Exam 4: The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics

In terms of future economic success, it is much better to be a software engineer than a bricklayer.

Boeing's shareholders may have benefitted from its "global partnering" model, but the American workforce did not.

Can the United States still be considered the only superpower? Why or why not?

How has America's diplomatic, economic, cultural, and military standing in the world changed since World War II? Do you think that the United States can maintain its world leadership in these areas? Why or why not?

American political culture is particularly conducive to redistributive policies.

Political power has shifted in the United States, as Americans flowed from rural to metropolitan areas, then to suburbia, and most recently to __________.

What regions have benefited the most from shifting political power in the last few decades?

Which of the following contributed to globalization?

Which of the following is an element of American political culture that made it very difficult to pass health care reform in 2010?

Which of the following enabled Boeing to launch its "global partnering" model?

Militarization, human rights violations, the trade imbalance, currency manipulation, and incursions on intellectual property rights are all issues in the relationship between the United States and __________.

The "Can You Get Ahead in America?" feature shows that in recent decades __________ about their economic prospects.

How does the Boeing 787 Dreamliner save fuel compared to older Boeing models?

According to the authors of the textbook, the Great Recession and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have weakened the attractiveness of the American economic model in the eyes of the world.

Economic inequality in America may undermine political equality.

How has America's position as the world's military leader affected American society and politics?

How can the recent debate over health care reform be explained using American political culture? What elements of the reform were helped by American political culture, and which were problematic in terms of American political culture? Include as many aspects of political culture as apply.

Which of the following is most closely associated with hyper-competition?

Industrial enterprises grew to unprecedented sizes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, partly because __________.

Discuss the political impact of immigrants in the United States. Why do elected officials care where they settle? What effect did immigrant communities have on the 2012 election?