Exam 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution

Consensual democracies with multiple-party systems are more likely to produce major candidates or parties that champion a social movement's demands.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following is true about revolutions?

What is the difference between revolution and terrorism?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.A revolution MUST involve

Social movements differ from interest groups in that they

Some scholars argue that the "power devaluation model" best explains

"Relative deprivation" is best defined as

The Tea Party can best be described as

Social movements are most common and have arguably had the greatest impact in

When two or more groups do not trust one another, and do not believe that institutional constraints will protect them, there is potential for

"Political violence or the threat of violence by groups or individuals who deliberately target civilians or noncombatants in order to influence the behavior and actions of targeted publics and governments" is a definition of

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following is a factor for determining whether or not a revolution will be successful?

Is it fair to state that the women's movement was one of the most dramatic social and political revolution of the last generation? Why, or why not?

The use of physical force by nonstate actors for political ends is known as

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following characteristics apply to the conventional definition of social movements?

Describe two ways in which new communication technology in the last two decades has affected social movements.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following can be considered a form of contentious politics

What are the two "transformative elements" of the internet as argued by Earl and Kimport (2014)?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.Which of the following is among the causes of the Iranian revolution?

Discuss two factors that led to the rise of social movements in the 1950s and 1960s in much of the Western world.