Is Communism and Socialism the same thing? Why or why not?
They are alike in that both are systems of production for use based on public ownership of the means of production and centralized planning. Socialism grows directly out of capitalism; it is the first form of the new society. Communism is a further development or "higher stage" of socialism.
In China, has the communist government made the provision of health care a top priority?
True
Social security was called an insurance plan but does it actually meet that definition?
No, it does not.
Is one of the most controversial forms of government involvement in the economy through microeconomics?
False; It's through macroeconomics
Under President George W. Bush, did the U.S. see itself as above the international community and was willing to rely on its military power to achieve its ends?
True
What is the chief incentive in a market economy?
Profit motive
What is an economy in which the government plays no part at all called?
Pier free
All modern economies, whatever their history, have evolved into what?
Primatic market economy
The "rule of law" in the U.S. limits the government's ability to change what?
Property rights
Large-scale regulations have brought about a reaction on the part of some people supporting the doctrine of what?
Laissez-faire
What is an example of how the government directs the flow of profits toward corporations and away from consumers?
The extension of patent rights
Macroeconomics policies of government concert what entity?
Fluctuations in aggregate output are often called what?
Steady states
What does monetary policy NOT affect?
Real GDP or unemployment
To maintain its dominance in a globalized economy, the higher wages that go with that dominance, the U.S. will have to maintain what?
Technological edge over other countries
What is military power?
During the century that followed the Congress of Vienna (1815), a fairly effective balance of what was maintained?
Power
Generally speaking, foreign policies of state are designed to do what?
Further the interests of a nation (help all nations prosper)
The current structure of the U.S. democratic system divide what powers between the presidency and Congress?
Through much of the 19th century, the U.S. was committed to a policy of what?
Isolation
What were the reasons Soviet-style socialism was abandoned?
Why and how do geography and ideology affect foreign policies of sovereign states?
What is geopolitics?
The relationship between geography and security that foreign policy makers attempt to consider
What are 3 ideologies that have been most important in 20th century international relations?
Where in the world can examples of these ideologies be found?