Question 1

Which of the following concepts has the most potential to be inclusive or flexible?

Accepted Answer

A) citizenship 
B) ethnic identity 
C) national identity 
D) patriotism 
A) citizenship 
B) ethnic identity 
C) national identity 
D) patriotism A

Question 2

A person following a liberal ideology would likely approve of

Accepted Answer

A) a low degree of state autonomy. 
B) increased levels of state capacity. 
C) reduced rights of public association. 
D) reduced competition among individuals. 
A) a low degree of state autonomy. 
B) increased levels of state capacity. 
C) reduced rights of public association. 
D) reduced competition among individuals. A

Question 3

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) national identity. 
B) social movement. 
C) ethnic identity. 
D) state. 
A) national identity. 
B) social movement. 
C) ethnic identity. 
D) state. A

Question 4

Political culture can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics. 
B) how politicians conduct their campaigns. 
C) a society's norms for political activity. 
D) the level of political modernization in a country. 
A) the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics. 
B) how politicians conduct their campaigns. 
C) a society's norms for political activity. 
D) the level of political modernization in a country.

Question 5

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic polity. 
B) citizen state. 
C) nation-state. 
D) patriotic state. 
A) ethnic polity. 
B) citizen state. 
C) nation-state. 
D) patriotic state.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Piety and violence are strongly associated with fundamentalism. 
B) Fundamentalism's turn away from reactionary attitudes and toward radical attitudes often leads to association with violence. 
C) Fundamentalists reject concepts of collective equality and individual freedom. 
D) Fundamentalists have a wide spectrum of views on the balance between freedom and equality. 
A) Piety and violence are strongly associated with fundamentalism. 
B) Fundamentalism's turn away from reactionary attitudes and toward radical attitudes often leads to association with violence. 
C) Fundamentalists reject concepts of collective equality and individual freedom. 
D) Fundamentalists have a wide spectrum of views on the balance between freedom and equality.

Question 7

Which of the following concepts is common in both communist and social democratic ideologies but is lacking in fascist ideology?

Accepted Answer

A) belief in the value of competition among individuals 
B) belief in the potential of individuals 
C) rejection of the notion of the state 
D) belief in high state capacity 
A) belief in the value of competition among individuals 
B) belief in the potential of individuals 
C) rejection of the notion of the state 
D) belief in high state capacity

Question 8

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

Accepted Answer

A) linguistic differences between otherwise similar people. 
B) biological characteristics that distinguish people. 
C) institutions that bind people together through a common culture. 
D) political similarities that bind people together. 
A) linguistic differences between otherwise similar people. 
B) biological characteristics that distinguish people. 
C) institutions that bind people together through a common culture. 
D) political similarities that bind people together.

Question 9

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence,fundamentalism can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the use of violence toward religious ends. 
B) a high degree of religious orthodoxy. 
C) an ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state. 
D) any deeply held value that combines political and religious views. 
A) the use of violence toward religious ends. 
B) a high degree of religious orthodoxy. 
C) an ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state. 
D) any deeply held value that combines political and religious views.

Question 10

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) restoring structures that once existed. 
C) dramatic change of the existing order. 
D) the elimination of private property and an end to class divisions. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) restoring structures that once existed. 
C) dramatic change of the existing order. 
D) the elimination of private property and an end to class divisions.

Question 11

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

Accepted Answer

A) necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality. 
B) intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities. 
C) proper role of elected officials. 
D) means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled. 
A) necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality. 
B) intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities. 
C) proper role of elected officials. 
D) means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled.

Question 12

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict

Accepted Answer

A) must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work. 
B) sometimes causes concern about "freezing" or perpetuating group divisions. 
C) has usually led to authoritarianism. 
D) almost always results in a federalist structure. 
A) must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work. 
B) sometimes causes concern about "freezing" or perpetuating group divisions. 
C) has usually led to authoritarianism. 
D) almost always results in a federalist structure.

Question 13

Describe the four types of political attitudes discussed in the text and how they array on a spectrum from left to right.How does each political attitude regard change differently?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the four attitud

Question 14

What are the most important political aspirations related to national identity? What major factors can contribute to the formation of a national identity?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will identify self-governm

Question 15

Which of the following countries lacks a significant social democratic party and ideology?

Accepted Answer

A) United Kingdom 
B) United States 
C) Germany 
D) France 
A) United Kingdom 
B) United States 
C) Germany 
D) France

Question 16

Citizenship is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A) formal participation in democratic processes,such as voting. 
B) formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state. 
C) economic obligations that a person has to the state,such as taxation. 
D) an individual's or a group's relation to the state. 
A) formal participation in democratic processes,such as voting. 
B) formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state. 
C) economic obligations that a person has to the state,such as taxation. 
D) an individual's or a group's relation to the state.

Question 17

Do people in the United States have stronger feelings of nationalism or patriotism? What are the differences between the two?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note stronger feeling

Question 18

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

Accepted Answer

A) Palestinians have a minimal sense of national identity,a core component of patriotism. 
B) Palestinians have low levels of ethnic cohesion,a core component of patriotism. 
C) Most Palestinians have rejected formal citizenship in their state in the name of political protest. 
D) Patriotism refers to pride in one's state,and Palestinians lack a formal state. 
A) Palestinians have a minimal sense of national identity,a core component of patriotism. 
B) Palestinians have low levels of ethnic cohesion,a core component of patriotism. 
C) Most Palestinians have rejected formal citizenship in their state in the name of political protest. 
D) Patriotism refers to pride in one's state,and Palestinians lack a formal state.

Question 19

Which of the following characterizations best describes the nature of the conflict in Afghanistan in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic 
B) national 
C) national and ethnic 
D) national and fundamentalist 
A) ethnic 
B) national 
C) national and ethnic 
D) national and fundamentalist

Question 20

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

Accepted Answer

A) washing away of differences between ethnic identities 
B) weakening of state authority 
C) general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
D) growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue 
A) washing away of differences between ethnic identities 
B) weakening of state authority 
C) general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
D) growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue

Exam 3: Nations and Society

Which of the following concepts has the most potential to be inclusive or flexible?

A person following a liberal ideology would likely approve of

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Political culture can be defined as

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

Which of the following concepts is common in both communist and social democratic ideologies but is lacking in fascist ideology?

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence,fundamentalism can be defined as

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict

Describe the four types of political attitudes discussed in the text and how they array on a spectrum from left to right.How does each political attitude regard change differently?

What are the most important political aspirations related to national identity? What major factors can contribute to the formation of a national identity?

Which of the following countries lacks a significant social democratic party and ideology?

Citizenship is best defined as

Do people in the United States have stronger feelings of nationalism or patriotism? What are the differences between the two?

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

Which of the following characterizations best describes the nature of the conflict in Afghanistan in recent years?

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

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