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The foundation for U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union after World War II was

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containment

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The basis for containment policy was the assumption that

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the Soviet Union could be stopped from achieving its global ambitions only by the forceful use of American power

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The U.S. lesson learned from the Vietnam War was that

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there were limits on America's ability to get its own way in the world

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The idea that major nations should act together in response to problems and crises is called

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multilateralism

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Regarding assistance to developing nations, which of the following countries ranks lowest in terms of per capita expenditures?

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the United States

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Since the Cold War ended, U.S. policy makers' concern with nuclear weaponry has shifted to

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the spread of nuclear technology to irresponsible regimes and terrorists

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The broad goal of the United States in the global economy include

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all of these: maintaining access to world energy and other vital resources; sustaining an open system of trade that will promote domestic prosperity; and keeping the widening gap between the rich and poor countries from destabilizing the global economy

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The Marshall Plan was designed to

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All of these answers are correct

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Which of the following is true about the trade imbalance in the United States?

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All of these answers are correct

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About the position of the United States in world trade, it can be said that

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None of these answers is correct

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The phrase that best describes the shift in America's world position from the pre- to the post- World War II eras is

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Isolationism and internationalism

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One reason why the Soviet Union eventually collapsed was its

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All of these answers are correct

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____ opposed the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement

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Most large U.S. corporations

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____ account for more than half of the economy of the European Union

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Great Britain, France, and Germany

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The tripolar economic world consists of

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Japan, China, and the United States

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The United States

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spends the most on foreign aid in dollar terms, but several countries spend more on a per capita basis

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The Dayton Accords

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brought the deployment of peacekeeping troops to Bosnia

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Upon assuming the presidency in 2001, George W. Bush declared that

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he would reduce America's military presence abroad

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The U.S. social welfare system differs markedly from those of West European democracies, a situation that is attributable primarily to America's

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cultural emphasis on individualism and federal system of government

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The poverty line is defined as

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three times the annual cost of a thrifty food budget for an urban family of four

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According to survey data,

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most Americans believe that welfare recipients could get along without assistance if they tried

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Poverty is a condition that today affects roughly one in ____ Americans

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eight

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In his book, Losing Ground, Charles Murray argues that

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welfare programs create a foundation for a permanent underclass of unproductive people

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The Social Security benefits that today's retirees receive are funded primarily by

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payroll taxes on people who are currently working

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The term "means test" refers to

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whether an applicant's income is low enough to qualify for public assistance

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The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program was unpopular in part because of

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its public perception of welfare dependency and irresponsiblity

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Which of the following statements is not true about Medicaid?

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It serves all Americans who cannot afford health insurance

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Which of the following statements is true concerning American public opinion on school vouchers?

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Americans are divided in their opinions on school vouchers

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In ____, Congress added a prescription drug benefit to Medicare

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2006

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U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reveal that the great majority of those workers who lost their jobs in 2001 did so because

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of either a temporary layoff or the permanent elimination of a job position

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Welfare policy in the United States

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is often an issue that divides the two political parties

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Which of the following is a true statement about the visibility of poverty in American society today?

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Poverty is less visible in the suburbs than in inner cities or rural areas

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____ orchestrated the Great Society programs of the 1960s

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Lyndon Johnson

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____ persuaded Congress to enact the No Child Left Behind Act

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President George W. Bush

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All of the following are true of the Head Start program except that it

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is fully funded at the present time

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Most social welfare programs are

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run jointly by federal and state governments

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____ signed legislation ending the sixty-one-year-old federal guarantee of aid to the poor

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President George W. Bush

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What are the two broad groups that individual-benefit programs fall into?

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social insurance and public assistance

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The U.S. social welfare system differs markedly from those of West European democracies, a situation that is attributable primarily to America's

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cultural emphasis on individualism and federal system of government

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In The Wealth of Nations (1776), Adam Smith made all of the following arguments for laissez-faire capitalism, except

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the government should not be allowed any role whatsoever in the economy

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship today between government and the economy in the United States?

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The government has an important role in regulating and maintaining the U.S. economy

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Economic efficiency requires

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firms to fulfill as many of society's needs by using as few of its resources as possible

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The era of New Social Regulation, which addressed issues such as the environment and worker safety, differed from the previous two eras of regulatory reform in that

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the aim was to regulate activities of firms of many types, not just those in a particular industry

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Government benefits for business include all of the following except

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minimum wage laws

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Judged in the context of the full range of public policies, the government in the United States has been

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substantially more supportive of business than labor

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Government support for agriculture in the form of price supports and income subsidies is designed primarily to

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stabilize farm income, which would otherwise fluctuate greatly due to market and weather conditions

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Fiscal policy is a mechanism which the government employs to influence the economy. Fiscal policy is based on

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the government's taxing and spending decisions

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In John Maynard Keynes' demand-side economic theory, an economic recession can be shortened through

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government spending programs

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A fiscal policy solution to inflation would be to

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increase the tax rate

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Monetary policy includes all of the following assumptions except that

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too little money in circulation contributes to inflation

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The Federal Reserve controls the money supply through all of the following actions except

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lowering the tax rate on individuals

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Monetary policy differs from fiscal policy in that

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it is a faster process than fiscal policy

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A major controversy surrounding the Federal Reserve's role in economic policy is

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the Fed's political accountability

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Advocates of deregulation are primarily concerned with

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efficiency

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Which of the following is true regarding the Kyoto Agreement and greenhouse gas emissions?

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All these answers are correct

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If the economic problem is low productivity and high unemployment, the fiscal policy action on the demand side would be to

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increase spending

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Keynes advocated deficit spending to counteract an economic downturn

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Democrats in Washington have usually responded to high levels of unemployment with

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increased government spending

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Which of the following is correct about environmental policy?

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The national parks are subject to a dual use policy of preservation, recreation, and exploitation of the rich natural resources

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The ____ established minimum wages and constraints on the use of child labor

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Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

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The highest rate of inflation (13 percent) since World War II occurred in

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1979

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The Federal Reserve System

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None of these answers is correct

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The Federal Reserve is most directly charged with establishing ____ policy

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monetary

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The tax cut signed by President George W. Bush in 2001 was premised largely on

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supply-side economics

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