Government unit 7
Divine right of kings
Belief that God granted monarchs the right to rule
Laws of Supply and Demand
Determines the price for goods and services in a free market
Foreign aid
Economic and military assistance to other countries
foreign policy
Everything a nation says and does in world affairs
NATO was originally formed to promote world peace.
FALSE
Steps toward peace in the Middle East include the Truman Doctrine.
FALSE
The divine right of kings is a form of sovereignty.
FALSE
Today, NATO is increasingly focused on collective security in the Pacific region
FALSE
Command economies are often criticized because they lead to inequalities in wealth and living standards.
False
In a communist regime, the government controls only a portion of business and economic activity
False
The Coast Guard serves as a combat-ready land force for the navy
False
The United States is the second largest importer of oil in the world.
False
The United States' foreign policy includes the policy on interstate commerce
False
The desire for economic equality is what drives the capitalist economy
False
Guerrilla warfare
Fighting by small groups in hit-and-run raids
Laissez-Faire theory
Holds that government should play a very limited role in society
Medieval lords depended on the towns for
LOANS
Collectivization
Merger of small private farms into large government-owned farms
Which organ of the United Nations bears the major responsibility for maintaining international peace?
The Security Council
"The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is... to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements [connections], let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop." —George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796 Which of the following brought a temporary end to the policy described in Washington's Farewell Address?
World War I
Which event ended America's historic commitment to isolationism?
World War II
The very existence of a military force can pose a threat to free government. The Framers guarded against such a threat by
mandating civilian control of the military
Democratic consolidation occurs when
mutual trust is established between a government and its citizens
Army
oldest branch of military
Which office was born following the failure of pre-9/11 intelligence agencies to collect and share information that might have warned of al Qaeda's coming attacks?
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
According to Karl Marx, the value of a product should be determined by
the amount of labor put into it
Colonialism
the control of one nation over foreign lands
If the Fed sets interest rates too high,
the economy slows
Collective security
the keeping of international peace and order
All of the following are factors of production EXCEPT
time
Karl Marx considered the state and its social institutions to be
tools that helped capitalists maintain their power over workers.
An economy in which private enterprise and governmental participation coexist is called a mixed economy
true
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's principle of perestroika called for
wide-ranging restructuring of political and economic life.
A factor that must be in place in order for democracy to succeed is multiple political parties
TRUE
The General Assembly of the United Nations has been referred to as "the town meeting of the world."
TRUE
The Roman Republic shifted decision making from the people to an elite Senate.
TRUE
Command economy
System in which government bureaucrats plan economic development
Feudalism
System in which powerful lords divided their lands among lesser lords
Trade embargo
A ban on trade with a particular country or countries
NATO
Alliance formed to promote the collective defense
tribunal
An assembly of one or more judges
Monopoly
A firm that is the only source of a product or service
right of legation
A nation's right to send or receive diplomats
visa
A permit to enter another country
Tariff
A tax on imported goods
Which of the following was a result of the Black Plague in Europe?
A weaker feudal system
Nonintervention by European governments in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere was a cornerstone of the
Monroe Doctrine
EU
Most successful of the world's free trade organizations
World Trade Organization
Most successful of the world's free trade organizations
Cold War
Period of tense relations between the and the
Containment
Policy of keeping communism within its existing boundaries
shadow cabinet
Potential ministers from the opposition in British government
denationalization
Reverting authority from central to regional governments
What is profit?
The earnings of a business, minus its costs
Which of the following statements about future trends in globalization will most likely be true?
The will continue to be a leader in service exports
In the global economy, all nations have the same competitive advantages.
The will continue to be a leader in service exports.
Communism
Theory that economic equality requires a violent revolution
abstain
To choose not to participate
Communist economies are characterized by state ownership of the means of production.
True
Physical capital is a product of human capital.
True
Which agency of the United Nations would be most likely to set up a vaccination program for poor children in Latin America?
WHO
In addition to managing the State Department, the secretary of state
advices and assists the President in the conduct of foreign policy
Marines
combat-ready land force to seize or defend land bases used for Navy operations
Air Force
designated a separate military branch after World War II
The policy of openness promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev under which the government increased its tolerance of dissent was called
glasnost
A purposeful refusal to become generally involved in the affairs of the rest of the world is
isolationism
Which of the following is NOT part of a nation's foreign policy?
its laws regulating its own economy
Many Americans have concerns about the activities of the National Intelligence because these activities are
largely conducted in secret
