In 2005, George W. Bush proposed the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). What was CAFTA designed to do? What were the arguments for and against CAFTA?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Detail the purpose of CAFTA, which was to promote free trade among the United States and several Central American countries.
2, Describe the arguments given by those in favor of CAFTA, such as the economic benefits provided by increased competition, lower priced goods, and economic development in impoverished areas of Central America.
3, Describe the arguments given by those opposed to CAFTA, such as the potential loss of U.S. jobs and profits in some sectors of the economy.
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Why would a multi-party system create a greater incentive for you to vote?
a. Multiparty systems are less corrupt. b. Multiparty systems are less ideological. c. Multiparty systems have easier registration rules. d. Multiparty systems have fewer elections. e. Multiparty systems provide more specific collective benefits.
Which best describes the difference between a one-party system and a one-party dominant system?
a. In a one-party system, the party is ideological, coercive, and destructive of autonomous groups. In a one-party dominant system, it is less ideological and does not desire to destroy autonomous groups. b. In one-party dominant systems, only one party exists. In one-party systems, other political parties are not banned, and smaller parties may even receive a sizable percentage of the vote combined, but one party always wins elections and controls the government. c. In a one-party dominant system, the party is ideological, coercive, and destructive of autonomous groups. In a one-party system, it is less ideological and does not desire to destroy autonomous groups. d. In one-party systems, one large party controls the political system but small parties exist and may even compete in elections. In one-party dominant systems, different parties control the government at different times, but one party always controls all branches of government, i.e., there is never divided government. e. In one-party systems, only one party exists. In one-party dominant systems, other political parties are not banned, and smaller parties may even receive a sizable percentage of the vote combined, but one party always wins elections and controls the government.
The nation with the highest voter turnout as percentage of voting-age population is
A. Belgium B. Italy C. United States D. Sweden E. New Zealand
Passed in 1913, which constitutional amendment powerfully enhanced the national government's ability to raise money?
A. Sixteenth B. Fifteenth C. Fourteenth D. Eighteenth E. Seventeenth