Question 1

Amartya is angry with the leadership at her university because she believes that most of the grants,student work-study projects,and bursaries are given to undeserving but well-connected students.She organizes other students who create an organization that mounts protests,educates the public and campus population,and attempts to put pressure on the university to change its policies.What is this organization an example of?

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A)  a political party 
B)  a lobby 
C)  a political revolution 
D)  a social movement

Question 2

Explain what factors determine a nation's risk of war.

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Question 3

What do we call the ability to achieve one's goals despite opposition from others?

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

Question 4

Which of the following is an important precondition that must be met to create a stable democratic society?

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A)  well-organized economic elites 
B)  substantial international trade 
C)  powerful working and middle classes 
D)  well-organized bureaucracies

Question 5

Describe pluralist theory.

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Question 6

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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Question 7

According to the textbook,what undermined the first historical wave of democracy?

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A)  the rise of authoritarian and totalitarian rule 
B)  the rise of democratic socialism 
C)  the overthrow of many governments by anarcho-syndicalists 
D)  the overthrow of many governments by military juntas

Question 8

How is state-centred theory different from power resource and elite theories?

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Question 9

Leonard believes that public policy in Canada is influenced by shifts in power,and the balance in power between people of different classes,ethnicities,and regions.Which theory does he subscribe to?

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

Question 10

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 11

A landmark in decentralization and regionalization took place in 1959.In that year,Quebec and the federal government agreed that a provincial or territorial government not wanting to participate in a federal program could receive federal funds to set up its own laws and programs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following elements of civil society specializes in keeping a close watch on the activities of politicians and the state and informing the public about their activities?

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A)  interest groups 
B)  lobbies 
C)  mass media 
D)  social movements

Question 13

According to the textbook,which election was the most important Canadian federal election of the twentieth century?

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A)  the 1968 election 
B)  the 1988 election 
C)  the 1993 election 
D)  the 2006 election

Question 14

What type of political organization competes for control of the government in regular elections and puts forth policy alternatives?

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A)  a political party 
B)  a lobby 
C)  a political revolution 
D)  an interest group

Question 15

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

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Question 16

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

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Question 17

Which theory examines how government officials are power-holders,mainly based upon the fact that they hold political office?

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A)  civil society theory 
B)  institution theory 
C)  state-centred theory 
D)  bureaucracy theory

Question 18

In the movie Gangs of New York (2002),the nation-state lacked legitimacy in the eyes of many of its citizens.Rival gangs vied for dominance,politicians were corrupt,and violence was used to secure power.What type of state does this characterize?

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A)  an authoritarian state 
B)  a totalitarian state 
C)  a revolutionary state 
D)  a charismatic state

Question 19

Inga lives in a nation that holds a federal election every five years and is fully supportive of its citizens' rights through its constitution and charter of rights and freedoms.What kind of nation does Inga live in?

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A)  a formal democracy 
B)  an informal democracy 
C)  an liberal democracy 
D)  a socialist democracy

Question 20

What kind of system is in place when political power is concentrated into the hands of a few and when most of the public is relatively politically powerless?

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A)  a state-centred system 
B)  an elite system 
C)  a pluralist system 
D)  a power resource system

Exam 14: Politics