P SC 1113 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Minority Rights, Individual And Group Rights, Supremacy Clause

• School: University of Oklahoma
• Department: Political Science
• Course: P SC 1113
• Professor: Glen Krutz

Document Summary

Psc 1113 american federal government * dr. glen s. krutz * study guide for exam 1. All material below is in play for the multiple-choice portion of the exam, while asterisked terms (*) delineate the topics from which we will write the argument question and the essay question. Social capital: relationships among people who live and work in a particular society. Representative democracy: the people vote for someone to represent them on government. Why is civic engagement important? (power & quality of life) : more engaged, the more they have their voice heard. (power, more participation means more social capital. We are participating more than ever but it is still low. (quality of life) Why young americans don"t vote: voting registration, sending in ballot. Latent preferences: caring about something but not enough to do much about it. Intense preferences: something you care deeply about and will do something for. Why we need government: provides safety, regulated economy.