POS 100 (CH 1)
National sovereignty is defined as...
A political entity's externally recognized right to exercise final authority over it's affairs
In a globalized world we are sometimes closely tied through trade to former enemies. In 2014-2015, which country supplied nearly one-third of foreign students in American educational institutions?
China
When the authors say that we live in an era of "globalization," they mean that citizens and nations are increasingly...
Interdependent
Which political philosopher inspired the phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Protection of private property is NOT a valid objective of government according to...
Karl Marx
Which of the following philosophers is usually associated with socialism...
Karl Marx
_____ are more likely to favor generous government support for education and housing.
Liberals
Two nations with deep ties to the principle of communism that have moved in the direction of more private property are...
Russia and China
National _____ means that each national government is given the right to govern its own people as it wishes and no other nation can interfere with that.
Sovereignty
Democratic governments that have in the decades since WWII been, at times, avowedly socialist include...
Sweden and Germany
An example of a government policy that promotes social equality without redistributing income is...
The U.S. Supreme Court holding that state laws banning same-sex marriage were unconstitutional
The broad, basic definition of politics given by the text is...
The authoritative allocation of values for a society
Which political philosopher expressed the sentiment that life in a state of nature would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short?"
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke's views on government are expressed in...
Two Treaties on Government
Thomas Hobbes's ideal form of government was...
a single ruler with unquestioned authority
One example of government focus on equality of outcome is...
affirmative action programs
A pure ______ would even protest traffic laws.
anarchist
In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed that the minimum wage...
be raised to $10.10
Government actions that are commonly engaged in by the U.S. government include...
building interstate roads
Although globalization can threaten national security, this can create desirable outcomes, as shown by the international community's attempt to force Bashar al-Assad to surrender Syria's...
chemical weapons
Compared to citizens in other nations, Americans are more likely to...
choose freedom over equality
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden showed that the National Security Agency had...
collected data on domestic phone conversations of ordinary Americans
According to the text, only libertarians and _______ are consistent in their attitude toward the scope of government activity.
communitarians
Americans are likely to think of freedom and equality as...
complementary
During his 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders had difficulty explaining his political views as a...
democratic socialist
According to the text, politicians openly call for more order...
during times of social strife
Capitalism is best described as a(n)...
economic system in which production and property are privately owned, with a minimum of government interference.
Communitarians are willing to use government to promote both order and...
equality
The notion that American public schools are open to all is an example of...
equality of opportunity
When one person has the same chance to succeed in life as another, this is called...
equality of opportunity
If universities increase funding for women's sports so that they receive comparable funding to men's, that is an example of...
equality of outcome
Social order is usually defined as...
established patterns of authority and traditional modes of behavior
During the 1990s, Congress prohibited private businesses from discriminating in employment, public services, and public accommodations on the basis of physical or mental disabilities. This act creates a clash between...
freedom and equality
Communist regimes that gave their police great powers to arrest and imprison suspicious people raised a conflict between...
freedom and order
Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms included all of the following EXCEPT...
freedom from inequality
Which of the following is NOT categorized as a civil liberty in the US?
freedom of equality
Under the US Constitution, the national government...
lacks a general police power
Since the overthrow of its military strongman Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has experienced...
lawlessness
Government can promote social equality through policies other than income distribution. According to the text, in 2015, the Supreme Court promoted equality when it held that ____was/were unconstitutional.
laws banning same-sex marriages
As derived from John Locke's philosophy, the doctrine of liberalism holds that government should...
leave citizens free to further their individual pursuits
The broad, basic definition of government given by the text is...
legitimate use of force within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior
An American, who supports the creation of election districts that are likely to vote for minority candidates for public office and wants more restrictions on business owners' hiring decisions, is likely to be a...
liberal
A(n) _____ is likely to believe that helping the need should be a matter of individual choice.
libertarian
According to your text, the difference between libertarianism and John Locke-inspired liberalism is...
libertarianism puts a greater emphasis on individual freedom
According to Thomas Hobbes, author of Leviathan, the proper objective of government is to...
maintain order
In general, libertarianism is characterized by...
opposing all government action except that which protects life and property
According to the text, the concept of ______ encompasses preserving life, protecting property, and maintaining patterns of social relationships.
order
Using a two-dimensional model of political ideology, conservatives are more likely to support...
order over freedom and freedom over equality
Each citizen having one vote demonstrates...
political equality
A consistent set of values and beliefs about the proper purpose and scope of government is a(n)...
political ideology
Most governments at least claim to ______ while they maintain order.
preserve individual freedom
The value of using political concepts in understanding government is that they...
provide for a broader view than looking at specific events
Services that benefit all citizens and are not likely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals are known as...
public goods
Although the US is a capitalist country, the government does intervene in the economic arena, primarily through...
regulating private businesses
Western Europe's experience with democratic socialism demonstrates that...
socialism can be practiced along with personal freedoms and democratic participation
A person who favors government ownership of some basic industries and a strong government role in directing the economy would best be label a(n)...
socialist
Hobbes's state of nature refers to...
society without government
A government pursuing laissez-faire policies would...
take a hands-off attitude toward the economy
The government's role in redistributing income to promote economic equality has been a major source of debate in the US ever since...
the Great Depression
The national government can act on individuals if...
the action is based on a constitutionally delegated power
Using the state to redistribute income is a policy based on...
the philosophy of Karl Marx
An underlying assumption of the text is that perfect freedom and order can NEVER be achieved because...
these two values are inherently in conflict and cannot be provided simultaneously
Anarchism is the political opposite of...
totalitarianism
The desire to avoid potential foreign prosecution of its soldiers and the desire to continue practicing the death penalty led the United States in 2002 to...
withdraw from the 1998 treaty creating an International Criminal Court
