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POLI 330  Week 1 to 7 Quizzes Included

POLI 330 Week 1  to 7 Discussions

POLI 330 Week 1 to 7  TCO,s Assessments 

POLI 330 Final Exam

Week 1 discussions
Politics in Our Daily Lives (graded)

As we read and discuss the definition of politics, let’s also consider the consequences of political decisions upon our daily routines.

Can you think of a time when a political act impacted your daily life? What made this experience political?

As we begin our discussions, let’s not forget to comment on each other’s posts. Can you see any similarities in your situations?

The Study of Political Science (graded)
Our text mentions that Political Science “seeks to study human behavior through the use of a scientific method that, at times, can prompt objections and debate.”

If this is true, why do you think this is the case? Please be sure to provide a specific example from the text to support your response.

Week 2 discussion

Types of Power (graded)
If politics truly defines who gets what, when, where, and how, then those that succeed at this game must have some advantage in doing so. This advantage comes from power.

So, what is the definition of power? And what types of power are utilized in the political realm?

Theories Regarding the State (graded)
Chapter 4 begins with a description of Plato’s allegory of the cave. As we focus upon the ethical questions concerning the role of the state this week, let’s take a closer look at this parable.

What is the setting of the story? Who are the main characters? And what major events transpire?

Week 3 discussions

Ideologies Compared (graded)
This week your Critical Reflection Paper compares the concepts of liberalism and socialism. To best prepare you for this assignment, let’s take a deeper look at the variations found within liberalism. Classical liberalism is based upon the work of John Locke and Adam Smith whereas modern liberalism focuses upon the work of T.H. Green.

So, what are the differences between these two forms of liberalism? And of the two, which do you agree with most?

Fascism Explored (graded)
Your text states that fascism is “an ideology that introduces totalitarianism as the objective of political decision making.” Its practice stands in opposition to both liberal and socialist ideals. So, what does fascism have against individualism, family, and pacifism?

Week 4 discussions

The Supreme Court (graded)
The lecture this week suggests that the Supreme Court is the least democratic branch of government, and yet it serves an important function in our democracy. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a branch of government that is not democratically elected? Would you change the way the court is appointed?

Democracies Compared (graded)
Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity to explore the roots of political philosophy. Let’s take a moment to focus in upon the idea of democracy. So, what is the true definition of democracy.

Week 5 discussion
Parliamentary versus Presidential Systems (graded)
As we turn our focus to the international realm, let’s take a moment to compare the governmental systems of the UK and the U.S.

Identify a few key differences between a parliamentary and a presidential system. How is the top leader selected differently? How do you think this difference impacts the kind of people who are chosen?

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THE ROLE OF THIRD PARTIES (GRADED)
Third parties in the U.S. are notorious for their lack of success.

So, can anyone explain why this is?

week 6 discussion

CHALLENGES TO WESTERN DEMOCRATIC IDEAS (GRADED)
People in democratic societies would like to think the process would/could/should work everywhere. But sometimes when democracy is exported, it's rejected in the most emphatic and sometimes violent ways. What is it about the idea that people in non-Western societies don't like?>

ETHNIC VIOLENCE (GRADED)
In discussing the concept of violence this week, let’s take a moment to consider the following situation.

Imagine a country where religious factions inside a nation want to have their own separate homeland. The government refuses, claiming the territory in question, which commands the nation’s only source of clean water, is vital to security. Is violence inevitable?

Week 7 Discussion

The European Union (graded)
In considering the international realm, let’s consider the concept of economic treaties. Specifically, let's think about an organization like the European Union (EU). Why was it formed? In addition, what are some of the objectives of the nations that are joining the EU?

Global Markets (graded)
Several countries around the world are transitioning to a market economy; the most significant of these are China and Russia. What do you think the impact will be on other countries around the world as these two countries become even more significant in the global economy? What are some examples of this impact?

POLI 330 Week 1 TCO Assessment 

Question 1.      Question :(TCO 1) What were your economic left/right results?

Question 2.      Question :        (TCO 1) What were your social libertarian/authoritarian results?

Question 3.      Question :        (TCO 1) If a person believes that market should regulate itself, and that government should stay out of business, would he or she fall more to the right or the left side of the political scale?

Question 4.      Question :        (TCO 1) If a person believes that federal agencies such as the FDA, EPA, and SEC serve a public good, is he or she moving more to the right or left of 100% capitalism?

Question 5.      Question :        (TCO 1) If a person feels that the government is needed to ensure that all people obtain equality, would he or she fall more on the right or the left of the economic scale?

Question 6.      Question :        (TCO 1) If a person believes that mandatory gun safety classes should be required to buy a gun, would he or she move up or down the social scale?

Question 7.      Question :        (TCO 1) If a person believes that Christianity is or should be the national religion of the United States, would he or she move up or down the social scale?

Question 8.      Question :        (TCO 1) If a person believes that he or she knows more about his or her own life than the government, and thus should have the authority to make his or her own decisions, would he or she move more up or down the social scale?

 

POLI 330 Week 2 TCO Assessment 

(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the owners are offered what advantages?

(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the owners face what challenges?

(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the owners would be offered what advantages?

(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the owners would be faced with what challenges?

(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the workers are offered what advantages?

(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the workers face what challenges?

(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the worker would be offered what advantages?

(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the worker would be faced with what challenges?

POLI 330 Week 3 TCO Assessment  

(TCO 2) As we have been discussing, throughout history, many people were not fans of pure democracy. One of the reasons for this was the idea of factions, as addressed in Madison’s Federalist No. 10. So what is the definition of a faction?

(TCO 2) Why are factions a threat to a democratic government?

(TCO 2) According to Madison, what are the two ways to remove the cause of a faction?

(TCO 2) From your reading, please distinguish why the two ways to remove a faction are not effective.

(TCO 2) What is it about human nature that causes factions to form?

(TCO 2) Differentiate the characteristics of a pure democracy from a republic.

(TCO 2) In referencing Madison, provide at least two reasons explaining why a republic can do a better job of controlling the effects of faction than a pure democracy.

(TCO 2) Assess Madison’s argument. Do you find that a republican form of government is the best way to control factions, in contrast to pure democracy? And how do you think this system has worked in controlling the factions over time?

POLI 330 Week 4 TCO Assessment  

(TCO 3) From your own research, what interest group did you find? Please list its name and website information.

(TCO 3) From your own research, list three important pieces of information that give us a picture of what your interest group believes.

(TCO 3) From your own research, describe a specific policy action your group desires.

(TCO 3) From your own research, whom does this group lobby most, or most effectively? For example, is there a political party or certain congressional representatives who seem to get more of its attention, money, or information? Which committees and subcommittees would it particularly lobby?

(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, what is the title of the legislation (include its origination or appropriate numbers)?

(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, who are its key sponsors and their party affiliation?

(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, what is its current status within Congress?

(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, describe briefly your personal reaction to this legislation. Do you think it will pass and do you think it should pass? Why? (Two to three sentences are required.)

POLI 330 Week 5 TCO Assessment  

(TCO 4) What are your initial, nonlegal, thoughts on this case? How would you decide it based on your own belief structures? For example, if you were the judge in this case, would you would allow Mr. Trident to leave the hospital, thus bringing about his death? Or would you feel for Mr. Trident but side with the hospital because he clearly is not in the right mind to make such decisions for himself? Or would you perhaps side with the hospital because people should not be allowed to refuse medical treatment or go to the extreme of ordering the hospital to aid in the shortening of his life so that he did not have to suffer a painful death? What would you do? Please put some thought into your answer and provide at least 4–5 sentences as you explain it.

(TCO 4) What is the difference between moral and legal reasoning?

(TCO 4) In a true legal argument, should legal reasoning or moral reasoning be used?

(TCO 4) Mr. Trident is arguing that the hospital has violated his 14th Amendment right to due process. What part of the 14th Amendment is he referring to in his argument?

(TCO 4) Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health is a case studied in the right-to-die debate. What precedent did it help to establish?

(TCO 4) How does the Cruzan case factor into Mr. Trident’s argument?

(TCO 4) Given the precedent established in the Cruzan case, how would you now have to decide the case if you were the judge?

(TCO 4) What other U.S. Supreme Court cases deal with the right-to-die issue?

POLI 330 Week 6 TCO Assessment  

(TCO 7) What is your final plan to present to the president? What changes did you decide to implement?

(TCO 7) Please explain why you chose the options that you did.

(TCO 7) How will your decisions affect the elderly, the poor, the rich, and national security if implemented?

(TCO 7) Was covering the hypothetical budget gap more or less difficult than you expected? Please explain.

(TCO 7) Which of your decisions might be perceived as politically motivated? Why?

(TCO 7) What are the trade-offs of preserving some programs while protecting others?

(TCO 7) How do your decisions result in a marginal benefit to society so that they can outweigh the marginal cost to society?

(TCO 7) Did doing this exercise change your feelings about the budget debate in Washington? If so, how? If not, why not?

POLI 330 Week 7 TCO Assessment  

(TCO 9) As the simulation shows, Muhammed’s father was killed by the Israelis in their war of independence, as they attempted to defend their state and enforce the boundaries established by the UN. Although this was an international decree, all Muhammed witnessed was his father’s death and the loss of his family home as the land of his forefathers was taken to make room for what many Palestinians viewed as the “occupiers.” If you were him, how would you react? For example, would you blame the Israelis for hurting your father and taking your land, and then pass on this hatred to your children so they would know never to trust the Israelis? Would you seek revenge for your family and people? Or is there a chance that you would accept the new conditions of the UN resolution because it was in the best interest of the people of the world? What about simply seeking strength in your religion and guiding your children away from the hatreds of the past in an effort to protect them? Please put some thought into your answer and provide at least 4–5 sentences as you explain it.

(TCO 9) Within the Israeli home, Ben knows from the horrors faced by his parents what can happen when there is not a state of Israel in the world. He thus supports his state and will do anything to defend its claim to this region. How does this differ from Muhammed’s stance?

(TCO 9) What do Muhammed and Ben have in common?

(TCO 9) Serapin and Sarah _____.

(TCO 9) Judith and Ahmed are the youngest members of their respective families. What do they have in common?

(TCO 9) Given what you have read and what you know about the conflicts between Israel and Palestine, what is the likelihood that the children will continue the cycle of violence in this land if nothing radically changes?

(TCO 9) What impact has the violence in this land had on the legitimacy of the Israeli government?

(TCO 9) Abdullah has admittedly committed terrorist acts against Israel. According to your text, does terrorism work?

Week 1 to 7 Quizzes Included

  POLI 330 Week 1 to 7 Quizzes

POLI 330 Week 1 Quiz

1.            Question :           (TCO 1) Aristotle’s view that humans live naturally in herds is most related to what explanation for political power?

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 1) The statement “Man is by nature a political animal” is attributed to _____.

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 1) When people base their views on beliefs that may not be based in reality, they are behaving _____.

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 1) The notion that we acknowledge the rightful roles of our leaders or our laws is known as _____.

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 1) Despite a disputed 2000 presidential election, once President George W. Bush took office, few people doubted his _____.

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 1) The term for measuring with numbers is _____.

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 1) When scholars consider various approaches to studying a given topic, they are most concerned with _____.

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of theory?

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 1) _____ is a subfield of political science.

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 1) The notion that politicians think practically and political scientists think abstractly is indicative of which of the following?

POLI 330 Week 2 Quiz

Question 1.         Question :           (TCO 6) Aristotle argued that the best political communities would be _____.

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 6) Which of the following was of greatest concern to John Locke?

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 6) If _____ were alive, he might suggest that poor academic performance in schools could be attributed to a society that does not promote education and provides few resources devoted to schools.

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 6) Which of the following would most likely be supported by the bourgeoisie?

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 6) According to Karl Marx, what would likely replace capitalism?

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 6) Adam Smith is most associated with which concept?

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 6) Which of the following propositions would likely be favored by modern liberals?

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 6) Modern conservatism adopts elements of which of the following?

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 6) _____ prefer virtually no government involvement in anything.

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 6) _____ is an extreme form of nationalism.

POLI 330 Week 3 Quiz

Question 1.         Question :           (TCO 2) Hereditary rule by one person is known as _____.

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 2) According to Aristotle, democracy is the _____ form of government by _____.

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 2) The idea that American states serve as “laboratories of democracy” is an advantage of _____ systems of government.

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 2) Electoral systems that elect one person per district are known as _____.

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 2) Why are coalitions among parties seldom necessary in the United States?

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 2) In a _____ system, the government owns little or no industry and redistributes little in welfare programs.

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 2) Judicial activism refers to _____.

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 2) Though rare, a “true” democracy, is a system in which _____.

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 2) _____ states regularly use organized terror and violence against their citizens to maintain control and achieve their goals.

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 2) Describe the purpose of total control as relates to the image of the state.

Grading Summary

These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below.     Points Received:              30 / 30 (100%)

POLI 330 Week 4 Quiz

Question 1.         Question :           (TCO 3) Explain which individuals have the most influence on politics via interest groups.

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 3) What U.S. groups that are underrepresented by interest groups took to the street in inner-city riots in the 1960s, thus demonstrating what a group or groups might do when they cannot express their grievances through legitimate channels?

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 3) Bureaucracies have become big and powerful, developing _____ of their own.

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 3) When interest groups approach the _____, they may not be in need of or want of a new law, but merely favorable interpretation of existing rules and regulations.

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 3) Large parties in particular can be analyzed as _____.

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 3) Why does proportional representation (PR) allow and even encourage parties to split?

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 3) Which of the following is an advantage to having less powerful, less centralized parties?

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 3) Why do Americans vote so little?

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 3) Describe the impact of education on those who vote.

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 3) _____ regions may harbor economic and cultural resentments at being ruled by a distant capital.

POLI 330 Week 5 Quiz

1.            Question :           (TCO 5) Which of the following statements best defines feudalism?

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 5) Countries with limits on government have usually had feudal pasts, which suggests what about the dispersion of power?

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 5) In Europe, a cabinet is equivalent to a U.S. _____.

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 5) Because of the separation of powers inherent in a presidential system, some scholars think that executive-legislative _____ is common in systems like that used in the United States.

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 5) The head of ministry is equivalent to the _____ in the United States.

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 5) The only political system that could guarantee the cooperation between the legislative and executive branches is _____.

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 4) Which of the following issues is a civil concern?

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 4) International law consists of _____ and established customs recognized by most nations.

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 4) What legal agency in the United States generates reputation-based ratings of prospective federal judges?

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 4) Which of the following best articulates the stance of judicial restraint advocates?

POLI 330 Week 6 Quiz

1.            Question :           (TCO 7) Radicals use the term “political economy” instead of “_____,” which is a hard sell these days.

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 7) How do Keynesian economic policies differ from the traditional laissez-faire policies developed by Adam Smith?

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 7) The 1973 Mideast war allowed members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to _____.

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 7) What event is largely considered responsible for deterring Johnson’s War on Poverty?

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 7) Analyze recent changes to the Food Stamp program.

                Student Answer:                               The distribution of cash grants allows the program to be easily misused.

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 7) Which of the following is an increasing financial concern of the Medicare program?

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 7) Many Americans think the federal budget goes primarily toward welfare, which is _____.

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 7) How might Americans’ reluctance toward entitlement programs benefit them in the long run?

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 7) Most liberals feel that the poverty line is _____.

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 7) Investigate what historically happens to conservatives when firms are supposedly “too big to fail.”

POLI 330 Week 7 Quiz

1.            Question :           (TCO 9) What is the most common response to serious domestic unrest?

Question 2.         Question :           (TCO 9) Riots triggered by police beating youths, protests against globalization, and labor strikes against austerity are all examples of _____.

Question 3.         Question :           (TCO 9) Why might a period of prosperity bring about revolution?

Question 4.         Question :           (TCO 9) Some states engage in _____, despite officially denouncing terrorism.

Question 5.         Question :           (TCO 9) What is the crux of radical revolutionary thinking?

Question 6.         Question :           (TCO 8) Countries generally sign treaties over which of the following concerns?

Question 7.         Question :           (TCO 8) The recent global contraction brought a new wave of _____, as one country after another started to worry about keeping jobs at home.

Question 8.         Question :           (TCO 8) A big war with a definitive outcome often brings peace because _____.

Question 9.         Question :           (TCO 8) The oldest approach to preserving peace is through _____, with envoys sent from one state to another.

Question 10.      Question :           (TCO 8) What precedent did the 1945–1946 Nuremburg War Crimes Trials set for international law?

POLI 330 Final Exam

1. (TCO 1) Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists? (Points : 2)

       Historians look for generalizations, and political scientists are reluctant to generalize.

       Historians are reluctant to generalize, and political scientists look for generalizations.

       Historians are more likely to look for comparisons than political scientists.

       Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations, and political scientists focus on nurture-based explanations.

Question 2. 2. (TCO 1) The notion that politicians think practically and political scientists think abstractly is indicative of which of the following? (Points : 2)

       Political scientists often train politicians.

       Politicians often train political scientists.

       Political scientists and politicians are different in that the former studies the latter.

       Political scientists and politicians are often indistinguishable.

Question 3. 3. (TCO 1) When people base their views on beliefs that may not be based in reality, they are behaving _____. (Points : 2)

       irrationally

       rationally

       politically

       legitimately

Question 4. 4. (TCO 1) A political leader’s ability to command respect and exercise power is known as _____. (Points : 2)

       sovereignty

       corruption

       authority

       legitimacy

Question 5. 5. (TCO 1) Despite a disputed 2000 presidential election, once President George W. Bush took office, few people doubted his _____. (Points : 2)

       charisma

       control

       legitimacy

       sovereignty

Question 6. 6. (TCO 1) Relating concepts in a way that connects them in an empirical manner is the basis of _____ building. (Points : 2)

       scholarship

       theory

       power

       culture

Question 7. 7. (TCO 1) A(n) _____ is an initial theory a researcher starts with to be proved with evidence. (Points : 2)

       quantification

       hypothesis

       qualification

       empirical

Question 8. 8. (TCO 4) Unlike natural law, positive law uses _____. (Points : 2)

       the spirit of the law to make determinations

       books to reach conclusions

       judicial sentencing to determine case outcomes

       jury selection to manipulate judgment

Question 9. 9. (TCO 4) Under which of the following circumstances might a case be pursued as both a criminal and a civil case? (Points : 2)

       The federal government accuses investment houses of wrongdoing and investors who lost money sue them.

       Drug traffickers violate property and federal law by moving drugs across state borders.

       Burglars violate federal property and the state sues them for damages.

       A state accuses banks of mortgage fraud in mortgages sold to investors elsewhere in the nation.

Question 10. 10. (TCO 4) Describe the significance of Marbury v. Madison. (Points : 2)

       The ruling laid precedent for judicial review.

       The ruling stated that the president is subject to the court’s decisions.

       The ruling decreed that current administrations must honor the appointments of previous administrations.

       The ruling claimed that federal taxes could not be levied on the states.

Question 11. 11. (TCO 4) What legal agency in the United States generates reputation-based ratings of prospective federal judges? (Points : 2)

       Judicial Ratings Bureau

       Federal Bureau of Judicial Review

       American Bar Association

       Office of Legal Assessment

Question 12. 12. (TCO 4) When was judicial review granted to the Supreme Court within the United States? (Points : 2)

       It was granted during the Constitution Convention of 1787.

       It was granted in the Bill of Rights.

       It was the result of the Marbury v. Madison decision of 1803.

       It was never officially adopted but is an unofficial practice.

Question 13. 13. (TCO 4) Which of the following best articulates the stance of judicial restraint advocates? (Points : 2)

       Judicial review is the best and only true method of checking legislative power.

       The court should practice restraint in cases in which legislative acts are presented for interpretation.

       Only the executive branch can restrain the court, keeping the power of judicial review in balance with the other governing branches.

       Only Congress should make public policy and, unless a legislative act clearly violates the Constitution, the law should stand.

Question 14. 14. (TCO 4) The Supreme Court’s decision in _____ (1954) triggered a revolution in American race relations, an area Congress had been unwilling to touch. (Points : 2)

       Miranda v. Arizona

       Dred Scott v. Sandford

       Brown v. Board of Education

       Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 15. 15. (TCO 5) Which systems demonstrate the clearest separation of power between the executive and legislative branches? (Points : 2)

       Parliamentary

       Presidential

       Monarchies

       Ministerial

Question 16. 16. (TCO 5) How often does the cabinet change in a parliamentary system? (Points : 2)

       Every 4 years

       Every 6 years

       Every 8 years

       When the cabinet is voted out or resigns

Question 17. 17. (TCO 5) Voters receive the most direct representation in which system? (Points : 2)

       Parliamentary

       Presidential

        Electoral

        Coalition

Question 18. 18. (TCO 5) The head of ministry is equivalent to the _____ in the United States. (Points : 2)

       chief of government

       head of state

       departmental secretary

       premier

1. (TCO 5) The only political system that could guarantee the cooperation between the legislative and executive branches is _____. (Points : 2)

       a monarchy

       a dictatorship

       a democracy

       an oligarchy

Question 2. 2. (TCO 5) In the case of both parliamentary and presidential systems, examine the reason democracies will not vanish, even though the executive seems to be receiving more and more power. (Points : 2)

       Checks and balances keep the chief executive from gaining too much power.

       Chief executives will eventually have to face reelection, which depends greatly on the approval of voting citizens.

       Both systems have methods by which to oust chief executives.

       Subordinates carry out some of the workload of the chief executive.

Question 3. 3. (TCO 5) Explain which type of candidate parliamentary systems seek out to become ministers. (Points : 2)

       Those who have experience winning elections and serving on a parliamentary committee

       Newcomers who can bring in a fresh perspective to the ministry

       Individuals who possess a great knowledge of the specific ministry’s area

       Those who have political experience regardless of whether or not they have been elected in the past

Question 4. 4. (TCO 7) Radicals use the term political economy instead of _____,”which is a hard sell these days. (Points : 2)

       late capitalism

       Marxism

       pure market system

       utilitarianism

Question 5. 5. (TCO 7) Early 20th-century European governments subscribed to _____ doctrines, generally keeping their hands away from the economy. (Points : 2)

       classic liberal

       inflationary

       neoclassical

       Smithian

Question 6. 6. (TCO 7) Between 1965 and 1973, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line _____. (Points : 2)

       doubled

       greatly decreased

       slightly increased

       rapidly increased

Question 7. 7. (TCO 7) Which of the following is an increasing financial concern of the Medicare program? (Points : 2)

       The proportion of older people in American society is increasing steadily.

       Every American citizen on reaching 65 obtains Medicare, regardless of class.

       Economic inequality renders Medicare more necessary for some than for others.

       Wealthy Americans are taking advantage of the Medicare system.

Question 8. 8. (TCO 7) Why are many politicians wary about limiting Social Security and Medicare expenses? (Points : 2)

       Many would be left without enough to support them.

       Caps to these programs would undermine the welfare state.

       It can cost them votes.

       Both are primary social safety nets.

Question 9. 9. (TCO 7) How does the American welfare state compare to those of other industrialized nations? (Points : 2)

       Much less is allocated to welfare in the United States.

       Other nations allocate less to welfare than the United States.

       The United States allocates about the same to welfare.

       Few nations besides the United States maintain funds for welfare.

Question 10. 10. (TCO 7) Theoretically, what are the consequences if the government assumes the burden of bad loans? (Points : 2)

       Citizens will default on their mortgages.

       Banks will learn from their mistakes and pay back the burden with interest.

       Ultimately, the government will profit.

       Firms will be encouraged to continue their risky behavior.

Question 11. 11. (TCO 9) _____ is a small or moderate change that essentially leaves the system intact. (Points : 2)

       Mass discontent

       Reform

       Dramatic system change

       A coup d’etat

Question 12. 12. (TCO 9) Describe what can often happen in a changing society when, during times of prosperity, some people get rich faster than others. (Points : 2)

       Jealousy is aroused.

       Politicians pay more attention to poverty.

       The very poor revolt.

       Economists become confused.

Question 13. 13. (TCO 9) What is likely to happen if the people are unhappy and there is no organization to focus their discontent? (Points : 2)

       They will almost surely turn to violence.

       Not much will happen.

       The people will organize themselves, regardless.

       They will eventually find other means of achieving contentedness.

Question 14. 14. (TCO 9) What about U.S. agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and the CIA make them so ill prepared to fight terrorism? (Points : 2)

       They have extremely different missions when it comes to terrorism.

       They are poorly funded.

       They have a great deal of red tape to get through in order to be able to communicate.

       They are often unwilling to communicate with each other.

Question 15. 15. (TCO 9) According to Hannah Arendt, the American struggle was indeed a revolution, perhaps history’s only complete revolution, _____. (Points : 2)

       because it alone ended with democratic institutions.

       because it became an example for other nations.

       because it managed to route what was then the great world power.

       because it alone ended with a new foundation of liberty instead of the tyranny that came after other revolutions.

Question 16. 16. (TCO 9) Does terrorism work? (Points : 2)

       Rarely, and seldom without political and/or economic pressure

       Rarely, but primarily when brought against democratic nations

       Often, and without much need for political pressure to aid it

       Often, but only with the assistance of economic and/or political pressure

Question 17. 17. (TCO 9) Hannah Arendt pointed out that rage is the fuel of revolution, but what is now the greatest cause of rage? (Points : 2)

       The low level of education in developing nations

       The enormous economic mismanagement in industrialized nations

       The extreme violence utilized by industrialized nations against developing nations

       The massive corruption now found in developing lands

1.            (TCO 2) Evaluate Aristotle’s six types of government. In doing so, please be sure to list and define the categorizations. Please then assess how these classifications can be useful today to someone analyzing current governmental structures. (Points : 40)

2 -Explain the relationship between electoral systems and party systems. Answers should be sure to assess this question from the perspective of both proportional representation and single-member districts and provide examples to support your points. (Points : 40)

3-The United States has utilized multiple forms of liberalism throughout its history. Please distinguish the specific characteristics of classical and modern liberalism and outline the evolution of these forms of liberalism within the United States. Please be sure to include specific historic examples to support your points. (Points : 40)

4- Today’s world seems to be moving beyond sovereignty and toward supranational leadership to cooperate on issues of global importance. What are some of these issues? How might they be solved through supranational cooperation? Does such cooperation impede the sovereignty of independent nations? Please sure to include specific examples in supporting your points. (Points : 40)