Question 1

The crucial defining characteristic of democracy is _______________________

Accepted Answer

accountability.

Question 2

Anthony Downs's Economic Theory of Democracy is an example of the application of which model in political science?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behaviouralism 
B)  Normative analysis 
C)  Historical institutionalism 
D)  Rational choice theory 
A)  Behaviouralism 
B)  Normative analysis 
C)  Historical institutionalism 
D)  Rational choice theory D

Question 3

Which of the following contribute to criticism of the economic theory of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voters choose to support a party on the basis of their perceptions of that party's particular policies. 
B)  Support for a party is unlikely to change even when the party's policies change. 
C)  Politicians are merely vote-maximizers. 
D)  Although people know that their vote will not make a difference to the result, they still vote. 
A)  Voters choose to support a party on the basis of their perceptions of that party's particular policies. 
B)  Support for a party is unlikely to change even when the party's policies change. 
C)  Politicians are merely vote-maximizers. 
D)  Although people know that their vote will not make a difference to the result, they still vote. B, D

Question 4

Which of the following political theorists advocated a participatory model of democracy? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Jacques Rousseau 
B)  G. D. H. Cole 
C)  Carole Pateman 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
A)  Jean Jacques Rousseau 
B)  G. D. H. Cole 
C)  Carole Pateman 
D)  John Stuart Mill

Question 5

In Anthony Downs's Economic Theory of Democracy voters are regarded as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumers 
B)  Producers 
C)  Ill-informed 
D)  Easy to manipulate 
A)  Consumers 
B)  Producers 
C)  Ill-informed 
D)  Easy to manipulate

Question 6

Which of the following forms of government is defined by the statement 'all should be involved in legislating, in deciding on general policy, in applying laws and in governmental administration'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Representative democracy 
B)  Direct democracy 
C)  Illiberal democracy 
D)  Democratic elitism 
A)  Representative democracy 
B)  Direct democracy 
C)  Illiberal democracy 
D)  Democratic elitism

Question 7

Who wrote Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthony Downs 
B)  John Stuart Mill 
C)  Joseph Schumpeter 
D)  Michael Schumacher 
A)  Anthony Downs 
B)  John Stuart Mill 
C)  Joseph Schumpeter 
D)  Michael Schumacher

Question 8

Which political thinker recommended that legislators retained independence from their constituents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edmund Burke 
B)  Thomas Hobbes 
C)  John Locke 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
A)  Edmund Burke 
B)  Thomas Hobbes 
C)  John Locke 
D)  John Stuart Mill

Question 9

Which of the following are positive rights? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Right to liberty 
B)  Right to life 
C)  Right to property 
D)  Right to education 
A)  Right to liberty 
B)  Right to life 
C)  Right to property 
D)  Right to education

Question 10

Complete Joseph Schumpeter's definition of democracy: 'That institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a _______________________'

Accepted Answer

competitiv

Question 11

Cosmopolitan theories of democracy focus on which of the following? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  The state 
B)  The global community 
C)  Local authorities 
D)  Regional parliaments 
A)  The state 
B)  The global community 
C)  Local authorities 
D)  Regional parliaments

Question 12

Which of the following political thinkers can be regarded as democrats? Please select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeremy Bentham 
B)  John Locke 
C)  Thomas Hobbes 
D)  John Stuart Mill 
A)  Jeremy Bentham 
B)  John Locke 
C)  Thomas Hobbes 
D)  John Stuart Mill

Question 13

Which of the following are examples of illiberal democracies?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Canada 
D)  Singapore 
A)  France 
B)  Sweden 
C)  Canada 
D)  Singapore

Question 14

Consociational democracy involves…

Accepted Answer

A)  Devolving power to local governments. 
B)  The sharing of power in divided societies. 
C)  Sharing power between a monarchy and parliament. 
D)  Associations between businesses. 
A)  Devolving power to local governments. 
B)  The sharing of power in divided societies. 
C)  Sharing power between a monarchy and parliament. 
D)  Associations between businesses.

Question 15

What are the three assumptions traditionally made about democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democracy is about the aggregation of preferences. 
B)  Democracy only applies to the political unit of the nation state. 
C)  Democracy is irreconcilable with capitalism. 
D)  Membership of the political community is settled (since there is universal suffrage). 
A)  Democracy is about the aggregation of preferences. 
B)  Democracy only applies to the political unit of the nation state. 
C)  Democracy is irreconcilable with capitalism. 
D)  Membership of the political community is settled (since there is universal suffrage).

The crucial defining characteristic of democracy is _______________________

Anthony Downs's Economic Theory of Democracy is an example of the application of which model in political science?

Which of the following contribute to criticism of the economic theory of democracy?

Which of the following political theorists advocated a participatory model of democracy? Please select all that apply.

In Anthony Downs's Economic Theory of Democracy voters are regarded as:

Which of the following forms of government is defined by the statement 'all should be involved in legislating, in deciding on general policy, in applying laws and in governmental administration'?

Who wrote Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy?

Which political thinker recommended that legislators retained independence from their constituents?

Which of the following are positive rights? Please select all that apply.

Complete Joseph Schumpeter's definition of democracy: 'That institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a _______________________'

Cosmopolitan theories of democracy focus on which of the following? Please select all that apply.

Which of the following political thinkers can be regarded as democrats? Please select all that apply.

Which of the following are examples of illiberal democracies?

Consociational democracy involves…

What are the three assumptions traditionally made about democracy?

Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis

Politics and the State

Political Power, Authority, and the State

Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes

Nations and Nationalism

The Ideal State

Ideologies

Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives

Institutions and States

Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism

Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators

Political Parties

Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance

The Media and Politics

Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism

Security and Insecurity

Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Conclusion

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Exam 4: Democracy

The crucial defining characteristic of democracy is _______________________

Anthony Downs's Economic Theory of Democracy is an example of the application of which model in political science?

Which of the following contribute to criticism of the economic theory of democracy?

Which of the following political theorists advocated a participatory model of democracy? Please select all that apply.

In Anthony Downs's Economic Theory of Democracy voters are regarded as:

Which of the following forms of government is defined by the statement 'all should be involved in legislating, in deciding on general policy, in applying laws and in governmental administration'?

Who wrote Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy?

Which political thinker recommended that legislators retained independence from their constituents?

Which of the following are positive rights? Please select all that apply.

Complete Joseph Schumpeter's definition of democracy: 'That institutional arrangement for arriving at political decisions in which individuals acquire the power to decide by means of a _______________________'

Cosmopolitan theories of democracy focus on which of the following? Please select all that apply.

Which of the following political thinkers can be regarded as democrats? Please select all that apply.

Which of the following are examples of illiberal democracies?

Consociational democracy involves…

What are the three assumptions traditionally made about democracy?

Introduction: The Nature of Politics and Political Analysis

Politics and the State

Political Power, Authority, and the State

Democracies, Democratization, and Authoritarian Regimes

Nations and Nationalism

The Ideal State

Ideologies

Political Economy: National and Global Perspectives

Institutions and States

Laws, Constitutions, and Federalism

Votes, Elections, Legislatures, and Legislators

Political Parties

Executives, Bureaucracies, Policy Studies, and Governance

The Media and Politics

Civil Society, Interest Groups, and Populism

Security and Insecurity

Governance and Organizations in Global Politics

Conclusion

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