POLI330 2019 January Final Exam Latest SET 3

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Saturday
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Question 1
(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 2
(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
 
 
Question 3
(TCO 1) What government agency promotes and preserves media competition in the United States?
                Federal Communication Commission
                Department of Commerce
                Federal Bureau of Inventions
                Federal Television Commission
                Justice Department 
 
 
Question 4
(TCO 1) Which of the following most significantly accelerated the “values divide” between liberals and conservatives?
                The election of Ronald Reagan
                The rise of the KKK
                The Contract with America
                The war on terror
                The election of Barack Obama
 
 
Question 5
(TCO 1) The question of whether people can exercise power yet remain true to their principles is referred to as
                Social Contract Theory.
                the dilemma  of political economy.
                the problem of state sovereignty.
                the crisis of normativism.
                the problem of dirty hands.
 
 
Question 6
(TCO 1) What is the most popular form of media worldwide today?
                Internet
                Radio
                Newspapers
                Television
                Magazines
 
 
Question 7
(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.
 
 
Question 8
(TCO 2) Which of the following transitional states has the most powerful economy?
                Mexico
                Taiwan
                South Korea
                Czech Republic
                Poland
 
 
Question 9
(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 10
(TCO 5) To join the European Union, what must a country prove?
                That it is financially solvent
                That it disavows terrorism
                That it will contribute to a common defense
                That it rejects communism
                That it supports free elections 
 
 
Question 11
(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 12
(TCO 4) What protects citizens in the U.S. against the abuse of police power?
                The First Amendment
                The Second Amendment
                The Fifth Amendment
                The Fourth Amendment
                The Sixth Amendment
 
 
 
Question 13
(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 14
(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
 
 
Question 15
(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 16
(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
 
 
Question 17
(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 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) Who are the most common victims of terrorism?
                Political leaders
                Innocent civilians
                Journalists
                Diplomats
                Members of the military or security services
 
 
 
Question 21
(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
 
 
Question 22
(TCO 8) According to theory, states acquire nuclear weapons to not to use them, but to prevent other states from using theirs.
                rational actor
                containment
                zero-sum game
                keeper of the balance
                deterrence
 
 
Question 23
(TCO 8) The Monroe Doctrine is an example of what type of foreign policy?
                Imperialist
                Status quo
                Unipolar
                Expansionist
                Regionalist
 
 
Question 24
(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 25
(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 26
(TCO 9) Hobbes linked the cause of war to all of these aspects of human nature EXCEPT
                self-preservation.
                greed.
                competition.
                glory.
                safety.
 
 
Question 27
(TCO 9) Revolutionaries differ from terrorists in that
                revolutionaries never resort to violence.
                terrorists seek to overthrow the government in existing circumstances.
                terrorists show concern for the innocent.
                revolutionaries see terror as a tactic, not a strategy.
                revolutionaries seek to change the circumstances.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compare and contrast the US and UK systems of representing their people
Explain the root cause of war from Hobbes and Rousseau by explaining each philosopher’s thesis.