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PSCI 2305 Review FINAL EXAM
PSCI 2305 Review FINAL EXAM
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Politics for Nerds
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1
The Munich syndrome means
Do not fall victim to groupthink
To not apply faulty historical reasoning
Do not appease aggression
Do not get entangled in civil wars
2
The Great Recession of 2008 was better or worse than the Great Depression of the 1920s?
Better
Worse
3
The president’s domestic military power includes the power to send federal troops into a state
Yes, but only if the governor requests it.
Yes, but only if asked to do so by the Senators of the state
Yes, but only if Congress requests it.
Yes, even if not requested to do so by the governor
4
What was the foreign policy strategy pursued by the US during the Cold War?
Global War on Terror
Protectionism
Isolationism
Containment
5
This is what happens when there is too much supply and not enough demand.
Over-Production
Recession
Inflation
Consumption
6
How does the market Correct itself in Laissez-faire Capitalism?
The Government must control the economy
The economy is guided by the demand of the people for goods
The "Invisible hand" of Economics corrects itself
The economy is guided by the supply of the goods involved
7
The total of all federal revenues minus all federal expenditures in a year refers to ____.
The debt
State Budgeting expenditures
Federal Outlays
The deficit
8
Making the world safe for democracy would be considered
a general interest
none of the above
an isolationist interest
A specific interest
9
Which tax contributes the most to the Federal Budget?
Sumptuary Tax (Sin Tax)
Property Taxes
Personal Income Taxes
Excise Taxes (Taxes on Personal Goods)
10
In Keynesianism Economics the goverment's role is _______?
None
Moderate
Major
Minimal
11
The use of the federal budget to achieve sustained economic growth, and price stability is ____
Deficit Policy
Federal budget
Fiscal policy
Monetary policy
12
Early US Foreign Policy was Isolationist because?
Internationalism
Manifest Destiny
Foreign Aid
American Exceptionalism
13
Karl Marx's book criticized the dominant Capitalist (For-Profit) Economic System it was called?
Brave New World
Reaganomics
Das Kapital
Wealth of Nations
14
True or False: Obama created the Dodd-Frank Act to protect the economy and Trump reversed it
False
True
15
Which office sets the Budget for the nation?
Congressional Budget Office
Government Accountability Office
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
16
What describes a situation where a state has an imbalance between resources and commitments
The end justifies the means
Having your cake and eating it too
Trickle down
Imperial overstretch
17
The War Powers Resolution is chiefly concerned with
Expanding the president’s power to use the military
Limiting the president’s power to use the military
Clarifying the presidents power to use diplomatic strategies
Limiting the influence of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
18
All of the following are examples of corporate welfare EXCEPT
Trade barriers
Federal Tax Breaks
Social Security taxes
Avoidance of criminal penalties legal cases
19
True or False: The wealth disparity between the Rich and Poor is worse than the feudal era?
True
False
20
What is the Gross Domestic Product?
How productive the people are in their personal lives
How the government debt is fairing
How the recession is measured
How we compare to other markets around the world
21
Public attitudes regarding US exceptionalism are rooted in
Superiority of US military force since Revolutionary War
Insecurity
Geographic isolation
Preference for power politics
22
Putting a tax on items where the government wants to limit consumption is called a
Consumption Tax
Profit Expansion Tax
Income Tax
Sin Tax
23
In the Golden Quadrangle, what does a positive balance of trade mean?
Other countries buy less from us than we buy from them
Other countries owe more to us than we do to them
Other countries buy more from us than we buy from them
Other countries own more of the US debt than we do
24
Presidents mostly use which?
Executive Agreements
Treaties
25
If the president issues rules for his branch similar to domestic legislation, it is called___.
Executive Legislation
Executive Agreement
Executive Order
Executive Authority
26
What are the three enduring US national interests
Peace, prosperity and communism
Security, prosperity and American values
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Diners, drive-ins and dives
27
How does the Government Fund itself out of the following?
Making more Money
Taking Money from other Governments
Borrowing Money
Cutting Programs
28
Under Keynesian Economics the government can do what in regards to Taxes?
Lower Taxes
Companies should get tax incentives
Raise Taxes
Rich People shouldn't pay taxes
29
Which is
not
a typical American attitude about foreign policy
Distrust of experts
Belief in American exceptionalism
Belief in the inevitability of progress
Preference for complex and nuanced thinking
30
Policy choices involve tradeoff
True
False
31
Which is better for the employment rate?
Lower Inflation
Higher Inflation
32
Which period in US history was characterized by isolationism
1676-1729
1945 – present
1919-1941
1898-1918
33
Supply-side economics is also called this.
Keynesianism
Reaganomics
FDR
Laissez-faire economics
34
What were Adam Smith's economic theories associated to?
Demand-Supply
Socialism
Communism
Laissez-faire
35
Which of the following is a concern about corporate welfare?
Relative to social welfare, corporate welfare is small
Corporations deserve subsidies because they employ people.
Corporations are wrongly singled out for tax penalties.
Corporations that are too big too fail get subsidies
36
Which type of arrangement is more likely to allow for public involvement through interest group
Iron Triangle
Issue Network
Target Policy Network
Corporate Networks
37
Sole executive agreements ____?
Require the president have aa two-thirds vote in the senate.
Must always be approved by both the House and the Senate.
Require a two-thirds vote by the House and the Senate.
Do not require the majority vote by the House or the Senate.
38
The Great Recession is caused, fixed, and reverted by which presidents?
Bush, Clinton, Bush 2.0
Clinton, Bush, Obama
Algore, Obama, Clinton
Bush, Obama, Trump
39
Which of these are a specific interest for the Government?
Making the world safe for Democracy
Defending South Korea
Being the Police force of the world
Stopping the spread of communism
40
The majority of federal spending under the Trump administration goes towards which of these?
Education
Healthcare
Foreign Aid
Military
