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1. To a sociologist, the state of "alienation" refers to a:
(A) process of acculturation
(B) process of assimilation
(C) process of socialization
(D) response to a pluralistic society
(E) response to a technological society
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(E) The sense of powerlessness and isolation that characterizes "alienation"
is often invoked by the impersonality and complexity of technological society.
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2. When a corporation is granted a state charter, it becomes:
(A) state owned
(B) a state bondholder
(C) a legal cartel
(D) a legal person
(E) a legal trust
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(D) When a corporation acquires a state charter, it becomes the equivalent of a
legal person. It is then able to sue and be sued as if it were a person.
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3. The greatest federal deficits between 1900 and 1970 occurred during:
(A) periods of war
(B) periods of prosperity
(C) the Great Depression
(D) the 1920s
(E) periods of domestic political crisis
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(A) The greatest federal deficits occurred during World War II and subsequent
wars, when government expenditures increased.
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4. The policy of "Dollar Diplomacy" is associated with the administration of:
(A) William Howard Taft
(B) Woodrow Wilson
(C) Herbert Hoover
(D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(E) Ronald Reagan
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(A) "Dollar Diplomacy" refers to the United States policy of active
intervention in Latin American affairs to promote and protect trade and
investment. The policy began during the Taft administration.
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5. Emigration from America characterized which of the following?
I. the Revolutionary War
II. the Civil War
III. the Spanish-American War
IV. World War I
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) I
(D) IV
(E) III and IV
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(C) Loyalists emigrated to Canada.
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6. The first woman to serve in the U. S. Congress was:
(A) Susan B. Anthony
(B) Jeanette Rankin
(C) Carrie Chapman Catt
(D) Margaret Chase Smith
(E) Frances Perkins
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(B) Jeanette Rankin of Montana, the first woman to serve in Congress, was the
only member of Congress who opposed the entry of the United States into World
War I.
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7. According to the Constitution, the powers of the President include all of
the following EXCEPT:
(A) serving as Commander-in-Chief
(B) granting reprieves for federal crimes
(C) making treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate
(D) nominating ambassadors with the consent of the Senate
(E) admitting new states to the Union
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(E) According to Article IV, section 3, only Congress can admit new states
to the Union.
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8. The first ten amendments to the Constitution insure all of the following
rights EXCEPT:
(A) freedom from the quartering of troops
(B) protection against unreasonable search and seizure
(C) the right to bear arms
(D) the right to vote
(E) the right to a speedy and public trial
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(D) Suffrage is not guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The 14th and 15th
Amendments guarantee suffrage.
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