Re: Interesting US civics test
You answered 55 out of 60 correctly — 91.67 %.
36) According to just-war theory, a just war requires which of the following?
Question #36 - D. The authority of a legitimate sovereign.
My answer: E. That no civilian casualties occur.
39) The question of why democracy leads to well-ordered government in America when disorder prevails in Europe is central to:
Question #39 - D. Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.
My answer: E. Charles Beard’s An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. I was just guessing here. I have read de Tocqueville for a college course, but that was a long time ago.
53) National defense is considered a public good because:
Question #53 - B. a resident can benefit from it without directly paying for it.
My answer: A. a majority of citizens value it.
58) What is a major effect of a purchase of bonds by the Federal Reserve?
Question #58 - B. An increase in the volume of commercial bank loans.
My answer: D. An increase in interest rates.
60) The Federal government’s largest pay out over the past twenty years has been for:
Question #60 - B. social security.
My answer: C. interest on the national debt.
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