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Which of the following is NOT a good comparative politics question?
A. Why do some states adopt religious fundamentalism?
B. Why should religious fundamentalism not be involved in politics?
C. Why do some parties embrace religious rhetoric?
D. Why are religious actors politically successful in some societies and not in others? |
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Which of the following is true about the cases in Most-Similar-Systems design?
A. The outcomes should differ
B. The outcomes should be similar
C. All variables in the analysis are similar
D. All variables int he analysis are constant |
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| The country of Singapore... |
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| Is relatively affluent but has been governed by one political party for the past 40 years |
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| A nation is a people that share a common identity and... |
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| claims a territorial homeland |
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| experienced a military coup in spring 2012 |
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Which of the following especially contributes to the somewhat low rank of the US among "full democracies" in the index developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
A. gridlock associated with its system of check and balances
B. somewhat low participation in elections by US citizens
C. its ineffective civil service
D. the diversity of its population
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| After evaluating measures of economic wealth and democracy, I find that in a large majority of cases, the greater the economic wealth, the greater the extent of democracy. But I also find a few exceptions. Which answer best describes this set of findings? |
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| Some association exists between economic wealth and the extent of democracy |
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Which of the following is a good comparative politics question?
A. Why must authoritarians not understand the errors of their ways?
B. How does the economy relate to politics?
C. What is the nature of political change?
D. Why do some authoritarian regimes survive longer than others? |
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political elites
A. are government officials.
B. rule by force.
C. include prominent government and non-government leaders.
D. are not elected. |
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Evidence that may come from narrative accounts of historical or contemporary events is called ____________ evidence.
A. Quantifiable evidence
B. Quantitative evidence
C. Qualitative evidence
D. Quasi evidence |
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Which term best describes the following statement: “More freedom of information produces more effective policies.”
A. Prescriptive
B. Explanatory
C. Descriptive
D. Normative |
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“Politics” as we are using it in the study of comparative politics
A. is a process that involves government.
B. a series of conflicts.
C. never involves coercion
D. only involves competition and not cooperation |
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Legitimacy means
A. the rule of law
B. the right to rule
C. democratic rule
D. legal rights |
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Comparative politics is most likely to be concerned with
A. diplomacy.
B. international law.
C. war.
D. economic policies. |
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Which of the following statements is the most “normative”?
A. Virginia Tech should adopt a policy of not allowing students to bring cars to campus.
B. We should ban student parking because it’s more important to protect the overall good of the campus community than it is to give people a choice.
C. Students will not have a problem parking.
D. If students have no trouble parking, they will be more likely to come to class on time.
E. In the past 5 years, the parking problem has grown from bad to severe on campus. |
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Which of the following statements involves a prediction based on a cause-effect relationship?
A. Virginia Tech should adopt a policy of not allowing students to bring cars to campus.
B. We should do this because it’s more important to protect the overall good of the campus community than it is to give people a choice.
C. Students will not have a problem parking.
D. If students have no trouble parking, they will be more likely to come to class on time.
E. In the past 5 years, the parking problem has grown from bad to severe on campus. |
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In the statement, “Democracy is more likely than authoritarianism to produce a peaceful world,” democracy is
A. the independent variable.
B. the dependent variable.
C. a hypothetical variable.
D. a correlate of authoritarianism. |
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When a political system derives its legitimacy from being based on laws and procedures, what do we call this type of legitimacy?
A. Democratic
B. Bureaucratic
C. Legal-rational
D. Traditional |
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What region is home to the most failed states?
A. East Asia
B. South America
C. Central Europe
D. Sub-Saharan Africa |
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“A space in society outside of the organization of the state, in which citizens come together and organize themselves” refers to what?
A. Popular Society
B. Civil Society
C. Participatory Society
D. Democratic Society |
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Territoriality is a key feature of __________.
A. State sovereignty
B. Modern warfare
C. Foreign Direct Investment
D. Rule of Law |
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Investments in the education and health of a society are also known as investments in ____________.
A. Civil society
B. Work force and labor output
C. Citizenry benefits
D. Human capital |
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The “bellicist theory of the state” refers to the belief that states are created by _________.
A. Geographical boundaries
B. War
C. Revolution
D. Trade |
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Which of the following authors is most closely associated with the idea of the state “exerting a monopoly on the legitimate use of force”?
A. Tom Paine
B. Douglass North
C. Gosta Esping-Andersen
D. Max Weber |
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Which of the following best describes the term state capacity?
A. Taxation
B. Controlling civil violence
C. The state’s ability to achieve its objectives.
D. Controlling its borders |
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Which country would typically be considered an example of “civic nationalism”?
A. Germany
B. Russia
C. Ireland
D. France |
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Ethnicity is based mainly on
A. race.
B. culture.
C. feelings of group solidarity.
D. belief in a common ancestry. |
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In 1995 the voters of Quebec
A. strongly rejected the option of negotiating sovereignty for the province.
B. barely rejected the option of negotiating sovereignty for the province.
C. voted that they wanted more seats in the Canadian parliament.
D. voted that all court trials needed to be conducted in two languages simultaneously. |
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In failed states
A. the government fails to provide for the general welfare.
B. the state fails to carry out the will of the people.
C. the government cannot govern.
D. people overwhelmingly oppose the government. |
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A nation is a people that shares a common identity and
A. espouses a nationalist ideology.
B. claims a territorial homeland.
C. controls a state.
D. governs itself. |
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Nationalism
A. refers to sentiments and emotions.
B. is a form of democracy.
C. is a form of authoritarianism.
D. is a set of ideas that includes political goals for actions. |
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Which of these is unlikely to be a function of a modern state?
A. promoting education and welfare of the people
B. assigning bureaucratic posts based on family background.
C. taxation
D. defense and policing |
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The Kurds in Iraq
A. do not have any form of territorial autonomy
B. have a regional government that treated differently from other parts of Iraq.
C. are governed directly by the central Iraqi government
D. have a regional government that is part of Iraq’s federal system of regions |
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Constitutionalism is another term for:
A. Federalism
B. Democratic legislation
C. Rule of Law
D. Limited government |
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What is federalism?
A. The separation of powers among different levels of government in a country
B. The system of checks and balances between the executive and the legislative branches
C. The system of government in which the central government is predominant
D. The concentration of powers in the executive branch |
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Law based on the Holy Book of Islam is known as:
A. Martial law
B. Shiite law
C. Talmudic law
D. Sharia law |
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The idea that unelected judges and justices might “legislate from the bench” refers most directly to which of the following concerns:
A. Judicial politicking
B. Judicial activism
C. Judicial sovereignty
D. Judicial review |
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The idea that unelected judges and justices might “legislate from the bench” refers most directly to which of the following concerns:
A. Judicial politicking
B. Judicial activism
C. Judicial sovereignty
D. Judicial review |
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Which aspect of the government is generally the most reflective of the political distribution of the population at large?
A. The upper house or chamber of the legislature
B. The lower house or chamber of the legislature
C. The elected executive
D. The judiciary |
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Which of the following are most common in countries that have relatively homogeneous populations?
A. Upper chambers
B. Congresses
C. Unicameral legislatures
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A geographical or territorial constituency is generally associated with what system?
A. Proportional representation system
B. Legislative-dominant system
C. Alternative vote system
D. District system |
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Which of the following voter procedures applies to the Single Transferable Vote system?
A. Choose preferred party; seats allocated to parties by vote percent
B. Choose candidate; top candidate is elected by most votes or runoff
C. Rank candidates; winners’ surplus votes reallocated until a slate is chosen
D. Rank candidates; votes of losers are reallocated until a winner is found |
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The creation of districts of irregular shape or composition in order to achieve a desired political result is known as:
A. Gerrymandering
B. Meandering
C. Corruption
D. Mungojerrying |
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A. Partisan
B. Neutral
C. Active
D. Legislative |
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A system in which the populace at large votes in elections for a chief executive is called:
A. Presidentialism
B. Parliamentarism
C. Democracy
D. Populism |
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Which of the following nations uses a “runoff” to determine the Presidency?
A. France
B. The United States
C. The United Kingdom
D. Germany |
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An order made by a chief executive that determines how the bureaucracy should enact or interpret a law is called:
A. A veto
B. A decree
C. An executive order
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Any governing coalition that contains no surplus parties beyond those required to form a government is known as:
A. A maximum connected winning coalition
B. A maximum winning coalition
C. A minimum connected winning coalition
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Proponents of a ___________ definition of democracy might argue that “countries can always undergo further democratization and that the question of democracy is not restricted to whether countries meet a minimum threshold.”
A. Evolving
B. Substantive
C. Qualitative
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To what does parliamentary sovereignty refer?
A. The legislating body is the highest political and legal authority in the land.
B. The members of parliament are elected for life.
C. The upper house or chamber is more powerful than that which represents proportionally.
D. All of the above |
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Party discipline means that
A. a party unifies behind its leader in national elections.
B. a party’s legislative delegation votes unanimously.
C. members of a party agree most of the time.
D. all members of the legislature back the prime minister. |
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The current government in the UK is
A. formed by the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats
B. formed by the Conservative Party alone.
C. formed by the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats.
D. formed by the Republican Party. |
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Who are the backbenchers in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons?
A. The general public who come to observe what happens in the House.
B. Members of the minority party who have the least amount of time serving in parliament.
C. Members of the shadow cabinet.
D. Members of the majority party who do not have a spot in the government. |
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A minority government occurs when:
A. the government has not won a majority of popular votes.
B. minorities are represented fairly in the government.
C. polls show that the government has lost the support of the majority of the people.
D. the governing party or parties lack a majority of seats in the legislature. |
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Which of the following statements about the vote of confidence is correct?
A. The vote of confidence is held at specified intervals between elections.
B. Through the vote of the confidence, the legislature can vote the government out of office
C. The vote of confidence is a vote among the general public to determine if the government still has the support of a majority of the population
D. The vote of confidence is associated with the US system of government |
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Which of the following is one illustration of how legislative and executive branches are fused in a parliamentary system?
A. That the prime minister is the head of the government.
B. That the people elect the members of the legislature.
C. That the prime minister and cabinet are members of the legislature.
D. That there is no bill of rights for individual citizens. |
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The term “hung parliament” means that
A. legislators are unable to compromise on bills.
B. no party has an absolute majority of legislative seats.
C. gridlock occurs.
D. the parties cannot agree on a government. |
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The Bundestag
A. is elected using a simple system of proportional representation voting.
B. elects the president.
C. is the house with full control over passing legislation.
D. is Germany’s lower house. |
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Margaret Thatcher made major changes in the form of
A. privatizing many public corporations and weakening the labor unions
B. expanding the welfare state
C. forming a grand coalition with the Labour Party
D. eliminating the system of hereditary lords |
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The “Third Way” promoted by Tony Blair refers to:
A. Major changes to promote an extremely limited role for government in the economy.
B. An approach to intervening in Iraq.
C. A combination of government policies to encourage economic growth with moderate social welfare policies.
D. A set of measures designed to benefit only the working class. |
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The term “Westminster system” refers to
A. Parliamentary question time.
B. The civil service system in the United Kingdom.
C. All parliamentary systems.
D. A majoritarian parliamentary system like that found in the UK. |
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A “grand coalition” government is formed by
A. Representatives of all of the political parties in the parliament
B. The two main competing parties in the parliament.
C. At least three parties.
D. Enough parties to create a simple majority. |
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Which country currently has a president elected to a fixed term by its legislature?
A. South Africa
B. Indonesia
C. Spain
D. Ireland |
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Eduard Bernstein believed that:
A. socialism required a violent revolution.
B. the way to achieve socialism was by increasing democracy and the right to vote.
C. the middle class was shrinking.
D. To achieve social democracy it was necessary to have a fascist state. |
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Early liberalism:
A. Called for revolution.
B. c. Called for a social welfare state.
C. Called for a return to an aristocratic-class society.
D. Wanted to protect liberties of the people and economic interests against the state. |
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The single-member-district/plurality system:
A. overrepresents strong parties.
B. overrepresents weak parties.
C. normally requires a run-off election.
D. is more democratic than proportional representation. |
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Which would not likely be found in a consolidated democracy?
A. Revolt by a losing party after an election
B. Free contesting of ideas
C. Frequent change in government
D. Stable regime |
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The process through which a new democratic order becomes institutionalized is called _________.
A. Direct Democracy
B. Transition
C. Democratization
D. Consolidation |
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The theory that explains democracy in terms of social changes and economic development is known as:
A. Growth-based development theory
B. Democratization theory
C. Modernization theory
D. Consolidation theory |
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Samuel Huntington observes that democracy:
A. Has come in waves throughout history
B. Is impossible to establish is certain regions
C. Can only develop effectively when developed gradually
D. Is the only viable option for economic growth |
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Traditional oligarchies, empires, monarchies and sultanates are all examples of:
A. Democratic regimes
B. Authoritarian regimes
C. Populist regimes
D. Socialist regimes |
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A collapse of democracy is called _____________.
A. Authoritarianization
B. Reverse democratization
C. Democratic breakdown
D. Authoritarian persistence |
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Venezuela under Hugo Chávez, which combined elements of authoritarianism and democracy, could be defined as:
A. Totalitarian regime
B. A traditional democratic regime
C. A hybrid regime
D. A pseudo-democratic regime |
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Bureaucratic-authoritarian regimes are characterized by:
A. Control of the state by a group of elites rather than a single individual
B. An authoritarian regime in which the military are weak.
C. A focus on ideology
D. Low economic productivity |
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Action taken by individuals and groups to pursue their ends in formally or informally coordinated ways, often in pursuit of some common or public good is called ____________.
A. Democratization
B. Revolution
C. Collective action
D. Grassroots organization |
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Which of the following polities is sometimes considered a good example of a “competitive authoritarian” regime?
A. The United States
B. North Korea
C. Brazil
D. Russia |
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Where did the “Arab Spring” begin?
A. Syria
B. Tunisia
C. Egypt
D. Libya |
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What would be an example of mobilization?
A. Personal boycott
B. Organized strike
C. Writing a letter
D. All of the above |
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The use of force or threat of force, typically by the military, to impose a non-electoral change in government is called what?
A. Coup d’état
B. Blitzkrieg
C. Insurgency
D. Feng shui |
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The efforts by organized groups and individuals in the 1960s in support of civil rights would be considered an example of what kind of contention?
A. Terrorism
B. Insurgency
C. Social Revolution
D. Social Movement |
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Which of the following would be an example of “everyday resistance”?
A. Workers violating rules and engaging in “slowdowns”
B. An organized effort to seize control of the state
C. Forming a political party and attempting to take power
D. Systematic efforts to terrorize a population through violence |
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In the movement for South Korean democracy in the 1980s,
A. the international environment consistently supported the movement.
B. the international environment first supported the movement but then withdrew support in the late 1980s.
C. the international environment withheld critical support for democracy movement participants but then later shifted and intervened to encourage the government to respond to movement demands.
D. the international environment played no role in how the government responded to the movement for democracy. |
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1) Which type of arguments do scholars of comparative politics usually make?
a. Political arguments
b. Ethical arguments
c. Normative arguments
d. Empirical arguments |
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2) Which of the following is the most empirical question?
a. Isn’t American democracy the best in the world?
b. Isn’t French democracy the best in the world?
c. Which societies are the most democratic?
d. Shouldn’t all societies be democratic? |
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3) The Most Similar Systems Design is used when which of the following is true?
a. Two or more cases have similar outcomes.
b. Two or more cases have different outcomes.
c. Two or more cases have similar hypotheses.
d. Two or more cases have different independent variables. |
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4) Measurements of adult literacy rates would be considered what type of evidence?
a. Qualitative
b. Quantitative
c. Inferential
d. Theoretical |
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Territoriality is a key feature of __________.
a. State sovereignty
b. Modern warfare
c. Foreign Direct Investment
d. Rule of Law |
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Which of the following is not a likely aspect of a welfare state?
a. Public health care
b. Poverty relief programs
c. Removal of federal/national taxes
d. Social insurance |
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Which of the following is not generally considered a key definitive feature or function of modern states?
a. Environmental sustainability
b. Domestic policing
c. International security
d. Investing in the human capital of the citizens |
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The Gini coefficient is:
a. The measure of the total income of all of a country’s citizens
b. The line below which people will be defined as poor
c. The percentage of eligible laborers who lack ongoing, regular access to paid work
d. The measure of income inequality in a given population |
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The Human Development Index (HDI) gives a broad view of development and well-being by measuring:
a. Income, healthcare accessibility, and educational attainment rates
b. Income, life expectancy, and educational measures
c. Inflation, life expectancy, and educational measures.
d. Income equality, life expectancy, and educational measures. |
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Which of the following is not a type of definition of democracy?
a. Procedural
b. Minimal
c. Transitional
d. Substantive |
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Which of the following would be an example of “direct democracy”?
a. An assembly of citizens deliberating
b. A plebiscite or referendum
c. Neither (a) nor (b)
d. Both (a) and (b) |
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The most used common distinction between definitions of democracy is between __________ and __________ definitions.
a. Provisional, supportive
b. Qualitative, quantitative
c. Normative, theoretical
d. Procedural, substantive |
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A collapse of democracy is called _____________.
a. Authoritarianization
b. Reverse democratization
c. Democratic breakdown
d. Authoritarian persistence |
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Nazi Germany and present-day North Korea are examples of what type of authoritarian regime?
a. Totalitarian
b. Theocratic
c. Bureaucratic-authoritarian
d. All of the above |
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Which of the following is not necessarily true of authoritarian states?
a. Authoritarian states avoid holding elections at all costs.
b. Authoritarian states violate human rights to some degree.
c. Authoritarian states restrict democratization.
d. Authoritarian states may have personalistic leaders. |
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| a. Authoritarian states avoid holding elections at all costs. |
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What is a constitutional system that disperses some powers in states or provinces called?
a. A democracy
b. A unitary state
c. A federal state
d. A constitutional state |
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Constitutionalism is another term for:
a. Federalism
b. Democratic legislation
c. Rule of Law
d. Limited government |
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Which of the following is not a potential negative effect of federalism?
a. Differences in regional development
b. Increase in ethnic tensions
c. Presence of parliamentary sovereignty
d. Increase in regionalism |
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Which of the following is not an example of an upper chamber?
a. The United States Senate
b. The German Bundesrat
c. The United Kingdom’s House of Commons
d. The Japanese House of Councillors |
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| c. The United Kingdom’s House of Commons |
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A geographical or territorial constituency is generally associated with what system?
a. Proportional representation system
b. Legislative-dominant system
c. Alternative vote system
d. District system |
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In a pure proportional representation system, a party gaining 25 percent of the vote would expect to receive how many of 100 available seats?
a. No seats
b. 2 seats
c. 25 seats
d. 50 seats |
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) A system in which the populace at large votes in elections for a chief executive is called:
a. Presidentialism
b. Parliamentarism
c. Democracy
d. Populism |
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| A system in which the head of government is elected by and accountable to the legislature is called: a. Presidentialism b. Parliamentarism c. Democracy d. Populism |
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Single-member districts are likely to lead to which type of party system?
a. Single-party system
b. Dominant-party system
c. Multiparty system
d. Two-party system |
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Which of the following is not considered a definitive feature of representative democracy?
A. recall referenda
B. political rights
C. Periodic elections
D. Civil Rights |
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Which of the following is not a conventional feature of procedural democracy?
A. regular elections
B. All national budgets are subject to referenda
C. Peaceful transfers of power
D. Multiple competitors allowed |
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Which of the following claims about the relationship between democratic transitions and democratic consolidation is probably sound?
A. democratic transitions dont matter: consolidation is the key
B. democratic consolidation doesnt matter: transitions are the key
C. Neither A nor b matters: preventing democratic breakdowns is the key
D. none fo the above |
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which of the following claims is the best approximation of what most political scientists think about the ability of individual actors to shape democratization process:
A. They are irrelevant
B. It comes down to great historical individuals making choices
C. It comes down to great historical individuals designing institutions
D. Individual actors can be especially important in key critical junctures, but we should not overestimate their importance |
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| D. Individual actors can be especially important in key critical junctures, but we should not overestimate their importance |
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Which of the following claims about the causes of democratization are supported by some social scientists?
A. they key to understanding democratization is to trace the long-run development of democracy's underlying institutions
B Democratization depend on the existence of a strong middle class.
C. different types of variables may interact as to produce democratization
D. All of the above |
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| According to political scientists, what is the best democracy out of these states... |
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| political scientists usually think that is a question for citizens to decide |
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| What idea is most associated with modernization theories of democracy? |
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| economic development favors democracy |
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| What is most associated with systemic/structural perspectives on democracy? |
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| waves of democratization respond not just to domestic factors but to international patterns |
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Which of the following would not be a totalitarian regime?
A. Germany under the Nazis
B. The Soviet Union
C. Argentina's dictatorships in the 1970s
D. Contemporary Iran |
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| C. Argentina's dictatorships in the 1970s |
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Which of the following characteristics might qualify a regime as totalitarian?
A. a police that aims to monitor and control all speech
B. An ideology that insists that the personal lives of individuals be subsumed to a highly detailed conception of the public good
C. A lack of limits of any kind to state's power
D. All of the above |
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Which of the following characteristics may qualify a regime as authoritarian but not necessarily totalitarian?
A. police have the power to arrest citizens suspected of committing crimes
B. Elections are only held every 4 years, and representatives tend to be people with money and education
C. Elections are not held, or are deeply flawed and fraudulent
D. the state's power has no limits |
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C. Elections are not held, or are deeply flawed and fraudulent
Authoritarian: single power holder, more about the government than society. Impose rule through fear and loyalty. Driven by status quo and control.
Totalitarianism: authoritarianism but more extreme, social and economic aspects are no longer under governmental control. The leader hypnotizes the public |
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Which of the following labels might be ascribed to Russia under Putin and Medvedev?
A. hybrid regime
B. competitive-authoritarian regime
C. electoral authoritarian regime
D. all of the above |
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State: governed by a group of generals who promise to promote dignity of the nation. No single leader. Which is it?
A. totalitarianism
B. personalistic dictatorship
C. competitive authoritarian regime
D. bureaucratic authoritarian regime |
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| D. bureaucratic authoritarian regime |
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| Democratic breakdown can yield either a _____ or ____ regime. |
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Which of the following could be considered a totalitarian regime:
A. the US
B. the UK
C. Russia
D. Iran |
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Which contemporary state could be considered a hybrid regime:
A. France
B. Germany
C. Russia
D. China |
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Which country experienced a dramatic democratic breakdown in the first half of the 20th century:
A. germany
B. russia
C. india
D. the UK |
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| An example of a personalist regime: |
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| Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe in the 2000s |
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Which of the following is false:
A. Authoritarian can be compatible with weak states
B. Totalitarian rule can be compatible with strong states
C. all authoritarian regimes can be seen as totalitarian
D. all totalitarian regimes can be seen as authoritarian |
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Which of the following in not considered an example of contention outside of formal political institutions?
A. planting explosives for political purposes
B Voting in an election
C. participating in wrok stoppage
D. Illegally occupying a university building for political purposes |
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What is the difference between a social revolution and a political revolution?
A. only political revolutions dramatically alter social structures, whereas social revolutions do not
B. Political revolutions are more radical than social revolutions
C. Social revolutions dramatically alter social structures, whereas political revolutions alter political institutions
D. social revolutions involve terrorism but political revolutions do not |
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Latin American Wars of Independence were examples of:
A. A great social revolution
B. a social revolution and political revolution
C. a political revolution and an anti-colonial revolution
D. a form of everyday resistance |
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Which of the following is a form of everyday resistance:
A. Joining a community group
B. participating in a protest march
C. deliberately completing only a portion of assigned work at your job so as to lower the company's productivity
D. writing an op-ed piece in your local newspaper |
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Which of the following might causes us to classify an instance of conflict as a civil war rather than a revolution:
A. it leads to dramatic structural change
B. state breakdown preceded the conflict
C. peasant mobilization is an important part in the conflict
D. the fighting has lasted for many years |
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Which of the following is not a likely consequence of social movement organization?
A. leaders and organizations working for the movements cause of choice will also develop their own interests in relation to the movement
B. everyday resistance will increase
C. Activists will learn, and their tactics will improve
D. Protst actions will become more coordinated |
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Which of the following might be classified as a political, but not social revolution?
A. Chinese Revolution
B. American civil rights movement
C. American revolution
D. Mexican revolution |
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Which of the following is not true about social movements:
A. social movements take place within a civil society
B. they are relatively common in modern, democratic societies
C. are impossible under authoritarian regimes
D. some are left-wing and others are right-wing |
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The simplest and most commonly used indicator of a country's level of development is:
A. income
B. gender equity
C. poverty
D. utility |
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The Gini coefficient is a commonly used measure of which of the following
A. average income in a society
B. poverty
C. inequality
D. satisfaction and happiness |
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The two most commonly used examples of human capital are:
A. gender and race
B. states and markets
C. religion and trust
D. health and education |
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Which one of the following concepts is the most commonly used phrase to account for the environmental impacts of development
A. accountability
B. Sustainability
C. Transparancy
D. Equity |
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The most substantial debate about the causes of development in the 20th century was between which of the following perspectives?
A. states and markets
B. rational institutionalism and historical institutionalism
C. GDP and GNI
D. Means and ends |
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One example of an institution that has been hypothesized to cause development is:
A. public choice theory
B. property rights
C. patrimonial rule
D. extractive colonial states |
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Neoliberalism is most closely associated with which of the following views of development:
A. development is best prompted by the state
B. development is a function of religious and other cultural values
C. development is best accomplished using the free market
D. development is defined in terms of property and inequality |
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| C. development is best accomplished using the free markets |
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The author most known for arguing that economic development and social change arise from the interactions of social classes was:
A. smith
B. weber
C. Friedman
D. Marx |
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| the industrial revolution of the 19th century originated in __ |
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Since 1980, China's economic growth strategy has been primarily:
A. export-led growth
B. import-substituting industrialization
C. Agro-export production
D. Debt-dependent growth |
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On which of the following economic measures does the US lead the world?
A. lowest level of inequality
B. lowest level of poverty
C. highest GDP per capita
D. highest overall GDP |
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A society with high levels of trust may also be said to have substantial amounts of:
A. physical capital
B. economic capital
C. social capital
D. Human capital |
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Jared Diamond's argument about the causes of development focuses on structural factors beyond a country's control, most notably:
A. property rights
B. Statism
C. Neoliberalism
D. geography |
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Which of the following is the best statement of the relationship between national identity and identity more generally?
A. all identity is national identity
B. national identity isnt really a form of identity
C. National identity is ethnicity, not identity
D. national identity is a kind of identity, important and common in the contemporary world |
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| When we say national identity is a political identity, we mean: |
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| national identity is linked to and helps us shape the distribution of power |
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Primordialist idea of nationalism:
A. nations are fundamentally symbollically constructed
B. nations are modern
C. nations have existed for a very long time, since well before modernity
D. nations are caused by certain features of social structure, in particular industrial captialism |
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Which of the following sets of pairs does not correspond to a commonly used typology of nationalism:
A. Eastern and Western Nationalism
B. civic and ethnic nationalism
C. territorial and ethnic nationalisms
D. large and small nationalisms |
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Which of the following claims is the most plausible according to social scientists who study national identity:
A. all nationalism leads to violence
B. nationalism can sometimes be linked to violence
C. nationalism and collective violence are unrelated
D. collective violence is largely a problem of the past |
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Which of the following is not discussed as a potential major factor in the emergence of national identity:
A. old-fashioned prejudice
B. primordial ties
C. industrial capitalism
D. the state |
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Which type of nationalism is thought of us normally establishing membership in the nation on the basis of political citizenship?
A. civic nationalism
B. ethnic nationalism
C. territorial nationalism
D. both a and c |
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Ernest Gellner makes all of these arguments about nationalism's emergence besides:
A. industrial capitalism as a cause of nationalisms rise
B. a functionalist mode of explanation
C. primordial bonds
D. vernacular languages gain in status |
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Anderson's argument about nationalisms emergence:
1. the development of markets for printed material like newspapers
2. expanded communicaiton technology changes the experience of collecteive belonging
3. the nation is best thought of as imagined |
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Kaufman's theory of "symbolic politics of ethnic war"
--> cultural boundaries |
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