Wealth and Poverty Week 6 Fun Quiz - Section 114

Which is not an example of intellectual property protection?

• Patents

• Copyrights

• Agreements

• Trademarks

How do wealthy people command policy making in their favor?

• Corporate election spending

• Political spending within a state

• Lobbying

• All of these choices

What did Louis Powell assert in his memo?

• Capitalism is under attack by socialism

• Business owners should be investing in state economies

• Oligarchies are necessary

• Globalization is very beneficial to the economy

What is not a method of reforming campaign finance?

• Limiting individual/corporation contributions

• Going door-to-door to collect contributions

• Making sources of contributions transparent

• Having candidates agree to election spending limits

How is political power quietly exercised?

• Blocking proposed laws

• All of these choices

• Keeping issues off the public agenda

• Framing choices in a positive or negative light

What is NOT one of the countries Angie has lived in?

• Malaysia

• Taiwan

• Thailand

• United States

How old is Professor Reich?

• 81

• 79

• 76

• 72

How can we make it easier for low-income communities to vote?

• Automatic mailed ballots

• Having more accessible ballot stations

• Publicizing elections in the community

• All of these choices

What do many experts on demographic governance believe about the efforts to upend long-settled election practices

• They are what truly threaten to rip the country apart

• The world’s oldest democracy has strong institutions and will pull through 

• Democratic failure globally has been caused by elected governments

• It is necessary for a democracy to adapt

In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down a key section of the _____ eliminating the Justice Department’s power to screen proposed changes to election procedures in states with discriminatory histories. 

• Acts of Congress

• The Certiorari Act 

• Voting Rights Act

• The Fourteenth Amendment