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First Unit of Comparative Government
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Which of the following is not a part of the Three World Approach?
USSR and its Allies
US and its allies
Third World Countries
Newly Industrialized and Less Developed Countries
2
Which of the following is the best example of a state institution?
Media
Social movement
National Legislature
Political Party
3
Globalization refers to
development of integrated economy and technology
the growing consensus supporting liberal democratic values
increasing power of supranational institutions of states
role of international organizations in decreasing conflicts
4
The value of equality over freedom is a characteristic of which political ideology?
Fascism
Liberalism
Communism
Religious
5
The political regime in which elites exercise such extreme power w/ no responsibility to people
Totalitarian
Authoritarian
Military
Democratic
6
What is the different between International Relations and Comparative Government?
IR looks at Treaties; CG looks at all history
IR looks at founding of states; CG looks at evolution
IR looks within countries; CG looks between countries
IR looks between countries; CG looks within countries
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Which of our 6 core countries is governed by Common Law?
Mexico
Russia
Great Britain
China
8
The perception that the state and its current leaders possess the right to rule is
devolution
political efficacy
nationalism
legitimacy
9
Which of the following does NOT have a bicameral legislature?
Russia
UK
Mexico
Iran
10
Which of the following IGOs provides leadership on global health matters?
WTO
OPEC
GATT
WHO
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A unitary state
concentrates power at a national level
places all power in a single governing institution
devolves most power to the local level
does not have local levels of government
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The approach to economics where state economic policy is used to regulate the economy is...
Totalitarianism
Causal Theory
Keynesianism
Neoliberalism
13
Supranational organizations
may sometimes pose challenges to the sovereignty of members
more accurately represent will of the people than states do
supersede power of member states
have declined in significance since early 20th century
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Which of the following is not a factor that contributes to legitimacy of a leader?
Common Law
History and Longevity
Economic Well-Being
Charismatic Leadership
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A shared national language, religion, and political values can serve as _____ within a state
linkage institution
coinciding cleavage
centrifugal force
centripetal force
16
Which of the following countries does NOT use a First Past the Post system?
Mexico
UK
Russia
Nigeria
17
Which of the following countries has no single ethnic group comprising a majority of the pop?
Nigeria
Russia
Iran
Great Britain
18
Which of the following is NOT a form of a state providing benefits in return for public favors?
Guanxi
Nomenklatura
Prebendalism
Laissez-Faire
19
The political systems of Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia all have
common law legal systems
effective independent judiciaries with judicial review
unitary systems with strong states and a weak central gov't
bicameral legislatures
20
The present day model of comparison between countries involves all of the following EXCEPT
Third World Countries
Advanced Democracies
NICs (Newly Industrialized) & LDCs (Less Developed)
(Post)Communist
