POL 201 Week 1 Quiz 1 | Complete Solution

1. English philosopher John Locke wrote in his Second Treatise that the individual exists in a hypothetical state of __________. (Points : 1)

Question 2. 2. Harold Lasswell’s statement of “who gets what, when, and how” is one definition of (Points : 1)

Question 3. 3. The Articles of Confederation invested the greatest power in the individual states and left the national government weak and powerless. (Points : 1)

Question 4. 4. John Locke, writer of Second Treatise of Government, coined the expression: “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” (Points : 1)

Question 5. 5. The conservative idea that limitations should be placed on state actions is known as __________. (Points : 1)

Question 6. 6. What United States document establishes the core principles on which our government is based? (Points : 1)

Question 7. 7. The Bill of Rights, as a whole, protects states’ rights because (Points : 1) its prohibitions only apply to the national government.

Question 8. 8. Impeachment can be characterized as a (Points : 1) sole responsibility of the Senate.

Question 9. 9. Indirect democracy differs from direct democracy in that (Points : 1) the people don’t get to vote.

Question 10. 10. The Connecticut Plan, also known as the Great Compromise, combined elements of which two other plans during the Constitutional Convention of 1787? (Points : 1)