CHAPTER 4: A Society-Centered Approach to Trade Politics Multiple Choice Questions 1. A society-centered approach to trade politics argues that a) a government’s trade policy objectives are not shaped by politicians’ responses to interest group demands. b) a government’s trade policy objectives are shaped by politicians’ responses to interest group demands. c) a government’s trade policy objectives are shaped by rational choices among strong economic models. d) trade largely has no distributional consequences. e) distributional consequences from trade only creates winners. Answer: b 2. The model that argues that trade politics are driven by competition between competition between labor and capital is called a) the sector model. b) the liberal model. c) the conservative model. d) the factor model. e) the distributional model. Answer: d 3. The model that argues that trade politics are driven by competition between two industries is called a) the sector model. b) the distributional model. c) the factor model. d) the pluralist model. e) the competition model. Answer: a
4. A policy of free trade will cause a) economic specialization that gradually increases the size and political significance of the protectionist industries and interests. b) economic specialization that gradually reduces the size and political significance of the protectionist industries and interests. c) economic specialization that gradually increases the size and but not the political significance of the protectionist industries and interests. d) no consequences for the relative balance of political power between the protectionist and liberalizing blocs. e) no consequences for the relative political power of liberalizing blocs. Answer: b
