International Studies Practice Exam
Course Introduction
International Studies explores the political, economic, social, and cultural interactions that shape relationships among nations and regions in a globalized world. The course examines key international issues such as globalization, conflict and cooperation, development, human rights, and environmental challenges, while drawing on insights from disciplines like political science, economics, history, and sociology. Through the study of diverse case studies and theoretical perspectives, students gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the international system and develop analytical skills necessary for critically engaging with contemporary global affairs.
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Essentials of Comparative Politics 4th Edition by Patrick H. ONeil
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) Political scientists are limited in their use of the comparative method by:
A)the difficulty in controlling variables and a limited number of cases.
B)the large number of comparable cases and the difficulties in choosing between them.
C)university restrictions on carrying out field research.
D)their general reluctance to look at historical factors.
E)the decline of scholars interested in studying outside of their home country.
Answer: A
Q2) A greater focus on collective equality is associated with:
A)a smaller state.
B)a larger state.
C)political violence.
D)civic responsibility.
E)political parties.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: States
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Q1) One major debate on the origins of political organization deals with whether early political groups:
A)first formed in Africa or Asia.
B)had the same ideologies as we do now.
C)developed through coercion or consensus.
D)believed in the idea of the rule of law.
E)were more technologically innovative than modern states.
Answer: C
Q2) Traditional legitimacy rests on:
A)habits and customs.
B)the force of ideas.
C)rules and procedures.
D)conflict and coercion.
E)authoritarianism and coercion.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Nations and Society
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Q1) What is the distinction between ethnicity and society?
A)They mean the same thing.
B)A single society can be made up of several ethnicities.
C)A society cannot exist unless it has one ethnic identity.
D)Ethnicity refers to religion, whereas society refers to politics.
E)Ethnicity refers to politics, whereas society refers to religion.
Answer: B
Q2) Ethnic identity can be defined as:
A)specific attributes that make one group of people culturally different.
B)biological elements that separate people by race.
C)linguistic differences between otherwise similar people.
D)economic differences interconnected with cultural values.
E)geographic differences between people.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Political Economy
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Q1) What basic public goods should a state provide? What should be left to the market?
Q2) Which political economic system views property as a form of exploitation?
A)Social democracy.
B)Communism.
C)Mercantilism.
D)Liberalism.
E)Statism.
Q3) Since 2008, the main trend in political economic systems has been:
A)increased criticism of liberalism.
B)increased criticism of social democracy.
C)resurgent communism.
D)a growth in anarchic political economic systems.
E)shifts in tax forms from national income tax to value-added tax.
Q4) When governments print more money because they lack revenue, one result may be:
A)hyperdeflation.
B)hyperdevaluation.
C)hyperinflation.
D)hyperfixation.
E)hypertaxation.
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Chapter 5: Democratic Regimes
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Q1) Why does civil society matter, and do you think it is in any way connected to the idea of the rule of law? How? Why?
Q2) Which is a better or more democratic form of leadership-presidents or prime ministers? Why?
Q3) Which of the following best describes the relationship between the executive and the electoral system used to elect the legislature?
A)Countries that use a single-member district (SMD) have presidential executives, while those with prime ministers rely on proportional representation (PR).
B)Countries that use SMD have prime ministers, while presidential systems rely on PR.
C)Semi-presidential systems rely on mixed SMD and PR.
D)There is no connection between executives and the kind of electoral system used to elect parliament.
E)Semi-presidential systems use PR to elect both the president and the legislature.
Q4) Should democracies rely more on initiatives or referenda to decide policy, or are forms of indirect democracy better? Why or why not?
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Chapter 6: Nondemocratic Regimes
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Q1) Which of the following countries is most commonly cited as an example of a theocracy?
A)China.
B)Jordan.
C)Iran.
D)Thailand.
E)Russia.
Q2) As a political system, totalitarianism is:
A)common.
B)rare.
C)common only in Latin America.
D)common only in Africa.
E)growing in power since the end of the Cold War.
Q3) Bureaucratic authoritarianism typically relies on the cooperation of which groups?
A)Military and state bureaucracy.
B)State bureaucracy and labor.
C)Military and labor.
D)State bureaucracy and peasantry.
E)Students and the military.
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Chapter 7: Political Violence
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Q1) One reason regime change as a means of stopping terrorism might NOT work is because:
A)such actions often produce new regimes that are more conducive to violence.
B)the costs outweigh the benefits of lives saved.
C)the United Nations will not permit it.
D)terrorism operates outside of regimes.
E)regimes can, in fact, never be changed.
Q2) What are some of the explanations for why revolutions occur?
Q3) Scholars interested in the ideas of religion and political violence wonder if similar factors might eventually influence:
A)some antipoverty and labor organizations.
B)some environmental and animal rights groups.
C)some "border security" and anti-immigration groups.
D)people who believe in alien abduction and a government cover-up.
E)some advocates of improved health care.
Q4) What is the difference between a terrorist, a guerrilla, a revolutionary, and a freedom fighter? How do these terms relate to one another?
Q5) In your opinion, what are the most effective ways to limit political violence?
Q6) What are some of the reasons terrorism occurs?
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Chapter 8: Advanced Democracies
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Q1) Skepticism toward science characterizes _________ views.
A)modern
B)postmodern
C)authoritarian
D)quasimodern
E)religious
Q2) Postindustrialism threatens the economic security of:
A)the very rich.
B)those living in rural areas.
C)the more educated.
D)the less educated.
E)women.
Q3) Which is the better approach to dealing with immigration, multiculturalism or assimilation? What are the benefits of and drawbacks to each?
Q4) Integration within the European Union has been:
A)a result of a series of agreements negotiated over several decades.
B)the result of a "constitution moment" when power was transferred in the 1950s.
C)weakening until its eventual dissolution.
D)largely unchanged since the 1960s.
E)opposed by most of its members.
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Chapter 9: Communism and Postcommunism
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Q1) Under capitalism, Marx argued that all economic power and other forms of power were held by the:
A)proletariat.
B)bourgeoisie.
C)aristocracy.
D)religious elite.
E)military.
Q2) Immediately after the revolution, Marx argued that there would need to be:
A)a utopian paradise.
B)a capitalist economy.
C)a dictatorship of the proletariat.
D)free elections.
E)a global war.
Q3) Why was communism able to spread across such a large part of the globe? What explains its attraction?
Q4) Given all the changes that Communist countries have undergone, how would one measure their progress toward democracy and capitalism?
Q5) Is communism dead? If so, could it be resurrected as a political force?
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Chapter 10: Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries
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Q1) In developing and less-developed countries, ethnicity and nationalism: A)were originally strong in less-developed parts but suppressed by imperialism. B)were concepts first introduced to these countries through the Middle East centuries ago.
C)were concepts first introduced to these countries as a result of imperialism.
D)are much stronger in Asia than in Latin America. E)have largely disappeared in the last decade.
Q2) The untaxed and unregulated sector of the economy is known as the _________ economy.
A)informal
B)unrestricted
C)subordinate
D)private
E)blue
Q3) What responsibility does the rest of the world have in solving the domestic problems of the less-industrialized countries? Is this just imperialism in another guise?
Q4) Which is the better place to begin improving less-developed countries-focusing on infrastructure and living standards or focusing on good governance?
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Chapter 11: Globalization and the Future of Comparative
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Q1) Is globalization primarily a beneficial or detrimental development?
Q2) The idea of a "golden straitjacket" is that:
A)globalization will reduce all political decisions to economic ones.
B)globalization will eliminate civil society in return for increased luxury.
C)globalization will bind states to international agreements that reduce violent conflict.
D)globalization will lead to "state pathologies" that make governments function in irrational ways.
E)globalization will lead states to compete for natural resources.
Q3) One of the concerns of political globalization is that:
A)states will lose their monopoly on violence.
B)states will retain their monopoly on violence.
C)decreasing global violence will limit social evolution.
D)greater cooperation will undermine market forces.
E)states will engage in ever-greater arms races.
Q4) Will globalization overwhelm states in the long run? Would this be a good or bad development?
Q5) Is globalization unstoppable? What evidence suggests that it could (or could not) be reversed?
Q6) Can globalization benefit everyone or just some?
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