Increased trade with less developed economies that have large numbers of low-wage workers has the effect of
a. pressuring Americans to keep wages lower.
b. creating global competition for American workers.
c. encouraging companies to move production offshore.
d. All of the above are true.
Question -2-The ancient political theory of Plato and Aristotle often focused on an understanding of justice to help explain politics, whereas the modern political theory of Machiavelli and Hobbes focuses on the concept of ______.
a. Conservatism
b. Feudalism
c. Force
d. Morality
e. Power
Question -3-In Ex parte Garland (1867), the Supreme Court held that a presidential pardon
a. fully restores any civil rights that were forfeited upon conviction of a crime.
b. may not be issued in cases of treason against the United States.
c. may apply to state as well as federal crimes.
d. may be issued only after the individual has begun to serve his sentence.
Question -4-Despite overall economic growth, wages have remained stagnant despite being at _______ in 2014.
a. 7.50 c. 8.40
b. 9.13 d. 8.76
Question -5-Political theorists who are less interested in the way politics ought to be and more interested in studying politics as it is actually practiced follow this approach.
a. Empirical theory
b. Normative theory
c. Existentialism theory
d. Inquisitive theory
e. None of the above
Question -6-The President's pardoning power was
a. originally granted by an Act of Congress.
b. always limited to persons convicted of non-capital felonies.
c. included in the original Bill of Rights.
d. granted by a provision in Article II of the Constitution.