Online Quiz #2 Flashcards
An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is:
A National identity
Which of the following statements about social expenditures is accurate?
- Very broad welfare systems have been shown to support community institutions like the family and the church.
- In a sense, the welfare state primarily taxes the poor but benefits the middle class.
- Expenditures on highways are more likely to benefit the well-off than the poor.
- In most countries, social welfare expenditures primarily benefit the poor.
- Social expenditures that come in the form of public goods are used mostly by the very poor.
Expenditures on highways are more likely to benefit the well-off than the poor.
In which of the following ways does using purchasing power parity to calculate GDP differ from the use of straight GDP in measuring a country’s economic development?
- It typically lowers the overall value of the economy for less-developed countries.
- It typically elevates measured income for countries with advanced welfare systems.
- It typically elevates measured income for less-developed countries.
It typically elevates measured income for less-developed countries.
Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?
- Fundamentalism is a single form of ideology.
- Fundamentalists seek to solve the problems of the modern world.
- Most fundamentalists emphasize collective equality
Fundamentalists seek to solve the problems of the modern world.
What is a primary tactic used by central banks to combat inflation?
- printing more money
- increasing the money supply
- raising interest rates
Raising interest rates
Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:
- sometimes causes concern about “freezing” group divisions.
- must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work.
- almost always results in a federalist structure.
sometimes causes concern about “freezing” group divisions.
Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor:
- evolutionary change of the status quo.
- the elimination of private property and an end to class divisions.
- dramatic change of the existing order.
Dramatic change of the existing order.
Which of the following concepts is held in common by both communist ideology and liberal and social democratic ideology but is lacking in fascist ideology?
- a belief in the potential of individuals
- a belief in high state capacity
- a desire for high state autonomy
a belief in the potential of individuals
Restrictions that limit the quantities of foreign goods coming into a country are an example of:
Quotas
Ascription occurs when:
a particular quality or characteristic is assigned at birth.
Mercantilism is best associated with which of the following policies?
- neocorporatism
- tariff barriers
- free trade
tariff barriers
Country X has no direct taxation of its people, but citizens are limited in what they can earn because wages are fixed. No matter what a citizen’s age or job is, the state provides for his or her health costs, education, and retirement, even though the quality of those services may be low. If a citizen does have cash, he or she can buy private goods but only illegally on the black market. In which of the following categories would this country belong?
Communist
Markets can best be defined as:
The interactions between the forces of supply and demand
Social democracy can be defined as a system that:
Attempts to balance freedom and equality
Taxes on imported goods are known as:
Tariffs
