Question 1

Prefectures are the first-order subdivisions in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) Sweden 
C) France 
D) Japan 
A) Canada 
B) Sweden 
C) France 
D) Japan

Question 2

The first-order civil divisions on the United States are called ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) cantons 
B) states 
C) counties 
D) cities 
A) cantons 
B) states 
C) counties 
D) cities

Question 3

How are institutions bigger than individual leaders? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Institutions are bigger than individual

Question 4

Which of the following, if True, most undermines laissez-faire systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Government intervention limits economic growth. 
B) Private enterprise makes the nation prosper. 
C) Markets do not always regulate themselves. 
D) Welfare systems create a culture of dependence. 
A) Government intervention limits economic growth. 
B) Private enterprise makes the nation prosper. 
C) Markets do not always regulate themselves. 
D) Welfare systems create a culture of dependence.

Question 5

In the United States, power shifted from the national government to the states during the Reagan Presidency in a process known as devolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Differentiate between primary and secondary sources? What are potential drawbacks of some sources?

Accepted Answer

Primary sources are original materials o

Question 7

Single-member districts with plurality elections tend to produce __________ parties.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Single-member districts with plurality elections tend to...

Question 8

Japan and France shared what in common when it came to modernization?

Accepted Answer

A) Both modernized through an extensive welfare system. 
B) Both modernized through extensive involvement of the state in the economy. 
C) Both modernized through laissez-faire economics. 
D) Both modernized because of their weak state systems. 
A) Both modernized through an extensive welfare system. 
B) Both modernized through extensive involvement of the state in the economy. 
C) Both modernized through laissez-faire economics. 
D) Both modernized because of their weak state systems.

Question 9

In a single-member district election, the winner receives a minimum of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a plurality of the votes 
B) a majority of the votes 
C) two-thirds of the votes 
D) three-fourths of the votes 
A) a plurality of the votes 
B) a majority of the votes 
C) two-thirds of the votes 
D) three-fourths of the votes

Question 10

What is the term for the absence of government?

Accepted Answer

A) Socialism 
B) Anarchy 
C) Statism 
D) Republic 
A) Socialism 
B) Anarchy 
C) Statism 
D) Republic

Question 11

Which of the following descriptions best depicts a federal system of government?

Accepted Answer

A) The central government maintains all the power. 
B) The first-order subdivisions maintain all the power. 
C) Federal systems exist where there are no governments. 
D) Federal systems have divided power between a central government and first-order governments. 
A) The central government maintains all the power. 
B) The first-order subdivisions maintain all the power. 
C) Federal systems exist where there are no governments. 
D) Federal systems have divided power between a central government and first-order governments.

Question 12

Which of the following is most indicative of a laissez-faire system?

Accepted Answer

A) Low levels of state ownership and high levels of welfare benefits 
B) Low levels of state ownership and low levels of welfare benefits 
C) High levels of state ownership and high levels of welfare benefits 
D) High levels of state ownership but low levels of welfare benefits 
A) Low levels of state ownership and high levels of welfare benefits 
B) Low levels of state ownership and low levels of welfare benefits 
C) High levels of state ownership and high levels of welfare benefits 
D) High levels of state ownership but low levels of welfare benefits

Question 13

Which of the following might lead you to believe Great Britain has a quasi-unitary system of government?

Accepted Answer

A) Scotland has gained autonomy over some policy areas. 
B) Scotland remains under British control on all matters. 
C) Great Britain has a federal system of government. 
D) Great Britain has a confederal system of government. 
A) Scotland has gained autonomy over some policy areas. 
B) Scotland remains under British control on all matters. 
C) Great Britain has a federal system of government. 
D) Great Britain has a confederal system of government.

Question 14

Decentralizing power involves concentrating power in the national government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Democracy is the ___________ form of government by ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) corrupt; one 
B) corrupt; a few 
C) corrupt; many 
D) legitimate; many 
A) corrupt; one 
B) corrupt; a few 
C) corrupt; many 
D) legitimate; many

Question 16

Based on what you know, which of the following is likely the case for Swiss cantons?

Accepted Answer

A) Cantons can be altered by the central government. 
B) Cantons are only found near the capital. 
C) Cantons have a significant amount of autonomy. 
D) Cantons only have those powers granted to them by the central government. 
A) Cantons can be altered by the central government. 
B) Cantons are only found near the capital. 
C) Cantons have a significant amount of autonomy. 
D) Cantons only have those powers granted to them by the central government.

Question 17

To Aristotle, the corrupt form of monarchy is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) democracy 
B) tyranny 
C) polity 
D) oligarchy 
A) democracy 
B) tyranny 
C) polity 
D) oligarchy

Question 18

The d'Hondt mathematical formula is often used to determine seats based on the percentage of votes in __________ systems.

Accepted Answer

proportion

Question 19

___________ are characterized by the penetration of crime into politics.

Accepted Answer

A) Weak states 
B) Strong states 
C) Effective states 
D) Failed states 
A) Weak states 
B) Strong states 
C) Effective states 
D) Failed states

Question 20

Pirates are present in Somalia because it is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) weak state 
B) failed state 
C) militant state 
D) effective state 
A) weak state 
B) failed state 
C) militant state 
D) effective state

Prefectures are the first-order subdivisions in ___________.

The first-order civil divisions on the United States are called ___________.

How are institutions bigger than individual leaders? Give an example.

Which of the following, if True, most undermines laissez-faire systems?

In the United States, power shifted from the national government to the states during the Reagan Presidency in a process known as devolution.

Differentiate between primary and secondary sources? What are potential drawbacks of some sources?

Single-member districts with plurality elections tend to produce __________ parties.

Japan and France shared what in common when it came to modernization?

In a single-member district election, the winner receives a minimum of __________.

What is the term for the absence of government?

Which of the following descriptions best depicts a federal system of government?

Which of the following is most indicative of a laissez-faire system?

Which of the following might lead you to believe Great Britain has a quasi-unitary system of government?

Decentralizing power involves concentrating power in the national government.

Democracy is the _ form of government by _.

Based on what you know, which of the following is likely the case for Swiss cantons?

To Aristotle, the corrupt form of monarchy is __________.

The d'Hondt mathematical formula is often used to determine seats based on the percentage of votes in __________ systems.

___________ are characterized by the penetration of crime into politics.

Pirates are present in Somalia because it is a __________.

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Prefectures are the first-order subdivisions in ___________.

The first-order civil divisions on the United States are called ___________.

How are institutions bigger than individual leaders? Give an example.

Which of the following, if True, most undermines laissez-faire systems?

In the United States, power shifted from the national government to the states during the Reagan Presidency in a process known as devolution.

Differentiate between primary and secondary sources? What are potential drawbacks of some sources?

Single-member districts with plurality elections tend to produce __________ parties.

Japan and France shared what in common when it came to modernization?

In a single-member district election, the winner receives a minimum of __________.

What is the term for the absence of government?

Which of the following descriptions best depicts a federal system of government?

Which of the following is most indicative of a laissez-faire system?

Which of the following might lead you to believe Great Britain has a quasi-unitary system of government?

Decentralizing power involves concentrating power in the national government.

Democracy is the ___________ form of government by ___________.

Based on what you know, which of the following is likely the case for Swiss cantons?

To Aristotle, the corrupt form of monarchy is __________.

The d'Hondt mathematical formula is often used to determine seats based on the percentage of votes in __________ systems.

___________ are characterized by the penetration of crime into politics.

Pirates are present in Somalia because it is a __________.

Politics and Political Science

Theories

Political Ideologies

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Interest Groups

Parties

Elections

Legislatures

Executives and Bureaucracies

Judiciaries

Political Economy

Violence and Revolution

International Relations

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Democracy is the _ form of government by _.