Practice Test 1 Notes Flashcards
Under which president’s administration did Medicare and Medicaid come about?
Lyndon B Johnson
What does bcc stand for and what does it do?
Blind carbon copy, it allows you to send an email without the original recipient knowing who else may be getting it
Where is the U.S. banking system regulated?
on both the state and federal levels
What is the main way U.S. government controls our money supply?
The Federal Reserve system raises and lowers the prime rate to regulate the supply
The economic systems of America and Russia are both most closely tied to: government, geography, historical events, or technology?
geography; the waterways of the US are closely tied to its ability to transport the goods that are able to be grown year-round within the country which greatly affects our economy. We also have a laissez-faire policy to the economy. Russia’s geography means that they have a short growing season and a very small coastline and waterways that do not connect–their economy is defined by their geography
What is the title of the leader of North Korea?
Premier–not president, prime minister, or chancellor
What is a true statement about motivating people?
People have to be self-motivated
An employer makes a rule that only English may be spoken on the job. What law is this most likely to be violating?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits intentional discrimination and practices with the effect of discriminating in employment on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion. It applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including federal, state, and local governments.
What is the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986? (Simpson-Mazzoli Act)
- required employers to attest to their employees’ immigration status;
- made it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit illegal immigrants;
- legalized certain seasonal agricultural illegal immigrants, and;
- legalized illegal immigrants who entered the United States before January 1, 1982 and had resided there continuously with the penalty of a fine, back taxes due, and admission of guilt; candidates were required to prove that they were not guilty of crimes, that they were in the country before January 1, 1982, and that they possessed minimal knowledge about U.S. history, government, and the English language. About three million illegal immigrants were granted legal status through this act
Which is a true statement about noncitizens living in the U.S.?
- that they are illegally residing here
- they can receive social security benefits
- they are not eligible for food stamps
- they do not contribute to the U.S. economy?
B. They can receive Social Security benefits; they can also receive Medicaid, food stamps, and they do contribute to the economy by working, paying taxes, and buying products
Which word most accurately describes perestroika?
Revolution (literally, restructuring). It was an economic and political restructuring in Soviet society, actively promoted by Gorbachev which originally referred to increased automation and labor efficiency but came to mean greater awareness of economic markets and an end to central planning
Who led Poland as president from 1990-1995?
Lech Walesa.
Helmut Kohl
German chancellor
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romanian Communist dictator/politician
Vaclav Havel
last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of Czech Republic (1989-2003)
Which group was responsible for a large part of the terrorism in Northern Ireland throughout last half of 20th century?
Sinn Fein, which is a party that wants Northern Ireland’s independence from Britain.
Al-Qaeda
Muslim terrorist group, militant Islamist and takfiri organization founded by Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Azzam, and several other militants at some point between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global jihad and a strict interpretation of sharia law. It has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the European Union, the United States, Russia, India and various other countries. Al-Qaeda has carried out many attacks on non-Sunni Muslims, non-Muslims, and other targets it considers kafir
Which 1992 treaty established the euro as the single currency for Europe?
Maastricht Treaty which was signed in the Netherlands and created both the European Union and the euro as its currency
Which countries are in the European Union?
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus (the Greek part), Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, United Kingdom, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, Sweden
In the 1980s, some Latin American countries took up neoliberalism. What was the main idea of this economic model?
neoliberalism is an economic model encouraged by the U.S. which encourages free markets and private ownership of businesses.
absolutism
ruler is sovereign and kings often said that they were governed by divine right and were responsible to only God.
