Question 1

Which of the following statements best defines a political actor?

Accepted Answer

A) any person or group engaged in political behavior 
B) members of political parties 
C) members of the electorate 
D) individuals who hold political office 
A) any person or group engaged in political behavior 
B) members of political parties 
C) members of the electorate 
D) individuals who hold political office

Question 2

One difference between modernist and postmodernist approaches to political culture is that postmodernists

Accepted Answer

A) focus on individuals 
B) often use surveys to learn about culture 
C) tend to focus on conflicts over political culture within a country 
D) have been accused of ethnocentrism 
A) focus on individuals 
B) often use surveys to learn about culture 
C) tend to focus on conflicts over political culture within a country 
D) have been accused of ethnocentrism

Question 3

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following statements describe psychological theories of individual motivation?

Accepted Answer

A) They look for nonrational explanations based on individual's psychological experiences. 
B) They look for nonrational explanations based on a cost-benefit analysis. 
C) They are particularly interested in the third dimension of power. 
D) They assume that people conduct a cost-benefit analysis before making a decision. 
A) They look for nonrational explanations based on individual's psychological experiences. 
B) They look for nonrational explanations based on a cost-benefit analysis. 
C) They are particularly interested in the third dimension of power. 
D) They assume that people conduct a cost-benefit analysis before making a decision.

Question 4

The modernist school of political culture theory believes that

Accepted Answer

A) Political cultures are constantly evolving. 
B) Clear attitudes, values, and beliefs can be identified within a political culture. 
C) It is more important to look at conflict over values and beliefs than at consistency. 
D) Political attitudes may be symptoms of political activity rather than the cause of it. 
A) Political cultures are constantly evolving. 
B) Clear attitudes, values, and beliefs can be identified within a political culture. 
C) It is more important to look at conflict over values and beliefs than at consistency. 
D) Political attitudes may be symptoms of political activity rather than the cause of it.

Question 5

The concept of patriarchy is considered a pluralist theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Quantitative statistical technique is a research method used for large-scale studies that reduces evidence to sets of numbers so that statistical analysis can systematically compare a huge number of cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Empirical theory describes what ought to occur; Normative theory describes what actually occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Rational choice theory is in natural opposition to which decision making theory?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Elite theories argue that

Accepted Answer

A) No group has complete or permanent power. 
B) Political parties are the most important political actors. 
C) Policy is the result of compromise among groups. 
D) Even in democracies, a small group possesses virtually all power. 
A) No group has complete or permanent power. 
B) Political parties are the most important political actors. 
C) Policy is the result of compromise among groups. 
D) Even in democracies, a small group possesses virtually all power.

Question 10

The comparative method is the means by which scholars try to mimic laboratory conditions by careful selection of cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to elite theory

Accepted Answer

A) The military rules society with effective control over virtually all power. 
B) Elites rule society with effective control over virtually all power. 
C) All citizens rule society with effective control over virtually all power. 
D) None of these 
A) The military rules society with effective control over virtually all power. 
B) Elites rule society with effective control over virtually all power. 
C) All citizens rule society with effective control over virtually all power. 
D) None of these

Which of the following statements best defines a political actor?

One difference between modernist and postmodernist approaches to political culture is that postmodernists

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following statements describe psychological theories of individual motivation?

The modernist school of political culture theory believes that

The concept of patriarchy is considered a pluralist theory.

Quantitative statistical technique is a research method used for large-scale studies that reduces evidence to sets of numbers so that statistical analysis can systematically compare a huge number of cases.

Empirical theory describes what ought to occur; Normative theory describes what actually occurs.

Rational choice theory is in natural opposition to which decision making theory?

Elite theories argue that

The comparative method is the means by which scholars try to mimic laboratory conditions by careful selection of cases.

According to elite theory

The Modern State

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Governing Institutions in Democracies

Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies

Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution

Authoritarian Institutions

Regime Change

Political Economy of Wealth

Political Economy of Development

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Exam 1: Introduction

Which of the following statements best defines a political actor?

One difference between modernist and postmodernist approaches to political culture is that postmodernists

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following statements describe psychological theories of individual motivation?

The modernist school of political culture theory believes that

The concept of patriarchy is considered a pluralist theory.

Quantitative statistical technique is a research method used for large-scale studies that reduces evidence to sets of numbers so that statistical analysis can systematically compare a huge number of cases.

Empirical theory describes what ought to occur; Normative theory describes what actually occurs.

Rational choice theory is in natural opposition to which decision making theory?

Elite theories argue that

The comparative method is the means by which scholars try to mimic laboratory conditions by careful selection of cases.

According to elite theory

The Modern State

States, Citizens, and Regimes

States and Identity

Governing Institutions in Democracies

Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies

Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution

Authoritarian Institutions

Regime Change

Political Economy of Wealth

Political Economy of Development

Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, and the Environment

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