Question 1

Which of the following concepts has the most potential to be inclusive or flexible?

Accepted Answer

A)  citizenship 
B)  ethnic identity 
C)  national identity 
D)  patriotism 
A)  citizenship 
B)  ethnic identity 
C)  national identity 
D)  patriotism A

Question 2

In which of the following ways do both conservatives and liberals differ from radicals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They advocate removing existing institutions. 
B)  They do not see the need to fundamentally reorder the political system. 
C)  They question whether societal problems can ever be solved. 
D)  They advocate restoring values from previous or even indeterminate regimes of the past. 
A)  They advocate removing existing institutions. 
B)  They do not see the need to fundamentally reorder the political system. 
C)  They question whether societal problems can ever be solved. 
D)  They advocate restoring values from previous or even indeterminate regimes of the past. B

Question 3

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

Accepted Answer

A)  necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality. 
B)  intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities. 
C)  proper role of elected officials. 
D)  means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled. 
A)  necessary pace and scope of change in the balance between freedom and equality. 
B)  intersection and relationship between ethnic and national identities. 
C)  proper role of elected officials. 
D)  means by which ethnic or nationalistic conflicts should be settled. A

Question 4

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  national identity. 
B)  social movement. 
C)  ethnic identity. 
D)  state. 
A)  national identity. 
B)  social movement. 
C)  ethnic identity. 
D)  state.

Question 5

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict

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A)  must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work. 
B)  sometimes causes concern about "freezing" or perpetuating group divisions. 
C)  has usually led to authoritarianism. 
D)  almost always results in a federalist structure. 
A)  must be accompanied by international intervention in order to work. 
B)  sometimes causes concern about "freezing" or perpetuating group divisions. 
C)  has usually led to authoritarianism. 
D)  almost always results in a federalist structure.

Question 6

Describe the four types of political attitudes discussed in the text and how they array on a spectrum from left to right.How does each political attitude regard change differently?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note the four attitud

Question 7

In which of the following ways does national conflict differ from ethnic conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  National conflict is typically more violent than ethnic conflict. 
B)  National conflict has an independent state as a core goal; ethnic conflict does not. 
C)  In ethnic conflict, sovereignty has already been achieved; in national conflict sovereignty has not been achieved. 
D)  Ethnic conflict can result from national conflict, but national conflict does not result from ethnic conflict. 
A)  National conflict is typically more violent than ethnic conflict. 
B)  National conflict has an independent state as a core goal; ethnic conflict does not. 
C)  In ethnic conflict, sovereignty has already been achieved; in national conflict sovereignty has not been achieved. 
D)  Ethnic conflict can result from national conflict, but national conflict does not result from ethnic conflict.

Question 8

Compare the central ideas of liberalism with those of fascism.How does each ideology view the role of the individual in political life? Does liberalism or fascism advocate for higher degrees of state autonomy and capacity? Why?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that liberalism

Question 9

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

Accepted Answer

A)  society 
B)  class 
C)  nation 
D)  ethnicity 
A)  society 
B)  class 
C)  nation 
D)  ethnicity

Question 10

What is political culture and how has the study of political culture changed over time? How do political scientists handle the role of religion in culture?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will define political cult

Question 11

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

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A)  linguistic differences between otherwise similar people. 
B)  biological characteristics that distinguish people. 
C)  institutions that bind people together through a common culture. 
D)  political similarities that bind people together. 
A)  linguistic differences between otherwise similar people. 
B)  biological characteristics that distinguish people. 
C)  institutions that bind people together through a common culture. 
D)  political similarities that bind people together.

Question 12

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascription typically reduces ethnic solidarity. 
B)  Ethnic solidarity can lessen willingness to share resources with groups that are ethnically different. 
C)  Ethnic designations typically weaken social solidarity. 
D)  People typically choose their ethnicities through a process of assimilation. 
A)  Ascription typically reduces ethnic solidarity. 
B)  Ethnic solidarity can lessen willingness to share resources with groups that are ethnically different. 
C)  Ethnic designations typically weaken social solidarity. 
D)  People typically choose their ethnicities through a process of assimilation.

Question 13

Citizenship is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  formal participation in democratic processes, such as voting. 
B)  formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state. 
C)  economic obligations that a person has to the state, such as taxation. 
D)  an individual's or a group's relation to the state. 
A)  formal participation in democratic processes, such as voting. 
B)  formal recognition of an ethnic group by the state. 
C)  economic obligations that a person has to the state, such as taxation. 
D)  an individual's or a group's relation to the state.

Question 14

In Ronald Inglehart's conception of political culture,what form of society is the opposite of traditional?

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalistic 
B)  religious or fundamental 
C)  secular-rational 
D)  modernistic 
A)  nationalistic 
B)  religious or fundamental 
C)  secular-rational 
D)  modernistic

Question 15

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence,fundamentalism can be defined as

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A)  the use of violence toward religious ends. 
B)  a high degree of religious orthodoxy. 
C)  an ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state. 
D)  any deeply held value that combines political and religious views. 
A)  the use of violence toward religious ends. 
B)  a high degree of religious orthodoxy. 
C)  an ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state. 
D)  any deeply held value that combines political and religious views.

Question 16

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

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A)  Europe toward the end of the eighteenth century. 
B)  North America before and during the War for Independence. 
C)  Europe during the Cold War. 
D)  the Middle East under colonialization. 
A)  Europe toward the end of the eighteenth century. 
B)  North America before and during the War for Independence. 
C)  Europe during the Cold War. 
D)  the Middle East under colonialization.

Question 17

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

Accepted Answer

A)  washing away of differences between ethnic identities 
B)  weakening of state authority 
C)  general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
D)  growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue 
A)  washing away of differences between ethnic identities 
B)  weakening of state authority 
C)  general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
D)  growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue

Question 18

Which of the following best characterizes the nature of the conflict in Afghanistan in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic 
B)  national 
C)  national and ethnic 
D)  national and fundamentalist 
A)  ethnic 
B)  national 
C)  national and ethnic 
D)  national and fundamentalist

Question 19

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic polity. 
B)  citizen state. 
C)  nation-state. 
D)  patriotic state. 
A)  ethnic polity. 
B)  citizen state. 
C)  nation-state. 
D)  patriotic state.

Question 20

National identity is

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A)  rarely derived from ethnic identity. 
B)  rarely derived from religious identity. 
C)  often derived from ethnic identity. 
D)  becoming a less influential institution in politics. 
A)  rarely derived from ethnic identity. 
B)  rarely derived from religious identity. 
C)  often derived from ethnic identity. 
D)  becoming a less influential institution in politics.

Which of the following concepts has the most potential to be inclusive or flexible?

In which of the following ways do both conservatives and liberals differ from radicals?

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict

Describe the four types of political attitudes discussed in the text and how they array on a spectrum from left to right.How does each political attitude regard change differently?

In which of the following ways does national conflict differ from ethnic conflict?

Compare the central ideas of liberalism with those of fascism.How does each ideology view the role of the individual in political life? Does liberalism or fascism advocate for higher degrees of state autonomy and capacity? Why?

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

What is political culture and how has the study of political culture changed over time? How do political scientists handle the role of religion in culture?

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Citizenship is best defined as

In Ronald Inglehart's conception of political culture,what form of society is the opposite of traditional?

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence,fundamentalism can be defined as

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

Which of the following best characterizes the nature of the conflict in Afghanistan in recent years?

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

National identity is

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Exam 3: Nations and Society

Which of the following concepts has the most potential to be inclusive or flexible?

In which of the following ways do both conservatives and liberals differ from radicals?

Political attitudes refers to views regarding the

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is a(n)

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict

Describe the four types of political attitudes discussed in the text and how they array on a spectrum from left to right.How does each political attitude regard change differently?

In which of the following ways does national conflict differ from ethnic conflict?

Compare the central ideas of liberalism with those of fascism.How does each ideology view the role of the individual in political life? Does liberalism or fascism advocate for higher degrees of state autonomy and capacity? Why?

Which of the following concepts is inherently political?

What is political culture and how has the study of political culture changed over time? How do political scientists handle the role of religion in culture?

Ethnic identity can be defined as a set of

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is accurate?

Citizenship is best defined as

In Ronald Inglehart's conception of political culture,what form of society is the opposite of traditional?

Following from the work of Bruce Lawrence,fundamentalism can be defined as

The specific concept of national identity has its modern origins in

Which of the following was a result of the growing linkage between ethnic and national identities in state development?

Which of the following best characterizes the nature of the conflict in Afghanistan in recent years?

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as a(n)

National identity is

Introduction

States

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters