poli330 final exam all correct answers 2019 new final

Question 1 5 pts
(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 2 5 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 3 5 pts
(TCO 1) The principle reason to study politics is
               national interest.
               self-interest.
               public interest.
               both national interest and self-interest.
               both self-interest and public interest.
 
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Question 4 5 pts
(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.
 
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Question 5 5 pts
(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 
 
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Question 6 5 pts
(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
 
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Question 7 5 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 8 5 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 9 5 pts
(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.
 
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Question 10 5 pts
(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
 
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Question 11 5 pts
(TCO 2) Least developed countries have all of the following problems in common EXCEPT
               illiteracy.
               political instability.
               ethnic conflict.
               anarchy.
               inequality. 
 
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Question 12 5 pts
(TCO 3) What did eighteenth-century British writer and legislator Edmund Burke believe?
               That elected officials should act as trustees for their constituents
               That while representatives must pay careful attention to public opinion, they must also maintain their independence of thought and action
               That a natural aristocracy, made up of the best and brightest, should govern
               That the trustee theory of representation worked
               All of the above
 
 
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Question 13 5 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 14 5 pts
(TCO 3) A good leader should have all of the following traits EXCEPT
               an emphasis on the public good.
               common sense.
               the ability to delegate.
               lust for power and a willingness to use it to remove all obstacles or challengers.
               the ability to face the historical circumstances of the times.
 
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Question 15 5 pts
(TCO 4) Which of the following have American courts allowed under the First Amendment?
               Speech that constitutes a direct personal provocation
               Clergy to offer nondenominational prayers at public high school graduations
               Polygamy, as long as it is part of traditional religious practice
               Schools to require children who are Jehovah’s Witnesses to salute the flag
               Schools to exempt Amish children from public education requirements
 
 
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Question 16 5 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 17 5 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 18 5 pts
(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
 
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Question 19 5 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 20 5 pts
(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
 
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Question 21 5 pts
(TCO 8) What term was used to describe America’s foreign policy towards Russia and Communism during the Cold War?
               Structural rigidity
               Balance of power
               Military consensus
               Containment
               Marshall Plan
 
 
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Question 22 5 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 23 5 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 24 5 pts
(TCO 8) The Monroe Doctrine is an example of what type of foreign policy?
               Imperialist
               Status quo
               Unipolar
               Expansionist
               Regionalist
 
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Question 25 5 pts
(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.
 
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Question 26 5 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 27 5 pts
(TCO 9) What tool does the U. S. government use to broaden the definition of who is a terrorist and grant broad powers to the Attorney General?
               USA Patriot Act
               United Nations
               NATO Coalition
               Kyoto Accords
               Department of Homeland Security
 
 
 Question 28 20 pts
(TCO 5) Compare and contrast the US and UK systems of representing their people.
 Question 29 20 pts
(TCO 8) Explain the root cause of war from Hobbes and Rousseau by explaining each philosopher’s thesis.