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During the COVID pandemic, the federal government issued vaccine mandates to healthcare facilities.  People who did not get the vaccine could lose their jobs.  This is an example of the government using _____________ to obtain its power.

The concept of political socialization would indicate that 

Harold Lasswell’s definition of politics as presented in class is

Senator Klobuchar would like to regulate the gun industry.  Communist governments regulate who can have a gun.  Senator Klobuchar must be a communist.  What type of propaganda is this?

Sue is the manager of a group of welders.  The person with the LEAST experience has 20 years of welding under her belt.  The best welders in the area all want to work there.  The company Sue works for has a profit sharing program to motivate the workers to do their best.  What leadership style should Sue use the most?

What societal trend does Putnam blame for contributing to the decline in civic engagement?

The above picture of a Saturday Night Live skit representative of how the media can affect people’s opinion of presidential candidates.  We call this 

President Obama’s former campaign manager who then worked for the Democratic National Party sent out emails to potential voters that looked like this: This is similar to what scene from Animal Farm?

The American Anthem protests in the sports world from a few years back and those who refused to wear masks during COVID mask mandates  would embody what quote(s) from Civil Disobedience? (Mark all that apply)  

Johnny Cash started a company that makes acoustic guitars. His company produces three different guitars: Ordinary, Fancy, and Super Fancy. The table below outlines the estimated distribution of the manufacturing overhead related to each type of guitar for total production this year: Activity Cost Pools Cost Driver Est. Overhead Est. Cost Drivers Ordinary Est. Cost Drivers Fancy Est. Cost Drivers Super Fancy Ordering Orders $55,000 250 200 100 Machine Set Up Setups $88,000 50 80 90 Machining Machine Hours $885,000 240,000 200,000 150,000 Assembly Parts $660,000 200 250 150 Inspection Inspections $200,100 250 175 300 In total, Mr. Cash made 400 Ordinary, 300 Fancy, and 200 Super Fancy guitars this year. Calculate the manufacturing overhead applied to one Super Fancy guitar. Assume the estimated cost driver amounts are equal to the actual cost driver amounts used during the year for each type of guitar. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round final answer to the nearest dollar.