Exam 14: Politics

What kind of democracy is Canada an example of?

According to the textbook,two world powers are most strongly positioned to promote democracy globally.However,factoring in historical and recent support of anti-democratic regimes,which of the following is,in fact,the most likely to be helpful in the global spread of democracy?

How is power experienced in society?

What sociological message is conveyed in the film Gangs of New York (2002)?

According to the textbook,which of the following is an outcome of the ways that the Canadian state has structured its policies and laws?

As of 2011,approximately what percentage of the Members of Parliament and provincial and territorial members of legislative assemblies were women?

Which theory examines how the state influences and structures political life?

Traditional authority is found in modern societies where respect for the law is manifest.

International terror attacks around the world have been decreasing since 2003.

Canadians are increasingly turning to unlawful and illegal means of expressing political action.

Which of the following institutions enables some people and groups to acquire and exercise power?

In what ways are authority and legitimacy related?

Why was the "most important election of the twentieth century" labelled this way by the authors of the text?

In authoritarian societies,citizen control of the state is sharply restricted.

Today,the vast majority of deaths from war occur in which of the following groups?

China has highly concentrated and centralized state power.What type of society does China exemplify?

What happened in the "free trade election" of 1988,and what lessons can be learned about the Canadian political system from it?

What is the theory of postmaterialism? How well does it apply to Canada?

What was the basis of the resistance to democracy exhibited by "the dinosaur" of Robert Brym's Russian trip?

Compare and contrast the pluralist,elitist,power resource,and state-centred theories of power and political activity on the question of who is powerful in Canadian society and why.