Practice Multiple Choice Question
In theory, the state
a. Has a monopoly on the legitimate use of coercion.
b. Coincides with the boundary of a nation.
c. Has a unique set of interests based on its position at the
interface of the international and domestic arenas.
d. Can benefit from voluntary compliance based on citizens’
belief in the legitimacy of its authority.
e. a, c, and d only.
f. All of the above.
Practice Multiple Choice Question
In theory, the state
a. Has a monopoly on the legitimate use of coercion.
b. Coincides with the boundary of a nation.
c. Has a unique set of interests based on its position at
the interface of the international and domestic arenas.
d. Can benefit from voluntary compliance based on
citizens’ belief in the legitimacy of its authority.
 e. a, c, and d only.
f. All of the above.
Practice Theory Identification
Question
• “How did China vault onto a new path of
explosive growth? Market-oriented price reform
and partial removal of restrictions that had
prevented households and enterprises from
seeking advantage in the marketplace provided
a major impetus for accelerated growth. The
beneficial consequences of allowing people to
respond to price signals were enormous.”
Practice Theory Identification
Question
• “How did China vault onto a new path of
explosive growth? Market-oriented price reform
and partial removal of restrictions that had
prevented households and enterprises from
seeking advantage in the marketplace provided
a major impetus for accelerated growth. …the
beneficial consequences of allowing people to
respond to price signals were enormous.”
 Neo-liberalism
Practice Short Answer Question
Identify two factors that contributed to the
rise of the welfare state in Britain:
Practice Short Answer Question
• Identify two factors that contributed to the rise of the
welfare state in Britain:
• Any two of the following would be correct
 Expansion of voting rights gave political voice to workers who
wanted a share of the country’s wealth
 WWI and WWII contributed to the idea of society’s indebtedness
to veterans through welfare benefits
 Great Depression was a crisis in which it was seen as
appropriate for the state to step in to help the destitute
 Keynesian economics proposed the idea that the state should
stimulate demand (in part through welfare policies) during
economic downturns
Practice Essay Question
• A dependency theorist and a statist theorist meet at a party
for a newly elected Congressman. The conversation quickly
turns to the problem of promoting economic development in
states that gained independence in the past fifty years.
What are their arguments and critiques?
• Make sure your answer contains each of the following four
elements:
– Identify the main claims of dependency theory.
– Identify the main claims of statist theory.
– Explain at least one way in which statist theory offers a critique or
refutation of the claims of dependency theory.
– Explain at least one way in which dependency theory offers a
critique or refutation of the claims of statist theory.
• The essay should be well-organized and well-written.