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WGU C181 SURVEY OF UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT PRACTICE
QUESTIONS LATEST 2022/2023
What is sovereignty? (correct answers)SOVEREIGNTY - Each national government has the right to govern
its people as it wishes, without interference from other nations.
How is Sovereignty threatened in the globalized world? (correct answers)If the majority of nations thinks
a country is being ruled unethically or crimes on its citizens are happening, world sanctions can be
ordered. IE... Libya and Moammar Gadhafi.
What are the fundamental values of American democracy? How are these values shown in the two
dilemmas of government? (correct answers)Order, freedom and equality.
Freedom vs. Order- sometimes, order is needed to have freedoms. USSR, Germany.
Freedom vs. Equality- sometimes, equality is a problem and hurts freedom. Equal pay, School busing.
How do equality of opportunity, equality of outcome, and political equality differ? Provide examples.
(correct answers)Equality of Opportunity- Same chance to succeed. School, employment.
Equality of Outcome- Same outcome for work. Equal pay, Healthcare.
Political Equality- Have a voice. Vote, Run for office.
What are the major purposes of government? Which is most controversial? (correct answers)Order,
Freedom and Equality for all. Order is the biggest issue without giving up freedom.
Figure 1.1 fill out the following chart:
Political theory (correct answers)1. Definition,
2. Correspond to which Economic Theory? - Define theory
3. Corresponds to which political label in the U.S.?
,Anarchism (correct answers)1. total freedom. Law of the Jungle.
2. 0% government. Laisser Faire.
3. Not applicable.
Libertarianism (correct answers)1. want freedom with little laws. Liberty
2. 20% government.
3. Libertarian.
Liberalism
Power of the people to change laws. (correct answers)1. wants freedom, kn ows laws are needed, wants
everyone equal.
Totalitarianism (correct answers)1. wants nothing but law & order.
2.100% government. Communism.
3. Not applicable.
Figure 1.2 (correct answers)State the differences between libertarianism, conservative, communitarian,
& liberal views on Freedom, Order, Equality, & Government. Which values are seen as most important?
Least important? What role should government play to protect those values?
Freedom (correct answers)Libertarianism- almost all freedom
Conservative- 1/2 freedom
Communitarian- very little freedom
, Liberal-very little freedom
Order (correct answers)Libertarianism- very little of law & order
Conservative- 1/2 law & order
Communitarian- 1/2 law & order
Liberal- very little order
Equality (correct answers)Libertarianism- very little equality
Conservative- little equality
Communitarian- 1/2 equality
Liberal- almost all equality.
Government (correct answers)Libertarianism-
Conservative-
Communitarian-
Liberal-
libertarianism (correct answers)Wants mainly freedom with little law & order and equality.
liberalism (correct answers)Wants a balance of freedom, equality and law & order.
liberals (correct answers)wants mainly equality with little law & order and freedom
how they similar and differ? (correct answers)They understand Freedom, Law & Order and Equality are
needed. It is the amount of each that separates them.
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