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PSCI 2305 Final PT 3 Which of the following is a component of a fiscal policy? - Answer- taxation Which government actor is primarily responsible for implementing US monetary policy? - Answer- the Federal Reserve What is the president's role in influencing fiscal policy? - Answer- the president submits an annual budget to Congress During a recession, which of the following would an economist be most likely to suggest? - Answer- increase government spending What is it called when ...

PSCI 2305 Final Grieg Political culture refers to - Answer- shared values, beliefs, and behaviors regarding government and politics that develop over time through the process of political socialization The majority of Americans today _________________ in order to learn about national politics. - Answer- watch television A short piece of film or video that shows a candidate speaking in his or her own words is called - Answer- a sound bite Equality of condition is the notion that - Ans...

PSCI 2305 Final Exam who controlled social welfare before the federal government? - Answer- local governments, private charities, fraternal societies deserving poor - Answer- widows, orphans, seriously injured undeserving poor - Answer- able-bodied people unwilling to work Great Depression - Answer- private wealth shrank, banks failed, businesses collapsed, middle class fell into poverty Contributory programs - Answer- social programs financed by taxation or other mandatory contri...

UNT PSCI 2305 Final Goal of Social Policy - Answer- Promoting equality of opportunity, assisting the poor, and to alleviate poverty Equality of Opportunity - Answer- A widely shared American ideal that all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they have to reach their fullest potential. 19th century American Welfare - Answer- state began when a largely private system of charity collapsed in the face of widespread economic destitution. The system was mostly pr...

PSCI 2305 Final Exam What role do religious agents play in the process of political socialization? - Answer- They tend to reproduce society's core values. What is priming? - Answer- press coverage of an issue influencing the way people think about related issues Public approval ratings of presidents tend to be which of the following? - Answer- cyclical What role does the media play in setting the political agenda? - Answer- News outlets choose which stories receive public attention....

PSCI 2305 Final Exam A single-event in which groups of voters switch party loyalty is known as what? - Answer- A critical election Which of the following activities would be considered a conventional form of participation? - Answer- voting Which of the following offers the best definition of political participation according to the text? - Answer- any action that seeks to change or support a government official or policy If you decide to vote for a candidate because you like what she...

Thermodynamics Exam 2 What are the characteristics of a closed system? - Answer- 1) no mass transfer 2) change in volume 3) negligible kinetic and potential energy +Q - Answer- heat entering system -Q - Answer- heat leaving system +W - Answer- work being done by the system -W - Answer- work being done on the system What is specific work? - Answer- w=W/m What are the two types of moving boundary work? Are these positive or negative work? - Answer- 1) compression, negative w...

Heat and Thermodynamics The diagram shows a heating curve for water. Which statement best describes what is happening at segment W-X? - Answer- Water is absorbing heat. Allison drew a diagram to illustrate radiation. Which labels should replace the X and Y? - Answer- X: Hot Y: Cold Which describes the movement of a fluid during convection? - Answer- Warm fluid rises and cool fluid sinks. Conduction stops when all substances have _________ - Answer- equal temperatures At the c...

Thermodynamics - Nonstandard Conditions - Gibbs Free Energy - K What can be said about the relative amounts of reactants and products when K is approximately one? A. There are more products than reactants. B. The amount of reactants and products are approximately the same. C. There are more reactants than products. - Answer- B What is the equilibrium constant, K, for the following reaction at 25°C? MgCO₃(s) ⇌ MgO(s) + CO₂(g) ΔG° = 48.2 kJ A. 3.56 × 10⁻⁹ B. 3.16 ×...

MAE 201 NCSU Test 1 Identify the system for a piston-cylinder. a. closed system b. open system c. isolated system - Answer- a. closed system Identify the system for a turbine. a. closed system b. open system c. isolated system - Answer- b) Open system Identify the system for a refrigerator and its immediate surroundings. a. closed system b. open system c. isolated system - Answer- c. isolated system Identify the system for a sealed tank. a. closed system b. open system c....

ME 2334 test 1 control mass - Answer- boundary is fixed, no mass can transfer across the boundary (closed), but energy can control volume - Answer- boundary is moving, mass and energy can be transferred across boundary (open) isolated system - Answer- neither mass nor energy can transfer across boundary extensive properties - Answer- mass dependent. mass, volume intensive properties - Answer- mass independent. pressure, specific volume, temperature, density specific extensive p...

ME 2334 Thermodynamics Exam 1 thermodynamics - Answer- the science of energy conservation of energy principle - Answer- energy cannot be created nor destroyed but it can be transformed from one form to another if total energy remains constant. first law of thermodynamics - Answer- energy conservation principle second law of thermodynamics - Answer- energy is described by quantity and quality processes occur in the direction of decreasing quality of energy classical thermodynamic...

ME 2334 Thermodynamics Exam 1 1.19) a large fraction of thermal energy generated in the engine of a car is rejected to the air by the radiator through the circulating water. should the radiator be analyzed as a closed or open system? - Answer- Open because air goes in and out and there is energy exchange with the surroudings 1.36) temperature of a system rises by 130°C during a heating process. express this rise in T in K. - Answer- 130 K 1.55) the barometer of a mountain hiker reads...

AKA MIP Test 2024 Howard University in Washington, D.C., in 1908 - Answer- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated was organized on the campus of Ethel Hedgemen Lyle - Answer- The inspiration for establishing Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated came from Tremain Robinson & Elizabeth Appa Cook, schoolteachers - Answer- By whom was Ethel Hedgeman Lyle influenced? Lucy Diggs Slowe - Answer- The first president of Alpha Kappa Alpha was By the International Program Committee, as ...

BPL 5100 - Quiz 2 what 3 activities should be considered when creating strategic leadership? - Answer- 1. Setting a direction 2. designing the orginization 3. nuriting a culture decided to excellence/ethics high performing organizations direclty link leadership strategy to oragnzational strategy (T/F) - Answer- T what are the 2 roles of corporate strcuture? - Answer- 1. differentiation 2. integration explain: differentiation - Answer- creating distinct tasks among invidua...

BPL 5100 QUIZ 2 To create a competitive edge companies need to focus on ________________ - Answer- customers' evolving wants and needs Porter's three generic strategies: - Answer- 1. Overall Cost Leadership 2. Differentiation 3. Focus Differentiation is perceived from the____________ - Answer- client/customer Differentiated goods are the opposite of__________ - Answer- luxury goods Luxury goods are only for__________. Differentiated goods are marketed to ____________ - Answer-...

BPL 5100 MT Ch. 1,2,3,5 How do you assess the internal environment of a firm? - Answer- Value chain analysis, financial ratio analysis Value Chain Analysis - Answer- Views a firm as a series of business processes that each add value to the product or service VCA Primary Activities - Answer- any activity that contributes to the physical creation, transfer or sale, and service after sale of a product or service ex. inbound/outbound logistics, marketing and sale, operations, service VC...

BPL 5100 Ch.2 perceptual acuity - Answer- ability to sense what is coming environmental scanning - Answer- surveillance of firm's external environment to predict environmental changes & detect changes underway environmental monitoring - Answer- tracks evolution of environmental trends, sequences of events, or streams of activities competitive intelligence - Answer- helps firm define & understand their industry & identify rivals' strengths and weaknesses environmental forecasting...

BPL 5100 Chapter 6 True or False? Research shows that a majority of acquisitions of public corporations result in value destruction rather than value creation - Answer- True Academic research has found that acquisitions, in general, do not lead to benefits for share- holders - Answer- A review paper that looked at over 100 studies on mergers and acquisitions concluded that research has found that acquisitions, on average, do not create shareholder value Divestiture - Answer- an admissio...

BPL 5100 Ch 1 Strategic Analysis Strategic management - Answer- the analysis, decisions, and actions an organization undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive advantage Strategy - Answer- ideas. decisions, and actions that enable a firm to succeed. Competitive advantage - Answer- a firm's resources and capabilities that enable it to overcome the competitive forces in its industry Operational effectiveness - Answer- performing similar activities better than rivals Exte...