Compared to citizens in other nations, Americans are more likely to
A) choose equality over order.
B) value equality more than freedom.
C) value equality of outcome more than order.
D) choose freedom over equality.
E) value governmental responsiveness less than order.
An underlying assumption of the text is that perfect freedom and order can never be achieved because
A) no government structure is perfectly designed.
B) some political officials will always be corrupt or incompetent.
C) these two values are inherently in conflict and cannot be provided simultaneously.
D) these terms refer essentially to the same thing.
E) upper-class citizens do not want parity with lower-class citizens.
Communist regimes that gave their police great powers to arrest and imprison suspicious people raised a conflict between
A) equality of opportunity and equality of outcome.
B) freedom and order.
C) order and equality.
D) freedom and equality.
E) public and private interests.
One example of government focus on equality of outcome is
A) affirmative action programs.
B) after school education programs.
C) a guarantee of the chance to succeed.
D) government-provided libraries.
E) early education programs.
If universities increase funding for women's sports so that they receive comparable funding to men's, that is an example of
A) equality of outcome.
B) equality of opportunity.
C) equal protection under the law.
D) social equality.
E) economic fairness.
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