U.S. Government Unit 5 Exam Review

Based on the headline, the government can influence economic growth by —

• setting interest rates

• passing strict regulation

• instituting fiscal policies

• controlling monetary policy

How does the role of government in a free enterprise economic system differ from a communist economic system?

• A free enterprise system allows only little government control while a communist system allows government to control all means of production.

• A free enterprise system allows government to control all means of production while a communist system allows only little government control.

• A free enterprise system allows government control of some means of production while a communist system allows only little government control.

• A free enterprise system allows government to control all means of production while a communist system allows government control of some means of production.

One way the U.S. government works to safeguard the U.S. free enterprise system is by —

• operating public utilities

• nationalizing infrastructure projects

• breaking up monopolistic businesses

• seizing private property for public good

One way the U.S. government limits the activities of private enterprise for public good is by —

• enforcing patent protections

• providing roads and bridges for commerce

• restricting the development of monopolies

• requiring insurance from automobile drivers

One way the United States uses economic resources to shape U.S. foreign policy is by —

• imposing sanctions on irresponsible nations

• limiting immigration from belligerent nations

• refusing to cooperate on military exercises with nations

• providing health care workers to less developed nations

The U.S. policy of restricting American business in Cuba is an example of —

• attempts to maintain worldwide control of economic resources

• military interventions in a foreign country to resolve economic issues

• ongoing actions to stop illegal immigration from a neighboring country

• efforts to use economic strength to pressure a nation to change policies

One way the U.S. Congress shapes international trade policy is by —

• imposing tariffs

• allowing patents

• approving budget bills

• setting income tax levels

One government action that can be taken to protect domestic industry from inexpensive foreign goods includes —

• imposing tariffs on imports

• establishing free trade zones

• providing amnesty to foreign-born workers

• granting foreign aid to underdeveloped nations

Which kind of judicial decision-making acknowledges the power of judges to promote new social policy by overturning precedent?

• Judicial restraint

• Judicial activism

• Judicial constitutionality

• Judicial majority

When a judge defers actions to the legislative and executive branches, except for cases that are clearly unconstitutional, that judge is practicing —

• judicial review

• judicial restraint

• judicial activism

• judicial constructionism