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Civics Midterm Study Guide

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What year was Roe v. Wade?
1973
Who believes in the greatest good for the greatest number?
utilitarians
Which thinker promoted utilitarianism?
John Stuart Mill
T/F: The Catholic Church opposes abortion in cases of rape and incest.
true
T/F:The Catholic Church opposes abortion even when the life of the mother is at stake.
true
What is it called when a navy blockades a country?
embargo
What is it called when a country refuses to do business with another country?
trade sanction
What does "UN" stand for?
United Nations
What is it called when a country shoots down aircraft over a given territory?
no-fly zone
What is a coup?
when an armed group overthrows a government
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Why was NATO created?
to contain the Soviet Union
The Kyoto Protocol was designed to address which problem?
global warming
T/F:Global warming is solely a political question
false
What is a refugee?
a person fleeing tyranny, terrorism, or disaster
T/F:For a long time, America has taken refugees
true
T/F:Most people living in poverty are poor by choice
false
T/F:All poor people are lazy
false
T/F:Often, being poor means your children have fewer opportunities
true
T/F:Poverty is the leading cause of abortion
true
T/F:Adam Smith believed capitalism helps the poor get out of poverty
true
T/F:Pope Francis believes the sometimes capitalism leaves the poor poorer
true
T/F:Americans abandoned racist laws because of the free market
false
T/F:Jesus said, " The poor will be with you always"
true
T/F:The Catholic Church teaches that the wealthy have a duty to help the poor
true
T/F:Presidents are elected by the popular vote
false
T/F:A candidate can become president without winning the popular vote
true
Who won the popular vote in the 2016 election?
Hillary Clinton
rule by all
democracy
rule by none
anarchy
rule by a religious figure
theocracy
rule by the wealthy
oligarchy
rule by the elite
aristocracy
rule by king or emperor
monarchy (absolute or constitutional)
no private property
communism
the domestic church
family
written document that lays out how a government will work
constitution
sum of money demanded by a government
tax
right to rule
sovereignty
system of ideas
ideology
What book did Adam Smith write?
Wealth of Nations
What book did Rousseau write?
The Social Contract
What book did John Stuart Mill write?
On Liberty
What book did Machiavelli write?
The Prince
What book did Thomas Hobbes write?
The Leviathan
What book did John Locke write?
Two Treatises of Government
What did Thomas Jefferson help write?
Declaration of Independence
What religion is Hobbes?
in the closet atheist
What groups were suspicious of liberalism?
Conservative upper class (Aristocracy), Socialism, Organized religions, Militarism and imperialism
ship ride slaves took across the Atlantic to other countries
Middle Passage
works for a certain number of years to pay off debt
indentured servants
slave for life
chattel
age of Capitalism
Gilded age
people react against capitalism
progressive era
How many people died during 9/11?
3,000
Who led the attack on 9/11?
Osama Bin Laden
Nixon sent people to steal files from the Democrats
Watergate Scandal
What two superpowers "fought" in the cold war?
U.S. vs. Soviet Union
When did the Cold War start? End?
started in 50s; ended in 90s
How many abortions are preformed each day?
3,000
free trade
Capitalism
economically self-sufficient
Mercantilism
war is a great option
Militarism
Catholic Church on subsidiarity (government size)
small as possible but big enough to get the job done
Catholic Church on private property
believes in it but conditionally
Which thinkers believe in a social contract?
all but Machiavelli ( Smith, Mill, Jefferson, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau)
Which school of thought had these beliefs about the U.S. relationship with other countries: international laws, alliances, and agreements and believes America SHOULD NOT TAKE unilateral actions (actions taken alone, without other nations).
Liberals
Which school of thought had these beliefs about the U.S. relationship with other countries: Supports international law, alliances, and agreements but believes America MUST OFTEN TAKE unilateral actions (actions taken alone, without other nations).
Neo- Conservatives
Which school of thought had these beliefs about the U.S. relationship with other countries: Believes business and trade, not wars or alliances, build bonds between nations.
non- interventionists
Which school of thought had these beliefs about the U.S. relationship with other countries: Opposes international law, alliances, and agreements and believes America should deal with other nations as little as possible.
Isolationists
If you misrepresented someone's argument to make
it easier to attack, you committed the _____ fallacy.
strawman
If you presented two alternative states as the only
possibilities, when in fact more possibilities exist, you committed the ________ fallacy.
black-and-white
If you appealed to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an attempted form of validation, you committed the __________ fallacy.
bandwagon
If you cherry-picked a data cluster to suit your
argument, you've committed the ______ fallacy.
texas sharpshooter
If you avoided engaging with criticism by turning
criticism back on your accuser, you committed the
_____ fallacy.
tu quoque
If you said that if we allow A to happen, then Z will eventually happen too, therefore A should not happen, you committed the __________ fallacy.
slippery slope
If you make a claim and demand your opponent prove your claim false, you committed the __________ fallacy.
burden of proof
If you attempted to manipulate an emotional
response rather than offering a valid or compelling
argument, you committed the __________ fallacy.
appeal to emotion
If you judged something as either good or bad on the basis of where it came from, or from whom it came, you committed the __________ fallacy.
genetic
If you used a personal experience instead of an argument, you've committed the _____ fallacy.
anecdotal
If you claimed that the middle point between two extremes must be the truth, you committed the __________ fallacy.
middle ground
If you found something difficult to understand and decided this means the claim isn't true, you committed the __________ fallacy.
personal incredulity
If you appealed to purity as a way to dismiss relevant criticisms or flaws of your argument, you committed the __________ fallacy.
no true Scotsmen
If you presumed that because a claim has been poorly argued, or a fallacy has been made, that the claim itself must be wrong, you
committed the __________ fallacy.
fallacy
If you attacked your opponent's character or personal traits in an attempt to undermine his or her argument, you committed the
_________ fallacy.
ad hominem
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