Question 1

Explain how someone might go about accumulating "political capital" and how this accumulation can increase someone's power.

Accepted Answer

According to the author,individuals earn political capital by doing favors for others in the hope that they will deliver their support at a future date.Earning support can help individuals such as those campaigning for office.The more support individuals have the more likely that their power will increase.

Question 2

What is the central element in political group dynamics?

Accepted Answer

A) homogeneity 
B) strength 
C) leadership 
D) conflict 
A) homogeneity 
B) strength 
C) leadership 
D) conflict D

Question 3

Which one of the following films conjures up most closely a social expression known as anarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 
B) Twilight 
C) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 
D) Mad Max 
A) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 
B) Twilight 
C) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 
D) Mad Max D

Question 4

Many anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the essence of government?

Accepted Answer

A) collective action 
B) maintaining armies 
C) torturing citizens 
D) faith-based organizations 
A) collective action 
B) maintaining armies 
C) torturing citizens 
D) faith-based organizations

Question 6

What is significant about Jean-Jacques Rousseau that distinguishes him from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke?

Accepted Answer

A) Rousseau was Belgian,while Hobbes and Locke were British. 
B) Rousseau did not believe that civilized society is an improvement on the state of nature. 
C) Rousseau emphasized radical individualism and believed people should be free to pursue their own interests over those of the community. 
D) Rousseau believed life in the state of nature was a brutal,unforgiving existence. 
A) Rousseau was Belgian,while Hobbes and Locke were British. 
B) Rousseau did not believe that civilized society is an improvement on the state of nature. 
C) Rousseau emphasized radical individualism and believed people should be free to pursue their own interests over those of the community. 
D) Rousseau believed life in the state of nature was a brutal,unforgiving existence.

Question 7

According to your textbook,power is to politics as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) money is to capitalism 
B) freedom is to slavery 
C) Michael Scott is to Dwight Schrute 
D) faith is to religion 
A) money is to capitalism 
B) freedom is to slavery 
C) Michael Scott is to Dwight Schrute 
D) faith is to religion

Question 8

The reserve of power an individual holds and on which he or she can call to achieve political goals is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A) political capital 
B) the reserve clause 
C) security power 
D) allocative authority 
A) political capital 
B) the reserve clause 
C) security power 
D) allocative authority

Question 9

According to John Locke,the primary function of government is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the preservation of property 
B) to give tax credits for scary hairdos 
C) to lead the nation into war 
D) the confiscation of property 
A) the preservation of property 
B) to give tax credits for scary hairdos 
C) to lead the nation into war 
D) the confiscation of property

Question 10

The protection of borders and governmental structures from outside threats is defined as ______ security.

Accepted Answer

A) regime 
B) individual 
C) state 
D) national 
A) regime 
B) individual 
C) state 
D) national

Question 11

Intergroup conflict leads to a strengthening of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) group identity 
B) group identification 
C) group membership 
D) group dynamics 
A) group identity 
B) group identification 
C) group membership 
D) group dynamics

Question 12

The "other" is often referred to as our allies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

There is no difference between power and authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements about group identity is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Group identification first becomes important when the members ask the crucial question of who can be a member of the group. 
B) Human groups tend to be amorphous. 
C) Leaders constantly try to manipulate the qualifications for group membership to achieve their own political ends. 
D) Group identity is fixed;it never varies. 
A) Group identification first becomes important when the members ask the crucial question of who can be a member of the group. 
B) Human groups tend to be amorphous. 
C) Leaders constantly try to manipulate the qualifications for group membership to achieve their own political ends. 
D) Group identity is fixed;it never varies.

Question 15

An alliance occurs when individuals or groups agree to combine resources and abilities for a purpose that benefits the members of the alliance individually.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The following,according to political scientist Brian L.Job,are securities critical to understanding the political dynamics of developing nations,EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) state security 
B) regime security 
C) national security 
D) political security 
A) state security 
B) regime security 
C) national security 
D) political security

Question 17

Regime security is a leader's ability to protect their hold on ______.

Accepted Answer

A) power 
B) borders and government structures 
C) voters 
D) the world 
A) power 
B) borders and government structures 
C) voters 
D) the world

Question 18

Post-apocalyptic fiction,such as Mad Max,Lord of the Flies,The Postman,and Lucifer's Hammer,demonstrates ______.

Accepted Answer

A) human instinct for governance 
B) Darwinism 
C) chaos theory 
D) patriarchy 
A) human instinct for governance 
B) Darwinism 
C) chaos theory 
D) patriarchy

Question 19

Power and authority constrain the individual in a(n)______ state.

Accepted Answer

A) anarchical 
B) hierarchical 
C) chaotic 
D) transformative 
A) anarchical 
B) hierarchical 
C) chaotic 
D) transformative

Question 20

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The term anarchy refers to an absence of any kind of overarching authority or hierarchy. 
B) Anarchy is,perhaps,the most inefficient form of human organization there is. 
C) The United States was only in an anarchic state for most of the 19th century. 
D) Anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy. 
A) The term anarchy refers to an absence of any kind of overarching authority or hierarchy. 
B) Anarchy is,perhaps,the most inefficient form of human organization there is. 
C) The United States was only in an anarchic state for most of the 19th century. 
D) Anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy.

Explain how someone might go about accumulating "political capital" and how this accumulation can increase someone's power.

What is the central element in political group dynamics?

Which one of the following films conjures up most closely a social expression known as anarchy?

Many anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy.

What is the essence of government?

What is significant about Jean-Jacques Rousseau that distinguishes him from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke?

According to your textbook,power is to politics as ______.

The reserve of power an individual holds and on which he or she can call to achieve political goals is called ______.

According to John Locke,the primary function of government is ______.

The protection of borders and governmental structures from outside threats is defined as ______ security.

Intergroup conflict leads to a strengthening of ______.

The "other" is often referred to as our allies.

There is no difference between power and authority.

Which of the following statements about group identity is false?

An alliance occurs when individuals or groups agree to combine resources and abilities for a purpose that benefits the members of the alliance individually.

The following,according to political scientist Brian L.Job,are securities critical to understanding the political dynamics of developing nations,EXCEPT ______.

Regime security is a leader's ability to protect their hold on ______.

Post-apocalyptic fiction,such as Mad Max,Lord of the Flies,The Postman,and Lucifer's Hammer,demonstrates ______.

Power and authority constrain the individual in a(n)______ state.

Which of the following statements is false?

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Exam 2: Why Government Security, Anarchy, and Some Basic Group Dynamics

Explain how someone might go about accumulating "political capital" and how this accumulation can increase someone's power.

What is the central element in political group dynamics?

Which one of the following films conjures up most closely a social expression known as anarchy?

Many anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy.

What is the essence of government?

What is significant about Jean-Jacques Rousseau that distinguishes him from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke?

According to your textbook,power is to politics as ______.

The reserve of power an individual holds and on which he or she can call to achieve political goals is called ______.

According to John Locke,the primary function of government is ______.

The protection of borders and governmental structures from outside threats is defined as ______ security.

Intergroup conflict leads to a strengthening of ______.

The "other" is often referred to as our allies.

There is no difference between power and authority.

Which of the following statements about group identity is false?

An alliance occurs when individuals or groups agree to combine resources and abilities for a purpose that benefits the members of the alliance individually.

The following,according to political scientist Brian L.Job,are securities critical to understanding the political dynamics of developing nations,EXCEPT ______.

Regime security is a leader's ability to protect their hold on ______.

Post-apocalyptic fiction,such as Mad Max,Lord of the Flies,The Postman,and Lucifer's Hammer,demonstrates ______.

Power and authority constrain the individual in a(n)______ state.

Which of the following statements is false?

Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus the Real

Governing Society: We Know Who You Are

Governments Role in the Economy: The Offer You Cant Refuse

Structures and Institutions

El Grande Loco Casa Blanca: The Executive in Bad Spanish

The Confederacy of Dunces: The Legislative Function Not in Bad Spanish

Brazilian Bureaucracy: Do I Even Need to Bother With the Jokes

Courts and Law: Politics Behind the Gavel, Obviously, but Whats Under the Gown

Not Quite Right,but Still Good: The Democratic Ideal in Modern Politics

Media,Politics,and Government: Talking Heads Are Better Than None

International Politics: Apocalypse Now and Then

Political Culture: Sex and Agriculture, Getting Rucked Explains It All

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