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