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Mixed review · Prosperity and citizenship

Ten questions of mixed difficulty, covering Prosperity, Responding. Print it, or work through it on screen — the answer key starts on its own page.

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Mixed review · Prosperity and citizenship

Social Studies 10-1 · maddyhelps.com

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  1. Outsourcing is the practice of

    1. a) opening a new head office
    2. b) selling a company
    3. c) moving work to another company or country, often for lower cost
    4. d) raising tariffs

  2. Cultural relativism, applied to human rights, argues that

    1. a) rights should be understood within each culture's own values
    2. b) rights are the same everywhere
    3. c) only Western countries have rights
    4. d) rights do not exist

  3. Corporate social responsibility refers to businesses

    1. a) following the law only
    2. b) accepting obligations to society and the environment beyond profit
    3. c) donating to political parties
    4. d) paying tax

  4. The Human Development Index combines

    1. a) income, life expectancy and education
    2. b) income only
    3. c) population and area
    4. d) trade volume and tariffs

  5. Free trade means trade

    1. a) with no money involved
    2. b) controlled entirely by government
    3. c) only within a country
    4. d) with few or no tariffs and restrictions between countries

  6. A criticism of free trade agreements is that they

    1. a) can let firms move to where labour and environmental standards are weakest
    2. b) always raise prices
    3. c) prevent all trade
    4. d) require a single currency

  7. Civil society refers to

    1. a) the armed forces
    2. b) political parties only
    3. c) the civil service
    4. d) organizations and groups outside government and business

  8. A non-governmental organization is

    1. a) a government department
    2. b) an organization independent of government, often working on a cause
    3. c) a corporation
    4. d) an international treaty

  9. Structural adjustment programs required borrowing countries to

    1. a) leave the WTO
    2. b) nationalize industry
    3. c) raise tariffs
    4. d) cut spending and open their economies in exchange for loans

  10. Fair trade certification aims to ensure that producers

    1. a) are owned by a corporation
    2. b) sell only locally
    3. c) receive a fairer price and work under agreed standards
    4. d) pay no tariffs

Answer key · Mixed review · Prosperity and citizenship

Social Studies 10-1 · maddyhelps.com

  1. c) moving work to another company or country, often for lower cost — It can lower consumer prices and create jobs in the receiving country while removing them from the sending one. Both effects are real, and an essay that names only one is incomplete.
  2. a) rights should be understood within each culture's own values — The universalist reply is that relativism can shield abuses by calling them tradition. A strong essay states both positions accurately before choosing, because this is a genuine disagreement rather than a mistake.
  3. b) accepting obligations to society and the environment beyond profit — Supporters see it as accountability; critics see it as public relations that substitutes for regulation. Both readings are defensible and the evidence varies by company.
  4. a) income, life expectancy and education — It was designed precisely because GDP per person can be high in a country where most people are poor or short-lived. Using HDI alongside GDP is a good habit in an answer.
  5. d) with few or no tariffs and restrictions between countries — Protectionism is the opposite: tariffs, quotas and subsidies used to shield domestic producers. Nearly every economic argument in this course is a version of the choice between them.
  6. a) can let firms move to where labour and environmental standards are weakest — The race-to-the-bottom argument. The reply is that trade raises incomes in poorer countries over time and that standards tend to rise with them, which is an empirical dispute rather than a matter of principle.
  7. d) organizations and groups outside government and business — Charities, unions, faith groups, community associations and NGOs. Related Issue 4 asks what a citizen can actually do, and civil society is most of the answer.
  8. b) an organization independent of government, often working on a cause — Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam are standard examples. They are the main vehicle for collective action by individuals in this course.
  9. d) cut spending and open their economies in exchange for loans — The intended effect was stability; a common criticism is that the required cuts fell on health and education. This is the sharpest example of global institutions shaping domestic policy.
  10. c) receive a fairer price and work under agreed standards — It is the clearest example of consumer choice as a response to globalization. The debate is over how much of the premium reaches producers and how many can afford certification.