Review Questions with Correct Answers Entrenched Constitutional Act - Answer-Laws that are very hard to get rid of. - Seen as "supreme" laws and are amenable only by extraordinary means - Are the best way to ensure the rights of citizens will not be violated Executive Power - Answer-Power to "execute" or administer a law or policy Federalism/Federal system - Answer-A method of political organization which divides powers between general and regional governments, each...

PSCI 1100 Midterm Exam Questions With Correct Answers. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - answer-How did court rule? rules that Congress has the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland couldn't tax instruments of the national government employed in the execution of constitutional powers -Broader significance Court rules that congress has implied powers because of necessary and proper clause. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) - answer-How did the court rule? Regulation of steamboat operators i...