Describe the relationship of citizens of petrostates to their governments.
A) Citizens stand independent of the government with regard to employment, but do not form an
autonomous, pluralistic middle class.
B) Citizens depend on the government for jobs and handouts, but form an autonomous,
pluralistic middle class.
C) Citizens depend on the government for jobs and handouts and do not form an autonomous,
pluralistic middle class.
D) Citizens stand independent of the government with regard to employment, and tend to form
an autonomous, pluralistic middle class.
What was the controversy between the 1978 Miss Wyoming and Penthouse magazine?
a) Penthouse ran a story about a fictional Miss Wyoming and Miss Wyoming sued for libel. b) Miss Wyoming wanted to pose for Penthouse, but Miss America pageant rules prohibited it. c) Miss Wyoming previously posed for Penthouse, and the Miss American pageant threatened to take away her crown. d) Penthouse ran an interview with Miss Wyoming where they misquoted her and Miss Wyoming sued
Oil exports retard democracy because they concentrate __________ in the hands of a few.
A) wealth and power
B) knowledge and wealth
C) power and knowledge
D) ideology and wealth
What do most advocates of laissez-faire believe the government's role in the economy should be?
a) Umpire b) Equalizer c) Controller d) Player
What prepares a people's democratic attitudes?
A) Guidance from powerful elites
B) A liberal intellectual bent
C) Having fomented and carried out a revolution
D) Centuries of religious and philosophical evolution