Introduction to Political Science Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Introduction to Political Science offers students a foundational understanding of the key concepts, theories, and practices that define the study of politics and government. This course explores major political ideas, institutions, processes, and ideologies, both in historical context and in contemporary societies. Through the examination of various governmental structures, political behavior, public policy, and the role of citizens, students will develop critical thinking skills and an appreciation for the complexity of political life at local, national, and international levels.
Recommended Textbook Essentials of Comparative Politics Fifth Edition by Patrick H. ONeil
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) In which of the following ways can multicausality affect comparative politics research?
A)It reduces limits to information and information-gathering procedures.
B)It allows comparative politics researchers to make more accurate predictions about real-world phenomena.
C)It helps provide a wider number of cases for researchers to study.
D)It encourages research to lean more toward the quantitative method.
E)It complicates the comparative method and makes it more difficult to develop concrete explanations about real-world phenomena.
Answer: E
Q2) Critics of the behavioral revolution accused it of which of the following?
A)It had come to emphasize methodology over knowledge.
B)It relied too much on Marxist assumptions regarding politics.
C)It was too focused on history.
D)It had not fully embraced mathematical innovations.
E)It was not interested in developing predictive models of politics.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: States
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Q1) The United States is a good example of a state with:
A)high capacity but low autonomy.
B)low capacity but high autonomy.
C)high capacity and high autonomy.
D)low capacity and low autonomy.
E)high democracy and low capacity.
Answer: A
Q2) How is power typically divided in a federal system? What conditions in a country are most likely to lead to a system of asymmetric federalism?
Answer: Answer :Answers will vary.
Q3) The development of the modern state in Europe was partly encouraged by:
A)linguistic and ethnic fragmentation.
B)the leadership of the Holy Roman emperor.
C)lucrative trade with Africa.
D)climate change.
E)the Crusades.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Nations and Society
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Q1) National identity is:
A)often derived from ethnic identity.
B)never derived from ethnic identity.
C)always derived from religious identity.
D)never derived from religious identity.
E)becoming a less influential institution in politics.
Answer: A
Q2) Political attitudes refers to views regarding:
A)the necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality.
B)the intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities.
C)the tendency of different societies to participate in politics.
D)the proper role of elected officials.
E)the means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled.
Answer: A
Q3) What are the most important political aspirations related to national identity? What major factors can contribute to the formation of a national identity?
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Chapter 4: Political Economy
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Q1) Which political-economic system views the economy as an instrument to serve state power and national sovereignty?
A)social democracy
B)communism
C)mercantilism
D)liberalism
E)anarchism
Q2) Which of the following statements about neocorporatism is accurate?
A)Neocorporatism involves a greater role for organized labor in economic policy than in the liberal model.
B)Neocorporatism is most commonly found in liberalist economies.
C)Economic decisions are primarily made through the competitive interaction of business and labor.
D)Business groups are recognized by the state as official negotiating partners, reducing the influence of trade unions.
E)Neocorporatism largely eliminates the trade union as an organizing element in the economy.
Q3) What basic public goods should a state provide? What should be left to the market?
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Chapter 5: Democratic Regimes
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Q1) Which of the following statements about semi-presidential systems is accurate?
A)The president typically makes foreign policy and relies on the prime minister to implement it by representing the country internationally.
B)Prominent semi-presidential systems typically place most of the power with the prime minister.
C)The prime minister is typically the initiator of policy.
D)Constitutional courts are often less powerful as a result of appointment by the president.
E)Semi-presidential systems have gone out of favor and have decreased in number during the last two decades.
Q2) Which of the following was an effect of the rapid development of many Asian countries in the 1970s on the study of democracy?
A)It helped to discredit elite theory.
B)It helped to discredit modernization theory.
C)It demonstrated that elites were the driving force behind early democratization.
D)It proved that a middle class was essential for democratization.
E)It demonstrated that overall poverty is not an impediment to democratization.
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Chapter 6: Nondemocratic Regimes
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Q1) Which term refers to a military seizure of the government?
A)coup de grâce
B)coup d'état
C)regime disruption
D)military usurpation
E)armed politics
Q2) In which of the following ways does clientelism differ from corporatism?
A)Clientelism involves the military as well as business, rather than business groups only.
B)Clientelism relies on individual patronage rather than on large organizations.
C)Clientelism requires a more structured set of sanctioned and licensed organizations.
D)Clientelism has kickbacks and bribes at its disposal as tools for developing support.
E)Clientelism tends to replace individual corporations with state-sanctioned ones.
Q3) What might explain why the popularity of nondemocratic rule has waned in recent decades? What could reverse this course? Why do illiberal regimes have such staying power?
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Chapter 7: Political Violence
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Q1) When looking at terrorists' backgrounds, we find that they:
A)often come from educated backgrounds.
B)are almost always illiterate.
C)almost always have religion as their primary motivating force.
D)usually have an extensive criminal background.
E)oppose political change.
Q2) Which of the following statements about revolutions and their results is accurate?
A)Revolutions often result in less freedom and equality.
B)Resulting revolutionary regimes rarely institutionalize new forms of politics.
C)Ideational factors typically play little to no role in the successful institutionalization of revolutionary regimes.
D)France provides a strong example of how public demands for more rights are essential to the growth of democracy in the wake of a revolution.
E)The historical results of revolutions have led us to generally think of them as negative events.
Q3) Under what conditions does religion become a source for political violence? What are the similarities between major terrorist groups in this arena?
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Chapter 8: Developed Democracies
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Q1) According to your text, postmodern values tend to emphasize which of the following?
A)patriotism
B)nationalism
C)material wealth
D)quality of life
E)authority
Q2) The European Union was created as a response to the:
A)destruction caused by World War II.
B)destruction caused by World War I.
C)failure of the League of Nations.
D)rise of Japan as an economic superpower.
E)end of the Cold War.
Q3) The viability of the welfare state is most challenged by:
A)increasingly young populations.
B)increasingly old populations.
C)economic unions and state integration.
D)the growth of the service sector.
E)the growth of postmodern values.
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Chapter 9: Communism and Postcommunism
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Q1) Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?
A)It emphasized production of consumer goods over infrastructure.
B)It proved unable to create strong worker incentives.
C)It relied too heavily on market forces to determine supply and demand.
D)It emphasized agricultural production at the expense of the industrial sector.
E)It encouraged too much interdependence among domestic economic entities.
Q2) For Marxists, socialism represents:
A)the enemy that has to be overthrown.
B)the final end-stage of human history.
C)a transitional phase before communism.
D)the stage of human development before capitalism.
E)the enemy of communism.
Q3) The term used to describe Marx's conception of historical change is:
A)episodic revolutionism.
B)graduated materialism.
C)dialectical materialism.
D)dialectical gradualism.
E)graduated episodism.
Q4) Why was communism able to spread across such a large part of the globe? What explains its attraction?
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Chapter 10: Developing Countries
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Q1) Which of the following can be said about the effects of imperialism on gender roles?
A)Imperialism dramatically reduced the number of economic roles for women.
B)It is difficult to generalize about the effects on gender roles, but in many countries imperialism likely made gender roles more fixed.
C)Women in most countries that came under imperial control saw their political and social status rise slightly.
D)Western values imposed on countries under imperial control resulted in the liberation of many women from the domestic sphere.
E)Imperialism dramatically increased the number of economic roles for women.
Q2) Describe the debate, pro and con, over the use of microfinance in lower income countries.Why might it lead to the middle income trap, and do the risks outweigh the benefits?
Q3) How did import substitution compare with export-oriented industrialization as a real-world strategy for economic development and modernization? Has the Washington Consensus proved to be a more beneficial model for developing states?
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Chapter 11: Globalization and the Future of Comparative
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Q1) In which of the following ways has sovereign authority reasserted itself over the last decade?
A)the growth of multinational corporations
B)a breaking down of the Bretton Woods system
C)censorship of Internet web sites by some states
D)a sharp rise in tariff barriers
E)a forced state reduction in the number of NGOs
Q2) Some optimists argue that a global cosmopolitanism could pave the way for:
A)a global civil society.
B)a single world empire.
C)a common world religion.
D)"cyber-anarchism."
E)international corruption.
Q3) Political globalization has the most potential to lead to:
A)weakening state autonomy and capacity.
B)growing state autonomy but weakening capacity.
C)growing state capacity but weakening autonomy.
D)strengthening state autonomy and capacity.
E)an increased state power hierarchy.
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