Global Politics
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Global Politics explores the complex interactions and power dynamics among nations, international organizations, and non-state actors in an increasingly interconnected world. The course examines key concepts such as sovereignty, globalization, human rights, conflict, and cooperation, analyzing how political, economic, cultural, and technological forces shape global affairs. Students will engage with contemporary issues including international security, global governance, environmental challenges, and the impact of shifting power structures, fostering a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the global community today.
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Cases in Comparative Politics Fifth Edition by
Patrick H. ONeil
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Which of the following statements about parliamentary systems is accurate?
A)It is more difficult to remove a head of state from power in a parliamentary system than in a presidential system.
B)Heads of state are usually directly elected by the people.
C)Political deadlocks are often overcome through new elections or the election of a new prime minister.
D)They combine the roles of head of state and head of government into a single figure.
E)They are typically more stable than presidential systems.
Answer: C
Q2) Social democracy as a political ideology is a sort of hybrid of what two other ideologies?
A)anarchism and communism
B)liberalism and conservatism
C)communism and liberalism
D)liberalism and anarchism
E)liberalism and radicalism
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: United Kingdom
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Q1) The Magna Carta set an important precedent by establishing:
A)authoritarian rule.
B)liberal democracy.
C)limits to the power of the monarchy.
D)lower-class power.
E)colonial expansion.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following descriptions of the UK prime minister is accurate?
A)Prime ministers are frequently removed by votes of no confidence.
B)Prime ministers can call new elections at any time before their terms have expired.
C)Prime ministers are elected to a maximum term of ten years.
D)Prime ministers are responsible for maintaining the support of their fellow MPs.
E)Prime ministers largely cede diplomatic responsibilities to the head of state.
Answer: D
Q3) Describe the theorized causes behind the four-decade decline in the UK economy following World War II. What is the nature of the current postindustrial UK economy?
Answer: Answers will vary.
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Chapter 3: United States
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Q1) The Bush Doctrine refers to the:
A)rollback of the welfare state under Bush's presidency.
B)willingness to use preemptive force against all possible terrorist threats.
C)United States' withdrawal from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
D)strategies used to help end the Cold War.
E)policy that the United States should avoid nation building abroad.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following best characterizes poverty and inequality in the United States compared to other advanced democracies?
A)highly equal and with little poverty
B)highly equal but with a high degree of poverty
C)highly unequal but with little poverty
D)highly unequal and with a high degree of poverty
E)increasing poverty but with increasing equality
Answer: D
Q3) What is the state of America's participatory civil society? How does it relate to the level of populist sentiment in the United States?
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Chapter 4: France
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the French party system is accurate?
A)The Communist Party has failed to gain enough traction in French history to participate in coalition governments.
B)The two-round voting system has been a big contributor to the two-bloc system.
C)The left-leaning political bloc has been composed of the Rally for the Republic and the French Socialist Party.
D)Although a traditional two-party system has surfaced in the past, the French system has been moving away from that model in recent years.
E)The growing Green Party has forced the Socialists into formal coalition governments in recent decades.
Q2) Describe the core goals of de Gaulle's 1958 constitution and the creation of the Fifth Republic. Were they successful? Where did they fall short? What have been the results for France's party system?
Q3) How has France handled the issue of assimilation versus multiculturalism in recent decades? Is laïcité the right policy? Why or why not?
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Chapter 5: Germany
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Q1) Which of the following statements about East Germany is accurate?
A)It was a (forced) Communist ally of the USSR.
B)It became a closely managed ally of the United States.
C)It was a founding member of the European Union.
D)It became a cornerstone of the NATO alliance.
E)It was far more affluent than West Germany.
Q2) The German policy of codetermination refers to:
A)consulting both East and West Germans before implementing major policies.
B)coordinating EU and German national policies.
C)forced seating of union leaders on the corporate boards of private firms.
D)devolving authority for economic policies from the federal level to state policy makers.
E)the requirement that German states approve all federal legislation.
Q3) The year 2013 brought into being a coalition government between what two parties?
A)CDU and CDP
B)CDU and Free Democratic
C)Green and Free Democratic
D)SPD and Green
E)CDU and SPD
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Chapter 6: Japan
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Q1) Japan's nineteenth-century modernizing slogan "rich country, strong military" best reflects which one of the following political economic systems?
A)liberal
B)social-democratic
C)mercantilist
D)communist
E)pragmatist
Q2) The Meiji Restoration refers to the:
A)eighth-century introduction of Buddhism to Japan.
B)reconstruction of Japan following World War II.
C)nineteenth-century modernizing revolution in Japan.
D)seventeenth-century introduction of Christianity to Japan.
E)resurgence of Shintoism in feudal Japan.
Q3) Amakudari, or "descent from heaven," refers to:
A)the creation myth legitimizing the divine right of Japan's emperor.
B)the practice of retiring bureaucrats assuming positions in corporations or public office.
C)the battle cry of Japan's World War II kamikaze suicide pilots.
D)government loans to Japan's strategic industries.
E)illicit campaign contributions coming from corporations.
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Chapter 7: Russia
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Q1) A key institution in Russia's religious and political culture is:
A)Roman Catholicism.
B)Protestantism.
C)Orthodox Christianity.
D)animism.
E)Islamism.
Q2) Which of the following best describes Russia's geography?
A)It has few neighboring countries and is surrounded mostly by water.
B)Most of its population is located in Siberia.
C)It has a population larger than that of the European Union or the United States.
D)It is much larger, though less populated, than the United States.
E)It lacks natural resources.
Q3) The differences in powers between different regions in Russia are referred to as:
A)unitary regionalism.
B)stochastic localism.
C)devolved federalism.
D)asymmetric federalism.
E)kleptocratic federalism.
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Chapter 8: China
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Q1) The Chinese leader primarily responsible for initiating China's post-Mao program of reform and opening was:
A)Hu Jintao.
B)Jiang Zemin.
C)Deng Xiaoping.
D)Wen Jiabao.
E)Xi Jinping.
Q2) How has the current Xi Jinping government addressed the problem of corruption in China?
A)His government has targeted only the business leaders that are not associated with the CCP.
B)His government has targeted both high- and low-ranking officials and arrested huge numbers.
C)His government has denied the existence of corruption in government or business.
D)His government has targeted only those officials and business leaders with deep ties to the West.
E)His government has sought to use corruption reform as a cloak with which to punish Tibetan leaders only.
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Chapter 9: India
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Q1) How did the incoming 2014 BJP government address the problem of rape in India?
A)It blamed the problem on a culture of promiscuity.
B)It promised zero tolerance for violence against women.
C)It argued that most accused of rape are judged too harshly.
D)It imposed the death penalty for any attacks against a woman.
E)It sought the help of international bodies, requesting that UN agencies come into India and help establish special anti-violence-against-women programs.
Q2) The most significant trend in recent national elections in India has been the growing dominance of:
A)the Indian National Congress.
B)the Bharatiya Janata Party.
C)coalition governments.
D)independent politicians.
E)the Indian Communist Party.
Q3) What is the modern legacy of the ancient patterns of division and settlement between Indo-Aryans and the Dravidians in India? What is the current state of the caste system in Indian society?
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Chapter 10: Iran
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Q1) The perpetrators of the 1979 Iranian Revolution sought to create what kind of regime?
A)monarchy
B)theocracy
C)secular republic
D)illiberal democracy
E)fascist
Q2) What kind of electoral system does Iran use for the Majlis and Assembly of Experts?
A)none-all representatives are appointed
B)proportional representation
C)single-member district
D)mixed proportional representation and single-member district
E)single-member and multimember districts
Q3) Which of the following best describes Iran's population?
A)relatively young and ethnically diverse
B)relatively old and ethnically homogeneous
C)relatively young and ethnically homogeneous
D)religiously diverse
E)rapidly declining in total numbers
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Chapter 11: Mexico
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Q1) Which of the following resulted from passage of the constitution adopted after the 1917 Mexican Revolution?
A)establishment of Catholicism as a state religion
B)prohibition of foreign ownership of Mexican land
C)nationalization of indigenous land for redistribution to the middle class
D)a reversal of devolution that returned some power to the central government
E)establishing that higher executive officers could only stand for reelection a single time
Q2) Mexico's current legislative-executive system is:
A)parliamentary.
B)semi-presidential.
C)presidential.
D)dictatorial.
E)social democratic.
Q3) One of President Felipe Calderón's chief priorities has been:
A)land reform.
B)opposition to U.S. foreign policy.
C)nationalization of private enterprise.
D)combating drug cartels.
E)improving relations with Iran.
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Chapter 12: Brazil
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Q1) Compared with Spanish America, Brazil's relatively peaceful history can be attributed to:
A)very low levels of inequality.
B)the absence of a military in Brazil.
C)a reasonably progressive monarchy.
D)the absence of immigration to Brazil.
E)Brazil's immense wealth.
Q2) Which of the following has been a result of the persistent lack of legislative majorities in Brazil?
A)fewer uses of line-item vetoes
B)presidential legislating by emergency decree
C)more overrides of presidential vetoes
D)an increase in the formal powers of presidents
E)reduced use of congressional hearings
Q3) Brazil's monarchy ended:
A)after a bloody civil war deposed the monarch.
B)when the king went into exile rather than face a coup d'état.
C)when a referendum voted against the monarchy.
D)when the king died without an heir.
E)after the United States cut off aid to Brazil.
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Chapter 13: South Africa
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Q1) Under apartheid, Bantustans were:
A)internationally recognized black states.
B)"independent" black states created by South Africa but not recognized by any other country.
C)squatter settlements of blacks within major South African cities.
D)banning orders, which prevented some South Africans from voting.
E)traditional African houses.
Q2) The most powerful house of the South African legislature is called the:
A)National Council of Provinces.
B)Executive Chamber.
C)African National Congress.
D)Tribal Authority.
E)National Assembly.
Q3) South Africa's strongest opposition party is the:
A)African National Congress.
B)National Party.
C)Democratic Alliance.
D)Inkatha Freedom Party.
E)Congress of the People.
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Chapter 14: Nigeria
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Q1) Nigeria's Muslims reside predominantly in which region?
A)the south
B)the west
C)the north
D)the east
E)coastal
Q2) Both the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta have sought:
A)greater political autonomy for Muslims in northern Nigeria.
B)protection of ethnic groups and a greater share of oil revenues in the Niger Delta.
C)greater freedom of the press for Nigerian journalists.
D)enhanced microcredit loans for Nigeria's poorest.
E)greater African cooperation in trade and development issues.
Q3) For all of its real and potential wealth, the Niger Delta poses serious challenges for Nigeria. Identify the top social and political problems facing the Delta and assess the prospects for their successful resolution in the next decade.
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