Which of the following represents an example of the argument that the powerless bear the burden of U.S. government policy?
A) Only 10 percent of college-aged men were drafted in the Vietnam War.
B) Subsidies to social services for the poor were increased during the 2007 recession.
C) Rebuilding priority was given to the poor after Hurricane Katrina.
D) Government subsidies are overwhelmingly given to small businesses.
Capitalism is an economic system in which natural resources and the means of producing goods and services are
a. government owned.
b. owned equally by the government and private interests.
c. privately owned.
d. owned by political parties.
The social institution that organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is
a. the economy.
b. government.
c. politics.
d. religion.
The formal organization that directs the political life of a society is
a. the economy.
b. politics.
c. religion.
d. government.
What is the social institution that guides a society's collective decision-making process?
a. education
b. economics
c. politics
d. mass media
The relationship between U.S. foreign policy and corporate interests is demonstrated by which of the following actions?
A) The embargo of the sales of military arms overseas
B) The government support of tyrannical governments if they support U.S. multinational corporations
C) The government policy of nonintervention in the domestic affairs of foreign governments to protect U.S. corporate interests
D) The government providing foreign aid that primarily goes to benefit the poor in other countries
The bailout of airlines by Congress shortly
after the terrorist attacks of September 2001, without similar relief to fired airline workers, represents an example of a __________.
A) government subsidy
B) trickle-down solution
C) congressional gerrymander
D) congressional filibuster
The U.S. government has directly intervened in the domestic affairs of foreign governments to __________.
A) institute social welfare policies
B) institute labor and safety laws
C) prevent the rise of capitalist competition
D) protect U.S. corporate interests
According to Piven and Cloward, the government institutes massive aid to the poor only when the __________.
A) poor constitute a threat
B) power elite pressures them
C) economy is booming
D) economy is in a recession
The economic and social constraints on political decision makers that promote the status quo refers to __________.
A) systemic imperatives
B) capitalism
C) socialism
D) interlocking directorates
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