Question 1

According to the text,"whenever you are trying to understand a confusing aspect of politics," you should simply ask which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A) "Is the matter important?" and "How come?" 
B) "Who benefits?" and "How do they benefit?" 
C) "What party is in charge?" and "Why?" 
D) "Is the majority in support?" and "How many?" 
A) "Is the matter important?" and "How come?" 
B) "Who benefits?" and "How do they benefit?" 
C) "What party is in charge?" and "Why?" 
D) "Is the majority in support?" and "How many?"

Question 2

Peer policing means having people police each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Leaders can achieve legitimacy in any of the following ways,EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A) by a prolonged use of violence 
B) by remaining in power for a long time 
C) by receiving the approval of a prior leader who was believed to be legitimate 
D) by convincing the public that it is in their best interest to accept their leadership voluntarily 
A) by a prolonged use of violence 
B) by remaining in power for a long time 
C) by receiving the approval of a prior leader who was believed to be legitimate 
D) by convincing the public that it is in their best interest to accept their leadership voluntarily

Question 4

The advent of social media (Twitter,Facebook,YouTube,etc. )has led to the limitation and at times failure of governments to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) atomize citizens 
B) police citizens 
C) employ citizens 
D) represent citizens 
A) atomize citizens 
B) police citizens 
C) employ citizens 
D) represent citizens

Question 5

While ______ tend to believe that human beings care only about maximizing their own self-interests,______ tend to believe that humans are essentially good,social,and caring for others.

Accepted Answer

A) idealists;realists 
B) idealists;conservatives 
C) realists;idealists 
D) realists;liberals 
A) idealists;realists 
B) idealists;conservatives 
C) realists;idealists 
D) realists;liberals

Question 6

Government control can also be achieved by pursuing legitimacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the concept of the panopticon,and how governments use panoptic means to maintain control.

Accepted Answer

Author Michel Foucault's panopticon was

Question 8

Georg Simmel and later Lewis Coser argued that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) conflict can only lead to revolution 
B) conflict leads to war;all forms of conflict are to be eliminated at all costs 
C) conflict is good only when a country gains land in a war 
D) conflict serves constructive functions within human societies 
A) conflict can only lead to revolution 
B) conflict leads to war;all forms of conflict are to be eliminated at all costs 
C) conflict is good only when a country gains land in a war 
D) conflict serves constructive functions within human societies

Question 9

A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state is a(n)______ government.

Accepted Answer

A) totalitarian 
B) authoritarian 
C) oligarchical 
D) monarchical 
A) totalitarian 
B) authoritarian 
C) oligarchical 
D) monarchical

Question 10

Which well-known classic presents several extreme examples of self-policing?

Accepted Answer

A) The Iliad 
B) Nineteen Eighty-Four 
C) The Social Contract 
D) Animal Farm 
A) The Iliad 
B) Nineteen Eighty-Four 
C) The Social Contract 
D) Animal Farm

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms that leaders use to prevent revolutionary groups from forming?

Accepted Answer

A) atomization 
B) incorporation 
C) peer policing 
D) preference falsification 
A) atomization 
B) incorporation 
C) peer policing 
D) preference falsification

Question 12

The ability of government to control the action of citizens with a small police or military presence is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) peer policing 
B) atomization 
C) panoptic control 
D) need falsification 
A) peer policing 
B) atomization 
C) panoptic control 
D) need falsification

Question 13

Preference falsification is only limited to totalitarian governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is one of the easiest ways to accomplish peer policing?

Accepted Answer

A) institute a system where people receive a financial reward for supporting the government 
B) make it a crime to not report someone's revolutionary words or actions 
C) have the government create a network of video surveillance cameras 
D) create a law enforcement agency specifically to monitor revolutionary groups 
A) institute a system where people receive a financial reward for supporting the government 
B) make it a crime to not report someone's revolutionary words or actions 
C) have the government create a network of video surveillance cameras 
D) create a law enforcement agency specifically to monitor revolutionary groups

Question 15

How can conflict act as a safety valve within a group?

Accepted Answer

Varies.However,a strong answer will disc

Question 16

Which of the following statements about revolutions is true?

Accepted Answer

A) They are conducted only by a few. 
B) They are collective actions. 
C) They seek to reform the existing government. 
D) They do not exist in hierarchical environments. 
A) They are conducted only by a few. 
B) They are collective actions. 
C) They seek to reform the existing government. 
D) They do not exist in hierarchical environments.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) The theoretical concept of the panopticon as a social mechanism for controlling populations comes from an 18th-century prison design crafted by the British theorist Karl Marx. 
B) The guard tower in a panoptic prison is completely enclosed with mirrored windows,so the prisoners never know when they are being watched. 
C) The panoptic means of controlling behavior is a pervasive aspect of just about every government. 
D) The political philosopher Michel Foucault built upon the logic of the panoptic prison design and argued that it was similar to the way governments and leaders maintain control over the societies they rule. 
A) The theoretical concept of the panopticon as a social mechanism for controlling populations comes from an 18th-century prison design crafted by the British theorist Karl Marx. 
B) The guard tower in a panoptic prison is completely enclosed with mirrored windows,so the prisoners never know when they are being watched. 
C) The panoptic means of controlling behavior is a pervasive aspect of just about every government. 
D) The political philosopher Michel Foucault built upon the logic of the panoptic prison design and argued that it was similar to the way governments and leaders maintain control over the societies they rule.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the limits on forceful control is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Force is never an effective means for maintaining control. 
B) Using force to maintain control does nothing to resolve the underlying causes of the discontent. 
C) The level of force leaders must use to maintain control of the government is related to the society's level of dissatisfaction. 
D) When you push people to the point where they are desperate,force is simply not enough. 
A) Force is never an effective means for maintaining control. 
B) Using force to maintain control does nothing to resolve the underlying causes of the discontent. 
C) The level of force leaders must use to maintain control of the government is related to the society's level of dissatisfaction. 
D) When you push people to the point where they are desperate,force is simply not enough.

Question 19

According to Lewis Coser,conflict leads to the benefit(s)of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) legitimacy 
B) safety valve 
C) cross-cutting cleavages 
D) both B and C 
A) legitimacy 
B) safety valve 
C) cross-cutting cleavages 
D) both B and C

Question 20

Legitimacy refers to the voluntary acceptance of a government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the text,"whenever you are trying to understand a confusing aspect of politics," you should simply ask which of the following questions?

Peer policing means having people police each other.

Leaders can achieve legitimacy in any of the following ways,EXCEPT ______.

The advent of social media (Twitter,Facebook,YouTube,etc. )has led to the limitation and at times failure of governments to ______.

While tend to believe that human beings care only about maximizing their own self-interests, tend to believe that humans are essentially good,social,and caring for others.

Government control can also be achieved by pursuing legitimacy.

Discuss the concept of the panopticon,and how governments use panoptic means to maintain control.

Georg Simmel and later Lewis Coser argued that ______.

A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state is a(n)______ government.

Which well-known classic presents several extreme examples of self-policing?

Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms that leaders use to prevent revolutionary groups from forming?

The ability of government to control the action of citizens with a small police or military presence is an example of ______.

Preference falsification is only limited to totalitarian governments.

What is one of the easiest ways to accomplish peer policing?

How can conflict act as a safety valve within a group?

Which of the following statements about revolutions is true?

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following statements about the limits on forceful control is false?

According to Lewis Coser,conflict leads to the benefit(s)of ______.

Legitimacy refers to the voluntary acceptance of a government.

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According to the text,"whenever you are trying to understand a confusing aspect of politics," you should simply ask which of the following questions?

Peer policing means having people police each other.

Leaders can achieve legitimacy in any of the following ways,EXCEPT ______.

The advent of social media (Twitter,Facebook,YouTube,etc. )has led to the limitation and at times failure of governments to ______.

While ______ tend to believe that human beings care only about maximizing their own self-interests,______ tend to believe that humans are essentially good,social,and caring for others.

Government control can also be achieved by pursuing legitimacy.

Discuss the concept of the panopticon,and how governments use panoptic means to maintain control.

Georg Simmel and later Lewis Coser argued that ______.

A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state is a(n)______ government.

Which well-known classic presents several extreme examples of self-policing?

Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms that leaders use to prevent revolutionary groups from forming?

The ability of government to control the action of citizens with a small police or military presence is an example of ______.

Preference falsification is only limited to totalitarian governments.

What is one of the easiest ways to accomplish peer policing?

How can conflict act as a safety valve within a group?

Which of the following statements about revolutions is true?

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following statements about the limits on forceful control is false?

According to Lewis Coser,conflict leads to the benefit(s)of ______.

Legitimacy refers to the voluntary acceptance of a government.

Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus the Real

Why Government Security, Anarchy, and Some Basic Group Dynamics

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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While tend to believe that human beings care only about maximizing their own self-interests, tend to believe that humans are essentially good,social,and caring for others.