Exam 1: Freedom, Order, or Equality

Which of the following political groups strongly supports property rights and opposes attempts to regulate personal behavior and moral values?

Compare and contrast the ways the concept of "equality" is viewed in the text.

During the 1990s, Congress prohibited private businesses from discriminating in employment, public services, and public accommodations on the basis of physical or mental disabilities. This act creates a conflict between which of the following?

The charter of which supranational organization states that the charter is based on the principle of sovereign equality of all its members?

Which of the following statements best describes the national government's rights under the U.S. Constitution?

When some states do not require seat belts or motorcyclists to wear helmets, they are following which political theory?

Which of the following is the best description of capitalism?

Although the United States is a capitalist country, the government does intervene in the economic arena, primarily through which of the following?

Why does the mandate of equal treatment for all groups of Americans sometimes come into conflict with the concept of liberty?

Three concepts that identify the values pursued by government are which of the following?

When governments enact policies to promote social equality, which two concepts usually conflict?

Explain the tension between globalization and national sovereignty. Give an example of how the United States has been affected by globalization.

The absence of constraints on behavior is also known as which of the following?

The comprehensive set of beliefs about the nature of people and the role of government is known as which of the following?

The notion that American public schools are open to all is an example of which of the following?

Two nations with deep ties to the principles of communism that have moved in the direction of more private property are which of the following?

When the federal government was given some police powers by the Federal Kidnapping Act in 1932, it was given this power under which constitutional clause?

Communitarians reflect the beliefs of the Communitarian Network, based on the beliefs of which of the following philosophers?

In the business sector, equality of outcome has led to which of the following programs?

In 2014, the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons removed chemical weapons from which nation going through a civil war?