Though Italy's capital is in the historic center of Rome

the best industry and agriculture by far is in the north.

A Mexican child born in the US to illegal parents

automatically becomes a citizen of the US.

political units share power in order to work as a group.

most control resides with the central government.

Which of the following foreigners was also a citizen of the United States?

Valdas Adamkus-former President of Lithuania

each subunit is granted independent constitutional authority

Kaliningrad is an ‘exclave' of Russia because

it is a piece of Russia totally separate from Russia.

Which is not true of a representative democracy?

Doesn't consider the needs or interests of the people

is where the country's government is always seated.

A confederation of states .......

States that maintain their power, little to a central gov.

The best example of an ‘enclave' would be

West Berlin (which enclave no longer exists)

The political economy of a state represents

the relations between the state and economic activities

Common roles many states take on might be

health, education, and business regulation.

While the term citizen implies responsibility on the part of the individual, a subject

often does not have rights or responsibilities.

Though historically the United Kingdom is a unitary state

it has units that increasingly have gained more freedom.

Reasons for sub-dividing territory into administrative regions are

efficiency, flexibility and degrees of responsiveness.

In terms of cores and capital, Germany

does not have a main central core region

Totalitarianism is a type of autocracy which might add elements of

fascism, communism, and religious fundamentalism

are lead mainly by single individuals or small cliques.

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1
In the presidential elections map of the contest between Gore and Bush
all of the other choices
Bush has more area though the number of votes was equal.
elections maps showing are deceiving because of populations
Gore has less area though the number of votes was equal.
2
Though Italy's capital is in the historic center of Rome
the climate gets much drier and rockier to the north
the core language and religion traits are found in south.
the best industry and agriculture by far is in the north.
the best agriculture is found to the south.
3
A Mexican child born in the US to illegal parents
must return to Mexico
can become a citizen if the parents become citizens
automatically becomes a citizen of the US.
cannot become a citizen of the US.
4
In confederations
political units share power in order to work as a group.
breakaway regions attempt greater autonomy
they have federal reserve banks
civil war is usually the outcome with desire for separatism
5
In unitary states
most control resides with the central government.
devolution
many subunits operated autonomously from central government.
federal regions operate separately from the main countries
6
Which of the following foreigners was also a citizen of the United States?
Valdas Adamkus-former President of Lithuania
Vaclav Havel-former leader of the Czech Republic.
David Coulthard-former European Formula One race car driver
Adolf Hitler-former dictator of Germany
7
Dual citizenship
is when a person has citizenship in two (or more) countries.
can happen with people from the United States.
All of the other choices
can happen when a person is born to foreign parents.
8
In federal states
each subunit is granted independent constitutional authority
the central government maintains the control of the country
all of the other choices
the policing power is held mainly by the central government
9
Elite Theories of state support an elite class of people while pluralists
supports only those who control the economy
has no bias
favors upper class
has a bias towards immigrants
10
Toyota has many sub-regional offices and centers in
Australia
North America.
Central America
Africa
11
Kaliningrad is an ‘exclave' of Russia because
it is totally surrounded by Jello
it is totally surrounded by Moscow
it is today part of Poland.
it is a piece of Russia totally separate from Russia.
12
Which is not true of a representative democracy?
It stems from a pure democracy
Doesn't consider the needs or interests of the people
Doesn't allow citizens to have input in who runs the country
it ensure better citizen participation
13
The best example of a unitary state would be
The United States
Germany
The former USSR
France
14
One special region found in the United States and established for indigenous peoples .
is industriously sound
is autonomous politically
is the reservation
is autonomous politically
15
A capital city
is always the largest city in the country
is where the country's government is always seated.
is always the most reliable city in terms of health care
is always the most important city in the country regarding.
16
The largest State in the world is .... ?
China
Russia
Canada
USA
17
Eventually, the Soviet Union's 15 republics broke up into individual states. This is
evolution
hopping
devolution
installation.
18
Jakarta, Indonesia is a(n) .... ?
Introduced Capital
Compromised Capital
Forward Capital
Colonial Capital
19
Which of the following best qualify as core regions within their countries?
Madrid and Rome
Washington D.C. and Berlin
Paris and London
Brasilia and Caracas
20
A confederation of states .......
consists of states that give all the power to a central govt
States that maintain their power, none to a central gov.
States that maintain their power, little to a central gov.
are state that simply ignore all the other states
21
Divisions like city councils, state legislatures and a White House is what type of government
a monarchy
a federalist system
a unitarian system
a theocracy
22
The best example of an ‘enclave' would be
the ‘country' of Catalonia (marginally within Spain).
West Berlin (which enclave no longer exists)
Alaska
he island of Sardinia.
23
The political economy of a state represents
the health, welfare, and government control of health care.
None of the other choices
the relations between the state and economic activities
food through agriculture, groceries, and restaurants
24
Common roles many states take on might be
astrology and numerology for forecasting future conditions.
the administration of the scientific endeavor.
cultural regulation of language and religion
health, education, and business regulation.
25
As recently as 1940s there were ____ states. Today there are ______states
50, 200
98, 419
67, 245
100, 300
26
The country that was organized as the world's first federal state was
The former USSR
Germany
The US
France
27
Which countries divide their territories into manageable subunits?
all of the other fine choices
Canada
Germany
the United States
28
Washington DC is a(n) ..... ?
Compromised Capital
Colonial Capital
Introduced Capital
Central Capital
29
While the term citizen implies responsibility on the part of the individual, a subject
is objective and not specific.
is usually opposed to the dominant leadership.
is often taught in grammar school.
often does not have rights or responsibilities.
30
Though historically the United Kingdom is a unitary state
it is also politically tied to China and Japan.
it has units that increasingly have gained more freedom.
None of the other electronic choices
it is connected to Ireland and Iceland in a federation.
31
Reasons for sub-dividing territory into administrative regions are
food, drink, and service provision regions.
efficiency, flexibility and degrees of responsiveness.
design, printing, and publishing processes.
health, welfare, and healthcare access.
32
In terms of cores and capital, Germany
splits its industrial prowess north to south
all of the other choices
has a main center and it is Berlin
does not have a main central core region
33
The theory of the state derives from servicing the needs of all members and groups is called
the Pluralist state theory.
the Monarchical state theory.
the state theory of the Economic Man.
he Marxist state theory
34
Kaliningrad is a(n) ... ?
great vacation spot for Americans
enclave
sublingual territory
exclave
35
Totalitarianism is a type of autocracy which might add elements of
fascism, communism, and religious fundamentalism
polytheistic hero worship aimed at functional action.
commerce, industry and port management
architectural styles as influential such as ‘feng shui'
36
Most businesses and governments subdivide administrative territory into
manageable political subunits.
mall sales regions
countries or states.
club fields.
37
Autocratic states
mainly produce one commodity like oil or bananas.
are lead mainly by single individuals or small cliques.
focus majority of their energies on developing agriculture.
focus their operations on reducing the threat of revolution.
38
Electoral districts in the United States sometimes have very strange shapes of
Empty choice
gerrymandering.
forward capitalization
systematization.
39
The undisputed core region of France is
Alsace Lorraine
Toulouse and Bordeaux.
Marseille and the Côte d'azur.
Ile de France

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