Political Science Pre-test: Professor Crain/Spring12

1. POLITICAL SCIENCE: PRE-TEST FOR PROFESSOR CRAIN

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* 1. Based on your current understanding define the following terms:
1) Democracy
2) Capitalism
3) Inequality
4) State Power

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* 2. What are the major political parties in the United States?

Democrats

Republicans

Green

Libertarian

Tea Party

Green Party

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Based on your experience, what are the most important issues facing people in the United States?

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* 4. What do you want to learn in this class? How can this class be useful to you and your academic experience?

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* 5. One a scale from 1 - 5 rate the following based on their importance to you. (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest level of important)

On this list you should rank each issue based on what you think is important to discuss regarding politics in the United States.

	1	2	3	4	5
Criminal Justice System	Criminal Justice System 1	Criminal Justice System 2	Criminal Justice System 3	Criminal Justice System 4	Criminal Justice System 5
Foreign Policy	Foreign Policy 1	Foreign Policy 2	Foreign Policy 3	Foreign Policy 4	Foreign Policy 5
State's Rights	State's Rights 1	State's Rights 2	State's Rights 3	State's Rights 4	State's Rights 5
Political Organizing and other forms of Political Participation	Political Organizing and other forms of Political Participation 1	Political Organizing and other forms of Political Participation 2	Political Organizing and other forms of Political Participation 3	Political Organizing and other forms of Political Participation 4	Political Organizing and other forms of Political Participation 5
Juvenile Justice System	Juvenile Justice System 1	Juvenile Justice System 2	Juvenile Justice System 3	Juvenile Justice System 4	Juvenile Justice System 5
LGBTQIA rights and recognition	LGBTQIA rights and recognition 1	LGBTQIA rights and recognition 2	LGBTQIA rights and recognition 3	LGBTQIA rights and recognition 4	LGBTQIA rights and recognition 5
Racial Justice	Racial Justice 1	Racial Justice 2	Racial Justice 3	Racial Justice 4	Racial Justice 5
Racism, Sexism, Classism, Heterosexism, etc.	Racism, Sexism, Classism, Heterosexism, etc. 1	Racism, Sexism, Classism, Heterosexism, etc. 2	Racism, Sexism, Classism, Heterosexism, etc. 3	Racism, Sexism, Classism, Heterosexism, etc. 4	Racism, Sexism, Classism, Heterosexism, etc. 5
Economic Policy	Economic Policy 1	Economic Policy 2	Economic Policy 3	Economic Policy 4	Economic Policy 5
Women's Health Issues	Women's Health Issues 1	Women's Health Issues 2	Women's Health Issues 3	Women's Health Issues 4	Women's Health Issues 5
Legalization of Marijuana	Legalization of Marijuana 1	Legalization of Marijuana 2	Legalization of Marijuana 3	Legalization of Marijuana 4	Legalization of Marijuana 5
Immigration	Immigration 1	Immigration 2	Immigration 3	Immigration 4	Immigration 5
Iraq War	Iraq War 1	Iraq War 2	Iraq War 3	Iraq War 4	Iraq War 5
Environmental Sustainability	Environmental Sustainability 1	Environmental Sustainability 2	Environmental Sustainability 3	Environmental Sustainability 4	Environmental Sustainability 5

Other (please specify)