Exam 13: Government, political Power, and Social Movements

When social rights become broadly established and government agencies provide material benefits for those who are unable to support themselves,a _______________ is said to exist.

In Karl Marx's model,the primary source of the contradictions that lead to class struggle and revolution is:

Actions taken by the Chinese government that affect the use of the Internet include:

The right to a fair trial is a(n):

Define and give examples of each of the following terms: participatory democracy,constitutional monarchy,and liberal democracy.

Voter turnout in the United States is among the lowest in the world.Many Americans say that they don't vote because they:

A person who has the best probability of being elected to the U.S.Senate is a(n):

Of the types of rights associated with the growth of citizenship,the right of every individual to enjoy a certain minimum standard of economic welfare and security is referred to as a:

The system that is more likely to result in political parties that converge on the "middle ground" and often come to resemble each other so closely that there is little distinctive difference in their key policies is a:

In China in 2012,an estimated 538 million people used the Internet.The authoritarian Chinese government has banned the publication of "state secrets" online.Much of the Internet filter is facilitated by companies in:

A political apparatus whose authority is backed by a legal system and by the capacity to use military force to implement its policies rules over a given territory is a(n):

Compare and contrast the theories of state overload and legitimation crisis.Do you see support for either of these theories in the conditions that exist in the United States today?

European countries provide their citizens with more services than the U.S.government provides its citizens because:

In most countries,the last right to develop,based in large part on the exercise of the other two rights,is:

The most likely to receive extensive support from Moveon.org is:

Government surveillance of the Internet can thwart independent thought and freedom of information.The country whose government scrutinizes Internet activities is:

In recent years,participants in social movements have shown an ability to do something that is particularly worrisome to governments,which is the ability to:

The term that refers to the legitimate use of power is:

Theda Skocpol believes that revolutions are _______________ of the more limited aims of different groups.

The system that allows diverse interests and points of view to be expressed more directly and provides room for representation of more radical alternatives is: