Calculate: 4 * (-1)^2+3 * (-1)-2

Expression: $4 \times {\left( -1 \right)}^{2}+3 \times \left( -1 \right)-2$

Evaluate the power

$4 \times 1+3 \times \left( -1 \right)-2$

Any expression multiplied by $-1$ equals its opposite

$4 \times 1-3-2$

Any expression multiplied by $1$ remains the same

$4-3-2$

Calculate the difference

$-1$