SocialStudies

Which organization ensures that nation states comply to the rules associated with trade treaties signed by member states? The World Trade Organization The World Bank The United Nations The International Monetary Fund

The Interpretive Journey assumes that meaning is present in the biblical text. True False

Sufi piety includes all of the following except saint veneration. works of charity. Koranic studies and nothing else. "miracles" done by sufis.

10. The Kyoto Protocol requires developed countries to lead the way in fighting climate change Explain why you believe this requirement is fair or unfair.

Low-level officials who hope to publicize what they view as their bosses' or the government's improper activities are usually called bell ringers. whistleblowers. adversarial journalists. watchdogs.

Which of these two veto procedures are part of our checks and balances system? The President can veto rulings made by the Supreme Court. The President can veto a bill passed by Congress. Lobbyists can propose a veto. Congress can reject a presidential veto with a two-thirds vote. States can veto federal laws.

In the context of the roots of personal moral development, which of the following are true of Plato's tripartite conception of a person? He believed that living at the highest level was necessary if one was to consistently achieve happiness and fulfillment. He maintained that people operating at the middle level were more trustworthy than those operating at the mind level. He held that only those operating at the middle level were truly qualified for positions of public leadership. He argued that people operating at the heart level are enslaved by their physical desires and drives.

Chapter 18 introduces costs of a democracy, specifically what it costs to run an election. We may consider the monetary cost, but we also can consider the opportunity cost of a voter to participate in an election. Given this opportunity cost, we run into situations where people have incentive to be rationally ignorant. For this discussion, your task is to: 1. Explain why it is difficult for a majority of voters to avoid rational ignorance. It may help to consider: 1. What are the costs of being an informed voter? 2. What are the benefits of being an informed voter? 2. In response to two of your peers, propose a tool that we may use to convince voters to participate and make an informed vote.

There are more than 12,000 lobbyists who work on behalf of the citizens/ public's interest also known as non-economic interest groups. True False

The participative experience of a work of art is induced by its content. artistic form. its subject matter disunity.