Which of the following would favor a public Question # 00598620 Subject: Education Due on: 02/28/2019 Posted On: 02/28/2019 04:12 AM Tutorials: 0 Rating: 5.0/5

Question 1

(TCO 1) Which of the following would favor a public
assistance program, cuts in military spending, more regulation of business and
industry, and a progressive tax system?

Capitalists

Liberals

Libertarians

Marxists

Conservatives

Question 2

(TCO 1) During the consolidation stage of totalitarian
development, what do revolutionary leaders attempt to do?

Reach a consensus
with rival factions and form a broad-based coalition.

Begin the immediate
transformation of society.

Eliminate real or
imagined rivals for power and place loyal associates in key posts.

Calm the public by
ending the violence that marked the revolutionary stage.

Reinterpret the past
and attribute any failures to a clearly identifiable enemy.

Question 3

(TCO 1) What is the most popular form of media worldwide
today?

Internet

Radio

Newspapers

Television

Magazines

Question 4

(TCO 1) What is the first exercise in democracy for students
in the U.S.?

Playing sports

Studying the
nation’s history

Reciting the Pledge
of Allegiance

Electing or becoming
class officers

Speaking out against
school policies that seem unfair

Question 5

(TCO 1) In the changing world of television media, what has
suffered most?

Freedom to criticize
the government

The entertainment
value of news shows

The range of
dramatic television shows

The quality of
in-depth news and analysis

The state of tabloid
journalism

?

Question 6

(TCO 1) The principle reason to study politics is

national interest.

self-interest.

public interest.

both national
interest and self-interest.

both self-interest
and public interest.

Question 7

(TCO 2) Where are most of the least developed countries
located?

East Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Central Europe

The Pacific Islands

South America and
the Caribbean

Question 8

(TCO 2) What is the most basic — but often most challenging
— aspect of nation-building?

Expanding
agricultural output

Ending illiteracy

Forming a common or
group identity

Ending internal
rebellions and upheavals

Establishing a
democracy

Question 9

(TCO 5) Who serves as Britain’s Head of State?

The Prime Minister

The President

The Queen

The House of Lords

The House of Commons

Question 10

(TCO 5) The U.S. Congress and British Parliament both have
all of these powers in common EXCEPT the ability to

pass or defeat
legislation.

confirm new cabinet
members.

bring down the
executive office with a vote of no confidence.

play an oversight role.

levy taxes. control
budgets.

Question 11

(TCO 2) Which of the following transitional states has the
most powerful economy?

Mexico

Taiwan

South Korea

Czech Republic

Poland

Question 12

(TCO 4) Which of the following have American courts allowed
under the First Amendment?

Speech that
constitutes a direct personal provocation

Clergy to offer
nondenominational prayers at public high school graduations

Polygamy, as long as
it is part of traditional religious practice

Schools to require
children who are Jehovah’s Witnesses to salute the flag

Schools to exempt
Amish children from public education requirements

?

Question 13

(TCO 4) What did the
Civil Rights Cases of 1883 accomplish?

Prohibited racial
discrimination in public accommodations

Held that the
Fourteenth Amendment was intended to prohibit both state and private
discrimination correct

Virtually ended
racial segregation in the South

Helped legitimize a
social system in which blacks were subject to discrimination

Created a punishment
system for those who discriminated against others

Question 14

(TCO 3) What event ended — albeit briefly — the long-term
trend of political apathy in the U.S.?

The 2008-2009
recession

The terrorist
attacks of 9/11

The war in Iraq

The invasion of
Afghanistan

The 2012 reelection
of Barack Obama

Question 15

(TCO 3) What is a major criticism of the winner-take-all
electoral system?

It emphasizes
political parties at the expense of individual candidates.

It limits voter
choice and makes it impossible for minor parties to compete in elections.

It causes a
pronounced tendency toward party decentralization.

It makes forming a
national consensus more difficult.

It encourages the
emergence of single-issue splinter parties.

Question 16

(TCO 3) According to the delegate theory of representation,

officials should act
according to the views of the electorate.

focus groups are of
little use.

politicians should
let their conscience guide them in making decisions.

only the most
intelligent members of society should serve in leadership roles.

opinion is only a
barometer, to be used as the legislator sees fit.

Question 17

(TCO 4) Which statement about health care in the United
States is FALSE?

Health care
facilities in the U.S. are among the best in the world.

U.S. citizens spend
more on medical expenses than people in other countries.

The federal
government spends less on medical research than other modern nations.

The Affordable Care
Act was upheld as constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Federal government
expenses for Medicare and Medicaid exceed those related to defense.

Question 18

(TCO 6) In the Western tradition, what does the broad
meaning of “justice” involve?

Questions of proper
punishment for violations of the law

Questions of who
should be elected

Questions of
distribution

Questions of power

Questions of
protection

Question 19

(TCO 6) What did Marx believe would happen once private
property was eliminated?

Proletariat upheaval

The beginning of
revolution in the form of armed conflict

The emergence of a
technologically-driven society

The end of social
inequality

New models for human
behavior

Question 20

(TCO 9) What is a
characteristic of most terrorist groups?

They exist for long
periods of time.

They have large
membership bases.

They operate locally.

They receive a great
deal of publicity.

They are ethnically
and politically diverse.

Question 21

(TCO 9) State-sponsored terrorism is defined as terrorism
that

occurs within a
country by people who are not connected to the government.

is international in
focus and helped by an established government.

involves groups from
different countries cooperating with each other.

involves the
governments, interests and people of more than one country.

is defined by a
government’s use of its security forces to subdue or intimidate its own people.

Question 22

(TCO 9) Many politicians partly blame ____for the rapid rise
of terrorism.

the media

the availability of
cheap weapons

Muslims

President Bush

the increasing
involvement of women

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Question 23

(TCO 9) What did Locke think would bring an end to human
conflict and war in society?

Religious or
spiritual commitment

Economic development
and security

Elimination of
private property

Communal marriage

Eradication of
national boundaries and identities

?

Question 24

(TCO 9) What form of government is most vulnerable to
terrorism?

Totalitarianism

Theocracy

Authoritarian

Monarchy

Democracy

Question 25

(TCO 9) What tool does the U. S. government use to broaden
the definition of who is a terrorist and grant broad powers to the Attorney
General?

USA Patriot Act

United Nations

NATO Coalition

Kyoto Accords

Department of
Homeland Security

?

Question 26

(TCO 9) According to
Lenin, why are capitalist countries imperialistic?

Capitalists want to
conquer and subdue all workers.

They fear popular
uprisings at home and want to maintain the status quo.

Colonial territories
provide raw materials and foreign markets for produce.

Monopoly capitalists
push their countries into war for the good of their inhabitants.

They worry that
rebellions in smaller countries will reach their own shores.

Question 27

(TCO 9) What did
Rousseau believe was the cause of war?

Religion and
intolerance

Society and private
property

Psychology and
survival instincts

Nationalism and
hatred

Moral relativism

Question 28 (TCO 5) Explain the duties of the Monarchy,
Prime Minister, and President.

Question 29 (TCO 7) Describe what economic factors
distinguish a conservative, liberal, and socialist in the United States.