Week 1 Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 1) What were your economic left/right results?
Please provide the number given to you on your political
compass results.
Question 2
(TCO 1) What were your social libertarian/authoritarian
results?
Please provide the number given to you on your political
compass results.
Question 3
(TCO 1) If a person believes that market should regulate
itself, and that government should stay out of business, would he or she fall
more to the right or the left side of the political scale?
Right
Left
Question 4
(TCO 1) If a person believes that federal agencies such as
the FDA, EPA, and SEC serve a public good, is he or she moving more to the
right or left of 100% capitalism?
Right
Left
Question 5
(TCO 1) If a person feels that the government is needed to
ensure that all people obtain equality, would he or she fall more on the right
or the left of the economic scale?
Right
Left
Question 6
(TCO 1) If a person believes that mandatory gun safety
classes should be required to buy a gun, would he or she move up or down the social
scale?
Up
Down
Question 7
(TCO 1) If a person believes that Christianity is or should
be the national religion of the United States, would he or she move up or down
the social scale?
Up
Down
Question 8
(TCO 1) If a person believes that he or she knows more about
his or her own life than the government, and thus should have the authority to
make his or her own decisions, would he or she move more up or down the social
scale?
Up
Down
Week 2 Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the owners are
offered what advantages?
The owners
understand that their efforts are not just for them, but for society as a
whole.
They can make as
much profit as they like, as long as they work hard and the market allows it.
They do not face the
risk associated with large business ventures.
They don’t have to
concern themselves with the welfare of their workers.
A and C
B and D
All of the above
None of the above
Question 2
(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the owners face what
challenges?
Their overuse of the
raw resources can drive them out of business.
Overworking
employees may lead to low productivity, and thus lower profits.
They are seen as
equal to workers.
Understanding the
demands of the market can be overwhelming.
A, B, and D
B and C
Al of the above
None of the above
Question 3
(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the owners would be
offered what advantages?
They would never
lose everything, because the government would provide for their needs.
Even if they fail,
they have the opportunity to rise again by starting new companies if they only
put their minds to it.
They can use up as
many raw resources they can get their hands on, allowing for more profit
potential, as long as the market allows it.
They are placed in
positions that suit them, so if being owners is too hard, or if they would not
be successful in it, they would not be forced into positions in which to fail.
A and B
A and D
All of the above
None of the above
Question 4
(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the owners would be
faced with what challenges?
They lose the
opportunity to make and hold onto extreme profits.
They assume all the
financial risk if their businesses fail.
They no longer can
change careers because they “feel” like it.
They lose the
ability to start new companies of their own.
A and C
B and D
A, C, and D
None of the above
Question 5
(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the workers are
offered what advantages?
They can seek
employment at any companies they like.
They have the
opportunity to rise above their positions to become owners if they can.
The harder they
work, the more they can earn.
They always have
positions waiting for them.
A and B
A, B, and D
C and D
A, B, and C
Question 6
(TCO 6) In a 100% capitalist structure, the workers face
what challenges?
Material perks are
not readily available options.
They cannot always
provide for their families.
They cannot rise
above and become elites.
They receive no
benefits to help with paying for the cost of their injuries.
A and C
B and D
All of the above
None of the above
Question 7
(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the worker would be offered
what advantages?
Their needs are
always met, whether they can work or not.
The sky is the limit
for them if they try.
They can rest easy,
knowing that their work provides for the welfare of the people, not a “fat cat”
owner.
Medical costs are no
longer a concern.
A and C
B and D
A, B, and C
A, C, and D
Question 8
(TCO 6) In a 100% socialist structure, the worker would be
faced with what challenges?
They may not always
like the jobs that they do.
When injured, they
earn no income.
They continually
face the risk of unemployment.
There is not great
opportunity to start over or do something new, because they must contribute to
the cause.
A and D
B and C
All of the above
None of the above
Week 3
Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 2) As we have been discussing, throughout history, many
people were not fans of pure democracy. One of the reasons for this was the
idea of factions, as addressed in Madison’s Federalist No. 10. So what is the
definition of a faction?
Question 2
(TCO 2) Why are factions a threat to a democratic
government?
Question 3
(TCO 2) According to Madison, what are the two ways to
remove the cause of a faction?
Question 4
(TCO 2) From your reading, please distinguish why the two ways
to remove a faction are not effective.
Question 5
(TCO 2) What is it about human nature that causes factions
to form?
Question 6
(TCO 2) Differentiate the characteristics of a pure
democracy from a republic.
Question 7
(TCO 2) In referencing Madison, provide at least two reasons
explaining why a republic can do a better job of controlling the effects of
faction than a pure democracy.
Question 8
(TCO 2) Assess Madison’s argument. Do you find that a
republican form of government is the best way to control factions, in contrast
to pure democracy? And how do you think this system has worked in controlling
the factions over time?
Week 4
Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 3) From your own research, what interest group did you
find? Please list its name and website information.
Question 2
(TCO 3) From your own research, list three important pieces
of information that give us a picture of what your interest group believes.
Question 3
(TCO 3) From your own research, describe a specific policy
action your group desires.
Question 4
(TCO 3) From your own research, whom does this group lobby
most, or most effectively? For example, is there a political party or certain
congressional representatives who seem to get more of its attention, money, or
information? Which committees and subcommittees would it particularly lobby?
Question 5
(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, what is the title
of the legislation (include its origination or appropriate numbers)?
Question 6
(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, who are its key
sponsors and their party affiliation?
Question 7
(TCO 3) From your congress.gov research, what is its current
status within Congress?
Question 8 (TCO 3)
From your congress.gov research, describe briefly your personal reaction to
this legislation. Do you think it will pass and do you think it should pass?
Why? (Two to three sentences are required.)
Week 5
Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 4) What are your initial, nonlegal, thoughts on this
case? How would you decide it based on your own belief structures? For example,
if you were the judge in this case, would you would allow Mr. Trident to leave
the hospital, thus bringing about his death? Or would you feel for Mr. Trident
but side with the hospital because he clearly is not in the right mind to make
such decisions for himself? Or would you perhaps side with the hospital because
people should not be allowed to refuse medical treatment or go to the extreme
of ordering the hospital to aid in the shortening of his life so that he did
not have to suffer a painful death? What would you do? Please put some thought
into your answer and provide at least 4–5 sentences as you explain it.
Question 2
(TCO 4) What is the difference between moral and legal
reasoning?
Moral reasoning is
based upon personal views rather than legal considerations.
Legal reasoning
focuses on what the law states only.
Moral reasoning can
vary with cultural beliefs, whereas legal reasoning is more static within a
nation.
Legal reasoning is
concerned with precedent.
All of the above
A and C only
Question 3
(TCO 4) In a true legal argument, should legal reasoning or
moral reasoning be used?
Legal
Moral
Both
Neither
Question 4
(TCO 4) Mr. Trident is arguing that the hospital has
violated his 14th Amendment right to due process. What part of the 14th
Amendment is he referring to in his argument?
All persons born or
naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are
citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.
No state shall make
or enforce any law that shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States.
Nor shall any state
deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
Nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
All of the above
None of the above
Question 5
(TCO 4) Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health is
a case studied in the right-to-die debate. What precedent did it help to
establish?
Americans have a
constitutional right to die.
Americans can refuse
medical treatment.
Americans must be
clear in stating their wishes regarding medical treatment.
A and B
B and C
All of the above
Question 6
(TCO 4) How does the Cruzan case factor into Mr. Trident’s
argument?
It grants the right
to refuse medical treatment.
It supports the
hospital in its claim that Mr. Trident cannot refuse its help.
It forces the
doctors to assist in Mr. Trident’s death by providing him medication to bring
about his death.
A and B
A and C
None of the above
Question 7
(TCO 4) Given the precedent established in the Cruzan case,
how would you now have to decide the case if you were the judge?
I would allow Mr.
Trident to leave the hospital, thus bringing about his death.
I would feel for Mr.
Trident but side with the hospital, because he clearly is not in the right mind
to make such decisions for himself.
I would side with
the hospital, because people should not be allowed to refuse medical treatment.
I would require that
the hospital aid Mr. Trident in shortening his life due to his constitution
right to die.
Question 8
(TCO 4) What other U.S. Supreme Court cases deal with the
right-to-die issue?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Vacco v. Quill
All of the above
None of the above
Week 6
Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 7) What is your final plan to present to the president?
What changes did you decide to implement?
Question 2
(TCO 7) Please explain why you chose the options that you
did.
Question 3
(TCO 7) How will your decisions affect the elderly, the
poor, the rich, and national security if implemented?
Question 4
(TCO 7) Was covering the hypothetical budget gap more or
less difficult than you expected? Please explain.
Question 5
(TCO 7) Which of your decisions might be perceived as
politically motivated? Why?
Question 6
(TCO 7) What are the trade-offs of preserving some programs
while protecting others?
Question 7
(TCO 7) How do your decisions result in a marginal benefit
to society so that they can outweigh the marginal cost to society?
Question 8
(TCO 7) Did doing this exercise change your feelings about
the budget debate in Washington? If so, how? If not, why not?
Week 7
Assessment
Question 1
(TCO 9) As the simulation shows, Muhammed’s father was
killed by the Israelis in their war of independence, as they attempted to
defend their state and enforce the boundaries established by the UN. Although
this was an international decree, all Muhammed witnessed was his father’s death
and the loss of his family home as the land of his forefathers was taken to
make room for what many Palestinians viewed as the “occupiers.” If you were
him, how would you react? For example, would you blame the Israelis for hurting
your father and taking your land, and then pass on this hatred to your children
so they would know never to trust the Israelis? Would you seek revenge for your
family and people? Or is there a chance that you would accept the new
conditions of the UN resolution because it was in the best interest of the
people of the world? What about simply seeking strength in your religion and
guiding your children away from the hatreds of the past in an effort to protect
them? Please put some thought into your answer and provide at least 4–5
sentences as you explain it.
Question 2
(TCO 9) Within the Israeli home, Ben knows from the horrors
faced by his parents what can happen when there is not a state of Israel in the
world. He thus supports his state and will do anything to defend its claim to
this region. How does this differ from Muhammed’s stance?
It doesn’t differ;
they both suffered death and loss, and they both simply want to protect their
families.
Ben has more of a
claim to hardship because his parents suffered in the Holocaust.
Muhammed has been
wronged the most because he lost his land and his father to the cause.
A and B
C and D
All of the above
Question 3
(TCO 9) What do Muhammed and Ben have in common?
They are both
religious.
They are both
fathers.
They both love the
land in which they were born.
A and B
B and C
All of the above
Question 4
(TCO 9) Serapin and Sarah _____.
support their
husbands
hate the other side
for causing all the bloodshed
love their families
and only wish to protect them from the violence
have trouble
understanding the need for violence
A and C
All but B
Question 5
(TCO 9) Judith and Ahmed are the youngest members of their
respective families. What do they have in common?
They both side with
the Palestinian cause.
They both idolize
their older siblings.
They think the
fighting is pointless.
A and A
B and C
None of the above
Question 6
(TCO 9) Given what you have read and what you know about the
conflicts between Israel and Palestine, what is the likelihood that the
children will continue the cycle of violence in this land if nothing radically
changes?
Because the
Palestinian children fight the government and the Israeli children back the
military that puts down these rebellions, the conflict is likely to continue.
The death of some
will drive the call for more death, as seen in Miriam’s loss of her fiancée and
Mariam’s loss of her parents.
Eventually, peace
will be found, because the children will see the errors of their ways.
A and B
B and C
None of the above
Question 7
(TCO 9) What impact has the violence in this land had on the
legitimacy of the Israeli government?
Those who support
the Israeli perspective, such as Ben, highly support the government.
Those who feel like
Abdullah claim that Israeli is not a valid state and deserves to be destroyed.
Violence and unrest
have no influence on legitimacy within governments.
A and B
None of the above
Question 8
(TCO 9) Abdullah has admittedly committed terrorist acts
against Israel. According to your text, does terrorism work?
Rarely, and seldom
without political and/or economic pressure
Rarely, but
primarily when brought against democratic nations
Often, and without
much need for political pressure to aid it
Often, but only with
the assistance of economic and/or political pressure
A and B
None of the above
