Exam 14: Politics and Power

Modern states play a central role in shaping what happens in every part of the world today. Discuss the aspects of the state that make it the dominant form of political organization in the world today.

In the United States, we often celebrate the Fourth of July with colorful fireworks, parades, and various festivities. Fourth of July celebrations in the United States help to reinforce feelings of ________.

What is one of the arguments given to support the idea that humans are naturally violent?

Sometimes a group of people within the domain of a state creates their own nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in an effort to challenge inequities and assert their political rights to resources and recognition within their state. What do we call this type of formal organization?

The ability of a dominant group to create consent and agreement within a population without the use or threat of force is referred to as what?

Compare and contrast the concepts of the band, the tribe, and the chiefdom. What are the advantages of each?

Describe militarization and its effects on a society. How does it relate to the construction of war and soldiers?

Micronesia's traditional political system of matrilineal clans headed by chiefs and dispersed across many islands allows them to readily recover from catastrophic storms and droughts. The complex and traditional political structure in Micronesia is made up of different:

What was one consequence of warriors emerging to defend surpluses of food from marauders?

A local nongovernmental organization (NGO) that challenges state policies and uneven development and advocates resources and opportunities for members of its local communities is known as what?

Michelle organizes a protest at her university, telling her peers that they have the power to challenge values and structures of power. What is Michelle referring to?

In a brief essay, describe three ways power is wielded outside the control of the state.

Indigenous groups with their own set of loyalties and leaders, living to some extent outside the control of a centralized authoritative state, are known as what?

In a brief essay, describe three elements of a social movement. Provide examples to illustrate your description.

In 1989, millions of Chinese stood up to their government in the Tiananmen Square protests. These protests, unfortunately, resulted in martial law and possibly the deaths of numerous Chinese citizens. What would an anthropologist suggest about what the Tiananmen Square protestors were doing?

What do anthropologists call a small, kinship-based group of foragers who move over a particular territory?

An autonomous regional political structure with a central government authorized to make laws and use political, economic, and military force to maintain order and defend its territory is referred to as what?

The Occupy Wall Street movement was able to gain support by focusing on inequality with the motto "We are the 99 percent" and combining physical and virtual elements of their protest. What is this is an example of?

Adolf Hitler glorified German domination while expanding the military and promoting paramilitary organizations such as the Hitler Youth. What is this is an example of?

Anthropologist Marc Edelman's study of rural peasants in Costa Rica as they responded to the economic and political upheavals brought about by civil war and increased debt demonstrate what aspect of human response to the state?