Question 1

National identity is strongly identified with which political value?

Accepted Answer

A) Democracy. 
B) Charismatic legitimacy. 
C) Sovereignty. 
D) Devolution. 
E) Capacity. 
A) Democracy. 
B) Charismatic legitimacy. 
C) Sovereignty. 
D) Devolution. 
E) Capacity.

Question 2

Political attitudes describe:

Accepted Answer

A) views regarding the necessary pace and scope of change. 
B) universal political values. 
C) the tendency of different societies to participate in politics. 
D) views regarding the role of elected officials. 
E) views regarding the appropriate relationship between state and society. 
A) views regarding the necessary pace and scope of change. 
B) universal political values. 
C) the tendency of different societies to participate in politics. 
D) views regarding the role of elected officials. 
E) views regarding the appropriate relationship between state and society.

Question 3

Citizenship is most strongly connected to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnicity. 
B) Patriotism. 
C) Nationalism. 
D) Ideology. 
E) Federalism. 
A) Ethnicity. 
B) Patriotism. 
C) Nationalism. 
D) Ideology. 
E) Federalism.

Question 4

How should a state decide who should be a citizen and who should not? Should ethnicity, nationality, or even patriotism matter?

Accepted Answer

Deciding who should be a citizen of a st

Question 5

Where does religious fundamentalism best fall in terms of political attitudes? Does religious fundamentalism resemble one political ideology more than another?

Accepted Answer

Religious fundamentalism can best fall u

Question 6

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) the elimination of private property and an end to class divisions. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) the elimination of private property and an end to class divisions.

Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity?

Accepted Answer

A) Citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity are mutually exclusive; a person can hold only one of these three identities. 
B) Citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity are not mutually exclusive; a person can hold all three identities. 
C) Citizenship is incompatible with national and ethnic identity. 
D) Ethnic identity is incompatible with national identity and citizenship. 
E) These are relatively weak institutions. 
A) Citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity are mutually exclusive; a person can hold only one of these three identities. 
B) Citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity are not mutually exclusive; a person can hold all three identities. 
C) Citizenship is incompatible with national and ethnic identity. 
D) Ethnic identity is incompatible with national identity and citizenship. 
E) These are relatively weak institutions.

Question 8

Society refers to people:

Accepted Answer

A) who think alike. 
B) who are bound by shared institutions. 
C) who have the same religion. 
D) who are of the same race. 
E) who have the same ethnicity. 
A) who think alike. 
B) who are bound by shared institutions. 
C) who have the same religion. 
D) who are of the same race. 
E) who have the same ethnicity.

Question 9

Ethnic and national identities have their origins in:

Accepted Answer

A) Europe. 
B) North America. 
C) Asia. 
D) the Middle East. 
E) the Cold War. 
A) Europe. 
B) North America. 
C) Asia. 
D) the Middle East. 
E) the Cold War.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The terms nationalism and patriotism are

Question 11

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:

Accepted Answer

A) has been shown to work extremely well. 
B) must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work. 
C) can "freeze" group divisions. 
D) has usually led to authoritarianism. 
E) must include federalism in order to be successful. 
A) has been shown to work extremely well. 
B) must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work. 
C) can "freeze" group divisions. 
D) has usually led to authoritarianism. 
E) must include federalism in order to be successful.

Question 12

Conservatives are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) lower taxes. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) lower taxes.

Question 13

Nationalism is strongly tied to which military innovation?

Accepted Answer

A) Weapons of mass destruction. 
B) Mass armies. 
C) Trench warfare. 
D) Mercenary armies. 
E) Asymmetrical combat. 
A) Weapons of mass destruction. 
B) Mass armies. 
C) Trench warfare. 
D) Mercenary armies. 
E) Asymmetrical combat.

Question 14

Chinese radicals, in their political values and goals, would have much in common with American:

Accepted Answer

A) radicals. 
B) conservatives. 
C) reactionaries. 
D) liberals. 
E) Marxists. 
A) radicals. 
B) conservatives. 
C) reactionaries. 
D) liberals. 
E) Marxists.

Question 15

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 that may have once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) a racist political system. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures that may have once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) a racist political system.

Question 16

As a political ideology, liberalism places a strong emphasis on:

Accepted Answer

A) individual freedom and a weak state. 
B) collective equality and a strong state. 
C) individual freedom and a strong state. 
D) collective equality and a weak state. 
E) high autonomy and low capacity. 
A) individual freedom and a weak state. 
B) collective equality and a strong state. 
C) individual freedom and a strong state. 
D) collective equality and a weak state. 
E) high autonomy and low capacity.

Question 17

Scholars believe that ethnicity and nationality are:

Accepted Answer

A) genetic traits. 
B) socially constructed. 
C) easily modified or eliminated. 
D) becoming less important. 
E) the same thing. 
A) genetic traits. 
B) socially constructed. 
C) easily modified or eliminated. 
D) becoming less important. 
E) the same thing.

National identity is strongly identified with which political value?

Political attitudes describe:

Citizenship is most strongly connected to which of the following?

How should a state decide who should be a citizen and who should not? Should ethnicity, nationality, or even patriotism matter?

Where does religious fundamentalism best fall in terms of political attitudes? Does religious fundamentalism resemble one political ideology more than another?

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Which of the following is true regarding citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity?

Society refers to people:

Ethnic and national identities have their origins in:

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

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:

Conservatives are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Nationalism is strongly tied to which military innovation?

Chinese radicals, in their political values and goals, would have much in common with American:

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor:

As a political ideology, liberalism places a strong emphasis on:

Scholars believe that ethnicity and nationality are:

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Exam 3: Nations and Society

National identity is strongly identified with which political value?

Political attitudes describe:

Citizenship is most strongly connected to which of the following?

How should a state decide who should be a citizen and who should not? Should ethnicity, nationality, or even patriotism matter?

Where does religious fundamentalism best fall in terms of political attitudes? Does religious fundamentalism resemble one political ideology more than another?

Radicals are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Which of the following is true regarding citizenship, ethnic identity, and national identity?

Society refers to people:

Ethnic and national identities have their origins in:

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

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:

Conservatives are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Nationalism is strongly tied to which military innovation?

Chinese radicals, in their political values and goals, would have much in common with American:

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor:

As a political ideology, liberalism places a strong emphasis on:

Scholars believe that ethnicity and nationality are:

Introduction

States

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Advanced Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters