Political Science Questions

After the creation of a free trade area involving five nations, higher-cost external producers of rice were replaced by lower-cost external rice producers within the free trade area. This is known asa. trade diversion.b. protectionism.c. strategic pricing.d. trade creation.e. synergy.

What is one main impediment to regional economic integration?a. identical political ideologiesb. reduced immigrationc. loss of national sovereigntyd. difficult international policiese. lack of popular support

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy is modeled after.a. the U.S. free trade area.b. a command economy.c. CAFTA.d. the EU's single market.e. a planned economy.

In Alexander Yeats's criticism of Mercosur, he says that.a. the slowest growing items in intra-Mercosur trade were cars, buses, agricultural equipment, and other capital-intensive goods.b. Mercosur countries were insulated from outside competition by tariffs that run as high as 70 percent of value.c. the trade creation effects of Mercosur outweighed its trade diversion effects.d. Mercosur countries were prepared to compete globally once the group's external trade barriers came down.e. capital was being drawn toward more efficient enterprises.

focuses exclusively on one major issue and usually collapses when the importance of the issue fades or when one of the major parties adopts the cause

sometimes called a minor party, is any other party than the two majority parties

As a result of the formation of a free trade area between six member countries in the Pacific Rim, one member country found that its lower-cost external suppliers were replaced by higher-cost suppliers within the free trade area. This is an example ofa. synergy.b. protectionism.c. trade creation.d. trade diversion.e. strategic pricing.

The majority of Americans prefer small government in the abstract, but are very supportive of most specific government programs

What were some of the consequences for journalists, artists, musicians, intellectuals, scholars who stepped too far out of line?

The state's combination of secrecy and uncertainty contributed to the sense that the state might be behind everything/anything. Citizens thus tried to interpret anything out of the ordinary, anomalous events, new policies, and so forth, as a sign of state intentions. Provide an example

Who selects the candidates? Political parties or the people

Political parties have more ______ influence, while interest groups have more _____ influence on the govt.

What is the number one resource of interest groups?

What colony was founded as a refuge for Catholics?

Asked the president if he had ever read the Constitution

First African american to be elected to the house of representatives

First Somali American chosen for the house of representatives

Native american representing in the house of representatives

Third of the states claims to have Lantio heritage

First Palestinian to be elected to the Congress