Government's bail out of private corporations, including banks, during the Republican administrations of the 1980s and early 1990s
a. mainly benefited working class families.
b. demonstrates that many conservatives who oppose government intervention in public statements support intervention when in their interest.
c. suggests how strong the economy of the United States is since the government could afford such bailouts.
d. a and c above
Which is not a goal of ACORN?
a. abolition of taxes
b. guaranteed jobs for all at a living wage
c. national health care under community control
d. greater people's representation in major institutions
Sweden today is a
a. socialist state.
b. Communist state with guarantees of more civil rights for its citizens than other Communist countries.
c. capitalistic state with a fully developed system of social welfare.
d. totalitarian state.
Sweden
a. is one of the poorest nations in Europe.
b. is a wealthy and productive country.
c. has a per capita gross national product that is lower than most other European countries.
d. has a per capita gross national product that is lower than any other industrialized nation.
The recent increase in the racist activities of groups such as the skinheads
a. signals that their members are unhappy with conditions in the United States and have not
found an adequate explanation for the problems they face.
b. signals that their members are reacting to those leftists who seek change.
c. cannot be explained by the power-conflict perspective.
d. is an indication that minority groups are responsible for most social problems in the United States today.
The Rainbow Coalition was organized by
a. Walter Mondale.
b. Jesse Jackson.
c. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
d. Jimmy Carter.
Which has not been a goal of the actions of Ralph Nader and his associates?
a. relocating U.S. manufacturing plants overseas
b. environmental protection
c. bringing consumer issues to public attention
d. product safety
Democratic socialism
a. is best exempted today in the kibbutz communities in Israel.
b. exists today in Sweden.
c. exists today in the United States.
d. is best exemplified today in the former Soviet Union.
In recent years the antinuclear movement has involved
a. only college students and college-educated people.
b. only a few hundred people in 2 or 3 states.
c. the occupation of a nuclear submarine base.
d. considerable violence on the part of demonstrators.
In the good old days of U.S. capitalism, the period between 1850 and 1930 when capitalism was unfettered by Big Government,
a. child labor and unsafe working conditions were prohibited by law.
b. life included poor health care, no social security, and regular depressions.
c. jobs were more plentiful than they are today.
d. jobs were less satisfying and alienating than they are today.
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