Question 1

The election of Vicente Fox was a major victory for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

With the breakup of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan inherited and retains a significant nuclear arsenal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What term was used to describe the Soviet elite, who enjoyed a privileged life of luxury apartments, specialty shops, vacation resorts, private health spas, and hospitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blat 
B)  Glasnost 
C)  Nomenklatura 
D)  Duma 
E)  Politburo 
A)  Blat 
B)  Glasnost 
C)  Nomenklatura 
D)  Duma 
E)  Politburo C

Question 4

Glasnost, or openness, reinforced perestroika by relaxing controls on the media and liberalizing the culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

After 1989, Hungary's popularly elected government slowed down the pace of free­market reforms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of these statments about Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  He is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party. 
B)  His party won most of the seats in Congress at the same time he was elected president. 
C)  He pledged to curb organized crime. 
D)  He promised transparency in his government. 
E)  He oversaw Mexico's economic rebound since taking office. 
A)  He is the leader of the Democratic Progressive Party. 
B)  His party won most of the seats in Congress at the same time he was elected president. 
C)  He pledged to curb organized crime. 
D)  He promised transparency in his government. 
E)  He oversaw Mexico's economic rebound since taking office.

Question 7

The New Economic Mechanism (NEM) attempted to decentralize the economy of which state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania 
B)  Poland 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Russia 
E)  Czech Republic 
A)  Romania 
B)  Poland 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Russia 
E)  Czech Republic

Question 8

What did Georgia have that Russia wanted so much that led to the Russian invasion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control of oil and gas pipelines to the West 
B)  Access to large gold reserves 
C)  Access to the Red Sea 
D)  Access to vast mineral deposits 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  Control of oil and gas pipelines to the West 
B)  Access to large gold reserves 
C)  Access to the Red Sea 
D)  Access to vast mineral deposits 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 9

What is the main reason for Chile's economic success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its reliance on a feudal system 
B)  Its refusal to sign trade agreements 
C)  Its exports 
D)  Its imports 
E)  Its foreign investments 
A)  Its reliance on a feudal system 
B)  Its refusal to sign trade agreements 
C)  Its exports 
D)  Its imports 
E)  Its foreign investments

Question 10

Argentina is the most prosperous country in South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Pan-Blue Coalition favors an official declaration of Taiwanese independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What was the real purpose of Gorbachev's glasnost program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Revitalize central planning 
B)  Establish new ties with the United States 
C)  Give the public access to the media 
D)  Make workers more productive 
E)  Expose government incompetence and corruption 
A)  Revitalize central planning 
B)  Establish new ties with the United States 
C)  Give the public access to the media 
D)  Make workers more productive 
E)  Expose government incompetence and corruption

Question 13

Which statement about Russia under Putin is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some of Putin's more vocal critics have ended up dead. 
B)  Long lines for food and other items continue. 
C)  Historical materials about the country's not-so-pleasant past have been made avialable to the public. 
D)  Russia's relationships with Europe and the United States remain strained. 
E)  The country seeks to create its own Silicon Valley-type region to boost technological innovation. 
A)  Some of Putin's more vocal critics have ended up dead. 
B)  Long lines for food and other items continue. 
C)  Historical materials about the country's not-so-pleasant past have been made avialable to the public. 
D)  Russia's relationships with Europe and the United States remain strained. 
E)  The country seeks to create its own Silicon Valley-type region to boost technological innovation.

Question 14

Which South American country has risen to prominence, along with China and India?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Brazil 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Chile 
E)  Columbia 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Brazil 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Chile 
E)  Columbia

Question 15

Which of the following transitional states has the most powerful economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Taiwan 
C)  South Korea 
D)  Czech Republic 
E)  Poland 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Taiwan 
C)  South Korea 
D)  Czech Republic 
E)  Poland

Question 16

Which of the following is no longer recognized as a sovereign nation and does not have a seat in the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Thailand 
D)  Malaysia 
E)  Taiwan 
A)  South Korea 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Thailand 
D)  Malaysia 
E)  Taiwan

Question 17

When the Soviet Union dissolved, over half of the population was in Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After becoming the Russian president, Vladimir Putin took all of the following steps EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  cracking down on oligarchs. 
B)  expanding executive powers. 
C)  diversifying the economy. 
D)  making foreign policy more aggressive. 
E)  fighting money laundering. 
A)  cracking down on oligarchs. 
B)  expanding executive powers. 
C)  diversifying the economy. 
D)  making foreign policy more aggressive. 
E)  fighting money laundering.

Question 19

Totalitarianism has essentially disappeared from Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Small business enterprises struggled in Poland after the end of Communist rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The election of Vicente Fox was a major victory for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

With the breakup of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan inherited and retains a significant nuclear arsenal.

What term was used to describe the Soviet elite, who enjoyed a privileged life of luxury apartments, specialty shops, vacation resorts, private health spas, and hospitals?

Glasnost, or openness, reinforced perestroika by relaxing controls on the media and liberalizing the culture.

After 1989, Hungary's popularly elected government slowed down the pace of freemarket reforms.

All of these statments about Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto are true EXCEPT

The New Economic Mechanism (NEM) attempted to decentralize the economy of which state?

What did Georgia have that Russia wanted so much that led to the Russian invasion?

What is the main reason for Chile's economic success?

Argentina is the most prosperous country in South America.

The Pan-Blue Coalition favors an official declaration of Taiwanese independence.

What was the real purpose of Gorbachev's glasnost program?

Which statement about Russia under Putin is FALSE?

Which South American country has risen to prominence, along with China and India?

Which of the following transitional states has the most powerful economy?

Which of the following is no longer recognized as a sovereign nation and does not have a seat in the United Nations?

When the Soviet Union dissolved, over half of the population was in Russia.

After becoming the Russian president, Vladimir Putin took all of the following steps EXCEPT

Totalitarianism has essentially disappeared from Europe.

Small business enterprises struggled in Poland after the end of Communist rule.

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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Exam 8: States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

The election of Vicente Fox was a major victory for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

With the breakup of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan inherited and retains a significant nuclear arsenal.

What term was used to describe the Soviet elite, who enjoyed a privileged life of luxury apartments, specialty shops, vacation resorts, private health spas, and hospitals?

Glasnost, or openness, reinforced perestroika by relaxing controls on the media and liberalizing the culture.

After 1989, Hungary's popularly elected government slowed down the pace of free­market reforms.

All of these statments about Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto are true EXCEPT

The New Economic Mechanism (NEM) attempted to decentralize the economy of which state?

What did Georgia have that Russia wanted so much that led to the Russian invasion?

What is the main reason for Chile's economic success?

Argentina is the most prosperous country in South America.

The Pan-Blue Coalition favors an official declaration of Taiwanese independence.

What was the real purpose of Gorbachev's glasnost program?

Which statement about Russia under Putin is FALSE?

Which South American country has risen to prominence, along with China and India?

Which of the following transitional states has the most powerful economy?

Which of the following is no longer recognized as a sovereign nation and does not have a seat in the United Nations?

When the Soviet Union dissolved, over half of the population was in Russia.

After becoming the Russian president, Vladimir Putin took all of the following steps EXCEPT

Totalitarianism has essentially disappeared from Europe.

Small business enterprises struggled in Poland after the end of Communist rule.

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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After 1989, Hungary's popularly elected government slowed down the pace of freemarket reforms.