Question 1

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. B

Question 2

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. C

Question 3

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. B

Question 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

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 7

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

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

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 10

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.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

Accepted Answer

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 15

Which of the following best characterizes 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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

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?

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

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

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

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?

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

Ascription occurs when

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

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

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

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

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?

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 statements about citizenship, national identity, and patriotism is accurate?

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

Introduction

States

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Nondemocratic Regimes

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Nigeria

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Exam 3: Nations and Society

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

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?

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

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

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

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?

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

Ascription occurs when

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

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

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

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

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?

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 statements about citizenship, national identity, and patriotism is accurate?

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

Introduction

States

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Nondemocratic Regimes

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

United Kingdom

Russia

China

Iran

Mexico

Nigeria

Filters