Question 1

Consider the profile of the charismatic leader Mahatma Gandhi. Identify another famous charismatic leader and write a profile of the qualities and circumstances that made them charismatic.

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Question 2

In the U.S. the job category most insulated from unemployment is

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Health care practitioner and technical occupations are most insulated from unemployment due to the constant demand for healthcare services, regardless of economic conditions.

Question 3

Imagine you were to give a presentation on the U.S. economy. What points would you emphasize?

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Question 4

Which pair of countries send the largest numbers of students to the U.S. to attend college?

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India and China consistently send the largest numbers of international students to the United States for college education, making them the top countries of origin for foreign students in the U.S.

Question 5

Identify three countries, one that qualifies as a core economy, a semi peripheral economy and a peripheral economy. Select attributes that explain each country's place and role in the global economy.

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Question 6

Some local economies in India revolve around human or animal muscle, suggesting those economies qualify as

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Economies that revolve around human or animal muscle power are typically considered peripheral. This is because they rely on basic, labor-intensive forms of production and are often less integrated into the global economy, which is characteristic of peripheral economies in the world-systems theory.

Question 7

As measured by GDP,  _____ has the largest economy in the world.

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The United States has the largest economy in the world when measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), surpassing other major economies including China, Brazil, and India.

Question 8

Compare and contrast the power elite and the pluralistic models of authority. Which model do you think best describes the power sharing model characteristic of the U.S.?

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Question 9

Imagine you were asked to give a presentation on India's economy. What points would you emphasize?

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Question 10

U.S. companies outsource manufacturing and IT jobs to China and India where workers earn considerably lower wages than U.S. workers. In this situation India qualifies as a __________ economy.

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India is considered a semiperipheral economy because it serves as an intermediary in the global economic system, having characteristics of both core (developed) and peripheral (developing) economies. It has a growing IT and manufacturing sector that attracts outsourcing from core countries due to lower labor costs, yet it still faces development challenges.

Quiz 11: Economics and Politics: With Emphasis on India and Its It Professionals