W07 Exam 3

Question 1

In British North America the colonists were, for the most part, influenced by which of the following religious philosophies?

Answer 1

Pretestantism

Question 2

All but one statement represents the characteristics of an established church as they were practiced in the 1600s and 1700s. Choose the one that does NOT represent a characteristic.

Answer 2

It created a unique situation of equality among all the various churches; no church was ever considered to be more “official” than any other church.

Question 3

T/F: In colonial America, religion was a major motivating factor in people’s lives and significantly influenced the development of political ideas.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT among the events and controversies that helped lead to the Civil War?

Answer 4

Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

Question 5

The goal of Puritanism was to __________ the Church of England.

Answer 5

purify

Question 6

John Winthrop’s A Model of Christian Charity demonstrates the Puritan goal of what?

Answer 6

Creating a covenant people, a hopeful future in the New World, standing as an example to the world of a Christian community. (All the answers are correct)

Question 7

What are the two key religion clauses in the First Amendment?

Answer 7

Establishment of relgion and free exercise.

Question 8

Which of the following correctly describes a legacy of the Civil War?

Answer 8

The national government took on a greater role as a protector of individual rights.

Question 9

T/F: The British colonies in the New World were founded during a very peaceful time in European religious history.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Once elected in 1861, what did President Abraham Lincoln proclaim?

Answer 10

A hope that compromise and attachment to the Union might avoid war.

Question 11

What was a result of religious dissent during the colonial period?

Answer 11

“Freedom of conscience” rose to the level of a natural right.

Question 12

What is the difference and/or relationship between puritans and Pilgrims?

Answer 12

Puritans wanted to “purify” the Church of England, but not necessarily separate from it, while Pilgrims sought separation from the Church of England which was illegal at the time.

Question 13

According to Elder Oaks, the Engle V Vitale case (1962) is now seen as being what?

Answer 13

Hostile toward religion

Question 14

Which statement correctly represents a basic religious characteristic of the American colonial period?

Answer 14

Although several of the colonies had “established” churches during the colonial period, by the time of the Revolutionary War religious dissent was becoming an accepted part of colonial life.

Question 15

When we consider the sectional differences that were present in the United States before the Civil War, which is correct?

Answer 15

The Congress tried to deal with the issues through coompromise.

Question 16

T/F: Engle V Vitale argued that New York could compose a prayer for use in schools as long as it did not promote any specific religion.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

T/F: The Doctrine of Nullification argued that individual states could refuse to recognize federal law.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

T/F: Socialism has always provided more opportunities for freedom than the market system.

Answer 18

False

Question 19

According to Adam Smith, what drives the market?

Answer 19

“Self-love” or “self-interest.”

Question 20

Which statement represents one of the basic characteristics of the market system as we understand it today?

Answer 20

The consumer is sovereign, and the interaction of supply and demand encourages competition and controls prices and profits.

Question 21

Which of the following is a reason why countries erect barriers to “free trade”?

Answer 21

To protect domestic economy, jobs and businesses, from foreign competition.

Question 22

Which of the following is true of countries with economic freedom?

Answer 22

They tend to have lower tax rates and less regulation.

Question 23

T/F: One of the most basic economic dimensions of capitalism is free exchange of goods and services.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

Based on “The Law of Consecration and Stewardship,” all but one of the following are true. Choose the one that is NOT true.

Answer 24

The concept of “having things in common” means that property should be communal so that everyone owns everything together.

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT among the basic motivations for a socialist economy?

Answer 25

To allow people to work at their fullest potential and achieve their personal dreams.

Question 26

T/F: The law of demand is defined in the following way: as price goes up, the quantity demanded also goes up.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

What are the three major strategies employed to solve the problems of scarcity?

Answer 27

tradition, command, market

Question 28

NAFTA did which of the following?

Answer 28

Lowered trade barriers

Question 29

T/F: The law of supply is defined in the following way: as price goes up, the quantity that suppliers are willing to supply also goes up.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

When one considers the issues of “free trade,” all but one of the following are true. Choose the one that is NOT true.

Answer 30

The main reason may people favor “free trade” is to create an environment in which the rich nations will get richer and the poor nations will get poorer.

Question 31

Which of the following men stated that it is self-love and a desire to make a profit that drives the market system?

Answer 31

Adam Smith

Question 32

What is the idea of the “miracle of exchange”?

Answer 32

Free exchange in a market economy makes both people involved better off.

Question 33

Economic virtue is important because ______________

Answer 33

A lack of economic virtue often requires government intervention in the market and a decline in economic freedom.

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT among the reasons given for the development of the market system in the United States?

Answer 34

The colonists’ rejection of the economic attitude of self-interest.