Which of the following ideas does the individualistic fallacy criticize?
a. Collective concepts cannot explain individual behavior.
b. Individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves but the state should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals.
c. Collective concepts like culture can be adequately measured by aggregating individual level data.
d. Individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves and that families and small social organizations should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals.
e. Government involvement in the protection of groups or the leveling of the economic playing field should be discouraged.
C
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A conservative would most likely make which of these critiques of the U.S. legal system?
a. Its rules must be updated to modern standards. b. Its functioning distorts the founders' intentions. c. Its functioning puts too much of the population in prison. d. Its rules are too simplified to meet the needs of a complex society.
Which of the following were common features of many of the early state constitutions?
a. Separation of powers, strong executives, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications b. Separation of powers, weak governors, single house legislatures, property qualifications c. Lack of a judicial branch, strong governors, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications d. Separation of powers, powerful executives, single house legislatures, no voting restrictions e. Separation of powers, weak governors, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications
Terrorism is most often a feature of what kind of war?
A) ?civil B) ?conventional C) ?interstate D) ?limited E) ?unconventional
Which of the following is a factor in the increased complexity of public policy in the United States?
A. policy outcomes B. requirements of participation and accountability C. creation of rights D. continuing role of world leadership