You should submit the completed exam as a word document. Please use this document to answer
each question. For the multiple-choice questions, you can highlight, circle or fill in the blank
space with your answer. Be sure your answer is clearly indicated. Ambiguous responses will
not be counted. You must answer all questions on the exam.
Multiple Choice (2 points each):
Choose the best answer.
1. Based on arrest statistics, who, among the following, is most likely to be arrested for
committing a crime?
A. middle-aged white female
B. mid-level corporate executive
C. young Hispanic male
D. member of an organized crime syndicate
2. The of the police and courts leads to inequality in the U.S. system of justice.
A. discretionary power
B. communication channels
C. resource allocation
D. administrative backlog
3. According to the textbook, current drug laws reflect .
A. the drug’s potential harm
B. successful political lobbying
C. an emphasis on “high-class” drugs
D. a rejection of mainstream values
4. The pressure for a “quick fix” in our society means many people turn to drug use.
A. medical
B. structural
C. stereotypical
D. cultural
5. According to the textbook, drug laws in the United States are .
A. logical and effectual
B. appropriate and applied equally
C. irrational and do not meet goals
D. necessary and well researched
6. Which of the following is a benefit of drug legalization?
A. maintaining a criminal network
B. ensuring product purity
C. government revenue loss
D. additional prison space creates jobs
, 7. For socialism to operate in its ideal form, the government needs to be .
A. laissez-faire
B. totalitarian
C. democratic
D. authoritarian
8. In any economic shift, there will be , but the most recent shift was rapid and did
not allow people to adjust to the new economy.
A. displaced workers
B. decreased unemployment
C. housing changes
D. job security
9. As corporations move overseas and machines replace workers, wages are .
A. increasing
B. depressed
C. equalizing
D. unionize
10. A main reason for lack of a standard curriculum in U.S. education is that districts are under
.
A. federal mandates
B. state proficiencies
C. local control
D. corporate sponsorship
11. Educational attainment is strongly linked to .
A. social class
B. gender
C. religion
D. locale
12. The U.S. school time and structure is no longer relevant because it is based on .
A. the perpetuation of urban blight
B. restructured sociological ideals
C. historical standardized test scores
D. agricultural and industrial economic systems
13. Doctors practice medicine; they order unnecessary tests to avoid lawsuits.
A. malpractice
B. defensive
C. efficient
D. technological
each question. For the multiple-choice questions, you can highlight, circle or fill in the blank
space with your answer. Be sure your answer is clearly indicated. Ambiguous responses will
not be counted. You must answer all questions on the exam.
Multiple Choice (2 points each):
Choose the best answer.
1. Based on arrest statistics, who, among the following, is most likely to be arrested for
committing a crime?
A. middle-aged white female
B. mid-level corporate executive
C. young Hispanic male
D. member of an organized crime syndicate
2. The of the police and courts leads to inequality in the U.S. system of justice.
A. discretionary power
B. communication channels
C. resource allocation
D. administrative backlog
3. According to the textbook, current drug laws reflect .
A. the drug’s potential harm
B. successful political lobbying
C. an emphasis on “high-class” drugs
D. a rejection of mainstream values
4. The pressure for a “quick fix” in our society means many people turn to drug use.
A. medical
B. structural
C. stereotypical
D. cultural
5. According to the textbook, drug laws in the United States are .
A. logical and effectual
B. appropriate and applied equally
C. irrational and do not meet goals
D. necessary and well researched
6. Which of the following is a benefit of drug legalization?
A. maintaining a criminal network
B. ensuring product purity
C. government revenue loss
D. additional prison space creates jobs
, 7. For socialism to operate in its ideal form, the government needs to be .
A. laissez-faire
B. totalitarian
C. democratic
D. authoritarian
8. In any economic shift, there will be , but the most recent shift was rapid and did
not allow people to adjust to the new economy.
A. displaced workers
B. decreased unemployment
C. housing changes
D. job security
9. As corporations move overseas and machines replace workers, wages are .
A. increasing
B. depressed
C. equalizing
D. unionize
10. A main reason for lack of a standard curriculum in U.S. education is that districts are under
.
A. federal mandates
B. state proficiencies
C. local control
D. corporate sponsorship
11. Educational attainment is strongly linked to .
A. social class
B. gender
C. religion
D. locale
12. The U.S. school time and structure is no longer relevant because it is based on .
A. the perpetuation of urban blight
B. restructured sociological ideals
C. historical standardized test scores
D. agricultural and industrial economic systems
13. Doctors practice medicine; they order unnecessary tests to avoid lawsuits.
A. malpractice
B. defensive
C. efficient
D. technological
