Politics 105 - Comparative Pols Weeks 1 - 5

Question 1

What was one of the problems with educating locals.

Accepted Answer

Western Education Values did not always fit the colonised cultures.

Question 2

The economic impacts of Colonisations have one positive, what is it?

Accepted Answer

They were Integrated in the global trade.

Question 3

Belgian Colonization "suppressed political activities by natives" Why?

Accepted Answer

Because they lacked the ability to develop coloneys so they striped wealth.

Question 4

Macarid's main Critiques were...

Accepted Answer

Too Parochial, Too Formalistic, Too Discriptive & Not Comparitive

Question 5

Garry Almonds Structure Functionalism has three output functions what three parts of government account for these in NZ?

Accepted Answer

Parlement, Courts and Cabinet

Question 6

Roy Macarids wrote what in the 1960's

Accepted Answer

The First Critique of Comparative Politics

Question 7

Lipset, Fredrik & Brezezinski and Almond & Verba defined key political terms who defined Totalitarianism?

Accepted Answer

Fredrick & Brezezinski

Question 8

If one of Almonds Structures of Functionalism fails what will happen?

Accepted Answer

Crisis of Legitimacy

Question 9

The Statistical Approach is only ever valid with 30+ cases included

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

In a Indirect Colony control was influenced via leaders send on the colonisers behalf to lead and control government

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Input is supplied by the publics demands and Support, what does the Output function produce?

Accepted Answer

Authoritative & Binding Decisions

Question 12

The Small Comparative Case Study has the strengths of both Stats & Case Study approach what is it's biggest weakness?

Accepted Answer

It also gets the weakness of Case Study and Stats Method.

Question 13

French Colonisation had direct intervention they also had a notiable amount of what?

Accepted Answer

Resistance

Question 14

A Government has two key roles functions they are

Accepted Answer

1. To make Policies 2. To Implement said policies

Question 15

Almonds Second Function, Intrest Articulation refers to what?

Accepted Answer

Expressing our Interests and Demands to Government.

Question 16

Lipset, Schumpeter and Almond & Verba contributed key political contributions who defined Democracy?

Accepted Answer

Lipset

Question 17

In the 1980's Sigelman & Gadbois preformed a revisionist study on what?

Accepted Answer

Macarids Critique of Comparative Politics

Question 18

What is a state?

Accepted Answer

Political entity that has a boundary of control

Question 19

Almond and Verba developed ideas about Political Culture, Which of these is the ideal Democratic Culture?

Accepted Answer

Civic Culture

Question 20

A Case study focus' on One system and analyse's in depth what does this mean that often it ignores?

Accepted Answer

Generalisations, System Factors

Question 21

What is a Nation?

Accepted Answer

A group of people who share a common language, culture, etc.

Question 22

A Crisis of Legitimacy also occurs when... is overwhelmed

Accepted Answer

Input

Question 23

Indirect Colony management created a specific group experienced leading known as the Bureaucracy, this was bad because?

Accepted Answer

The Bureaucracy was able to block change that they didn't benefit from

Question 24

Economic Development, includes Wealth but it also focus' on three other things which of the following is not one?

Accepted Answer

Transportation

Question 25

Alex Tans Law of Positive Complexity refers to what?

Accepted Answer

More subgroups are formed in order to keep increaing productivity

Question 26

Colonisation had a overall negative impact on the suitability of a state for Democracy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Who created the Governmental Systems Analysis theory that every government is required to achieve in order to survive?

Accepted Answer

David Easton

Question 28

How did the Cash Crop effect the colonies?

Accepted Answer

It made them venerable for corruption, It made them reliant on market fluctuations.

Question 29

In Latin America, Spanish Colonisation caused a specific type of politics called Caudillismo or known in English as...

Accepted Answer

Strong Man Politics

Question 30

Stats is disadvantaged, Internal Validity, Cross Culture and Lost detail to name a few what is the one key advantage?

Accepted Answer

Able to Generalise

Question 31

The following which does not contribute positively towards democracy

Accepted Answer

Colonalism

Question 32

Why did education often lead to the downfall of Colonies and so what made it so unpopular to educated the colonised?

Accepted Answer

Educated people learned, concepts of Equality and Rights so they revolted

Question 33

Civi Culture and Colonialism contribute to something that has a major impact on the success of a Democracy it is...

Accepted Answer

Political Conditions

Question 34

How many types of Political systems are there?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 35

British & Spanish Colonization was... This means that there were* / were not* groups with experience leading the country

Accepted Answer

Indirect & were

Question 36

David Easton's Systems Analysis has four key boxes which of the following is not one of those?

Accepted Answer

Judicial

Question 37

Small Comparative Case Study has two main styles Most Similar & Most Different Systems what is the key difference?

Accepted Answer

Focus on the Differences to explain vs Focus on Similarities to explain.

Question 38

Autocratic governments differ from Democratic in terms of the input function how?

Accepted Answer

The size of the input group

Question 39

which of the Following is Not one of Almonds Structure functionalism input functions?

Accepted Answer

Standardization

Question 40

A Nation State is...

Accepted Answer

A state that's boarders roughly coincides with a nations boarders.

Question 41

Democracy, Anocracy, and Autocracy make up every political system, but, one is usually short lived what is it? and why?

Accepted Answer

Anocracy, Anarchy is against our nature, we desire and create stability.

Question 42

What is Crisis of Integrity

Accepted Answer

A devide in the country cause by splits in nation idenfitication in a state

Question 43

Input overload often occurs when fast economic growth leads to...

Accepted Answer

A faster rate of Mobilization than institutionalisation

Question 44

In the 1960's a large scale change in world politics took place. What was it?

Accepted Answer

Large scale Decolonisation

Question 45

What is nature of the state?

Accepted Answer

A Lack of politically Educated Citizens because of colonisation.

Question 46

A Totalitarian System has One mass party that has a offical ideology controlling, Police, Media, Military & the economy

Accepted Answer

True

Question 47

The number of influences on the ability for success of a Democracy.

Accepted Answer

5

Question 48

The concept of "Regime" refers to...

Accepted Answer

The set of regulations that dictate how countries governments operate., The Rules of the game

Question 49

Schumpeter contributed # number of political conditions of a successful democracy how many were there?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 50

Skilled Professional Democracy, No Demand overload and Professional Bureaucracy are 3/5 conditions what are the last two

Accepted Answer

Democratic Self Control & Tolerance of Difference of Opinion

Question 51

Strong man or Caudillismo Politics relies on a leaders what as its base for support?

Accepted Answer

Charismatic Personality

Question 52

If Participant Culture is members of society being totally politically involved why is it not ideal for a New Democracy

Accepted Answer

The logic of collective action would take place, AKA causing free riding., It would cause a Input overload because there would be too much input.

Politics 105 - Comparative Pols Weeks 1 - 5

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Politics 105 - Comparative Pols Weeks 1 - 5

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