PSCI 1100 Study Set Questions with Correct Answers
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PSCI 1100 Study Set Questions with Correct Answers
What is capitalism? - Answer-A form of property ownership in which
- Property can be bought and sold
- Businesses and be formed and compete
- Profits can be made
Businesses can hire labour for wages
Dahls arguments for capitalism streng...
PSCI 1100 Study Set Questions
with Correct Answers
What is capitalism? - Answer-A form of property ownership in which
- Property can be bought and sold
- Businesses and be formed and compete
- Profits can be made
Businesses can hire labour for wages
Dahls arguments for capitalism strengthening democracy - Answer-Capitalism protects
individual freedoms because it requires individuals to be free to buy and sell property
and to innovate
capitalism is based on inequality between capitalists and the worker
- Marx believed this inequality increased as capitalism reigned
Dahl's arguments for capitalism weakening democracy - Answer-International rankings
shows that levels of economic prosperity and citizens' well-being, the highest-ranked
countries are all capitalist countries
The USA, the biggest capitalist system, shows increasing social inequality and declining
voter participation
Socialism - Answer-(Marxism is a variant of socialism) Social programs funded through
taxation. An end to capitalism, or strict policies minimizing the inequality caused by
capitalism
Liberalism (based on John Deweys definition) - Answer-Traditionally included policies
that emphasized individual freedom, for example, John Locke. The individual right to
express themselves and exist not held back by tradition authorities such as monarchs
Diffusion - Answer-The process by which ideas spread, within and across communities
across borders (a good example of diffusion is democracy)
Globalization - Answer-The process by which societies become increasingly connected
as a result of increased international trade, computer/satellite technology and
agreements between states
What is the European Union? - Answer-An organization of member states in Europe.
They share economic and social policies, allowing easy migration between countries
Brexit - Answer-In 2016, Britain held a referendum on whether to stay in the EU or move
leave. With a 51% leave rate, it left, damaging the EU and British politics
, How did COVD-19 impact globalization? - Answer-Globalization was one of the reasons
for the virus spreading (with global travel). Global communication grew regardless of the
restricted travel
What is the name for the constitutional procedure that allows Congress to remove the
President from office? - Answer-Impeachment
According Aristotle, a leader who encourages people to make decisions that override
the law is called a - Answer-Demogauge
In her TedTalk, Carole Cadwalladr expressed concerns about disinformation about
Brexit on what social media? - Answer-Facebook
What would follow world revolution, for Karl Marx? - Answer-Socialism, communism
When we write s short summary that tries to explain essential argument of a longer
piece of writing, we call that a... - Answer-Precis
Nuremberg trials are an example of transitional government. Who was put on trial? -
Answer-Nazis
When a government decides not to prosecute a group of people who may have
committed crimes, or releases from prison when they have been convicted, the term for
this is called? - Answer-Amnesty
Name a thinker who argued that good education can help protect democracy - Answer-
Aristotle, Snyder, Dewey, Nussbaum
Who wrote "democracy is a Fighting Faith"? - Answer-John Dewey
According to Ta-Nehisi Coates, what should be done to make amends for African-
Americans whose ancestors were forced into being slaves? - Answer-Reparations
When people who earn more money pay a higher percentage of their income as tax
than people who earn less money, that is called... - Answer-Progressive tax income
What is an example of a country that has a semi-presidential system within a unitary
state? - Answer-France
When ideas spread from one part of the world to another, we call that... - Answer-
diffusion
Feminists have used this term to describe the systemic inequality that women
historically experience not only in public life, but within the home and family - Answer-
Patriarchy
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