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Introduction to Political Science offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts, theories, and institutions that shape political systems worldwide. Students will explore the origins and evolution of political thought, analyze different forms of government, and examine the roles of key political actors, such as citizens, political parties, and interest groups. The course also covers topics like political ideology, policy-making, international relations, and comparative politics, equipping students with the analytical tools needed to understand current events and the impact of politics on society.
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Cases in Comparative Politics Sixth Edition by
Patrick H. ONeil
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) The symbol of the people,their formal representative both nationally and internationally that embodies and articulates the goals of the regime,is the A) ambassador.
B) head of government.
C) head of state.
D) legislature.
Answer: C
Q2) Describe the major types of nondemocratic regimes.Discuss how nondemocratic governments use co-optation to support their regimes?
Answer: A good answer will list several major types of nondemocratic regimes-personal dictatorship,military regime,one-party regime,theocracy,communist,illiberal,and totalitarian.Additionally,a good answer will describe how co-optation-members of public in a beneficial relationship with the state-may take the form of clientelism,corporatism,or rent seeking.
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Chapter 2: United Kingdom
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Q1) Which of the following statements accurately describes results of the 2015 elections as they relate to the smaller British parties?
A) The SNP demonstrated surprising strength in the 2015 election,nearly sweeping all of Scotland's 59 seats in Parliament.
B) The United Kingdom Independence Party won increased support for its anti-EU platform,but it still holds only five seats in Parliament.
C) The showing of the Liberal Democratic Party made the best case in a half century for the viability of a three-party system.
D) The Liberal Democrats,who had maintained a coalition government with the Conservatives,were able to earn greater support by riding on the popularity of the Conservative Party in the 2014 elections.
Answer: A
Q2) In 1998,violence in Northern Ireland was largely ended by
A) a military intervention by the Irish Republic.
B) the Catholic victory in the civil war.
C) the Good Friday Agreement.
D) the Protestant victory in the civil war.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: United States
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the New Deal is accurate?
A) The New Deal resulted in growth of the state bureaucracy despite opposition from the Supreme Court.
B) The New Deal concept was largely generated and pushed through by Republican reformers.
C) The New Deal increased subsidies to some workers but reduced the rights of workers overall.
D) One long-term impact of the New Deal was to devolve power to the states.
Answer: A
Q2) Populism can be defined as the idea that
A) U.S.leaders should stay very popular with the voters.
B) all members of government should be directly elected.
C) the people are not informed enough to make political decisions directly.
D) the sovereign will of the people should replace the views of the elites and professional experts.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: France
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Q1) Describe the significance of the most recent French elections in terms of the two-bloc system in France.Around what issues are new and different parties emerging and why?
Q2) Charles de Gaulle's political legitimacy rested in part on his
A) having descended from Napoleon's family.
B) role in bringing the Reign of Terror to an end.
C) role in the resistance movement during World War II.
D) religious credentials.
Q3) Which of the following statements best describes the upper house (Sénat) of the French Parlement?
A) It is more powerful than the lower house.
B) It is weaker than the lower house.
C) It is directly elected.
D) It is directly appointed by the president.
Q4) How has the General Confederation of Labor differed from the French Democratic Labor Confederation?
A) It has remained much stronger and possesses far more members.
B) It has demonstrated a greater affinity for communist ideology.
C) It has been more accepting of government reform efforts.
D) It has been more welcoming of alliances with smaller,more independent unions.
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Chapter 5: Germany
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Q1) Which of the following descriptions best applies to the German state of Bavaria?
A) wealthy,strongly Catholic
B) strongly Protestant,independent
C) weak in any religious affiliation,wealthy
D) working class,multiethnic
Q2) Which of the following distinctions can be drawn between the CDU/CSU and the SPD?
A) The CDU/CSU is more likely to promote tax cuts.
B) The CDU/CSU was a less enthusiastic supporter of reunification between East and West Germany.
C) The SPD is a relatively young party compared to the CDU/CSU.
D) The SPD is much more likely to propose reforms aimed at reducing the welfare state.
Q3) The reunification of East and West Germany in 1990
A) prompted the establishment of a new regime and constitution.
B) incorporated East Germany into the West German regime.
C) incorporated West Germany into the East German regime.
D) allowed for the continuation of both regimes.
Q4) Has reunification succeeded in Germany? Identify the primary political,social,and economic challenges that remain.
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Chapter 6: Japan
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Q1) Japan currently faces territorial issues with which three of the following countries?
A) North Korea,China,and the Philippines
B) North Korea,Russia,and the Philippines
C) Russia,China,and South Korea
D) Russia,Taiwan,and South Korea
Q2) In recent years,no ruling party or coalition has controlled both legislative chambers,a condition referred to in Japan as
A) a hung parliament.
B) cohabitation.
C) a twisted Diet.
D) a divided Diet.
Q3) Which of the following statements about Japan's Liberal Democratic Party is accurate?
A) It has traditionally been marked by a very democratic internal party process.
B) It represents the "half" of Japan's former one-and-a-half party system.
C) It is the most left-leaning of Japan's major parties.
D) It maintains a largely nonideological commitment to winning elections.
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Chapter 7: Russia
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Q1) Which of the following statements about Russia's judiciary and rule of law is accurate?
A) The public trusts law enforcement agencies but has little faith in government institutions like the presidency or the Duma.
B) The Russian Supreme Court occupies the top of the Russian legal structure.
C) The courts in Russia often play an activist role.
D) Russia is mired in the problem of "legal nihilism," wherein legal codes are not respected.
Q2) Which of the following was the result of Gorbachev's attempt at reform?
A) increased economic growth
B) membership in the European Union
C) democratic elections by which the Communists were returned to power
D) the breakup of the Soviet Union
Q3) What role has civil society played in Russia since the 1917 Revolution? What tools has the state used to control and limit civil society in the last two decades?
Q4) How has the Communist Party developed in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union? How is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation different from other postcommunist parties in Eastern Europe?
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Chapter 8: China
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Q1) How has the current Xi Jinping government addressed the problem of corruption in China?
A) His government has targeted only those business leaders who 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 targeted only those officials and business leaders with deep ties to the West.
D) His government has sought to use corruption reform as a cloak with which to punish only Tibetan leaders.
Q2) China's two most important river systems are the
A) Sui and Tang.
B) Yellow and Yangtze.
C) Plum and Terapin.
D) Meng and Xiang.
Q3) What did Mao intend to accomplish with the Great Leap Forward,and what was its actual result? How did Mao respond to the results of the Great Leap Forward?
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Chapter 9: India
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Q1) What is the modern legacy of the ancient patterns of division and settlement between Indo-Aryans and the Dravidians in India?
Q2) How does a representative get elected to the House of the People?
A) winning the plurality of the vote on the first ballot in an SMD
B) winning a required majority of the vote on the first ballot in an SMD
C) winning a plurality of the vote on the first ballot and a majority on the second in an SMD
D) being on the party ballot that wins a high enough proportion of the vote in an MMD
Q3) The nabob game in India allowed British merchants to plunder Indian wealth and resources by
A) investing in Indian oil fields.
B) playing the Spanish off of the Portuguese.
C) setting up puppet governorships.
D) encouraging opium addiction.
Q4) Naxalism refers to a
A) fusion of Buddhist and Hindu beliefs.
B) high caste ranking.
C) Maoist insurgency.
D) Hindu ascetic movement.
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Chapter 10: Iran
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Q1) How did the discovery of oil in Iran affect its economic development,particularly with respect to the top-down mercantilist model? What role have the bonyads played in the Iranian economy?
Q2) Why did the Second Khordad Front ultimately fail to bring about major reforms?
A) The prime minister ultimately opposed the party's goals.
B) It had the support of the Expediency Council but not the Guardian Council.
C) It only controlled the Majlis and the presidency,both of which were relatively weak institutions.
D) It couldn't win a majority in the Majlis and couldn't form a coalition.
Q3) Executive power in Iran lies primarily with the
A) supreme leader and president.
B) president's Assembly of Experts.
C) supreme leader and Majlis.
D) president and the Guardian Council.
Q4) 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) rapidly declining in total numbers
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Chapter 11: Mexico
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Q1) How has the Mexican state sought to prosecute the drug war over the last few decades? What is the primary drawback of this method of combating drug trafficking?
Q2) Mexican presidents are elected for
A) up to 2 four-year terms.
B) up to 2 six-year terms.
C) up to 3 six-year terms.
D) a single six-year term.
Q3) In which of the following ways did the policies of the Calderón administration differ from those of its predecessor,Vicente Fox?
A) Calderón took concrete steps to make government more transparent and less corrupt.
B) Calderón reduced the government's support of free-market policies.
C) Calderón lacked the typical PAN social conservative ideology.
D) Calderón made defeating Mexico's drug cartels a centerpiece of his administration.
Q4) Explain the rise of the PRD in the 1988 elections,including the primary issue leading to its splintering from the PRI,its success,and also the factors leading to its decrease in popularity among the Mexican middle class.
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Chapter 12: Brazil
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Q1) Brazil's Second Republic was
A) polarized between supporters and opponents of Getúlio Vargas.
B) buoyed by a very strong economy.
C) a stable democracy that continues to the present.
D) a dictatorship run by the military.
Q2) Which of the following statements about Brazil's participation in the regional trade agreement MERCOSUR is true?
A) The formation of MERCOSUR required member countries to raise tariffs on imports from other members.
B) Brazil opposes the acceptance of new countries into MERCOSUR for fear of having its own exports undercut.
C) Brazil withdrew from MERCOSUR after allegations of currency fixing were leveled at the da Silva administration.
D) Disputes over currency valuation between Brazil and Argentina have been the chief dispute within MERCOSUR.
Q3) Describe the three main problems of Brazil's economy-inflation,public debt,and unemployment.Has democratization had a positive effect on these problems?
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Chapter 13: South Africa
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Q1) The National Party took power in 1948 after a(n)
A) bloody battle with the English.
B) long war with blacks.
C) military coup.
D) election victory.
Q2) Which of the following is the kind of action that the African Union is likely to perform more often than its predecessor,the Organization of African Unity,thus highlighting a core difference between the two?
A) mediate a conflict over territorial disputes between two members
B) accept food aid from wealthy industrialized donors in the West
C) send a peacekeeping force to help quell a conflict in neighboring Southeast Asia
D) negotiate an overall increase in external tariffs between member states
Q3) Which of the following actions was taken by President F.W.de Klerk that hastened the transition to democracy and the end of apartheid?
A) legalizing the ANC
B) passing the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act
C) jailing prominent apartheid proponents
D) dismantling the PAC
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Chapter 14: Nigeria
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Q1) Describe how the abundance of oil in Nigeria has influenced the development of the political-economic system.Identify the economic problems that exist because of Nigeria's oil wealth.
Q2) Nigeria's current legislative-executive system may be classified as A) presidential.
B) parliamentary.
C) prime ministerial.
D) semi-presidential.
Q3) For what major reason was the plan of Ibrahim Babangida and his National Election Commission to bring about reforms that would create a two-party system opposed and defeated?
A) fear of dividing the country further between the Muslim north and Christian south
B) fear of political gridlock that would result from single-party dominance of the legislature
C) the belief that five parties at a minimum would be needed to divide the country's oil wealth
D) fear of making it easier for the military to dominate politics by reducing the number of parties they need to control
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