Deck 12: International Trade and Immigration

Question 1

An immigration "parolee" is one that

A) is a legally admitted permanent resident.
B) is temporarily enjoying protected status.
C) is put on the fast-track to citizenship.
D) is admitted because of a shortage of people with a particular skill.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

"Comparative advantage" focuses on

A) savings from "bulk" trade among multinationals.
B) efficiency in international trade.
C) public-choice questions regarding relative efficiency.
D) game theory and the Nash Equilibrium.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The World Trade Organization has the authority to

A) eliminate tariffs on medicines and food.
B) increase tariffs to promote trade.
C) adjudicate commercial disputes among member countries.
D) impose economic boycotts.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Prior to World War II, tariffs were set at rates that benefited

A) U.S. consumers.
B) foreign producers.
C) carriers.
D) U.S. manufacturers.

Question 5

The United States trades most with

A) Germany.
B) Japan.
C) Canada.
D) China.

Question 6

The United States is currently legally admitting

A) about one-half-million immigrants every year.
B) more immigrants than all other nations combined.
C) more immigrants from the Americas than all countries except Canada.
D) fewer immigrants than the European Union.

Question 7

The industry that has sought weak enforcement of immigration laws has been
The

A) computer
Industry.
B) pharmaceutical
C) aerospace
D) agribusiness

Question 8

Tariffs are taxes on

A) foreign income.
B) foreign property.
C) foreign imports.
D) domestic manufacturing.

Question 9

By 2050, by percentage, the United States' ethnic makeup will show

A) sharp rises in the black population.
B) sharp losses in the Asian population.
C) sharp rises in the Hispanic population.
D) sharp rises in the white non-Hispanic population.

Question 10

The free-trade zone including all of the Americas is called the

A) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
B) Americas Free Trade Zone Agreement (AFTA).
C) Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
D) "Uruguay Round Agreement" (URA).

Question 11

Since the mid-1970s, financial equality in the U.S.has

A) increased.
B) decreased.
C) remained about the same.
D) increased for the service and blue-collar sectors but not for the professional sector.

Question 12

Which of these is not included in NAFTA?

A) Canada
B) the United States
C) Mexico
D) Brazil

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a leading trade partner of the U.S.?

A) Mexico
B) China
C) Canada
D) Russia

Question 14

Currently, most immigrants to the U.S.come from

A) Mexico.
B) Asia.
C) Europe.
D) Canada.

Question 15

The U.S.had a positive trade balance until about
Model to

A) 1940.
B) 1960.
C) 1980.
D) 2000.

Question 16

Arizona immigration law has been challenged on the grounds that it violates

A) human rights.
B) the Commerce Clause.
C) the Supremacy Clause.
D) current U.S. immigration law.

Question 17

The chapter on international trade and immigration relies on the help us understand this policy domain.

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) rational-choice
D) interest-group

Question 18

The purpose of the International Monetary Fund is to

A) provide aid to countries during natural disasters.
B) stabilize international currency speculation.
C) provide assistance for international environmental-protection efforts.
D) facilitate international trade.

Question 19

Importing more than you export results in

A) trade deficits.
B) a free market.
C) a controlled or managed market.
D) an imbalance of the "invisible hand" of the market.

Question 20

The DREAM Act is intended to benefit

A) illegal immigrant workers.
B) illegal immigrant minors.
C) political refugees.
D) refugees displaced by natural disasters.

Question 21

For most Americans, precedent should be given to policies that support deportation of illegal immigrants.

Question 22

Canada and China are the two biggest U.S.trading partners.

Question 23

Mass losses from trade include higher prices for consumer goods.

Question 24

Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment protections of due process apply only to legal immigrants and citizens.

Question 25

The U.S.currently exports more - measured in dollars - than it imports.

Question 26

The Free Trade Area of the Americas has not been put in place largely because of concerns raised by South American countries.

Question 27

Immigrants currently make up about 5 percent of the U.S.population.

Question 28

Labor costs is the chief factor driving employer support for weak immigration laws.

Question 29

U.S.trade policy has moved from support for protectionism to a preference for free trade.

Question 30

The World Trade Organization exists primarily to support economic development in poorer countries.