Straw polls are conducted with folks who may be
a. part of a scientific poll.
b. on the street.
c. randomly selected.
d. part of a large sample study.
Q. 2In Germany, framework regulations
a. specifically dictate what firms can and can't do.
b. typically require subsequent elaboration, often through formal agreements.
c. established five-year plans in communist East Germany.
d. establish how many guest workers are permitted to enter Germany each year.
e. refer to price controls on important products like energy resources.
Q. 3Most protests and violence incidents in the state have been
a. religious in nature.
b. political in nature.
c. economic in nature.
d. racial/ethnic in nature.
Q. 4Germany' s current economy can be described as
a. a command economy in which the state makes all economic decisions.
b. a strictly laissez-faire economy.
c. one in which the state sets the ground rules and then allows the private sector to work unimpeded within these.
d. a socialist economy with many key industries owned by the state.
e. a statist economy focused on agriculture.
Q. 5Some people respond to political dissatisfaction by
a. reforming the political system.
b. exiting the system.
c. joining the system.
d. overthrowing the system.
Q. 6An underlying frustration that Europeans have with Germany is its
a. refusal to abide by European Union environmental standards.
b. recent rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.
c. refusal to participate in an all-European military force.
d. tendency to export to its neighbors more than it imports from them.
e. refusal to participate in the Euro-zone.
Q. 7Which of the following is a civil society?
a. Political parties
b. Government officials
c. Churches or synagogues
d. All of these
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