Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to Socrates, the purpose of the state and the purpose of politics should be to ensure the happiness of the citizenry.
2. Earl Babbie applied utopian thought in his harsh and influential critique of capitalism.
3. Plato believed that one could not rely on his or her senses to discover what was real.
4. The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True

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A. created the House of Representatives to represent the people. B. fixed the membership of the Senate at 435. C. fixed the membership of the House of Representatives at 100. D. created an independent committee to serve as a check on the powers of the House and the Senate. E. assigned less number of senators to smaller states than the larger states.

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The prime minister and the Cabinet members are chosen by, and accountable to, the

A. the Lower House. B. the Prefectural Assemblies. C. the Emperor. D. the Upper House.

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President Obama’s Strategy for American Innovation is meant to encourage students to pursue careers in science

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of these figures is one of the founders of classic conservatism?

a. G.W.F. Hegel b. Edmund Burke c. Margaret Thatcher d. Niccolo Machiavelli

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