To say that institutions are the ground of both our freedoms
and unfreedoms means that:
a. institutions are by necessity authoritarian.
b. democratic institutions guarantee freedom, while authoritarian institutions suppress freedom.
c. some institutions, such as private property, help ensure freedoms, while others, such as governments, threaten it.
d. to have freedoms, such as the freedom to express unpopular thoughts, there must be restraints on how others respond to such thoughts.
Answer: d
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The "reinventing government" reform movement believes that bureaucracies should be measured by their ________
A. size B. results C. budgets D. centralization
Equity consists of
a. a system of law where a court awards remedies that frequently include injunctions. b. a rule of law that applies in determining the compensation of judges. c. court interpretations of the Constitution in the realm of freedom from arbitrary discrimination. d. criminal prosecutions that result in a conviction. e. advisory opinions issued by the Supreme Court.
The main reason the actual power of the Indian parliament and prime minister differ from that of the British parliament and prime minister is that
a. The legislative institutions are designed differently. b. India has never had a two-party system. c. Indian culture demands less concentration of power. d. India is a federal system.
Sociologist George Ritzer coined the term ______ to describe processes that impose pressure to adhere to homogenous standards and values, such as efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).