Question 1

Nihilism is in large part a belief that all institutions and values:

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A) are essentially meaningless. 
B) are equally valid. 
C) should embrace pacifism. 
D) are a gift from God. 
E) should focus more on environmental issues. 
A) are essentially meaningless. 
B) are equally valid. 
C) should embrace pacifism. 
D) are a gift from God. 
E) should focus more on environmental issues. A

Question 2

What type of explanation for political violence can essentially be seen as a quest for a "root source" for violence?

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A) institutional 
B) ideational 
C) individual 
D) ideological 
E) revolutionary 
A) institutional 
B) ideational 
C) individual 
D) ideological 
E) revolutionary A

Question 3

Revolution is most accurately defined as:

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A) the application of political violence by citizens against elites. 
B) a spontaneous outburst of widespread violence in a state due to ideational reasons. 
C) a public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. 
D) any wide-ranging and rapid change in a society that produces beneficial social results. 
E) the replacement of a regime's existing repressive policies with more inclusive or democratic ones. 
A) the application of political violence by citizens against elites. 
B) a spontaneous outburst of widespread violence in a state due to ideational reasons. 
C) a public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. 
D) any wide-ranging and rapid change in a society that produces beneficial social results. 
E) the replacement of a regime's existing repressive policies with more inclusive or democratic ones. C

Question 4

When looking at terrorists' backgrounds, we find that they:

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A) often come from educated backgrounds. 
B) are almost always illiterate. 
C) almost always have religion as their primary motivating force. 
D) usually have an extensive criminal background. 
E) oppose political change. 
A) often come from educated backgrounds. 
B) are almost always illiterate. 
C) almost always have religion as their primary motivating force. 
D) usually have an extensive criminal background. 
E) oppose political change.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of differing explanations for political violence?

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A) Most political scientists attempt to form a unified theory of political violence that incorporates different explanations equally. 
B) The placing of blame is often a component of ideational factors in explaining political violence. 
C) Most scholars now agree that individual factors are the root of political violence. 
D) Ideational factors are most important for providing a context in which particular preconditions, problems, and conflicts may emerge. 
E) Ideational and institutional factors are more useful in explaining terrorist violence than revolutionary violence. 
A) Most political scientists attempt to form a unified theory of political violence that incorporates different explanations equally. 
B) The placing of blame is often a component of ideational factors in explaining political violence. 
C) Most scholars now agree that individual factors are the root of political violence. 
D) Ideational factors are most important for providing a context in which particular preconditions, problems, and conflicts may emerge. 
E) Ideational and institutional factors are more useful in explaining terrorist violence than revolutionary violence.

Question 6

Individual-focused studies of terrorism, noting in part the emphasis on community and purity of cause, have drawn comparisons between terrorist groups and:

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A) state bureaucracies. 
B) political campaigns. 
C) folk customs. 
D) religious cults. 
E) sports teams. 
A) state bureaucracies. 
B) political campaigns. 
C) folk customs. 
D) religious cults. 
E) sports teams.

Question 7

In terms of achieving their stated long-term outcomes, terrorists:

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A) are usually successful. 
B) are usually unsuccessful. 
C) have shown more strategic than tactical success. 
D) usually abandon their primary goals early into the process of committing violence. 
E) are typically more successful in rich countries than in poor ones. 
A) are usually successful. 
B) are usually unsuccessful. 
C) have shown more strategic than tactical success. 
D) usually abandon their primary goals early into the process of committing violence. 
E) are typically more successful in rich countries than in poor ones.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about revolutions and their results is accurate?

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A) Revolutions often result in less freedom and equality. 
B) Resulting revolutionary regimes rarely institutionalize new forms of politics. 
C) Ideational factors typically play little to no role in the successful institutionalization of revolutionary regimes. 
D) France provides a strong example of how public demands for more rights are essential to the growth of democracy in the wake of a revolution. 
E) The historical results of revolutions have led us to generally think of them as negative events. 
A) Revolutions often result in less freedom and equality. 
B) Resulting revolutionary regimes rarely institutionalize new forms of politics. 
C) Ideational factors typically play little to no role in the successful institutionalization of revolutionary regimes. 
D) France provides a strong example of how public demands for more rights are essential to the growth of democracy in the wake of a revolution. 
E) The historical results of revolutions have led us to generally think of them as negative events.

Question 9

Which of the following could be categorized as an individual explanation for political violence?

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A) nationalism 
B) humiliation 
C) capitalism 
D) fundamentalism 
E) ideology 
A) nationalism 
B) humiliation 
C) capitalism 
D) fundamentalism 
E) ideology

Question 10

In which of the following ways does a coup d'état differ from a revolution?

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A) Higher levels of political violence are involved. 
B) Elites are the agent of change. 
C) People are the target of the violence, not the regime. 
D) Regime change is much more likely. 
E) Ideology plays a bigger part. 
A) Higher levels of political violence are involved. 
B) Elites are the agent of change. 
C) People are the target of the violence, not the regime. 
D) Regime change is much more likely. 
E) Ideology plays a bigger part.

Question 11

The 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe, with the exception of Romania, serve as an example of revolutions:

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A) that failed to overthrow the state. 
B) with very limited or no violence. 
C) that ultimately reduced personal and political freedom. 
D) that were motivated by deep political fundamentalism. 
E) that did little to change the basic institutions of the state. 
A) that failed to overthrow the state. 
B) with very limited or no violence. 
C) that ultimately reduced personal and political freedom. 
D) that were motivated by deep political fundamentalism. 
E) that did little to change the basic institutions of the state.

Question 12

It has been argued that the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are examples of which model of revolution?

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A) incipient mobilization model 
B) religious-social model 
C) relative deprivation model 
D) imperial trigger model 
E) Islamist rebellion model 
A) incipient mobilization model 
B) religious-social model 
C) relative deprivation model 
D) imperial trigger model 
E) Islamist rebellion model

Question 13

What is the objective of terrorism? Of revolution? How does the difference in the outcomes of each change the way political scientists look at the two phenomena?

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The objective of terrorism is to instill

Question 14

Some warn that too much centralized power to fight terrorism could lead to:

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A) unitary government. 
B) a surveillance state. 
C) hyperdemocracy. 
D) nihilism. 
E) illiberalism. 
A) unitary government. 
B) a surveillance state. 
C) hyperdemocracy. 
D) nihilism. 
E) illiberalism.

Question 15

What are some commonalities in the backgrounds of those who commit terrorist acts? Why are the more common explanations of religious fundamentalism and lack of education problematic?

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The answer of What are some commonalities in the backgrounds...

Question 16

How have the use of institutional, ideational, and individual explanations for political violence evolved in the work of political scientists? Are they employed differently for explaining terrorist and revolutionary violence?

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The use of institutional, ideational, an

Question 17

Studies of the relationship between economic conditions and terrorism find that:

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A) terrorists almost always come from poor families. 
B) terrorists almost always come from the poorest countries in the world. 
C) terrorists almost always come from the working class. 
D) there is not a strong correlation between economic deprivation and terrorism. 
E) terrorists have almost always grown up with limited access to health care. 
A) terrorists almost always come from poor families. 
B) terrorists almost always come from the poorest countries in the world. 
C) terrorists almost always come from the working class. 
D) there is not a strong correlation between economic deprivation and terrorism. 
E) terrorists have almost always grown up with limited access to health care.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about the concept of "cosmic war" is accurate?

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A) It represents religious fundamentalists' end goal of bringing about apocalypse. 
B) It is often bound up with political conspiracy theories. 
C) It largely rejects concepts of good and evil in favor of "believers" and "nonbelievers." 
D) It is sometimes bound up with religious belief but is often espoused by secular terrorist groups. 
E) Ethnicity is a core component of cosmic war. 
A) It represents religious fundamentalists' end goal of bringing about apocalypse. 
B) It is often bound up with political conspiracy theories. 
C) It largely rejects concepts of good and evil in favor of "believers" and "nonbelievers." 
D) It is sometimes bound up with religious belief but is often espoused by secular terrorist groups. 
E) Ethnicity is a core component of cosmic war.

Question 19

War crimes and human rights abuses can be defined as:

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A) the use of violence by nonstate actors against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
B) the use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
C) the use of violence by states against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
D) the use of violence by civilians against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
E) any form of political violence in which civilians die. 
A) the use of violence by nonstate actors against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
B) the use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
C) the use of violence by states against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
D) the use of violence by civilians against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
E) any form of political violence in which civilians die.

Question 20

The people of Country X experienced over the course of the last decade a slight expansion of their rights and economic conditions-women's suffrage was expanded, more political parties were allowed to form, and per capita income increased slightly.A large middle class began to desire a continuation of this trend toward full democracy, yet the illiberal regime in power refused to enact additional reforms at the pace the people desired.Opposition groups formed and a popular, violent revolution began against the state.What category of explanation would this overall process best fit into?

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A) institutional 
B) elite preservation 
C) relative deprivation 
D) ideational 
E) individual 
A) institutional 
B) elite preservation 
C) relative deprivation 
D) ideational 
E) individual

Nihilism is in large part a belief that all institutions and values:

What type of explanation for political violence can essentially be seen as a quest for a "root source" for violence?

Revolution is most accurately defined as:

When looking at terrorists' backgrounds, we find that they:

Which of the following is true of differing explanations for political violence?

Individual-focused studies of terrorism, noting in part the emphasis on community and purity of cause, have drawn comparisons between terrorist groups and:

In terms of achieving their stated long-term outcomes, terrorists:

Which of the following statements about revolutions and their results is accurate?

Which of the following could be categorized as an individual explanation for political violence?

In which of the following ways does a coup d'état differ from a revolution?

The 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe, with the exception of Romania, serve as an example of revolutions:

It has been argued that the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are examples of which model of revolution?

What is the objective of terrorism? Of revolution? How does the difference in the outcomes of each change the way political scientists look at the two phenomena?

Some warn that too much centralized power to fight terrorism could lead to:

What are some commonalities in the backgrounds of those who commit terrorist acts? Why are the more common explanations of religious fundamentalism and lack of education problematic?

How have the use of institutional, ideational, and individual explanations for political violence evolved in the work of political scientists? Are they employed differently for explaining terrorist and revolutionary violence?

Studies of the relationship between economic conditions and terrorism find that:

Which of the following statements about the concept of "cosmic war" is accurate?

War crimes and human rights abuses can be defined as:

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Exam 7: Political Violence

Nihilism is in large part a belief that all institutions and values:

What type of explanation for political violence can essentially be seen as a quest for a "root source" for violence?

Revolution is most accurately defined as:

When looking at terrorists' backgrounds, we find that they:

Which of the following is true of differing explanations for political violence?

Individual-focused studies of terrorism, noting in part the emphasis on community and purity of cause, have drawn comparisons between terrorist groups and:

In terms of achieving their stated long-term outcomes, terrorists:

Which of the following statements about revolutions and their results is accurate?

Which of the following could be categorized as an individual explanation for political violence?

In which of the following ways does a coup d'état differ from a revolution?

The 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe, with the exception of Romania, serve as an example of revolutions:

It has been argued that the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are examples of which model of revolution?

What is the objective of terrorism? Of revolution? How does the difference in the outcomes of each change the way political scientists look at the two phenomena?

Some warn that too much centralized power to fight terrorism could lead to:

What are some commonalities in the backgrounds of those who commit terrorist acts? Why are the more common explanations of religious fundamentalism and lack of education problematic?

How have the use of institutional, ideational, and individual explanations for political violence evolved in the work of political scientists? Are they employed differently for explaining terrorist and revolutionary violence?

Studies of the relationship between economic conditions and terrorism find that:

Which of the following statements about the concept of "cosmic war" is accurate?

War crimes and human rights abuses can be defined as:

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Developed Democracies

Communism and Postcommunism

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters