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Which of the following statements
about the Human Development Index
is CORRECT?
It is compiled by the World
Bank.
It includes measures for
sustainable development.
It is used to measure and
compare levels of
achievement in health,
knowledge, and the standard
of living.
It assesses the level of
interaction between people in
a political system.
Answer
It is used to measure and
compare levels of
achievement in health,
knowledge, and the standard
of living.
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Which of the following
statements is correct?
GDP per capita is a good
measure for determining which
countries are rich (developed)
and which are poor
(developing).
GDP per capita is the same as
GDP according to purchasing
power parity.
GDP per capita is the best way
to determine the overall size of
a country’s economy relative to
other countries.
GDP per capita is not a factor
taken into account in
determining the Human
Development Index.
Answer
GDP per capita is a good
measure for determining which
countries are rich (developed)
and which are poor
(developing).
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Industrial democracies are
characterized by
relatively large
populations (in the top 10
percent of the most
populated countries in the
world).
government-owned
media.
lack of popular
sovereignty.
competitive
elections.
Answer
competitive
elections.
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The _______________ index gives states
scores of 1 to 7 according to their records in
two broad categories: political rights and civil
liberties; then divides states into three groups:
Free, Partly Free, and Not Free.
Governance
Indicators
Freedom in the
World
Democracy
Corruption
Perception
Answer
Freedom in the
World
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The most fundamental comparative measure
is economic size, which is expressed using
_____________, a figure calculated by
giving dollar value to all the goods and
services produced by a state in a year.
purchasing power
parity
the social economy
index
gross national
product
gross domestic
product
Answer
gross domestic
product
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Political legitimacy
means that the broad
citizenry believe that
the state exercises
rightful authority.
is possible only in a
democratic political
system.
refers to when the
United Nations
recognizes a state.
is possible only
when the citizenry
comes from the
same ethnic group.
Answer
means that the broad
citizenry believe that
the state exercises
rightful authority.
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All of the following are
sources of collective
identity EXCEPT
ethnicity or race.
occupation.
religion.
region.
Answer
occupation.
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All of the following are
frequent characteristics of
transitional democracies
EXCEPT
control of the media.
ritualistic expressions
of support for the
ruling party.
undermining
opponent’s parties.
ensuring that the
ruling party is reelected.
Answer
ritualistic expressions
of support for the
ruling party.
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A failed state is
one in which
the leaders of the state
violate the rule of law and
prey on their own
citizens.
the leaders of the state fail
to pay their United
Nations dues.
the government is
authoritarian and denies
its citizens political
freedoms.
large numbers of citizens
try to leave either legally
or illegally.
Answer
the leaders of the state
violate the rule of law and
prey on their own
citizens.
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The most common
definition of power used
in comparative politics is
making people do
what you want.
getting people to do
what they otherwise
would not.
doing what people
expect within a
democratic system.
taking away the ability
of others to use force.
Answer
getting people to do
what they otherwise
would not.
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A regime in political
science terminology is
a government the
United States does
not like.
enduring institutions
and practices.
an organized
political party.
the party in power
in a government.
Answer
enduring institutions
and practices.
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Russia, China, North Korea, and
Cuba are a few of the countries
that are usually classified as what
type of state?
Industrialized
democracies
Less developed
countries
Current and former
Communist countries
Newly industrializing
countries
Answer
Current and former
Communist countries
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Rather than operating under
the literal “rule of the
people,” democratic countries
have adopted
federalist systems.
representative forms
of government.
communism.
capitalism.
Answer
representative forms
of government.
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The former communist states’
near-complete control over their
societies, politics, and economics
was often called
democracy.
autocracy.
imperialism.
totalitarianism.
Answer
totalitarianism.
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Authoritarian regimes are
characterized by all of
the following EXCEPT
power (or authority) is highly
concentrated in a single individual,
small group of people, single party,
or institution.
they have a totalitarian system that
seeks to control every aspect of
their citizen’s lives and allows no
personal freedoms whatsoever.
those in power claim an exclusive
right to govern and use various
means, including force, to impose
their will on their citizens.
they lack an effective procedure
for selecting political leaders or
holding them accountable.
Answer
they have a totalitarian system that
seeks to control every aspect of
their citizen’s lives and allows no
personal freedoms whatsoever.
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Which, by definition,
involves a small
number of cases?
a qualitative study
a quantitative study
the most similar
approach
the most different
approach
Answer
a qualitative study
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It is impossible to
understand politics
without understanding:
economics.
public opinion.
territory.
power.
Answer
power.
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Difficulties in state building
are most pronounced in what
region of the world?
Industrialized
democracies
Current and former
Communist
countries
The less-developed
countries
Western Europe
Answer
The less-developed
countries
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A primary goal of the study
of comparative government
is to understand why
each country develops
political systems in the
same way.
religion, language, and
culture play a limited role
in defining a nation.
globalization has not been
a factor in political
decision making.
countries react differently
to crises.
Answer
countries react differently
to crises.
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When comparativists try to
explain how things are by arguing a
relationship between two or more
concepts, they are using a(n)
_______ approach.
normative
empirical
ethnocentric
sovereign
Answer
empirical
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All of the following have been
proposed as necessary
conditions for democracy to
succeed EXCEPT
secure national
boundaries.
widespread
acceptance of
democratic values.
minimal level of
economic
development.
All of the above are
necessary for
democracy.
Answer
All of the above are
necessary for
democracy.
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The text defines a
major source of
political instability as
lack of a democratic form
of government.
low levels of economic
development.
a lack of a strong sense of national
identity, resulting in nationalist
movements that challenge the
established nation-state.
continued intervention by
multiple international
organizations.
Answer
a lack of a strong sense of national
identity, resulting in nationalist
movements that challenge the
established nation-state.
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What term is used interchangeably
to describe the institutions that
govern a state and the style and
direction taken by the process of
administration?
regime
government
political system
administration
Answer
government
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In the World Systems
Theory, nations such as the
United States and Great
Britain would be considered
First World.
Second World.
Third World.
Primary World.
Answer
First World.
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How are “authority”
and “power”
related?
Authority is coercive and
power is non-coercive.
Authority is power based
on legitimacy.
They are interchangeable.
Authority gives the right
to rule, power is the use of
that authority.
Answer
Authority is power
based on legitimacy.
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Political ideology is
different than political
culture because it is:
conscious and well
developed.
developed by the
masses rather than
elites.
not rationally
justified.
it is less frequently
observed.
Answer
conscious and well
developed.
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Which of the following is
true of a unitary system?
It has no local or
subnational
governments at all.
It constitutionally
protects local and
subnational
governments.
It must implement
policy uniformly across
subnational units.
It can have competitive
local elections.
Answer
It can have competitive
local elections.
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What is the term
used to describe the
right to vote?
Suffering
Suffragette
Suffrage
Democracy
Answer
Suffrage
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Globalization is the
process of
extending the power of
one nation-state around
the world.
making the nation-state a
global standard for
political organizations.
strengthening the power
and authority of
supranational political
organizations.
the rapid shrinking of
social, economic,
environmental and
political life.
Answer
the rapid shrinking of
social, economic,
environmental and
political life.
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An illiberal democracy
would typically be
characterized by
high voter turnout in
single-party elections
military rule coupled
with political freedoms
elections coupled with
restrictions on
individual civil liberties
colonial rule and a
procedure-based legal
system
Answer
elections coupled with
restrictions on
individual civil liberties
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