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A prep quiz for the American Foundations final exam.
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1
Which foreign policy deals with staying out of the affairs of other countries?
isolationism
interventionalism
2
What is the Salad Bowl Analogy?
There is no single American identity, we are all different
Everyone becomes American by living the American Creed
Some of us are valued more than others
Embrace oneness in values and beliefs
3
According to Keynesianism what causes economic downturns?
High interest rates
Insufficient demand
Insufficient money supply
Insufficient supply
4
What are the three economic systems?
Capitalist, Chaos, Command (Planned)
Free Market, Government Market, People's Market
External, Free Market, Internal
Free Market, Socialist, Democratic
5
Which is
NOT
one of the three functions of money?
Unit of Account
Unit of Interest
Medium of Exchange
Store of Value
6
What is the secret to freedom?
Democracy
Virtuous leaders
Free exchange
Division of power
7
Which is not an advantage of the two-party system?
Better Information
Check on Power
Majority Rules
imbalance function
8
What is anarchy?
Rule of will through government
Rule of will in the absence of government
Rule of law through government
Rule of law in the absence of government
9
Where did ideology (left wing/right wing) originate?
Jefferson and Hamilton disagreement
With John Locke's philosophy
French Revolution of 1789
With the English Law system
10
According to Monetarism what can solve economic downturns?
Increase money supply and lower interest rates
Lower money supply and higher interest rates
More taxes and less government spending
Cutting taxes and more government spending
11
What is foreign policy
Realism
?
We should establish the American way around the world
America should be the world's police
Foreign policy for self-interest
America must be the world's hero
12
What Latter Day Saint prophet was given as an example of the power of agency?
Heber J. Grant
George Albert Smith
Howard W. Hunter
Joseph Smith
13
According to John Locke, what is a government (or what should it be)?
Checked by division of powers
Created by the people and limited through social contracts
A way of bringing the best and most virtuous people to power
Created to protect people from the Rule of Law
14
Which is not one of the 7 market weaknesses?
Instability (Disruption)
The Business Cycle
Poverty
Prejudice
15
Who presented the idea that beliefs determine economics?
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
Roger Williams
Max Weber
Adam Smith
16
Who was James Wilson?
Scottish immigrant and Founding Father
Founding Father from Delaware
Only signed the Declaration of Independence
Only signed the Constitution
17
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th
15th
13th
14th
18
What stopped the rise of the Newburgh Conspiracy?
Shay's Rebellion
The Boston Massacre
George Washington putting on a pair of glasses
The signing of the Constitution
19
What is tyranny?
Rule of law in the absence of government
Rule of law through government
Rule of will in the absence of government
Rule of will through government
20
Which is not a problem with ideology?
Prevents thinking
Creates hostility
Does not evolve
Causes confusion with its meaning
21
What were the four waves of immigration, in their correct order?
C, B, D, A
C, D, B, A
B, C, D, A
C, B, A, D
22
Why didn't John Dickinson sign the Declaration of Independence?
He felt it was incorrect on part of the King's grievances
He feared it would set a dangerous precedent
He was British
He felt like they needed to wait five more years
23
The United States is becoming more powerful in foreign relations than ever before.
False
True
24
What is the difference between a civil and pseudo right?
A pseudo right is a model of the perfect civil right
A pseudo right looks after our natural rights
A civil right is established by law, but not a pseudo right
Civil rights protect natural rights; a pseudo right doesn't
25
Which is not an advantage of technology?
"More Goodies"
More moral control
Greater light and knowledge
"New Goodies"
26
What is the Secularization Thesis?
Religion is for the "mentally weak"
Religion is a tool of economic oppression
People eventually "outgrow" religiosity
Church and state must stay separate
27
Which is the largest section of the Declaration of Independence?
Britain's (King's) wrongdoings
Statement of Purpose
John Locke's Philosophy
Declaration
28
Who was the puritan that saw religious hypocrisy in early Colonial America?
Roger Williams
E.l. Godkin
James Wilson
Samuel Slater
29
Who is given credit for discovering the secret to freedom?
John Locke
James Madison
Montesquieu
Alexis De Tocqueville
30
Which represents Samuel P. Huntington's argument?
Liberal Democracy is the "End of History"
Thymos will cause chaos
Divergence of different civilizations
Conflict between nations
31
According to Arthur Schlesinger Jr., where is success found?
In the middle ground between democracy and communism
In the middle ground between man and women
In the middle ground between tyranny and anarchy
In the middle ground between communism and fascism
32
What is the Social Critique?
Technology destroys personal relationships
Technology destroys jobs
Technology reduces people's ability to think
Technology destroys the planet
33
What was the main point that Henry Adams made?
Technology prevents our moral control
Technology improves our moral compass
Technology gives us power, and it is surpassing our morality
Technology gives us light and knowledge
34
What is ethnocentrism?
Belief in one's own superiority
Belief in America's role in keeping the world safe
The basis for Capitalism
Belief in the American Creed
35
Which quote is one E.L. Godkin used to describe
liberalism
at his time?
"freed[om] from the vexatious meddling of the govn't"
"trust of the people tempered by prudence"
"freedom from tradition and authority"
"free political institutions and religious toleration"
36
According to Keynesianism what can solve economic downturns?
Increase money supply and lower interest rates
Lower money supply and higher interest rates
Cutting taxes and more government spending
More taxes and less government spending
37
What is the Luddite Critique?
Technology destroys the planet
Technology destroys jobs
Technology reduces people's ability to think
Technology destroys personal relationships
38
What lesson can we learn from James Wilson?
America is a Salad Bowl
The two-party system is actually good
Being American has to do with our living the American Creed
Being American has to do with our race and ethnic background
39
Which is
NOT
a Vertical Check on government power?
State Governments
Bill of Rights
Freedom of Press
Presidential Veto
40
What is an ideology?
An ideal political party system
A religious political party
A religious view
A framework for thinking about politics
41
Which represents Frank Fukuyama's argument?
Thymos will cause chaos
Conflict between nations
Liberal Democracy is the "End of History"
Divergence of different civilizations
42
Which amendment abolished slavery?
14th
13th
15th
19th
43
Who was Henry Adams?
John Adams' son
American Historian
Founding Father
Scottish Immigrant
44
Which was
NOT
one of the problems with the Articles of Confederation?
There was no foreign policy
Gave the federal government too much power
State laws not respected
Currency not equal among the states
45
Who were the Mugwumps?
A group that was intertwined with corruption in the 1800's
A group that defected from the Republican party
A group that supported Federalism
A group that challenged Grover Cleveland's pres. campaign
46
What is the Melting Pot analogy?
We become Americans by living the American Creed
Americans live by different beliefs but they are a nation
We embrace mutli-cultures and there is no single American ID
We are determined by our contribution to the economy
47
Which amendment gave full citizenship regardless of race?
26th
28th
25th
14th
48
Which represents Mearsheimer's argument?
Conflict between nations
Divergence of different civilizations
Liberal Democracy is the "End of History"
Thymos will cause chaos
49
What is the result of a price ceiling?
Inflation
Shortage
More expensive products
Surplus
50
Who was George Whitefield?
He was assigned to get the cannons from Fort Ticonderoga
Colonel in the Revolutionary War
An important religious figure during the Great Awakening
A political leader during the French and Indian War
51
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Contain the spread of communism
Stay out the affairs of other countries
Everyone will eventually chose Liberal Democracy
Only those who live the American Creed are true men.
52
What philosopher proposed the idea that Original Sin is the cause of so much oppression?
John Locke
Jonathan Edwards
Reinhold Niebuhr
George Whitefield
53
The United States is leading the world in the three types of power in foreign relations.
True
False
54
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
14th
13th
15th
19th
55
What is the secret to wealth?
Virtuous leaders
Free exchange
Democracy
Division of power
56
Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?
28th
26th
21st
25th
57
Who was Samuel Slater?
He created the first machine
He began the industrialization in England
He brought industrialization to America
He brought industrialization to England
58
Which is
NOT
mentioned in D&C 134:2 regarding what governments are designed to protect?
Protection of life
Basic Welfare
Free exercise of conscience
Right to property
59
What philosopher gave the metaphor of the invisible hand in a free market economy?
John Maynard Keynes
Adam Smith
Max Weber
Andrew Carnegie
60
Which is
NOT
one of the three natural rights according to John Locke?
Property
Liberty
Life
Pursuit of Happiness
61
What is the Romantic Critique?
Technology reduces people's ability to think
Technology destroys personal relationships
Technology destroys jobs
Technology destroys the planet
62
What is the Marxist Thesis?
Church and state must stay separate
Religion is for the "mentally weak"
Religion is a tool of economic oppression
People eventually "outgrow" religiosity
63
How did the king of Britain violate the social contract (leading to the Revolutionary War)?
He caused the Boston Massacre
He put taxes on the colonists without their consent
He enforced his laws by military action
He shut down the colonists' external trade
64
What is foreign policy
Idealism
?
We should establish the American way around the world
Foreign policy for self-interest
America should keep out of other nations' business
America should set the example for the world
65
Which is not a major critique of technology?
Destroys personal relationships
Destroys jobs
Lowers our moral control
Wastes time and reduces the ability to think
66
What did President Martin Van Buren say about Political Parties?
It will tear this nation apart
It enriches our culture
There is less reason in our choices
It is more democratic
67
Which phase of human history is also called the Pre-Modern phase?
Post-Industrial
Agricultural
Hunter Gatherers
Industrial
68
Who was E.L. Godkin?
Leading conservative of the late 19th century
Stated that the 2 party system acts as check on power
Leading liberal of the late 19th century
Leader of the Whigs
69
Which battle was the turning point of the Revolution?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Trenton
70
Which phase of human history is also called the Post-Industrial phase?
Pre-Modern
Agricultural
Information
Modern
71
Which foreign policy deals with getting involved in the affairs of other countries?
interventionalism
isolationism
72
The three types of power in foreign relations are Political, Cultural, and Economic.
True
False
73
What is the Freud Theory?
Church and state must stay separate
Religion is a tool of economic oppression
Religion is for the "mentally weak"
People eventually "outgrow" religiosity
74
What is the Nativism?
Embrace oneness in values and beliefs
There is no single American identity, we are all different
Opposition to immigration; promoted by WASP
Everyone becomes American by living the American Creed
75
Which phase of human history is also called the Modern phase?
Post-Industrial
Industrial
Agricultural
Information
