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PSCI 110 Exam 4 Questions with Correct Answers New Update The United States' promotion of human rights is - Answer-less important than security and economic concerns. What would the framers of the Constitution think of the president's ability to commit U.S. military forces abroad? - Answer-Th...

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The United States' promotion of human rights is - Answer-less important than security
and economic concerns.

What would the framers of the Constitution think of the president's ability to commit U.S.
military forces abroad? - Answer-They would be surprised because Congress was
assigned the power to declare war.

The president can create legally binding understandings between the United States and
another country without seeking the advice and consent of the Senate by using -
Answer-an executive agreement

The purpose of diplomacy is to - Answer-promote national interests by peaceful means.

Which of the following is an organization founded in 1945 that acts as a channel for
negotiations and a means of settling international disputes peaceably? - Answer-the
United Nations

What major lesson did U.S. policy makers learn from the U.S. military actions in Korea,
Vietnam, and Iraq? - Answer-Public support for conflicts decreases if they last a long
time without positive results.

The most fundamental way that government affects investment is by - Answer-
promoting business, investor, and consumer confidence.

National tariff policies promote domestic markets by - Answer-restricting imported
goods.

The government's use of taxing and spending powers to manipulate the economy is
called - Answer-fiscal policy.

The income tax in the United States today is a _________ tax. - Answer-progressive

A sales tax is deemed ___________ because everybody pays at the same rate, but the
more you make, the lower the percentage of your income that goes to buying items and
paying sales tax. - Answer-regressive

The amount by which government spending exceeds revenues in a fiscal year is called
the - Answer-budget deficit.

, As a percentage of GDP, total government receipts in the United States are
______________ those of most other industrialized countries. - Answer-smaller than

Fiscal policy is made by - Answer-the President and Congress.

According to the text, state and local governments' revenues depend primarily on -
Answer-sales and property taxes.

The federal government raises most of its revenue from ______________. - Answer-
individual income taxes

Federal taxes on the sale of alcohol, tobacco, and gasoline are examples of
______________ taxes. - Answer-excise

Which of the following statements is true regarding capital gains? - Answer-Capital
gains are taxed at a lower rate than ordinary income.

In 2010, defense expenditures were approximately ______________ of all federal
expenditures. - Answer-20 percent

According to the text, the Federal Reserve is most responsive and accountable to -
Answer-bankers.

The authority of the federal government to issue economic regulations stems primarily
from what the Constitution says about - Answer-interstate commerce.

The power of the federal government to issue economic regulations was largely
dormant until approximately - Answer-1890

The program that offers health insurance to the elderly is called ______________. -
Answer-Medicare

Government protection of citizens' economic and social well-being through instruments
of social insurance and transfers to the needs broadly refers to - Answer-the welfare
state.

Means-tested programs are programs that are available to - Answer-citizens whose
income or wealth is below a level set by law

Compared with people in most other industrial societies, people in the United States
enjoy ______________ social rights. - Answer-less generous and fewer

The 40-hour work week and the first national minimum wage were established by
______________. - Answer-the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

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