Iran's current Supreme Leader is

Iran's current Supreme Leader is
 
  a. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
  b. Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.
  c. Mohammed Khatami.
  d. Ruhollah Khomeini.
  e. Ali Khamenei.

 Q. 2

A Texan who supports energetic government activity to enforce their view of moral behavior by advocating government restrictions on, for example, pornography and same-sex relationships is a
 
  a. business-oriented conservative.
  b. Texas liberal.
  c. moderate.
  d. social conservative.
  e. partisan.

 Q. 3

Which best describes the status of political parties in Iran since the Islamic Revolution?
 
  a. Although not illegal, there have been no political parties in Iran since the revolution.
  b. There were political parties in the first years after the revolution, but the government abolished them and none of any consequence has reformed.
  c. There has and continues to be only one party, and it is an Islamic Fundamentalist party.
  d. Multiple parties exist and have alternated control of the executive and legislative branches of government.
  e. All organized political activity that political scientists would associate with political parties has been banned since the revolution.

 Q. 4

A Texan who accepts an active role for the government in promoting business by supporting government subsidies and tax breaks for businesses to encourage economic growth is a
 
  a. business-oriented conservative.
  b. Texas liberal.
  c. social conservative.
  d. Christian fundamentalist.
  e. partisan.

 Q. 5

Which best describes what Chinese Communist leaders learned from the turmoil in Eastern European communist countries in 1989?
 
  a. Allowing protesters to blow off steam was much more effective than trying to crush them.
  b. Travel restrictions were necessary to keep people from spreading discontent after seeing the freedoms and prosperity of the West.
  c. Protests could bring down Communist governments and without a significant show of force the Chinese Communist Party could suffer the same fate.
  d. Allowing citizens to visit other countries gave them a sense of freedom and greatly diffused discontent.
  e. Acting on the demands made by protesters, rather than just letting them blow off steam, would help diffuse discontent and preserve Communist Party power.

 Q. 6

Most Texans favor all but which one of the following?
 
  a. Low taxes
  b. Aggressive environmental enforcement
  c. Few business regulations
  d. Modest state services
  e. Texans favor all of the above

 Q. 7

Which of the following countries has a one-party system?
 
  a. Iran
  b. Russia
  c. China
  d. Brazil
  e. India

 Q. 8

In a recent survey, a large number of Texans ideologically consider themselves to be
 
  a. slightly to extremely liberal.
  b. in the middle.
  c. slightly to extremely conservative.
  d. socialist.
  e. undecided.