Question 1

George Washington retired after two terms.No other president tried to serve longer,until __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodore Roosevelt
B)  John Kennedy
C)  Franklin Roosevelt
D)  Woodrow WilsonE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Consistent with the ideas of Francis Fukuyama,the establishment of democracy in a given country that was not ready for it is most likely to end up with what outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign military involvement by the United States
B)  one-party rule that remains stable for a long period of time
C)  a fragile democracy followed by government collapse
D)  a fragile democracy that inevitably strengthensE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The upper chamber of a parliament usually represents the components of a federal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following would highlight a critical downside of a unitary system?

Accepted Answer

A)  a parliament with very limited control over its national parks and wildlife reserves
B)  the absence of a responsive government when citizens make certain demands
C)  a declining sense of nationalism among elites in society
D)  local officials unable to make basic decisions without the express consent of the central governmentE) A) and C)
F) A) and B) D

Question 5

A first-past-the-post country with multiple political parties is likely to see parties merge until there are only two viable parties remaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Weak states are characterized by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the lack of civilian control over the military
B)  the penetration of crime into politics
C)  an adherence to economics
D)  obedience to lawsE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Single-member districts always produce an electoral majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A state that is unable to control and tax its entire territory would be considered an effective state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Adam Smith is most associated with which concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  socialism
B)  statism
C)  laissez-faire
D)  communismE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Bailouts for financial giants in the United States deemed "too big to fail" are illustrative of the fact that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  free markets ultimately must take care of themselves
B)  the government exerts too much control over the economy
C)  state capitalism is the most preferred method for stable development
D)  even laissez-faire systems adopt other elementsE) A) and B)
F) B) and D) D

Question 11

The current economic situation in China can be described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  fascism
B)  libertarianism
C)  modern conservatism
D)  state capitalismE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Why have U.S.states been called laboratories of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  They demonstrate the ideal structure of democracy in a unitary state.
B)  They are forced to alter national policies that they disagree with.
C)  Democracy is practiced at the state level but not at the national level.
D)  States can experiment with new programs,which,if successful,can be copied nationwide.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Imagine that you are looking at a country's main political institutions to find out whether they meet a standard of good,effective governance.Which of the following characteristics would signify that they fail to meet this standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are inflexible and have not evolved.
B)  They are flexible but filled with partisanship.
C)  They are flexible but always produce the same results.
D)  They are flexible and have changed steadily over the years.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev would be considered a reformer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is often the basis for center-periphery tensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  regionalism
B)  unitary statism
C)  political devolution
D)  anarchyE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following would demonstrate institutionalized power?

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S.Supreme Court striking down a law as unconstitutional
B)  the majority of Americans being in agreement on a major issue in an opinion poll
C)  a large corporation using its influence to receive generous tax breaks
D)  a significant increase in consumer confidenceE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The American Civil War was largely fought for reasons that involved __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sectionalism
B)  partisanship
C)  spiritualism
D)  socialismE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Federalism is the balancing of power between a nation's central government and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the private sector
B)  the people
C)  its autonomous subdivisions
D)  a foreign governmentE) A) and D)
F) None of the above C

Question 19

Political institutions represent established and durable patterns of __________ in a country.

Accepted Answer

A)  authority
B)  dissent
C)  instability
D)  anarchyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

As it concerns the unitary versus federal classification of states,which country has a uniquely in-between situation,with some unitary aspects and notable decentralization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan
B)  China
C)  North Korea
D)  VietnamE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 3: States

George Washington retired after two terms.No other president tried to serve longer,until __________.

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Consistent with the ideas of Francis Fukuyama,the establishment of democracy in a given country that was not ready for it is most likely to end up with what outcome?

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The upper chamber of a parliament usually represents the components of a federal system.

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Which of the following would highlight a critical downside of a unitary system?

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A first-past-the-post country with multiple political parties is likely to see parties merge until there are only two viable parties remaining.

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Weak states are characterized by __________.

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Single-member districts always produce an electoral majority.

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A state that is unable to control and tax its entire territory would be considered an effective state.

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Adam Smith is most associated with which concept?

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Bailouts for financial giants in the United States deemed "too big to fail" are illustrative of the fact that __________.

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The current economic situation in China can be described by which of the following?

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Why have U.S.states been called laboratories of democracy?

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Imagine that you are looking at a country's main political institutions to find out whether they meet a standard of good,effective governance.Which of the following characteristics would signify that they fail to meet this standard?

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev would be considered a reformer.

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Which of the following is often the basis for center-periphery tensions?

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Which of the following would demonstrate institutionalized power?

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The American Civil War was largely fought for reasons that involved __________.

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Federalism is the balancing of power between a nation's central government and __________.

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Political institutions represent established and durable patterns of __________ in a country.

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As it concerns the unitary versus federal classification of states,which country has a uniquely in-between situation,with some unitary aspects and notable decentralization?

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