The invisible hand metaphor associated with Adam Smith suggests that:
a. as long as government uses its “invisible hand” to intervene in the economy there will be growth
b. forces within the market will always work towards increased profits
c. forces in the market transform self-interest into benefits for the greater good
d. only through the provision of state-led capital projects will market forces become more efficient
c. forces in the market transform self-interest into benefits for the greater good
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Representative democracy best describes government in which of the following?
a. ancient Greece b. eighteenth-century Europe c. the United States d. North Korea
A 2005 survey found that American opinion leaders
a. were divided over whether establishing a stable democracy in Iraq would succeed. b. were united in the view that the United States should remain the only military superpower. c. differ over the utility of public diplomacy to change America's image in the Middle East. d. were generally divided over whether China is a serious problem for the United States. e. Both options A and C are true.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Environmental and energy policy areas are heavily intertwined. 2. The air quality in the United States has improved since the Clean Air Act of 1970. 3. Air quality and rates of pollution are uniform across the United States. 4. Americans generate an exceedingly high amount of waste. 5. Rivers and streams in the United States routinely catch on fire.
Initiative-generated amendments are:
a. more likely to succeed than those proposed by state legislatures b. less likely to succeed than those proposed by state legislatures c. almost always successful, unlike those proposed by state legislatures d. just as likely to succeed as those proposed by state legislatures