Question 1

Political culture can be defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics. 
B) temporary political values held during times of sudden change. 
C) a society's norms for political activity. 
D) how politicians conduct their campaigns. 
E) the level of political modernization in a country. 
A) the views of a society toward the role of culture and its place in politics. 
B) temporary political values held during times of sudden change. 
C) a society's norms for political activity. 
D) how politicians conduct their campaigns. 
E) the level of political modernization in a country.

Question 2

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is:

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A) a national identity. 
B) a common history. 
C) an ethnic identity. 
D) a country. 
E) a state. 
A) a national identity. 
B) a common history. 
C) an ethnic identity. 
D) a country. 
E) a state.

Question 3

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

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A) national identity 
B) ethnic identity 
C) citizenship 
D) political affiliation 
E) fundamentalism 
A) national identity 
B) ethnic identity 
C) citizenship 
D) political affiliation 
E) fundamentalism

Question 4

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

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A) a growing unwillingness of the people to make personal sacrifices for the state 
B) a growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue 
C) a weakening of state leadership authority 
D) a general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
E) a washing away of public differences between ethnic identities 
A) a growing unwillingness of the people to make personal sacrifices for the state 
B) a growing capacity of the state to generate tax revenue 
C) a weakening of state leadership authority 
D) a general disinterest in pursuing sovereignty 
E) a washing away of public differences between ethnic identities

Question 5

Which of the following concepts is held in common by both communist ideology and liberal and social democratic ideology but is lacking in fascist ideology?

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A) a belief in the value of competition among individuals 
B) a belief in the potential of individuals 
C) a desire for high state autonomy 
D) a rejection of the notion of the state 
E) a belief in high state capacity 
A) a belief in the value of competition among individuals 
B) a belief in the potential of individuals 
C) a desire for high state autonomy 
D) a rejection of the notion of the state 
E) a belief in high state capacity

Question 6

The specific concepts of ethnic identity and national identity have their 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 colonial dominance. 
E) North America during the early eighteenth century. 
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 colonial dominance. 
E) North America during the early eighteenth century.

Question 7

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:

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

Question 8

National identity is:

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A) often derived from ethnic identity. 
B) never derived from ethnic identity. 
C) always derived from religious identity. 
D) never derived from religious identity. 
E) becoming a less influential institution in politics. 
A) often derived from ethnic identity. 
B) never derived from ethnic identity. 
C) always derived from religious identity. 
D) never derived from religious identity. 
E) becoming a less influential institution in politics.

Question 9

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor:

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A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures and values that they believe once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) a racist political system. 
A) evolutionary change of the status quo. 
B) the status quo. 
C) restoring structures and values that they believe once existed. 
D) revolutionary change of the status quo. 
E) a racist political system.

Question 10

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

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A) Palestinians have a very low sense of national identity, a core component of patriotism. 
B) Patriotism refers to pride in one's state, and Palestinians lack a formal state. 
C) Palestinians have low levels of ethnic cohesion, a core component of patriotism. 
D) Patriotism refers to the pursuit of sovereignty, which most Palestinians believe to be an impossibility for their people. 
E) Most Palestinians have rejected formal citizenship in their state in the name of political protest. 
A) Palestinians have a very low sense of national identity, a core component of patriotism. 
B) Patriotism refers to pride in one's state, and Palestinians lack a formal state. 
C) Palestinians have low levels of ethnic cohesion, a core component of patriotism. 
D) Patriotism refers to the pursuit of sovereignty, which most Palestinians believe to be an impossibility for their people. 
E) Most Palestinians have rejected formal citizenship in their state in the name of political protest.

Question 11

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as:

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A) an ethnic polity. 
B) a citizen state. 
C) a nation-state. 
D) a patriotic state. 
E) a devolved state. 
A) an ethnic polity. 
B) a citizen state. 
C) a nation-state. 
D) a patriotic state. 
E) a devolved state.

Question 12

Citizenship is best defined as:

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The study of culture and political scien

Question 15

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Fundamentalism is a single form of ideology. 
B) Most fundamentalists emphasize collective equality. 
C) Fundamentalists reject reactionary attitudes for radical ones. 
D) Fundamentalists seek to solve the problems of the modern world. 
E) Most fundamentalists embrace violent means to change the status quo. 
A) Fundamentalism is a single form of ideology. 
B) Most fundamentalists emphasize collective equality. 
C) Fundamentalists reject reactionary attitudes for radical ones. 
D) Fundamentalists seek to solve the problems of the modern world. 
E) Most fundamentalists embrace violent means to change the status quo.

Political culture can be defined as:

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is:

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

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

Which of the following concepts is held in common by both communist ideology and liberal and social democratic ideology but is lacking in fascist ideology?

The specific concepts of ethnic identity and national identity have their origins in:

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:

National identity is:

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as:

Citizenship is best defined as:

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

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

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

Introduction

States

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

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Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

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Exam 3: Nations and Society

Political culture can be defined as:

An institution that binds people together through common political aspirations is:

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

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

Which of the following concepts is held in common by both communist ideology and liberal and social democratic ideology but is lacking in fascist ideology?

The specific concepts of ethnic identity and national identity have their origins in:

Power sharing as a way to solve ethnic and national conflict:

National identity is:

Reactionaries are those in the political spectrum who favor:

Why might the term patriotic fail to characterize the Palestinian people?

A state that encompasses one dominant nation that it claims to embody and represent is known as:

Citizenship is best defined as:

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

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

Which of the following statements about fundamentalism is accurate?

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