Unit 1: Types of Government
A ___________ government is a form of government that is characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms
authoritarian
How long is the term for a US president?
4 years
What is economics?
the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth
What is the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights?
A list of 30 rights that all people are entitled to, published by the UN
What Supreme Court case created a federal protection for abortion in the US?
Roe v Wade
____________ is a political philosophy that calls for the abolition of the state
anarchism
What is confirmation bias?
the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories)
What is one assumption of economics?
(Hint we looked at 3)
Everyone has unlimited wants, Everyone has limited resources, Choices must be made
Why were the trials at Nuremberg significant in the history of human rights?
It was the first time the leaders of a country were put on trial by the leaders of other countries for things that they did to their own citizens
What is a single payer healthcare system?
A healthcare system in which the government pays for the healthcare of all its citizens
Democracy in Ancient Rome failed because their legislative body (the senate) ______________________. This made a government run by an emperor (authoritarian) seem like a better form of government because it is more efficient.
The senate because dysfunctional and stopped passing laws
The winner of the US election is decided by what group of people?
The electoral college
What is opportunity cost?
When you make any decision there is a cost to making that decision because you are choosing no to select the other options
What are economic sanctions?
Restrictions imposed on a country/group to prevent it from trading or doing business with other countries
What is a “Public Option?”
A government run health insurance plan that competes with private insurance companies
An anarchist would believe that the best way to make change is not to rely on the federal government, but to __________________.
Create change in your community
Is voter fraud a serious concern in US elections? (You have to explain your answer in order to get credit
no, the voter fraud rate is s between 0.0003 percent and 0.0025 percent
What is one problem of unlimited economic growth?
Resource use
Explain why Economic Sanctions are not a good way to protect human rights
They affect the poorest people of a society the most and they have very little impact over their governments
What is a health insurance premium?
The amount of money that you pay your health insurance company each month in order to be kept on their health insurance plan
Explain this argument by an anarchist: Anarchism is a better form of government than the state because information asymmetries make it nearly impossible for the government to effectively govern every citizen.
There are so many people living under the state that it is impossible for them to have accurate info about everyone
What is the most likely demographic to vote? (I need at least 2 pieces of information about this demographic)
White, Female, College educated, 65+, makes $150k+ a year
A economic liberal believes that the free market is _____________?
Imperfect/inefficient/unsustainable
During the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Iranian revolutionaries _____________________ causing the first round of sanctions the US placed on Iran.
(NOT ON TEST)
They stormed the US embassy in Tehran capturing over 100 US citizens and holding them hostage for over a year
Name one pro and one con of the private health insurance industry
Example pro: extremely high quality care for those who can afford it. Example con: healthcare costs are very high