Under socialism, economic activity is guided by the principle of:
a. private profit.
b. public need.
c. government profit.
d. elite needs.
e. the state knowing what is best for society.
B
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Which of the following statements is true about marriage and divorce in the United States?
A. The marriage rate has been steadily increasing since the 1800s. B. The United States has one of the lowest divorce rates in the world. C. Many Americans are disillusioned about marriage. D. Nearly 85 percent of Americans who divorce remarry, half of them within 4 years. E. Divorce is no longer publicly acceptable.
Which statement regarding families is TRUE?
A. More than 22% of children in the U.S. live with a single father. B. Most children in the U.S. live with members of their extended family. C. Roughly 70% of U.S. families today follow the traditional composition of a mother, a father, and their biological children. D. Only 4% of children in the U.S. live with a single mother.
SAGE News Clips: The Death PenaltyThis 2011 news clip, released just prior to the execution of Troy Davis, highlights the controversy surrounding Davis' conviction and death sentence for the murder of off-duty police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia in 1989. Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 270, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Troy Davis, a black man, was convicted and sentenced for murdering Mark McPhail, a white male police officer. Which of the following statements is true regarding homicide, gender, and race?
A. Half of homicides involve male victims and male offenders. B. Women are twice as likely to murder men as men are to murder women. C. Most crime is intraracial, meaning that the victim and the offender are from the same racial background. D. Whites are overrepresented in arrest data for many crimes, both as offenders and victims.