Question 1

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures and values that they believe once existed. 
D) a racist political system. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures and values that they believe once existed. 
D) a racist political system.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

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A) Most fundamentalists emphasize collective equality. 
B) Fundamentalists reject reactionary attitudes for radical ones. 
C) Fundamentalists seek to solve the problems of the modern world. 
D) Most fundamentalists embrace violent means to change the status quo. 
A) Most fundamentalists emphasize collective equality. 
B) Fundamentalists reject reactionary attitudes for radical ones. 
C) Fundamentalists seek to solve the problems of the modern world. 
D) Most fundamentalists embrace violent means to change the status quo.

Question 3

In which of the following ways do both conservatives and liberals differ from radicals?

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A) They advocate removing existing institutions. 
B) They do not see the need to fundamentally reorder the political system. 
C) They question whether societal problems can ever be solved. 
D) They advocate restoring values from previous or even indeterminate regimes of the past. 
A) They advocate removing existing institutions. 
B) They do not see the need to fundamentally reorder the political system. 
C) They question whether societal problems can ever be solved. 
D) They advocate restoring values from previous or even indeterminate regimes of the past.

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the two most important components of national identity?

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A) self-government 
B) legitimacy 
C) equality 
D) ethnicity 
A) self-government 
B) legitimacy 
C) equality 
D) ethnicity

Question 5

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

Accepted Answer

A) society 
B) class 
C) nation 
D) ethnicity 
A) society 
B) class 
C) nation 
D) ethnicity

Question 6

National identity is

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A) rarely derived from ethnic identity. 
B) rarely derived from religious identity. 
C) often derived from ethnic identity. 
D) becoming a less influential institution in politics. 
A) rarely derived from ethnic identity. 
B) rarely derived from religious identity. 
C) often derived from ethnic identity. 
D) becoming a less influential institution in politics.

Question 7

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

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A) Europe toward the end of the eighteenth century. 
B) North America before and during the War for Independence. 
C) Europe during the Cold War. 
D) the Middle East under colonialization. 
A) Europe toward the end of the eighteenth century. 
B) North America before and during the War for Independence. 
C) Europe during the Cold War. 
D) the Middle East under colonialization.

Question 8

Compare the central ideas of liberalism with those of fascism.How does each ideology view the role of the individual in political life? Does liberalism or fascism advocate for higher degrees of state autonomy and capacity? Why?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that liberalism

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the politics of race in South Africa and Brazil is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) South Africa has a majority of nonwhite inhabitants whereas Brazil has a minority. 
B) Racial categories were identified and enforced under apartheid in South Africa whereas the significance of racial inequality has consistently been denied in Brazil. 
C) Both countries have had nonwhite presidents. 
D) South Africa has never experienced race-based social movements similar to the movements in Brazil. 
A) South Africa has a majority of nonwhite inhabitants whereas Brazil has a minority. 
B) Racial categories were identified and enforced under apartheid in South Africa whereas the significance of racial inequality has consistently been denied in Brazil. 
C) Both countries have had nonwhite presidents. 
D) South Africa has never experienced race-based social movements similar to the movements in Brazil.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Ascription typically reduces ethnic solidarity. 
B) Ethnic solidarity can lessen willingness to share resources with groups that are ethnically different. 
C) Ethnic designations typically weaken social solidarity. 
D) People typically choose their ethnicities through a process of assimilation. 
A) Ascription typically reduces ethnic solidarity. 
B) Ethnic solidarity can lessen willingness to share resources with groups that are ethnically different. 
C) Ethnic designations typically weaken social solidarity. 
D) People typically choose their ethnicities through a process of assimilation.

Question 11

Conservatives are those in the political spectrum who favor

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that once existed. 
D) little or no change to existing institutions. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that once existed. 
D) little or no change to existing institutions.

Question 12

In Ronald Inglehart's conception of political culture,what form of society is the opposite of traditional?

Accepted Answer

A) nationalistic 
B) religious or fundamental 
C) secular-rational 
D) modernistic 
A) nationalistic 
B) religious or fundamental 
C) secular-rational 
D) modernistic

Question 13

Which of the following statements about citizenship,national identity,and patriotism is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizenship is likely to be more flexible than ethnic identity. 
B) High degrees of national identity necessarily spark high degrees of patriotism. 
C) Patriotism typically gives rise to more inclusive citizenship. 
D) Citizenship is rigid in scope and power,unlike ethnic or national identity. 
A) Citizenship is likely to be more flexible than ethnic identity. 
B) High degrees of national identity necessarily spark high degrees of patriotism. 
C) Patriotism typically gives rise to more inclusive citizenship. 
D) Citizenship is rigid in scope and power,unlike ethnic or national identity.

Question 14

What is political culture and how has the study of political culture changed over time? How do political scientists handle the role of religion in culture?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will define political cult

Question 15

Which of the following concepts or phenomena was first and most directly connected to state development?

Accepted Answer

A) growing ethnic identity 
B) growing national identity 
C) increased calls for sovereignty 
D) extensions of citizenship to multiple ethnic groups 
A) growing ethnic identity 
B) growing national identity 
C) increased calls for sovereignty 
D) extensions of citizenship to multiple ethnic groups

Question 16

In which of the following ways does national conflict differ from ethnic conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) National conflict is typically more violent than ethnic conflict. 
B) National conflict has an independent state as a core goal;ethnic conflict does not. 
C) In ethnic conflict,sovereignty has already been achieved;in national conflict sovereignty has not been achieved. 
D) Ethnic conflict can result from national conflict,but national conflict does not result from ethnic conflict. 
A) National conflict is typically more violent than ethnic conflict. 
B) National conflict has an independent state as a core goal;ethnic conflict does not. 
C) In ethnic conflict,sovereignty has already been achieved;in national conflict sovereignty has not been achieved. 
D) Ethnic conflict can result from national conflict,but national conflict does not result from ethnic conflict.

Question 17

Ascription occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) one ethnicity develops negative stereotypes about a rival ethnicity. 
B) ethnic conflict enhances ethnic divisions. 
C) ethnic identity becomes intertwined with the pursuit of sovereignty. 
D) a particular quality or characteristic is assigned at birth. 
A) one ethnicity develops negative stereotypes about a rival ethnicity. 
B) ethnic conflict enhances ethnic divisions. 
C) ethnic identity becomes intertwined with the pursuit of sovereignty. 
D) a particular quality or characteristic is assigned at birth.

Exam 3: Nations and Society

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

In which of the following ways do both conservatives and liberals differ from radicals?

Which of the following is one of the two most important components of national identity?

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

National identity is

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

Compare the central ideas of liberalism with those of fascism.How does each ideology view the role of the individual in political life? Does liberalism or fascism advocate for higher degrees of state autonomy and capacity? Why?

Which of the following statements about the politics of race in South Africa and Brazil is accurate?

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Conservatives are those in the political spectrum who favor

In Ronald Inglehart's conception of political culture,what form of society is the opposite of traditional?

Which of the following statements about citizenship,national identity,and patriotism is accurate?

What is political culture and how has the study of political culture changed over time? How do political scientists handle the role of religion in culture?

Which of the following concepts or phenomena was first and most directly connected to state development?

In which of the following ways does national conflict differ from ethnic conflict?

Ascription occurs when

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