National, local, and regional government share power

In comparative politics, behavioral theory

Focuses on analysis of individual decisions

A small group of people share power

Independent variables are usually thought of as

Things that can cause changes independent variables

Modernization theory looks at

How cultural issues affecting lack of political development

All political systems

Are committed to protecting a nations environment

A distributive policy involves

allocating valuable resources in a country

In systems analysis, feedback includes

The results of previous policy decisions

An interest group controlled by the public

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COGOPO Power People-PREPARE!: Theme 1-Intro to AP Comparative Government/Politics Review Quiz

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This is a Quiz reviewing the key terms and concepts that are part of Theme 1 of the Comparative Government and Politics AP Course: Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics

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1
In a federal system,
National, local, and regional government share power
Totalitarian government rules
Unitary government rules
Small groups of people share power
2
Divisive factors such as social, religious and economic differences, are called
internal inputs
cleavages
divisions
external inputs
3
Bicameral refers to a government with
separation of powers bet. the executive & legislative branch
an authoritarian system
a single house legislature
a two house legislature
4
In comparative politics, behavioral theory
Holds that terrorists are irrational
Focuses on analysis of individual decisions
Opposes rationality in the decision-making process
Takes for granted the people don't know what's best for them
5
A report on levels of economic development by the International Monetary Fund
an example of civil society
Empirical
Normative
Subjective
6
Political power applied a set area with clear borders ruled by branches of government is a
state
nation
regime
government
7
Fiscal policy is concerned with
economics
culture
society
politics
8
In an oligarchy
Unitary system rules
National, local, and regional government share power
A small group of people share power
Totalitarian government rules
9
A theocracy is best described as a political system based on
major party dominance
clerical authority
maternal authority
military authority
10
The environments in which governments function includes
Political parties contending for power
A country's political culture
The global community of nation states
All of these
11
A community of people with a shared culture, values and history is a
regime
nation
state
government
12
Which of the following is an example of a supranational organization?
The Centers for Disease Control
Congress
UNICEF
IBM
13
A system using a percentage of voters to determine representation in government is called
a "run off" system
bicameralism
"first past the post" voting
proportional representation
14
Independent variables are usually thought of as
All of these
Actions that can be taken by any country in a case study
Things that can cause changes independent variables
Liberty, human rights, and democracy
15
Modernization theory looks at
How cultural issues affecting lack of political development
Connections between politics and economics
How International conditions hinder economic development
How ideology affects government
16
The opposite of economic liberalization is
privatization
capitalism
democratic centralism
Keynesian economics
17
All political systems
Create governments based on checks and balances
Set policies for the state
Are committed to protecting a nations environment
Have a distinct hierarchy, but lack goals
18
Autarchy is
Complete self-sufficiency
Complete autocracy
Complete democracy
Complete theocracy
19
A plurality system relates to which of the following?
Post a materialist values
"First past the post"
proportional representation
A mix of proportional representation and first past the post
20
Which is a common way of classifying certain nations?
democratic and anti-democratic
fascist and anti-fascist
rich and poor
developed and developing
21
Which of the following generally have short-lived or unstable governments?
Failed States
Third World Countries
Less Developed Countries
middle range industrial states
22
A distributive policy involves
Laws about how much land people can own
allocating valuable resources in a country
All of these
How much people all the government
23
Which of the following places power in the House of Commons?
United Kingdom
Iran
Nigeria
Russian Federation
24
Rules and institutions that control access to political power are called a
government
state
regime
nation
25
Patron client politics involving abuse of government power for the benefit of officeholders is
interest articulation
"peak" association
particularist
prebendalism
26
In systems analysis, feedback includes
Innovations made by bureaucrats
Discovery of new natural resources
The results of previous policy decisions
Policymaking
27
A political culture in which citizens widely shared belief in the legitimacy of their regime is
socialization
political culture
civic culture
economic democracy
28
A system where governing is dominated be representatives of groups rather than individuals is
destabilized
corporatist
democratized
privatized
29
A parastatal is
An interest group controlled by the public
An industry owned or partly owned by the government
a privatized company
An interest group controlled by the state
30
Nationalism is
An Americn idea
A European idea
A Chinese idea drawn from Confucianism
a South American idea born in South American revolutions

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