Deck 7: Conclusions

Question 1

What was the average amount spent in the 2012 elections to win a congressional seat?

A) $150,000
B) $250,000
C) $1 million
D) Over $1.5 million

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What was the average amount spent in the 2012 elections to win a senatorial seat?

A) $250,000
B) $1million
C) $1.5 million
D) $5 million
E) Over $11 million

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Over three-fourths of the private money donated in elections comes from what percent of the US population?

A) 15%
B) 24.3%
C) 1%
D) .25%

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following most accurately represents Heiner's assertion about whether individuals can get adequate information about the world around them?

A) Getting reliable information is hopeless, due to profound corruption; we need to overthrow the entire system and start over.
B) Getting good information is possible, but individuals need to be wary of corporate media and seek out alternative news sources.
C) Corporate media is fair and balanced and representative of good information.
D) None of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following news agencies does Heiner recommend as providing news that does not come with a corporate bias?

A) FOX news
B) The Drudge Report
C) Factcheck.org
D) Projectcensored.org
E) Alternet.org
F) A and B
G) C, D, and E

Question 6

College students in the United States and around the globe have helped accomplish which of the following?

A) Ending apartheid in South Africa.
B) Changing university policy.
C) Ending the Vietnam War.
D) Weakening dictatorships.
E) All of the above.

Question 7

What is the primary goal of a corporation?

A) Fair wages and employee treatment.
B) Profit.
C) Competition within boundaries.
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about change under capitalism?

A) Capitalism always produces change.
B) Change is necessary to remain competitive.
C) Change that occurs too quickly, as it does today, produces instability.
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is necessary spending if the United States is to be a healthy, competitive nation?

A) Spending on health research for less profitable drugs like antibiotics.
B) Rebuilding of roads, bridges, and water supply lines.
C) Education.
D) Corporate development.
E) All of the above except for D.

Question 10

By 2035, energy consumption is supposed to increase by what percent?

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 49%
D) 58%

Question 11

Critical constructionism focuses on

A) the evil of the wealthy.
B) how public ideology is shaped by those with the power to do so.
C) the negative nature of any manipulation of public opinion.
D) none of the above.

Question 12

The neoliberal approach has come with

A) a pro-corporate agenda.
B) widening inequality.
C) tax breaks for the wealthy.
D) all of the above.

Question 13

If the United States were to begin imposing restrictions to capitalism, with the goal of slowing it down and reducing inequality, countries like Japan would likely:

A) Strike while the iron is hot, and take over the global economy, usurping the United States
B) Join in, because preserving an emphasis on worker and family health is important to the nation.
C) Continue on the same path.
D) None of the above.

Question 14

Which of the following was a consequence of the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008?

A) Banks were given large subsidies to protect their economic standing.
B) Federal, state, and local governments cut back radically on spending.
C) Individuals lost their homes and became homeless.
D) All of the above.
E) All of the above except A.

Question 15

Due to the government working to support corporate interests, where does the risk of corporate operation fall?

A) On corporations
B) On governments
C) On the middle class
D) All of the above

Question 16

Political elections have become so costly that candidates are beholden to corporate contributions in order to have a chance at competing for office.

Question 17

European nations are beginning to take measures to curb the large economic gap between the rich and the poor.

Question 18

Media coverage of worldwide economic protests has been complete, fair, and balanced.

Question 19

The practice of cutting taxes for the wealthy has created a more stable, profitable, and healthly nation that will be able to proceed as it is for years to come.

Question 20

Renewable energy is the fastest growing energy segment.

Question 21

Heiner states: "People need to recognize the power of corporate interests in shaping social and economic policy as well as the public's perceptions of what is right and what is wrong with our society." Summarize his argument. Do you agree or disagree? Support your position using a critical constructionist perspective.

Question 22

What specific steps does Heiner recommend that the international community take in order to curb the growing gap between the rich and the poor? Do you think these steps are feasible? Explain your answer.

Question 23

How has the United States' policies affected the international community?