World Politics
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World Politics explores the complex dynamics and interactions that shape global affairs, examining the roles of states, international organizations, and non-state actors in influencing political outcomes across borders. The course delves into major theories and concepts such as power, sovereignty, globalization, conflict, cooperation, and the impact of international law. Students will analyze contemporary issues including security, human rights, economic relations, and environmental challenges, gaining insights into how global events and trends affect societies worldwide. Through case studies and critical discussions, this course encourages understanding of the interconnected nature of world politics and prepares students to engage thoughtfully with international developments.
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Essentials of Comparative Politics Fifth Edition by Patrick H. ONeil
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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Q1) One big rift within the study of comparative politics is:
A)quantitative versus didactic research.
B)epistemology versus ontology.
C)religious versus secular research.
D)quantitative versus qualitative research.
E)structural versus ideational.
Answer: D
Q2) How strongly is democracy institutionalized in your country? Has its level of institutionalization changed over time, and how difficult would it be to de-institutionalize democracy? What formal structures support its institutionalization?
Answer: Answer :Answers will vary.
Q3) Which of the following served as a major modern turning point for the study of comparative politics?
A)World War I
B)the Great Depression
C)the American Civil War
D)the birth of the United Nations
E)the growth of European countries as colonial powers
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: States
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the development and spread of the modern state is accurate?
A)Many states were able to use ethnicity as a nationalizing force even as people began to define themselves less through characteristics like religion or town of residence.
B)Most colonial states that threw off European power attempted to reject the state as the primary organizing model of government and society.
C)The rapid spread of states reduced the ability of individuals and groups to eliminate political rivals, leading to greater political violence.
D)The increased warfare resulting from the rise of modern states in Europe restricted technological innovation for centuries.
E)China's inability to forge a powerful state structure before Europe led to its marginalization in world affairs for over a thousand years.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Nations and Society
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Q1) Political culture can be defined as:
A)the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics.
B)temporary political values held during times of sudden change.
C)a society's norms for political activity.
D)how politicians conduct their campaigns.
E)the level of political modernization in a country.
Answer: C
Q2) Citizenship is best defined as:
A)formal participation in democratic processes, such as voting.
B)an individual's or a group's relation to the state.
C)economic obligations that a person has to the state, such as taxation.
D)dual ethnic and nationalistic loyalty to a sovereign state.
E)formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state.
Answer: B
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) The ________ is in charge of regulating the supply of money in a country.
A)national trust
B)central bank
C)currency board
D)federal mint
E)gold standard
Q2) In which of the following ways do both communism and mercantilism differ from liberalism?
A)They typically employ relatively low tariff barriers.
B)They have high state autonomy and capacity.
C)They agree that markets should play a role, if a limited one.
D)Inequality is often a result of state economic policy.
E)The state role in the economy is minimal.
Q3) The Gini index is one way that social scientists measure:
A)total national wealth.
B)the amount of economic inequality in a society.
C)the environmental impact of development.
D)the distribution of public goods.
E)public health relative to national wealth.
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Chapter 5: Democratic Regimes
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Q1) Which of the following statements about constitutional courts in the world is accurate?
A)Trials have more influence on constitutional interpretation in countries with a fused appellate and constitutional court.
B)In those countries that have it, the right of judicial review is typically implicit (like in the United States).
C)Most countries have a constitutional court, but less than half have endowed the constitutional court with the power of judicial review.
D)Constitutional courts implementing abstract review usually do so at the request of the head of state or through referenda.
E)Almost all constitutional courts in modern democracies ensure lifetime tenure for their judges.
Q2) The idea of legal institutions to which everyone is subject is known as:
A)the reign of democracy.
B)the rule of law.
C)the authority of the governed.
D)majority rule.
E)authority of power.
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Chapter 6: Nondemocratic Regimes
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Q1) A system in which states co-opt members of the public by providing specific benefits to a person in return for public support is:
A)neocorporatism.
B)corporatism.
C)clientelism.
D)rent-seeking.
E)kickbacks.
Q2) Which of the following is the best example of a country that could be described as a theocracy?
A)China
B)Jordan
C)Iran
D)Thailand
E)Russia
Q3) As a political system, totalitarianism is:
A)common.
B)rare.
C)common only in Latin America.
D)common only in Africa.
E)a force that has been growing in power since the end of the Cold War.
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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 best represents the relationship between fundamentalism and political violence?
A)Fundamentalists tend to use guerrilla warfare directed against the state instead of terrorist violence against civilians.
B)Political ideologies can be categorized as fundamentalist more easily than as religious groups.
C)Fundamentalists that seek change in the political status quo almost always resort to violence.
D)Extreme forms of fundamentalism may use violence, but it is a mistake to associate fundamentalism directly with violence.
E)Fundamentalists tend to target civilians instead of state institutions when using violence.
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Chapter 8: Developed Democracies
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Q1) Which of the following is the best-known example of the process of integration?
A)the creation of the United States of America
B)the formation of the European Union
C)the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
D)the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
E)the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Q2) The process by which states pool their sovereignty, surrendering some individual powers in exchange for some political, social, or economic benefits, is known as:
A)decentralization.
B)devolution.
C)integration.
D)peripheralism.
E)absorption.
Q3) Is devolution a good thing? Should more power be sent down from state to local authorities? What might be the benefits or dangers of such a policy?
Q4) Which is the better approach to dealing with immigration: multiculturalism or assimilation? What are the benefits of and drawbacks to each?
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Chapter 9: Communism and Postcommunism
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Q1) 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.
Q2) In which of the following ways did Lenin's beliefs about communism differ from those of Marx?
A)He argued that the state did not have to wither away after the communist revolution.
B)He argued that some democratic processes could be incorporated into the operation of the state.
C)He argued that revolutions could take place in less advanced countries.
D)He argued that socialism could be an end goal, not a transitional phase.
E)He argued that it was necessary to retain religion under communism.
Q3) How do we evaluate the economic transitions that postcommunist countries have undergone as either successful or unsuccessful? Have some models shown more promise than others? Why?
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) Why have less-developed countries had such difficulty in building effective states? What particular roles do ethnic and national identities contribute to this difficulty?
Q2) Which of the following is a component of import substitution, an economic strategy followed by many developing countries in the post-World War II era?
A)poor enforcement of intellectual property rights
B)lowering nontariff barriers
C)ending government business subsidies
D)privatizing nationalized industries
E)banning para-statal arrangements
Q3) Describe the motivating factors that began the process of European imperialism in the 1500s.Why were European states so proficient at expanding colonial structures in the less-developed world?
Q4) 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) The liberalizing view of globalization suggests that it will be a:
A)threat to free trade.
B)mechanism for future prosperity.
C)process that will bleed away democratic structures.
D)source of war.
E)tool for the diminishing of local arts and culture.
Q2) In which of the following ways does the study of societal globalization differ from that of political globalization?
A)It largely focuses on the development of nonstate and supra-state organizations as rivals to the state.
B)It rejects the concept of global cosmopolitanism.
C)It ignores considerations of global democracy.
D)It focuses on the formation of civil society that stretches beyond borders.
E)It largely ignores nationalist movements as part of global culture.
Q3) 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.
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