Exam 2: Politics and Choice

The three major ethnic/religious groups in Iraq are the ___________, ___________, and ___________.

The secretary of defense under President Kennedy and the architect of the blockade option during the Cuban missile crisis was ____________________________.

Which of the following was not a major argument against James Madison's notion of an "extensive republic?"

Who went to Socrates to convince him to flee prison?

The advisory body that was central to aiding President John F. Kennedy in dealing with the Cuban missile crisis was ______.

To the question, "Why should we obey the political community that makes claims on our allegiances?" Socrates's answer would be ______.

There were a number of arguments advanced against the establishment of a naval blockade to prevent the Soviet Union from placing offensive missiles in Cuba. Which of the following was not advanced?

Which of the following was a primary argument against air strikes on the Russian missile sites in Cuba in 1962?

Which of the following is false?

Do you believe that modern citizens can or cannot bear the burden of freedom? Explain your position.

____________________ was the terrorist group that emerged out of the chaos of the Iraq war and sought to establish an Islamic state that spanned parts of Iraq and Syria.

The German republic that formed after World War I and lasted from 1919 to 1932 was known as ______.

Which of the following best describes the dilemma faced by Madison as he crafted a document to replace the Articles of Confederation?

What changes in the decision-making process might have altered President George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003?

____________________ argued in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that only an empire or strong central government based on the British model could hold together a political community as large as the new American nation.

Madison's theory of extensive government ______.

If you had been President John F. Kennedy at the time of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, how would you have responded to the evidence that the Russians had offensive missiles in Cuba? Would you have made the same choices that Kennedy made? Why or why not? President Kennedy made choices that successfully resolved the crisis, but do you think his decisions were unnecessarily risky?

Do you agree or disagree with Socrates's reasons for refusing to escape his punishment? (First please identify Socrates's reasons, then indicate your reasons for agreement or disagreement.)

Are you persuaded by James Madison's theory that it is possible to reconcile liberty and authority in a large state? Why or why not? (First please outline Madison's solution to the problem, then set forth your position.)

At the time of the Cuban missile crisis, the leader of the Soviet Union was ______.