Question 1

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) national identity. 
B) social movement. 
C) ethnic identity. 
D) state. 
A) national identity. 
B) social movement. 
C) ethnic identity. 
D) state.

Question 2

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

Accepted Answer

A) necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality. 
B) intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities. 
C) proper role of elected officials. 
D) means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled. 
A) necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality. 
B) intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities. 
C) proper role of elected officials. 
D) means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled.

Question 3

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 4

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 5

Do people in the United States have stronger feelings of nationalism or patriotism? What are the differences between the two?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note stronger feeling

Question 6

Political culture can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics. 
B) how politicians conduct their campaigns. 
C) a society's norms for political activity. 
D) the level of political modernization in a country. 
A) the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics. 
B) how politicians conduct their campaigns. 
C) a society's norms for political activity. 
D) the level of political modernization in a country.

Question 7

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic polity. 
B) citizen state. 
C) nation-state. 
D) patriotic state. 
A) ethnic polity. 
B) citizen state. 
C) nation-state. 
D) patriotic state.

Question 8

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

Accepted Answer

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 9

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 10

Citizenship is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A) formal participation in democratic processes, such as voting. 
B) formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state. 
C) economic obligations that a person has to the state, such as taxation. 
D) an individual's or a group's relation to the state. 
A) formal participation in democratic processes, such as voting. 
B) formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state. 
C) economic obligations that a person has to the state, such as taxation. 
D) an individual's or a group's relation to the state.

Question 11

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

Accepted Answer

A) washing away of differences between ethnic identities 
B) weakening of state authority 
C) general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
D) growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue 
A) washing away of differences between ethnic identities 
B) weakening of state authority 
C) general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
D) growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue

Question 12

A person following a liberal ideology would likely approve of

Accepted Answer

A) a low degree of state autonomy. 
B) increased levels of state capacity. 
C) reduced rights of public association. 
D) reduced competition among individuals. 
A) a low degree of state autonomy. 
B) increased levels of state capacity. 
C) reduced rights of public association. 
D) reduced competition among individuals.

Question 13

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence, fundamentalism can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the use of violence toward religious ends. 
B) a high degree of religious orthodoxy. 
C) an ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state. 
D) any deeply held value that combines political and religious views. 
A) the use of violence toward religious ends. 
B) a high degree of religious orthodoxy. 
C) an ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state. 
D) any deeply held value that combines political and religious views.

Question 14

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

Accepted Answer

A) Palestinians have a minimal sense of national identity, a core component of patriotism. 
B) Palestinians have low levels of ethnic cohesion, a core component of patriotism. 
C) Most Palestinians have rejected formal citizenship in their state in the name of political protest. 
D) Patriotism refers to pride in one's state, and Palestinians lack a formal state. 
A) Palestinians have a minimal sense of national identity, a core component of patriotism. 
B) Palestinians have low levels of ethnic cohesion, a core component of patriotism. 
C) Most Palestinians have rejected formal citizenship in their state in the name of political protest. 
D) Patriotism refers to pride in one's state, and Palestinians lack a formal state.

Question 15

Which of the following concepts is common to both communist and social democratic ideologies but is lacking in fascist ideology?

Accepted Answer

A) belief in the value of competition among individuals 
B) belief in the potential of individuals 
C) rejection of the notion of the state 
D) belief in high state capacity 
A) belief in the value of competition among individuals 
B) belief in the potential of individuals 
C) rejection of the notion of the state 
D) belief in high state capacity

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

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

National identity is

Do people in the United States have stronger feelings of nationalism or patriotism? What are the differences between the two?

Political culture can be defined as

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor

Citizenship is best defined as

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

A person following a liberal ideology would likely approve of

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence, fundamentalism can be defined as

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

Which of the following concepts is common to both communist and social democratic ideologies but is lacking in fascist ideology?

Introduction

States

Political Economy

Political Violence

Democratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

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Communism and Postcommunism

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Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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Exam 3: Nations and Society

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

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

National identity is

Do people in the United States have stronger feelings of nationalism or patriotism? What are the differences between the two?

Political culture can be defined as

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor

Citizenship is best defined as

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

A person following a liberal ideology would likely approve of

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence, fundamentalism can be defined as

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

Which of the following concepts is common to both communist and social democratic ideologies but is lacking in fascist ideology?

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