POS Midterm

Question 1

Name 10 developed (D) countries

Answer 1

Argentina . Canada . Germany . France . Ireland . Mexico . South Korea . Spain . Portugal . USA

Question 2

Name 10 undeveloped (D) countries

Answer 2

Afghanistan . Somalia . Ethiopia . Sudan . Chad . Niger . Uganda . Madagascar . Cambodia . Yemen

Question 3

Cite and Name 5 countries the U.S. has invaded

Answer 3

Afghanistan . Mexico . Panama . Russia

Question 4

Name 10 Democracies

Answer 4

Canada . Germany . France . Ireland . Mexico . Panama . Portugal . South Korea . Spain. USA

Question 5

Name 10 Authoritarian Countries

Answer 5

Afghanistan . China . Cuba . Iran . North Korea . Russia . Saudi arabia . Somalia . Syria .

Question 6

Name 5 Latin American Countries

Answer 6

Argentina . Cuba . Mexico . Panama . Venezuela

Question 7

Name 5 African Countries

Answer 7

. Ethiopia . Madagascar . Somalia . Sudan. Niger

Question 8

Name 5 European Countries

Answer 8

France . Spain . Germany . Ireland . Portugal

Question 9

Name 5 Asian Countries

Answer 9

Afghanistan . China . North Korea . South Korea .

Question 10

Liberalism

Answer 10

Stresses tolerance for diverse lifestyles and opinions and demanding public assistance for those in need.

Question 11

Conservatism

Answer 11

an approach to political life that sees traditional values as important in solving social problems.

Question 12

Marxism

Answer 12

based on the writtings of Karl Marx, the basis of communist and radical socialist ideology, it offers an explanatory theory of historical development and calls for class struggle between the working class and capitalists.

Question 13

Socialism

Answer 13

Comes from Marxism as it is one of the stages, it is where the state is governed in the interests of the workers and advocate social equality and public ownership of industry.

Question 14

Why are some states rich and others poor?

Answer 14

1. good Institutions in place create incentives. 2. must have the ability to enforce its decisions. control its corners. 3. Temperature which has a role in diseases and agricultural productivity.

Question 15

What are the most important issues in the upcoming midterm elections?

Answer 15

1. The economy and people perception of it. 2.Healthcare and Obamacare 3. Income and gender inequality 4. Foreign policy and all the major world problems

Question 16

How do voters make their decisions?

Answer 16

people tipically vote against the sitting president. People perceive candidates as competent, trustworthy, etc. based on appearances.

Question 17

What is social capital?

Answer 17

Social capital is the networks people for with people doing things such as participating in organized activities.

Question 18

Why has it declined in this country?

Answer 18

longer hours at work, also urban sprawl, the entry of women into the workforce, since women do more organizing of social events than men. but more than anything media and television in particular.

Question 19

What are the implications of the decline?

Answer 19

degrades education, causes unsafe neighborhoods, reduces economic prosperity, affects personal health and happiness, and even lowers the effectiveness of our democracy. Also empathy.

Question 20

What is the New Gilded Age?

Answer 20

The largest share of national income is going to the top one percent and has followed a great U-shaped arc. since 1980 the one percent has seen its income share surge again—and in the United States is back to what it was a century ago.

Question 21

What is the origin of the phenomenon of the gilded age?

Answer 21

We are back to “patrimonial capitalism” which the commanding heights of the economy are controlled not by talented individuals but by family dynasties.

Question 22

what are some solutions for the gilded age?

Answer 22

1. Increase in taxation of wealth and inheritance(must be global) 2. Use these taxes to invest in things such as education and infrastructure which will help everyone prosper.