Sample Assessment Items

Asterisk (*) indicates correct answer.

  1. Which of the following does the President do when making foreign policy?
    A. Declares war
    B. Applies economic pressure*
    C. Ratifies treaties
    D. Confirms ambassadors

  2. World production is greater when
    A. countries pass tariffs to limit imports.
    B. nations specialize in products they can produce most efficiently.*
    C. countries form cooperatives to prevent competition.
    D. nations slow production of certain products in order to create a higher demand.

  3. The principle that countries should primarily produce goods they can generate at a relatively low cost and purchase goods they cannot is known as
    A. supply and demand policy.
    B. trade interdependence.
    C. comparative advantage.*
    D. national fiscal policy.

  4. A government where powers are shared between the levels of government is known as
    A. Federal system.*
    B. Unitary system.
    C. Parliamentary system.
    D. Oligarchical system.

  5. A government that places unlimited power in one person or a small group is
    A. a democracy.
    B. authoritarian.*
    C. a republic.
    D. unitarian.

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