, TESTBANK FOR The Challenge of Democracy 16th Edition Janda
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
1. Globalization means that citizens and nations are increasingly which of the following?
a. Similarly ordered
b. Commercialized
c. Belligerent
d. Interdependent
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.7 - Describe how cultural factors influence political attitudes and
socialization.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
2. National sovereignty means which of the following?
a. Complete independence to govern without interference
b. Regular peaceful transfer of governmental power
c. A government’s ability to effectively manage elections
d. A political entity’s externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.1 - Define government.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
3. The Cold War showed that actions of foreign nations could have a profound impact on American
government in which of the following ways?
a. Increasing the need for an established social order
b. Increasing the need for political equality
c. Increasing the need for military spending
d. Increasing the need for spending for the public good
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.4 - Examine the advantages and disadvantages of living in a democracy.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
4. How did some early twentieth-century scholars believe the actions of sovereign nations were
controlled?
a. By international law
b. By pursuit of the public good
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c. By liberalist doctrine
d. By pursuit of order and equality
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.4 - Examine the advantages and disadvantages of living in a democracy.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
5. Which organization replaced the League of Nations with the goal of introducing supranational order
into the world while promoting national sovereignty as the guiding principle of international relations?
a. The United Nations
b. The World Trade Organization
c. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
6. Which of the following purposes of government is best defined as “preserving life and protecting
property”?
a. Establishing legitimacy
b. Providing authority
c. Pursuing liberty
d. Maintaining order
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
7. Which of the following is the oldest purpose of government?
a. To establish laws to protect members of society
b. To print money and control the economy
c. To redistribute wealth and promote fairness
d. To act to protect the rights of the minority groups
ANSWER: a
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.3 - Identify the problems that government is meant to address.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
8. Hobbes’s description of life in a “state of nature” refers to which of the following?
a. Life without equality
b. Life without conflict
c. Life without values
d. Life without government
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.3 - Identify the problems that government is meant to address.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
9. Using the state to redistribute wealth is a policy based on which of the following?
a. Western religious tradition
b. Fundamental democratic ideas
c. The philosophy of Karl Marx
d. Majoritarian political thought
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.4 - Differentiate equality of opportunity from equality of outcome.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
10. Why do people surrender some of their freedom to the control of the state?
a. To obtain the benefits of government
b. To limit the role of government in their lives
c. To ensure decency in society
d. To establish order in society
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
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OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
11. According to John Locke, what should be the basic objective of government?
a. Maintaining the public good and equality before the law
b. Protecting life, liberty, and property
c. Establishing freedom, order, and equality
d. Providing a consistent set of values and beliefs
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.1 - Define government.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
12. The concept that gives ownership of all land and productive facilities to the government is based on
the ideas of which of the following philosophers?
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Karl Marx
d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.6 - Identify examples of democracies, oligarchies, and autocracies.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
13. Why do people often oppose the role of government in creating welfare states aimed at reducing
social inequalities?
a. They believe taxation should be used only for public goods such as roads and schools.
b. They resent taxation designed to promote economic and social equality.
c. They view taxation as something designed solely to redistribute income.
d. They believe governments should use lawful policies to reduce social inequities.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 12.1.3 - Explain the criticism of social welfare policies that culminated in the
late 1970s and 1980s.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
14. Which objective of government is usually the least controversial?
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
a. Equality
b. Taxation
c. Maintaining order
d. Providing public goods
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
15. Although they vary in how they accomplish their goal, what do most governments claim to
accomplish?
a. Preserving individual freedoms
b. Providing for the economically disadvantaged
c. Protecting social norms
d. Preserving equality
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
16. A generalized idea of a set of items or thoughts that groups various events, objects, or qualities under
a common classification or label is known as which of the following?
a. A power
b. A concept
c. A social norm
d. A political analysis
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
17. What are three concepts that identify the values pursued by American government?
a. Freedom, independence, and liberty
b. Order, control, and egalitarianism
c. Freedom, order, and equality
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d. Industriousness, order, and freedom
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
18. What is the basis for how the government chooses the proper mix of freedom, order, and equality?
a. Through the application of pluralist values
b. Through the process of choice
c. Through the elimination of conflicting values
d. Through the maintenance of order and equality
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.3 - Explain the main tenets of a democracy.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
19. Very few governments claim to guarantee which of the following?
a. Order
b. Freedom
c. Equality
d. Democracy
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.4 - Differentiate equality of opportunity from equality of outcome.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
20. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt promoted his four freedoms, how did he express the pursuit of these
liberties?
a. As freedom to do something
b. As freedom from want
c. As freedom from exploitation
d. As freedom from oppression
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
21. Each citizen having one vote demonstrates which of the following concepts?
a. Political equality
b. Social freedom
c. Social equality
d. Equality of opportunity
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.5 - Explain what is meant by political equality.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
22. From where does the national government derive its powers?
a. The office of the president
b. The Constitution
c. The Supreme Court
d. Congress
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.5 - Describe the concept of power.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
23. Few Western democracies openly call for more order among citizens. When would politicians make
an exception to this?
a. During times of social inequality
b. During times of increasing globalization
c. During times that lack political equality
d. During a terrorist threat
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
24. In the business sector, a desire for equality of outcome led to which of the following programs?
a. Increased separation between business and government
b. Increased influence in government by big business
c. More businesspeople entering government service
d. More affirmative action programs in the workplace
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.4 - Differentiate equality of opportunity from equality of outcome.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
25. Why does the pursuit of freedom and the pursuit of order create a dilemma for governments?
a. People are suspicious of politicians and their motivations.
b. When a policy strengthens one, it takes away the value of the other.
c. Popular opinion supports freedom over order.
d. Wealthy citizens do not want parity with lower-income citizens.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Complex
REFERENCES: Two Dilemmas of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
26. Compared to citizens of most other nations, Americans are more likely to select which of the
following?
a. Equality over order
b. Equality over freedom
c. Freedom over equality
d. Order over government responsiveness
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Two Dilemmas of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
27. The absence of constraints on behavior is also known as which of the following?
a. Freedom
b. Idealism
c. Order
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,Name: Class: Date:
Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
1. Globalization means that citizens and nations are increasingly which of the following?
a. Similarly ordered
b. Commercialized
c. Belligerent
d. Interdependent
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.7 - Describe how cultural factors influence political attitudes and
socialization.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
2. National sovereignty means which of the following?
a. Complete independence to govern without interference
b. Regular peaceful transfer of governmental power
c. A government’s ability to effectively manage elections
d. A political entity’s externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.1 - Define government.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
3. The Cold War showed that actions of foreign nations could have a profound impact on American
government in which of the following ways?
a. Increasing the need for an established social order
b. Increasing the need for political equality
c. Increasing the need for military spending
d. Increasing the need for spending for the public good
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.4 - Examine the advantages and disadvantages of living in a democracy.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
4. How did some early twentieth-century scholars believe the actions of sovereign nations were
controlled?
a. By international law
b. By pursuit of the public good
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c. By liberalist doctrine
d. By pursuit of order and equality
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.4 - Examine the advantages and disadvantages of living in a democracy.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
5. Which organization replaced the League of Nations with the goal of introducing supranational order
into the world while promoting national sovereignty as the guiding principle of international relations?
a. The United Nations
b. The World Trade Organization
c. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Globalization of American Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
6. Which of the following purposes of government is best defined as “preserving life and protecting
property”?
a. Establishing legitimacy
b. Providing authority
c. Pursuing liberty
d. Maintaining order
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
7. Which of the following is the oldest purpose of government?
a. To establish laws to protect members of society
b. To print money and control the economy
c. To redistribute wealth and promote fairness
d. To act to protect the rights of the minority groups
ANSWER: a
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.3 - Identify the problems that government is meant to address.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
8. Hobbes’s description of life in a “state of nature” refers to which of the following?
a. Life without equality
b. Life without conflict
c. Life without values
d. Life without government
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.3 - Identify the problems that government is meant to address.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
9. Using the state to redistribute wealth is a policy based on which of the following?
a. Western religious tradition
b. Fundamental democratic ideas
c. The philosophy of Karl Marx
d. Majoritarian political thought
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.4 - Differentiate equality of opportunity from equality of outcome.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
10. Why do people surrender some of their freedom to the control of the state?
a. To obtain the benefits of government
b. To limit the role of government in their lives
c. To ensure decency in society
d. To establish order in society
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
11. According to John Locke, what should be the basic objective of government?
a. Maintaining the public good and equality before the law
b. Protecting life, liberty, and property
c. Establishing freedom, order, and equality
d. Providing a consistent set of values and beliefs
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.1 - Define government.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
12. The concept that gives ownership of all land and productive facilities to the government is based on
the ideas of which of the following philosophers?
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. John Locke
c. Karl Marx
d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.6 - Identify examples of democracies, oligarchies, and autocracies.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
13. Why do people often oppose the role of government in creating welfare states aimed at reducing
social inequalities?
a. They believe taxation should be used only for public goods such as roads and schools.
b. They resent taxation designed to promote economic and social equality.
c. They view taxation as something designed solely to redistribute income.
d. They believe governments should use lawful policies to reduce social inequities.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Purposes of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 12.1.3 - Explain the criticism of social welfare policies that culminated in the
late 1970s and 1980s.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
14. Which objective of government is usually the least controversial?
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a. Equality
b. Taxation
c. Maintaining order
d. Providing public goods
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
15. Although they vary in how they accomplish their goal, what do most governments claim to
accomplish?
a. Preserving individual freedoms
b. Providing for the economically disadvantaged
c. Protecting social norms
d. Preserving equality
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
16. A generalized idea of a set of items or thoughts that groups various events, objects, or qualities under
a common classification or label is known as which of the following?
a. A power
b. A concept
c. A social norm
d. A political analysis
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
17. What are three concepts that identify the values pursued by American government?
a. Freedom, independence, and liberty
b. Order, control, and egalitarianism
c. Freedom, order, and equality
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d. Industriousness, order, and freedom
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Remember
18. What is the basis for how the government chooses the proper mix of freedom, order, and equality?
a. Through the application of pluralist values
b. Through the process of choice
c. Through the elimination of conflicting values
d. Through the maintenance of order and equality
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 8.1.3 - Explain the main tenets of a democracy.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
19. Very few governments claim to guarantee which of the following?
a. Order
b. Freedom
c. Equality
d. Democracy
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Conceptual Frame for Analyzing Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.4 - Differentiate equality of opportunity from equality of outcome.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
20. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt promoted his four freedoms, how did he express the pursuit of these
liberties?
a. As freedom to do something
b. As freedom from want
c. As freedom from exploitation
d. As freedom from oppression
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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,Name: Class: Date:
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REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
21. Each citizen having one vote demonstrates which of the following concepts?
a. Political equality
b. Social freedom
c. Social equality
d. Equality of opportunity
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.5 - Explain what is meant by political equality.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
22. From where does the national government derive its powers?
a. The office of the president
b. The Constitution
c. The Supreme Court
d. Congress
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.1.5 - Describe the concept of power.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
23. Few Western democracies openly call for more order among citizens. When would politicians make
an exception to this?
a. During times of social inequality
b. During times of increasing globalization
c. During times that lack political equality
d. During a terrorist threat
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
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Ch 01 Freedom, Order, or Equality?
24. In the business sector, a desire for equality of outcome led to which of the following programs?
a. Increased separation between business and government
b. Increased influence in government by big business
c. More businesspeople entering government service
d. More affirmative action programs in the workplace
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.4 - Differentiate equality of opportunity from equality of outcome.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Understand
25. Why does the pursuit of freedom and the pursuit of order create a dilemma for governments?
a. People are suspicious of politicians and their motivations.
b. When a policy strengthens one, it takes away the value of the other.
c. Popular opinion supports freedom over order.
d. Wealthy citizens do not want parity with lower-income citizens.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Complex
REFERENCES: Two Dilemmas of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.3.2 - Explain the concept of order.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Analyze
26. Compared to citizens of most other nations, Americans are more likely to select which of the
following?
a. Equality over order
b. Equality over freedom
c. Freedom over equality
d. Order over government responsiveness
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Two Dilemmas of Government
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 7.2.2 - Explain the ideals that have been central to American values.
OTHER: Bloom’s: Apply
27. The absence of constraints on behavior is also known as which of the following?
a. Freedom
b. Idealism
c. Order
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