Question 1

Max Weber defined power as

Accepted Answer

A)  simply a reflection of wealth. 
B)  the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance. 
C)  the operation of a government. 
D)  the source of all bureaucracy. 
A)  simply a reflection of wealth. 
B)  the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance. 
C)  the operation of a government. 
D)  the source of all bureaucracy.

Question 2

Democracy and rational-legal authority are linked just as monarchy and traditional authority are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to Lipset (1991), the Canadian Charter of Rights, as compared to the American Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

A)  places more emphasis on the individual. 
B)  discourages litigious action. 
C)  preserves the principle of parliamentary supremacy. 
D)  does not constitute a due-process bill. 
A)  places more emphasis on the individual. 
B)  discourages litigious action. 
C)  preserves the principle of parliamentary supremacy. 
D)  does not constitute a due-process bill.

Question 4

If he were the U.S. president at the time, how might Barack Obama's first actions after 9/11 been different than George Bush's? How might Canada's actions have been different, as a result?

Accepted Answer

If Barack Obama were the U.S. president

Question 5

In a totalitarian political system, one political organization claims total control of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Canadian prime minister can have more power in decision-making than the American president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on

Accepted Answer

A)  people having personal liberty. 
B)  meeting the basic needs of all. 
C)  maintaining public order. 
D)  their high living standards. 
A)  people having personal liberty. 
B)  meeting the basic needs of all. 
C)  maintaining public order. 
D)  their high living standards.

Question 8

Political revolutions tend to occur when and where living standards are the lowest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An examination of socialist and capitalist systems suggests that political liberty and economic equality almost always go together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is TRUE of political socialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most elementary school students know that Queen Elizabeth is Canada's head of state. 
B)  Our political socialization is more formal than that of the United States. 
C)  Canadian school children do not learn what the Canadian flag looks like. 
D)  Very few Canadian schools offer formal civics classes. 
A)  Most elementary school students know that Queen Elizabeth is Canada's head of state. 
B)  Our political socialization is more formal than that of the United States. 
C)  Canadian school children do not learn what the Canadian flag looks like. 
D)  Very few Canadian schools offer formal civics classes.

Question 11

Nuclear proliferation is the process by which the two super-powers engage in an arms race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Canadians are highly concerned with the religiosity of our political leaders, with less emphasis on physical fitness or athletic ability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A large majority of the world's people live in nations that are considered to be politically free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian politicians are more likely to emphasize their religiousness during an election than American politicians. 
B)  Both American and Canadian politicians seldom mention their religious affiliation during an election. 
C)  American politicians are more likely to emphasize their religiousness during an election than Canadian politicians. 
D)  During an election, politicians in most countries discuss their religiousness fairly regularly. 
A)  Canadian politicians are more likely to emphasize their religiousness during an election than American politicians. 
B)  Both American and Canadian politicians seldom mention their religious affiliation during an election. 
C)  American politicians are more likely to emphasize their religiousness during an election than Canadian politicians. 
D)  During an election, politicians in most countries discuss their religiousness fairly regularly.

Question 15

Rational-legal authority is also called "bureaucratic authority" because it usually is rooted in formal offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An analysis of the history of Canadian political parties shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  Tories have always been "anti-protectionist." 
B)  Grits have always been expansionist and pro-business. 
C)  of the minor parties that appeared on the scene since World War I, the CCF-NDP is the most long-lived. 
D)  in 1999, the Reform Party entered the political arena. 
A)  Tories have always been "anti-protectionist." 
B)  Grits have always been expansionist and pro-business. 
C)  of the minor parties that appeared on the scene since World War I, the CCF-NDP is the most long-lived. 
D)  in 1999, the Reform Party entered the political arena.

Question 17

About what percentage of federal spending goes to military defense in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  25 
B)  50 
C)  15 
D)  20 
A)  25 
B)  50 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 18

The military-industrial complex refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that war often destroys a country's economic infrastructure. 
B)  the close link between the government, defense contractors, and the military. 
C)  the fact that the post-industrial economy is increasingly dominated by war production. 
D)  the fact that the military is the world's largest industrial corporation. 
A)  the fact that war often destroys a country's economic infrastructure. 
B)  the close link between the government, defense contractors, and the military. 
C)  the fact that the post-industrial economy is increasingly dominated by war production. 
D)  the fact that the military is the world's largest industrial corporation.

Question 19

The pluralist model states that the United States is far less democratic than most people would like to think.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following regions of Canada entered Confederation most recently?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newfoundland and Labrador 
B)  Nunavut 
C)  Saskatchewan 
D)  B.C. 
A)  Newfoundland and Labrador 
B)  Nunavut 
C)  Saskatchewan 
D)  B.C.

Exam 17: Politics and Government

Max Weber defined power as

Democracy and rational-legal authority are linked just as monarchy and traditional authority are.

According to Lipset (1991), the Canadian Charter of Rights, as compared to the American Bill of Rights

If he were the U.S. president at the time, how might Barack Obama's first actions after 9/11 been different than George Bush's? How might Canada's actions have been different, as a result?

In a totalitarian political system, one political organization claims total control of society.

The Canadian prime minister can have more power in decision-making than the American president.

Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on

Political revolutions tend to occur when and where living standards are the lowest.

An examination of socialist and capitalist systems suggests that political liberty and economic equality almost always go together.

Which of the following is TRUE of political socialization?

Nuclear proliferation is the process by which the two super-powers engage in an arms race.

Canadians are highly concerned with the religiosity of our political leaders, with less emphasis on physical fitness or athletic ability.

A large majority of the world's people live in nations that are considered to be politically free.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Rational-legal authority is also called "bureaucratic authority" because it usually is rooted in formal offices.

An analysis of the history of Canadian political parties shows that

About what percentage of federal spending goes to military defense in the United States?

The military-industrial complex refers to

The pluralist model states that the United States is far less democratic than most people would like to think.

Which of the following regions of Canada entered Confederation most recently?

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