Question 1

A social movement is a collective attempt to change all or part of the social order.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the reasons why societal warfare has replaced interstate warfare globally today.

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Question 3

Even though Mimi is not a supervisor, she is able to overcome the resistance of her co-workers to a new way of getting the work done and forces them to do it her way. Which of the following does Mimi have?

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A)  authority 
B)  leverage 
C)  social control 
D)  power

Question 4

The Canadian electoral system is based on the British "first-past-the-post" model. Explain how this model works, and discuss why it is a problematic system for Canada.

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Question 5

Outline the Marxist critique of elite theory.

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Question 6

Which of the following models is most likely to argue that representative democracies ensure that no one group can have power over the others and that individual rights will be protected?

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A)  the state-centred model 
B)  the elite model 
C)  the power resource model 
D)  the pluralist model

Question 7

What is the difference between war and terrorism?

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Question 8

Which of the following is a claim that instrumental Marxists make?

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A)  People in the lower classes are more likely to vote. 
B)  Voter turnout is dependent on region. 
C)  Big business is dependent on the state. 
D)  The state is controlled by the business elite.

Question 9

Which of the following is a major dynamic in contemporary Canadian politics?

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A)  ethnicity 
B)  gender 
C)  region 
D)  class

Question 10

According to the textbook, which of the following is an outcome of the ways that the Canadian state has structured its policies and laws?

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A)  regional divisions 
B)  class conflict 
C)  ethnic divisions 
D)  religious conflicts

Question 11

According to the textbook, what is civil society?

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A)  It is the structure of the government in society. 
B)  It is the maintenance of social order by threat. 
C)  It is the private, non-state sphere of social life. 
D)  It is the manners and civility of citizens.

Question 12

Which theorist described authority across a range of ideal types?

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A)  Émile Durkheim 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  W. E. B. Du Bois

Question 13

What type of authority is associated with tribal and feudal societies?

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A)  individual authority 
B)  traditional authority 
C)  legal-rational authority 
D)  charismatic authority

Question 14

What evidence do critics of pluralism have to counter the pluralist theory? Which position do you support and why?

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Question 15

Why do structural Marxists argue that the state acts as an arm of capitalism?

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A)  because of the social origins of elite government officials 
B)  because of the ties government officials have with business elites 
C)  because political parties rely upon big business for financial support 
D)  because the state is constrained in its actions by the nature of capitalism

Question 16

The electoral system utilized in France, Germany, and other continental Western European countries is known as the "list" system. Discuss this process and explain why Canada's major political parties would oppose this system being implemented in Canada.

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Question 17

North Korea is a nation that strives to regulate all aspects of the citizenry's public and private life. What type of society does North Korea exemplify?

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A)  a totalitarian society 
B)  a dictatorship 
C)  a democracy 
D)  an authoritarian society

Question 18

Many previously non-democratic nations held competitive elections between the 1970s and the 1990s; however, democracy in these new regimes was often ineffectual and limited. How did many Western political sociologists react to this situation?

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A)  They rethought the democratic electoral process. 
B)  They rethought the social preconditions for democracy. 
C)  They brought in sophisticated economic analyses. 
D)  They focused their analyses on political elites across nations.

Question 19

According to the textbook, why might terrorism be a viable option for some groups?

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A)  because some groups lack alternative means for meeting political or economic goals 
B)  because wars increasingly rely on sophisticated technology unavailable to some groups 
C)  because terrorism is a more effective means of meeting political goals 
D)  because it is the preferred way of meeting political goals sanctioned by many religions

Question 20

What are the three waves of democracy discussed by the textbook? Describe what is needed to sustain democratic institutions and activity.

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Exam 14: Politics