NAEP Civics Grade 12

Category - Civics

"For years I thought what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa. The difference did not exist." -- Charles E. Wilson, 1953

"This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence-economic, political, even spiritual-is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government . . . . We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex." -- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

Taken together, the two quotations show a disagreement over the role of:

  1. Government in regulating the economy
  2. Major private companies in American society
  3. The automotive industry in the economy
  4. The military in society
Explanation

Answer: B - Taken together, the two quotations show a disagreement over the role of major private companies in American society.

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