The Challenge of Democracy 12th Edition Test Bank

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CHAPTER 1: Freedom, Order, or Equality?Student: ___________________________________________________________________________1.Please define the following term.globalization2.Please define the following term.government3.Please define the following term.national sovereignty

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4.Please define the following term.order5.Please define the following term.liberalism6.Please define the following term.communism

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7.Please define the following term.public goods8.Please define the following term.freedom of9.Please define the following term.freedom from

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10.Please define the following term.police power11.Please define the following term.political equality12.Please define the following term.social equality

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13.Please define the following term.equality of opportunity14.Please define the following term.equality of outcome15.Please define the following term.rights

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16.Please define the following term.political ideology17.Please define the following term.totalitarianism18.Please define the following term.socialism

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19.Please define the following term.democratic socialism20.Please define the following term.capitalism21.Please define the following term.libertarianism

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22.Please define the following term.libertarians23.Please define the following term.laissez faire24.Please define the following term.anarchism

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25.Please define the following term.conservatives26.Please define the following term.liberals27.Please define the following term.communitarians28.In 2006, __________ became the first state to require its citizens to buy health insurance or face a penalty.A.TexasB.New YorkC.MassachusettsD.WisconsinE.California

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29.In 2010, Congress passed the Affordable Health Care Act thatA.required nearly all Americans to buy health coverage or pay a penalty.B.nationalized health care into a government-run model.C.gave uninsured Americans a $10,000 voucher to help purchase private health insurance.D.created a government-funded public health plan to compete with private insurers.E.mandated that no private health plan cost more than $20,000.30.The broad, basic definition ofpoliticsgiven by the text isA.the restriction of human freedom in the name of national sovereignty.B.the authoritative allocation of values for a society.C.the struggle for economic self-interest.D.rule by the people.E.the manipulation of public opinion by government.31.When the authors say that we live in an era of“globalization,”they mean that citizens and nations areincreasinglyA.peace loving.B.industrialized.C.commercialized.D.belligerent.E.interdependent.32.The broad, basic definition ofgovernmentgiven by the text isA.the use of force to benefit an elite.B.legitimate use of force within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior.C.citizens participating in community decisions.D.taking from each according to his or her ability and giving to each according to need.E.leaders controlling power and authority.33.Globalization can be seen as a threat toA.commercial activity.B.national sovereignty.C.capitalism.D.liberalism.E.socialism.

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34.When NATO established a no-fly zone over Libya in 2011, Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafiprotestedthat NATO had violated Libya’sA.politics.B.national supremacy.C.self-control.D.domestic rule.E.national sovereignty.35.As an example of globalization affecting higher education, in 2010 there were over _________ foreignstudents in American college classrooms.A.100,000B.300,000C.700,000D.one millionE.three million36.The United States now imports more goods from _________ than from France and Britain combined.A.Saudi ArabiaB.RussiaC.BrazilD.AustraliaE.China37.The United States opposed an international court becauseA.international law is nothing like U.S. law.B.the judges for the court would, in most instances, be very opposed to applying Western values.C.it would be impossible to enforce judgments rendered by the court.D.U.S. soldiers stationed abroad might be arrested and tried in an international court.E.executions in other countries are unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment in the United States.38.The oldest objective of government isA.preserving the state of nature.B.supporting economic growth.C.maintaining order.D.promoting social equality.E.guaranteeing the security of citizens.

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39.According to Thomas Hobbes, author ofLeviathan, the proper objective of government is to ensureA.freedom.B.order.C.a functioning economy.D.public goods.E.free and fair elections.40.Thestate of naturerefers toA.order without equality.B.regulation without leadership.C.order without conflict.D.government without values.E.society without government.41.Thomas Hobbes’s ideal form of government wasA.a representative democracy.B.democratic socialism.C.the absence of any strong central authority.D.a global council of world leaders.E.a single ruler with unquestioned authority.42.John Locke’s views on government are expressed inA.Leviathan.B.The Social Contract.C.Two Treatises on Government.D.Common Sense.E.Utopia.43.According to John Locke, the fundamental purpose of government is the protection ofA.life.B.liberty.C.property.D.Options A, B, and C are true.E.None of the above is true.

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44.Which political philosopher inspired the phrase“life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”in theDeclaration of Independence?A.Thomas JeffersonB.Adam SmithC.Karl MarxD.Boris YeltsinE.John Locke45.In communist political systems, property isA.not a concern of the government.B.in private hands and not actively protected by the state.C.held privately but protected by government authority.D.held by the state in the name of the people.E.subject to government seizure at any time.46.Two nations with deep ties to the principle of communism that have moved in the direction of more privateproperty areA.Brazil and Argentina.B.Japan and South Korea.C.Germany and France.D.Russia and China.E.South Africa and Ethiopia.47.Examples of public goods areA.social welfare programs.B.nonprofit organization programs.C.police protection.D.education, sanitation, and parks.E.the armed forces.48.Services that benefit all citizens and arenotlikely to be produced by the voluntary acts of individuals areknown asA.public goods.B.communism.C.social welfare.D.private benefits.E.volunteered materials.

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49.Public goods canbestbe described as benefits and servicesA.provided by a particular segment of society for its own benefit.B.provided by government to benefit all citizens.C.voluntarily performed by citizens for the benefit of all.D.produced by a free-market economic system.E.created through public taxation.50.Who said that the ultimate principle of the state should be,“from each according to his ability, to eachaccording to his needs”?A.Thomas HobbesB.Karl MarxC.John LockeD.Jean Jacques RousseauE.Milton Friedman51.During the early nineteenth century administration of James Monroe, Americans disagreed whether it was aproper function of government toA.provide universal health care.B.maintain a navy.C.tax private goods.D.build interstate roads.E.ban abortion.52.__________ became a major objective of government after industrialization and urbanization.A.FreedomB.UnityC.OrderD.Relative disparityE.Equality53.Of the following major objectives of government, themostrecent one isA.providing public goods.B.maintaining order.C.defending order.D.maintaining defense against external enemies.E.promoting equality.

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54.Government policies aimed at redistributing wealthA.are strongly favored by communists.B.are still considered a radical idea for most governments.C.are associated with the philosopher John Locke.D.are generally applauded by people of all ideological persuasions.E.are generally associated with libertarianism.55.An example of a government policy that promotes social equality without redistributing income isA.Vermont’s civil unions.B.raising the minimum wage.C.redefining the welfare eligibility cut-off income.D.defense spending.E.financial aid determination.56.The government’s role in redistributing income to promote economic equality has been a major source ofdebate in the United States ever sinceA.the Constitution.B.the Great Depression.C.the Civil War.D.the 1960s.E.World War I.57.Franklin Roosevelt’s four freedoms included all of the followingexceptA.freedom of speech.B.freedom from fear.C.freedom from inequality.D.freedom of religion.E.freedom from want.58.According to the text, the concept oforderencompassesA.preserving life.B.protecting property.C.maintaining patterns of social relationships.D.Options A, B, and C are true.E.None of the above is true.

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