The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?
A. India
B. Russia
C. Mexico
D. Canada
B
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Why is direct democracy untenable in the United States?
a. It exudes socialism. b. It yields inferior policy results. c. The U.S. population is too heavily concentrated in California. d. The U.S. population is too large.
The technique used to encourage the respondent to think a bit or add more information rather than just provide an off-the-cuff answer is called
a. Pulling b. Proscribing c. Probing d. Pushing
Modernization theory argues that ______.
A. there are stages of growth for each society, and that poor countries should replicate rich countries’ path of development B. rich countries got rich at the expense of poor countries, and that the international economy structurally favors rich countries C. growth occurs if and when the state plays an active role in investment and innovation to build the competitiveness of national industries D. poor countries can develop quickly and efficiently by focusing on competition and commodification in all parts of life
Generally speaking, is a capitalist economic system, such as the United States, conducive to the provision of public goods?
a. No, because the costs of providing public goods are much higher than the benefits of doing so. b. No, because the demand for public goods is simply not there, and capitalist economies operate based on the laws of supply and demand. c. Yes, because capitalist states also tend to be democratic, and in democracies people care about each other. d. Yes, because the great demand for public goods will ensure that the market will supply them. e. Yes, because the inherent competition in capitalist systems will lead to public goods of higher quality.