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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
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Question 25 pts
(TCO 1) Which term is used to describe the ability to get others to want what you want?
Political power
Authority
Hard power
Soft power
Legitimacy
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Question 35 pts
(TCO 1) What is the most popular form of media worldwide today?
Internet
Radio
Newspapers
Television
Magazines
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Question 45 pts
(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.
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Question 55 pts
(TCO 1) What is true about what it means to be a “good citizen”?
It is based largely on an individual’s moral fiber.
It is defined by adherence to basic human rights.
It refers exclusively to how law-abiding a person is.
It is defined by the state.
It is in the eyes of the beholder.
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Question 65 pts
(TCO 1) Which of the following would be considered a totalitarian political system?
Capitalism
Fascism
Anarchism
Communism
Socialism
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Question 75 pts
(TCO 2) Which of the following transitional states has the most powerful economy?
Mexico
Taiwan
South Korea
Czech Republic
Poland
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Question 85 pts
(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
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Question 95 pts
(TCO 5) What makes Britain a model of what Aristotle called a mixed regime?
It combines a queen and a prime minister.
It is based on a constitution.
It places legislative power in the hands of the House of Lords.
It includes different branches of government that represent different classes.
It gives parliament the power to oust the prime minister.
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Question 105 pts
(TCO 2) Which of the following is NOT one of the four fundamental political challenges facing developing countries?
Nation-building
Participation
State-building
Secularization
Distribution of wealth, power, and property
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Question 115 pts
(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
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Question 125 pts
(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
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
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Question 135 pts
(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
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Question 145 pts
(TCO 3) What is the most important tool for interest groups seeking to change or influence public policy?
An educated public
A large membership
A strong sense of how the political process works
Money
An elected official as an advocate
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Question 155 pts
(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.
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Question 165 pts
(TCO 4) When can government outlaw religious practices?
If the religion is not approved beforehand
If the religion is too small
If the religion moves overseas
If the religion poses a threat to society
If the religion obscures or misinterprets the words of God
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Question 175 pts
(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.
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Question 185 pts
(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
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Question 195 pts
(TCO 6) What term does Walden Two use to describe good health, a minimum of unpleasant labor, and a chance to exercise your talents and true leisure?
Political equality
The good life
Behavioral freedom
Scientific society
Personal nirvana
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Question 205 pts
(TCO 8) Who argued that “a prudent ruler recognizes what must be done to protect and enlarge his dominions and does not allow moral qualms to cloud his judgment”?
Rousseau
Morganthau
Aristotle
Machiavelli
Robert Kaplan
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Question 215 pts
(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.
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Question 225 pts
(TCO 9) What concerns have critics raised about the just war doctrine?
It denounces moral relativism.
It contradicts international capitalist theory.
It embodies an ethnocentric bias.
It prevents long-term peace from developing.
It opposes nationalistic ideals.
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Question 235 pts
(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
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Question 245 pts
(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.
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Question 255 pts
(TCO 9) What form of government is most vulnerable to terrorism?
Totalitarianism
Theocracy
Authoritarian
Monarchy
Democracy
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Question 265 pts
(TCO 9) Which of the following played only a minor role in the major wars of the twentieth century?
Nationalism
Arms races
Nationalistic universalism
Religion
Reasons of state
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Question 275 pts
(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 2820 pts
(TCO 9) What are the causes of poverty and instability in least developed countries?
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(TCO 7) Assess at least two economic problems the United States faces today. In the assessment, explain the economic issues and what a conservative and modern liberal administration would most likely do to mitigate the problem.
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