Exam 14: Politics

What does elite theory claim with regard to political participation?

Which of the following is an important precondition that must be met to create a stable democratic society?

The U.S.-Iraq war is responsible for the most deaths from warfare in the past two decades.

A father tells his nine-year-old daughter that she is unable to leave her room for the rest of the day because she misbehaved. She immediately leaves her room anyway and the father returns her to her room and locks the door. What is the father demonstrating in this situation?

What problems and challenges is the democratic process in Russia currently facing? Can you offer any solutions?

In modern societies, authority is derived from respect for the law. Laws specify how a person can legitimately achieve positions of command and accomplish tasks. If a person achieves political office by following societal laws, what type of authority does he or she have?

What happened in the "free trade election" of 1988, and what lessons can be learned about the Canadian political system from it?

What is Al-Qaeda? What connection does ISIS have to Al-Qaeda?

Having an illiterate populace is a social precondition of democracy.

Which of the following is a precondition of liberal democracy?

What was U.S. President Abraham Lincoln referring to with his famous phrase "government of the people, by the people, for the people"?

According to which of the following models is political power widely dispersed across many competing interest groups?

What do we call groups that seek to influence politicians through their members' votes, organizing skills, and campaign contributions?

Compare and contrast pluralist, elite, and power resource theories.

In 2005, Global Call to Action Against Poverty involved some 38 million people in actions to make world leaders live up to their promises to make a breakthrough on poverty. According to the textbook, what term best identifies this organization?

According to the textbook, two world powers are most strongly positioned to promote democracy globally. However, factoring in historical and recent support of anti-democratic regimes, which of the following is, in fact, the most likely to be helpful in the global spread of democracy?

Explain how the institutions of the state and civil society work together to reinforce or undermine democracy.

International terror attacks around the world have been decreasing since 2003.

When the populace recognizes the right of rulers to rule, what does power become?

What kind of system is in place when political power is concentrated into the hands of a few and when most of the public is relatively politically powerless?