Social democratic welfare states are characterized by emphasis on ______.
A. means-tested assistance
B. universal entitlements
C. social insurance programs
D. low levels of taxation
B. universal entitlements
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Which of the following is a component of nationalism?
a. It is a natural process that evolves from local communities. b. Members of a nation retain colonial rules to emphasize their shared connection to the past. c. It results when the lower classes self-mobilize to revolt against the political elite. d. Members of a nation determine their own destiny.
Which of the following best describes Brazil's 1988 constitution?
a. a detailed constitution that tries to ensure unrealistic economic and social rights b. a vague constitution that allows the president inordinate flexibility to enact whatever policies the president deems appropriate c. a conservative constitution that is mostly designed to protect the rights of the wealthy and other elites d. a constitution that concentrates power in the Congress and gives ordinary Brazilians no meaningful way to participate
The Soviet Union supported ________ in recently decolonized developing countries, a type of proxy war against Western colonialism.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What is the relationship between the different measures of variability?
A) The range is a better measure than the variance. B) The variance is a better measure than the range. C) The standard deviation is always the best. D) The range is usually the best.