What act extended voting rights in 1918?

Representation of the People Act

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1
What is a characteristic of a unitary state?
Multiple governments
Decentralized power
Centralized power
Independent regions
2
What is a challenge to UK sovereignty?
Cultural diversity
Economic stability
Immigration policy
Trade agreements
3
True or false: Iran has a decentralized government.
False
True
4
What is the CCP's main source of legitimacy?
Cultural influence
Economic performance
Military strength
Foreign relations
5
True or false: Nationalism can unify a state.
False
True
6
True or false: Scotland voted to leave the EU.
False
True
7
True or false: Democratic consolidation is a stable process.
True
False
8
True or false: The CCP supports universal human rights.
False
True
9
Who led the Long March?
Mao Zedong
Xi Jinping
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
10
True or false: A failed state has complete control.
False
True
11
True or false: The UK has a federal constitution.
True
False
12
True or false: Political efficacy increases citizen trust.
False
True
13
True or false: Lenin created the Soviet Union
True
False
14
What is a key feature of authoritarian regimes?
Limited political freedom
Free press
Civil rights protection
Multiple parties
15
What was a major challenge for Iran's government?
Economic sanctions
International tourism
Strong military support
High oil prices
16
Which event marked the Glorious Revolution?
Restoration of Monarchy
Civil War
Parliament's power increase
Magna Carta signing
17
True or false: The CCP has ruled since 1949.
True
False
18
Which group holds significant power in Iran?
Clerics
Businessmen
Military leaders
Elected officials
19
True or false: The Pahlavi dynasty was pro-Western.
True
False
20
What is the Federal Character Principle?
Judicial independence
Military oversight
Economic control
Ethnic representation
21
What is a common source of legitimacy?
Cultural heritage
Military power
Constitution
Foreign support
22
Which organization oversees Nigerian elections?
NASS
INEC
EFCC
UN
23
Which method do political scientists use?
Historical method
Experimental method
Comparative method
Descriptive method
24
Who led the October Revolution of 1917?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leon Trotsky
25
What is the basis of China's legitimacy?
Foreign aid
Military power
Cultural heritage
Economic growth
26
Which president ran an anti-corruption campaign?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Ernesto Zedillo
Porfirio Diaz
Vicente Fox
27
True or false: Federal systems have equal power distribution.
False
True
28
Which index measures income inequality?
Human Development Index
Gini Index
GDP per Capita
Corruption Index
29
What major challenge does Nigeria face today?
Healthcare
Transportation
Education
Corruption
30
True or false: The welfare state was created after WWII.
False
True
31
True or false: Nigeria has thirty-six states.
False
True
32
True or false: Chechnya is predominantly Muslim
False
True
33
Which protest occurred in 1989?
Long March
Tiananmen Square
Opium Wars
Cultural Revolution
34
What was the result of the Great Leap Forward?
Economic boom
Famine
Political stability
Industrial success
35
What was the main cause of Nigeria's civil war?
Colonial rule
Oil resources
Religious differences
Education issues
36
True or false: The Iranian economy is thriving.
True
False
37
True or false: Nigeria has a unitary government system.
True
False
38
What type of government is Iran?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
39
What does HDI stand for?
High Development Index
Health Development Index
Human Development Index
Human Data Index
40
True or false: China has democratized its political system.
True
False
41
Who is the current president of China?
Mao Zedong
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
Xi Jinping
42
True or false: Political rights are the same as civil liberties.
False
True
43
Which region was predominantly Muslim?
Southern Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Eastern Nigeria
Western Nigeria
44
True or false: The UK adopted the euro currency.
True
False
45
What is the Fragile States Index used for?
Measuring political rights
Measuring state strength
Measuring human rights
Measuring economic growth
46
What year did Mexico complete democratization?
2000
1988
1994
2010
47
What act extended voting rights in 1918?
Civil Rights Act
Magna Carta
Voting Rights Act
Representation of the People Act
48
What is a rentier state?
Resource-dependent state
Military state
Federal state
Democratic state
49
True or false: Iran is a federal state.
True
False
50
What is asymmetrical federalism?
Equal regional power
Unequal regional power
Centralized power
No regional power
51
Which type of legitimacy is based on laws?
Charismatic legitimacy
Religious legitimacy
Traditional legitimacy
Rational-legal legitimacy
52
What was a key factor in the Brexit vote?
Immigration concerns
Trade agreements
NHS funding
Climate change
53
What did Putin's centralization reforms create?
Economic freedom
Super-governors
Political decentralization
Regional autonomy
54
True or false: The UK has a single written constitution.
True
False
55
True or false: Economic growth always reduces poverty.
True
False
56
What year did the Chinese empire unite?
100 CE
500 BCE
221 BCE
300 CE
57
What was a consequence of the 1979 revolution?
Establishment of democracy
End of foreign influence
Economic prosperity
Creation of a theocracy
58
Which demographic primarily supported Leave?
Older voters
Educated voters
Younger voters
Urban voters
59
True or false: Oligarchs gained power through corruption
False
True
60
Who was the first president after PRI's rule?
Vicente Fox
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Ernesto Zedillo
Porfirio Diaz
61
What does the Corruption Perceptions Index measure?
Human rights
Level of corruption
Economic growth
Political stability
62
True or false: The Great Leap Forward was successful.
False
True
63
Who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution?
Mohammed Mosaddeq
Shah Mohammad Reza
Ayatollah Khomeini
Reza Khan
64
What was a major source of legitimacy for Iran?
Foreign relations
Economy
Religion
Military power
65
Which party ruled Mexico for over seventy years?
National Democratic Front
National Action Party
Democratic Revolution Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
66
True or false: Corruption has improved in Nigeria since 1999.
False
True
67
True or false: China is a federal state.
False
True
68
Which event marked the end of the Cultural Revolution?
Mao's death
Tiananmen Square
Long March
Opium Wars
69
Who initiated market reforms in China?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Sun Yat-sen
Xi Jinping
70
What did Gorbachev's reforms lead to?
Territorial expansion
Political stability
Industrial growth
Economic crisis
71
True or false: Nigeria has always been a democracy.
True
False
72
Which year did the Shah rule until?
1980
1979
1977
1975
73
What did shock therapy in Russia cause?
Economic crisis
Industrial growth
Political stability
Territorial expansion
74
True or false: Brexit strengthened Scottish nationalism.
True
False
75
How did the Shah modernize Iran?
By promoting agriculture
By reducing education access
Through foreign investment
By limiting industry growth
76
What was Stalin's economic policy?
Mixed economy
Free market
State control
Agrarian focus
77
Which country is not studied in AP Comparative Politics?
Nigeria
Iran
China
Germany
78
What year did Nigeria gain independence?
1983
1960
1999
1975
79
What is a source of legitimacy for Mexico?
Economic development
Corruption
Drug trafficking
Single-party rule
80
True or false: Iran has a young population.
False
True
81
Which law system was adopted in northern states?
Common law
Criminal law
Civil law
Sharia law
82
What is a challenge to Mexico's sovereignty?
Tourism
Indigenous rights
Drug cartels
Economic growth
83
What year did the CCP take power?
1911
1949
1989
1976
84
True or false: Khomeini supported secularization.
True
False
85
Why did Russia fail to democratize?
Geographic size
Cultural diversity
Economic issues
Authoritarian history
86
True or false: The Gini Index ranges from 0 to 1.
True
False
87
True or false: Regime change is always violent.
False
True
88
True or false: China is a unitary state.
False
True
89
True or false: Nigeria's democracy is fully consolidated.
False
True
90
What is patron-clientelism?
Mutual benefit exchange
Electoral fraud
Political corruption
Economic growth
91
True or false: The CCP has faced corruption issues.
True
False
92
True or false: Russia has a strong federal system
False
True
93
True or false: Iran's provinces have significant autonomy.
True
False
94
True or false: Devolution reduces nationalist sentiment.
False
True

Unit 1 Exam Review Flashcards | StudBud

Unit 1 Exam Review

94 termsStudBud Administration32 plays

Test your knowledge on politics and comparative politics with this engaging quiz

Flashcards94 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 94

Answers

1
What is a characteristic of a unitary state?
Multiple governments
Decentralized power
Centralized power
Independent regions
2
What is a challenge to UK sovereignty?
Cultural diversity
Economic stability
Immigration policy
Trade agreements
3
True or false: Iran has a decentralized government.
False
True
4
What is the CCP's main source of legitimacy?
Cultural influence
Economic performance
Military strength
Foreign relations
5
True or false: Nationalism can unify a state.
False
True
6
True or false: Scotland voted to leave the EU.
False
True
7
True or false: Democratic consolidation is a stable process.
True
False
8
True or false: The CCP supports universal human rights.
False
True
9
Who led the Long March?
Mao Zedong
Xi Jinping
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
10
True or false: A failed state has complete control.
False
True
11
True or false: The UK has a federal constitution.
True
False
12
True or false: Political efficacy increases citizen trust.
False
True
13
True or false: Lenin created the Soviet Union
True
False
14
What is a key feature of authoritarian regimes?
Limited political freedom
Free press
Civil rights protection
Multiple parties
15
What was a major challenge for Iran's government?
Economic sanctions
International tourism
Strong military support
High oil prices
16
Which event marked the Glorious Revolution?
Restoration of Monarchy
Civil War
Parliament's power increase
Magna Carta signing
17
True or false: The CCP has ruled since 1949.
True
False
18
Which group holds significant power in Iran?
Clerics
Businessmen
Military leaders
Elected officials
19
True or false: The Pahlavi dynasty was pro-Western.
True
False
20
What is the Federal Character Principle?
Judicial independence
Military oversight
Economic control
Ethnic representation
21
What is a common source of legitimacy?
Cultural heritage
Military power
Constitution
Foreign support
22
Which organization oversees Nigerian elections?
NASS
INEC
EFCC
UN
23
Which method do political scientists use?
Historical method
Experimental method
Comparative method
Descriptive method
24
Who led the October Revolution of 1917?
Joseph Stalin
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Leon Trotsky
25
What is the basis of China's legitimacy?
Foreign aid
Military power
Cultural heritage
Economic growth
26
Which president ran an anti-corruption campaign?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Ernesto Zedillo
Porfirio Diaz
Vicente Fox
27
True or false: Federal systems have equal power distribution.
False
True
28
Which index measures income inequality?
Human Development Index
Gini Index
GDP per Capita
Corruption Index
29
What major challenge does Nigeria face today?
Healthcare
Transportation
Education
Corruption
30
True or false: The welfare state was created after WWII.
False
True
31
True or false: Nigeria has thirty-six states.
False
True
32
True or false: Chechnya is predominantly Muslim
False
True
33
Which protest occurred in 1989?
Long March
Tiananmen Square
Opium Wars
Cultural Revolution
34
What was the result of the Great Leap Forward?
Economic boom
Famine
Political stability
Industrial success
35
What was the main cause of Nigeria's civil war?
Colonial rule
Oil resources
Religious differences
Education issues
36
True or false: The Iranian economy is thriving.
True
False
37
True or false: Nigeria has a unitary government system.
True
False
38
What type of government is Iran?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
39
What does HDI stand for?
High Development Index
Health Development Index
Human Development Index
Human Data Index
40
True or false: China has democratized its political system.
True
False
41
Who is the current president of China?
Mao Zedong
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
Xi Jinping
42
True or false: Political rights are the same as civil liberties.
False
True
43
Which region was predominantly Muslim?
Southern Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Eastern Nigeria
Western Nigeria
44
True or false: The UK adopted the euro currency.
True
False
45
What is the Fragile States Index used for?
Measuring political rights
Measuring state strength
Measuring human rights
Measuring economic growth
46
What year did Mexico complete democratization?
2000
1988
1994
2010
47
What act extended voting rights in 1918?
Civil Rights Act
Magna Carta
Voting Rights Act
Representation of the People Act
48
What is a rentier state?
Resource-dependent state
Military state
Federal state
Democratic state
49
True or false: Iran is a federal state.
True
False
50
What is asymmetrical federalism?
Equal regional power
Unequal regional power
Centralized power
No regional power
51
Which type of legitimacy is based on laws?
Charismatic legitimacy
Religious legitimacy
Traditional legitimacy
Rational-legal legitimacy
52
What was a key factor in the Brexit vote?
Immigration concerns
Trade agreements
NHS funding
Climate change
53
What did Putin's centralization reforms create?
Economic freedom
Super-governors
Political decentralization
Regional autonomy
54
True or false: The UK has a single written constitution.
True
False
55
True or false: Economic growth always reduces poverty.
True
False
56
What year did the Chinese empire unite?
100 CE
500 BCE
221 BCE
300 CE
57
What was a consequence of the 1979 revolution?
Establishment of democracy
End of foreign influence
Economic prosperity
Creation of a theocracy
58
Which demographic primarily supported Leave?
Older voters
Educated voters
Younger voters
Urban voters
59
True or false: Oligarchs gained power through corruption
False
True
60
Who was the first president after PRI's rule?
Vicente Fox
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Ernesto Zedillo
Porfirio Diaz
61
What does the Corruption Perceptions Index measure?
Human rights
Level of corruption
Economic growth
Political stability
62
True or false: The Great Leap Forward was successful.
False
True
63
Who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution?
Mohammed Mosaddeq
Shah Mohammad Reza
Ayatollah Khomeini
Reza Khan
64
What was a major source of legitimacy for Iran?
Foreign relations
Economy
Religion
Military power
65
Which party ruled Mexico for over seventy years?
National Democratic Front
National Action Party
Democratic Revolution Party
Institutional Revolutionary Party
66
True or false: Corruption has improved in Nigeria since 1999.
False
True
67
True or false: China is a federal state.
False
True
68
Which event marked the end of the Cultural Revolution?
Mao's death
Tiananmen Square
Long March
Opium Wars
69
Who initiated market reforms in China?
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Sun Yat-sen
Xi Jinping
70
What did Gorbachev's reforms lead to?
Territorial expansion
Political stability
Industrial growth
Economic crisis
71
True or false: Nigeria has always been a democracy.
True
False
72
Which year did the Shah rule until?
1980
1979
1977
1975
73
What did shock therapy in Russia cause?
Economic crisis
Industrial growth
Political stability
Territorial expansion
74
True or false: Brexit strengthened Scottish nationalism.
True
False
75
How did the Shah modernize Iran?
By promoting agriculture
By reducing education access
Through foreign investment
By limiting industry growth
76
What was Stalin's economic policy?
Mixed economy
Free market
State control
Agrarian focus
77
Which country is not studied in AP Comparative Politics?
Nigeria
Iran
China
Germany
78
What year did Nigeria gain independence?
1983
1960
1999
1975
79
What is a source of legitimacy for Mexico?
Economic development
Corruption
Drug trafficking
Single-party rule
80
True or false: Iran has a young population.
False
True
81
Which law system was adopted in northern states?
Common law
Criminal law
Civil law
Sharia law
82
What is a challenge to Mexico's sovereignty?
Tourism
Indigenous rights
Drug cartels
Economic growth
83
What year did the CCP take power?
1911
1949
1989
1976
84
True or false: Khomeini supported secularization.
True
False
85
Why did Russia fail to democratize?
Geographic size
Cultural diversity
Economic issues
Authoritarian history
86
True or false: The Gini Index ranges from 0 to 1.
True
False
87
True or false: Regime change is always violent.
False
True
88
True or false: China is a unitary state.
False
True
89
True or false: Nigeria's democracy is fully consolidated.
False
True
90
What is patron-clientelism?
Mutual benefit exchange
Electoral fraud
Political corruption
Economic growth
91
True or false: The CCP has faced corruption issues.
True
False
92
True or false: Russia has a strong federal system
False
True
93
True or false: Iran's provinces have significant autonomy.
True
False
94
True or false: Devolution reduces nationalist sentiment.
False
True