Exam 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System A.Multiple-Choice

Which of the following is an example of a shared monopoly?

By building roads for logging,the government is providing a __________ to the timber industry.

Describe the reasons that the inequality gap in the United States has risen dramatically.How has U.S.tax policy contributed to the widening gap? What are the consequences of recent tax policies?

The high cost of financing a political campaign __________.

The authors argue that many of the problems of U.S.society largely result from the __________.

Critics argue that capitalism,because its objective is profit and not enhancing the human condition,promotes __________.

Which of the following represents an example of the argument that the powerless bear the burden of U.S.government policy?

Identify the ways in which monopolies hurt free enterprise.

The economy of the United States is purely a free enterprise system.

According to your text,the government has the power to expand or reduce the gap between the haves and the have-nots but politicians have prioritized __________.

The high cost of financing political campaigns favor __________,who have an easier time raising money.

The power elite can get its way without actually being mobilized because the choices of decision makers are often limited by __________.

__________ is the nation with the most millionaires.

The authors of your text point out that the flood of election money sabotages democracy in which of the following ways?

The principles of "trickle-down" economics are adopted by the government because __________.

According to Piven and Cloward,the government institutes massive aid to the poor only when the __________.

__________,as defined in the text,is the ability to get what one wants from someone else.

In the Citizens United case the Supreme Court interpreted political donations as __________.

Why are U.S.corporations shifting more and more of their total assets outside the United States? What are the consequences of the shift in production to other countries?

A __________ solution stems from the assumption that private profit maximizes public good.