POLS 150 Quiz

Question 1

how we rely on political institutions

Accepted Answer

- competent gov bureaucracies, - political stability, - the rule of law, - international rules governing trade

Question 2

Public good that once provided its difficult to exclude thoe who didn't

Accepted Answer

non excludable

Question 3

why is nigeria ethnically fragmented state

Accepted Answer

it has over 250 ethnic group and religiously divided

Question 4

Free market perspective characteristics

Accepted Answer

Invisible hand of marker supplies goods and services bc of consumer demand, trade + market economies = development

Question 5

Public goods where one person's use of that good doesn't prevent another person from using it

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non rival

Question 6

involves identifying relative efficiency (advantages) in producing goods/services

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comparative advantage

Question 7

Race in Brazil

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- more mixed race brazilians than americans, - brazil is the largest Black nation outside africa, - 54% of the population identifies as Afro-descendant

Question 8

a set of rigid social categories that determine economic potential and placement

Accepted Answer

caste system

Question 9

indigenous people of biafra; yoruba; ijaw; boko haram; are these the separatist groups of nigera

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Strategy #1 for governing diverse societies: eliminate or transcend ethnic differences to create a single dominant group

Accepted Answer

partition and secession, accomplished by genocide, accomplished by forced mass population transfer, assimiliation

Question 11

Involves politicans (a patron) offering certain material rewards to select clients in exchange for votes, money, etc

Accepted Answer

Clientelism politics (patron-client)

Question 12

the linking of economies via the exchange of goods services investment technology and labor across nationstate boundarie

Accepted Answer

Globalization

Question 13

Characteristics of the arab spring

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- kicked out the president, - chain reaction of demonstrations against repressive and corrupt regimes

Question 14

Why did brazilians vote for bolsonaro

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public disgust with high crime, strongest opponent was barred from running, misinformation campagin, economic recession before and wanted someone to shake things up

Question 15

what are the two opposing new nationalist movements in egypt and how it should assert its sovereignty

Accepted Answer

- free officers union, - muslim brotherhood

Question 16

Why are hindu nationalist movements becoming a real threat to indian democracy

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- the current government, - muslims rank lower in literacy and income, hindu natonalist movements and political parties are gaining more followers

Question 17

Characteristics of effective occupation

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- established in the berlin conference, - europeans must effectively administer a religion to claim it as theirs, - caused a scramble for africa

Question 18

Allow groups exclusive control over some policy realms

Accepted Answer

policy autonomy

Question 19

Why is NOT an effective nigerian state so difficult to build

Accepted Answer

the British

Question 20

How is India a highly pluralistic society

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- caste system pluralism, - religious pluralism between hindu and muslims, - linguistic pluralism: 18 official languages

Question 21

what was branqueamento or the whitening?

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- trying to weak afro brazilians influence, - paid 4 mil europeans to migrate

Question 22

Who is the current prime minister of India and apart of the RSS party

Accepted Answer

Narendra modi

Question 23

goals the free market perspective ignores

Accepted Answer

- the survival of communities and cultures, - an equitable distribution of wealth and economic opportunities, - the environment, - the security and prosperity of one's own nation-state

Question 24

large scale corruption committed by high-level offenders

Accepted Answer

grand corruption

Question 25

Who seized power in the Egyptian revolution 1952 and declared a secular "pan-Arab socialist" regime

Accepted Answer

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Question 26

how the brazilian government doesn't serve most brazilians very well

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- bolsonaro lied about COVID, - high crime, poor policing, - bad primary and secondary education, around 10% of adults are illiterate, - low quality public health care

Question 27

divide up the country along ethnic lines and create new nation-states, peacefully or violently

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partition and secession

Question 28

How might workers be hurt by free trade?

Accepted Answer

Job losses might be big deal for workers in import-competing industries

Question 29

How can rich & poor countries benefit from free trade?

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More productivity, More investments, Possibly could promote global peace, Lower prices

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a problem with the free market perspective

Accepted Answer

Creates equitable distribution of wealth & economic opportunities

Question 31

why deriving benefits from free trade depends on supporting economic and political institutions

Accepted Answer

- economic needs political support, - need economic institutions to conduct business transactions

Question 32

religiously-based schools are allowed and they receive federal assistance

Accepted Answer

education autonomy in india

Question 33

Which of the following does not show how poverty and race are related in brazil

Accepted Answer

- unequal education, - afro brazilians poverty rate is double that of white brazilians, - 70% of poor brazilians are black or mixed race

Question 34

What does being arab mean

Accepted Answer

none of these

Question 35

Held by 14 european nations to discuss how to partition africa

Accepted Answer

berlin conference 1884-85

Question 36

How does Brazil's low quality government reflect poor interest representation

Accepted Answer

focuses on clientelism too much, Iots of corruption

Question 37

gives veto power to minorities for some decisions like constitutional changes

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minority veto

Question 38

Characteristics of the collective action problem

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- big groups with same ideas have a hard time organizing together, - relevant when deaing with public goods, - individual cost of organizing people increases wth group size

Question 39

this stems from encounters with lower-level government officials and bureaucrats

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street level corruption

Question 40

How would someone win under Brazil's electoral system

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- small, organized groups like agribusiness, - Get support from clientelistic political machines like governors or mayor

Question 41

a conditional cash transfer program for poor families to get debit cards with monthly stipends

Accepted Answer

the family fund

Question 42

policy of completely rejecting globalization and instead aiming for national self-sufficiency

Accepted Answer

Autarky

Question 43

brazil as in increasingly prosperous country and emerging global power

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- 5th largest country in the world, 9th largest economy, - large, growing middle class that makes up 58% of the population, - BRICS is an emergy regional and global power in the 21st century

Question 44

why populists (right) oppose free trade & globalization

Accepted Answer

- oppose effects of free trade on their nation-state, - want strong democratic industries

Question 45

where everyone agrees that the government should be compromised of all major parties

Accepted Answer

grand coalition governments

Question 46

free trade is likely to be ineffective or even detrimental to the environment without ...

Accepted Answer

Strong economic and political institutions

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Muslim Brotherhood?

Accepted Answer

-an islamic group that advocates for strong welfare programs

Question 48

What are characteristics of the citizenship amendment act in india

Accepted Answer

-modi's most controversial move, - makes religious affiliation a basis for determining citizenship, - passed by the BJP led parliament

Question 49

Which of the following is a characteristic of brazils 24 parties

Accepted Answer

- use proportional representation w/ large electoral districts, -hard to build/maintain legislative majority & hold politicians responsible, - small parties that represent privileged groups

Question 50

Race as a social construct whose meaning depends on biology

Accepted Answer

False

Question 51

gandhi's main goal was to help stabilize pluralism in india

Accepted Answer

False

Question 52

after slavery: the first republic 1889-1930

Accepted Answer

- brazil became republic w/ election but white still dominated politically, - landowners and new industries turned to european immigrants for new labor

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT something Jair bolsonaro do

Accepted Answer

changed the law that allows him to remain in power forever

Question 54

- a period of uncertainty and flux in which choices/decisions have long-term implicationsex: colonization in brazil

Accepted Answer

critical juncture

Question 55

How have members of congress created rules that undermine accountability

Accepted Answer

example of path dependenc as the rules lock in behavior by mkng chng hard, - they created the system, - 2/3rd majority in both hses of cngrss to change the rules

Question 56

the manner in which groups of individuals with shared interests organize to influence public opinion and public policy

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interest representation

Question 57

the capacity for social systems to provide for sustainable improvements in human well-being

Accepted Answer

development

Question 58

portuguese colonization 1500-1822

Accepted Answer

- the portuguese desimated the majority of brazil's indigenous population, - brought in millions of slaves from africa

Question 59

muslims being allowed to use courts based in islamic tradition for personal law is called

Accepted Answer

not having a universal legal code

Question 60

Why would nigeria be so difficult to govern

Accepted Answer

- crime is pervasis and state can't gurante security, separatist movements seeking independence among all major ethnic groups, - corruption in public sector, - rapidly growing and ethnically diverse

Question 61

without supporting institutions, free trade generates opposition from both communitarians and populists

Accepted Answer

- opposition to free trade agreements & free trade zone, - opposition to cheap labor and "sweatshops", - worry about forced over-time, & dangerous working conditions

Question 62

how we rely on economic institutions

Accepted Answer

- a stable currency system (can't trade with no currency to trade with), - infrastructure (you rely on roads, ports, to get goods from pt. A to B), - banks (secure places to keep and transfer money)

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT an example of what india has done to try and transcend and manage pluralism

Accepted Answer

- created job in gv'mt for someone to only worry about religious pluralism

Question 64

Create subnational governments to represent minority groups and give them self-governance in their region

Accepted Answer

federalism to manage ethnic pluralism

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