Question 1

Maintaining social expenditures in many advanced democracies will require:

Accepted Answer

A) more immigrants. 
B) fewer immigrants. 
C) higher tariff barriers. 
D) lower tariff barriers. 
E) lower taxes. 
A) more immigrants. 
B) fewer immigrants. 
C) higher tariff barriers. 
D) lower tariff barriers. 
E) lower taxes.

Question 2

Many now speak of the European Union as a body that has become:

Accepted Answer

A) quasinational. 
B) antinational. 
C) supranational. 
D) subnational. 
E) imperial. 
A) quasinational. 
B) antinational. 
C) supranational. 
D) subnational. 
E) imperial.

Question 3

Which of the following may undercut the expansion of postmodern values?

Accepted Answer

A) Immigration. 
B) Global warming. 
C) Technophobia. 
D) Pacifism. 
E) The Internet. 
A) Immigration. 
B) Global warming. 
C) Technophobia. 
D) Pacifism. 
E) The Internet.

Question 4

Which of the following best characterizes the role of freedom in advanced democracies?

Accepted Answer

A) They have highly restricted civil rights but expansive civil liberties. 
B) They have highly restricted civil liberties but expansive civil rights. 
C) There are significant differences in their forms of civil rights and liberties. 
D) There are no significant differences in their forms of civil rights and liberties. 
E) They have moved past distinctions between civil rights and liberties. 
A) They have highly restricted civil rights but expansive civil liberties. 
B) They have highly restricted civil liberties but expansive civil rights. 
C) There are significant differences in their forms of civil rights and liberties. 
D) There are no significant differences in their forms of civil rights and liberties. 
E) They have moved past distinctions between civil rights and liberties.

Question 5

According to your text, postmodern values tend to emphasize which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Patriotism. 
B) Nationalism. 
C) Technological innovation. 
D) Quality of life. 
E) Authority. 
A) Patriotism. 
B) Nationalism. 
C) Technological innovation. 
D) Quality of life. 
E) Authority.

Question 6

Which of the following has become a key issue in the debates over diversity and postmodern values in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Christianity. 
B) Islam. 
C) Homosexuality. 
D) Marriage and divorce. 
E) Drug use. 
A) Christianity. 
B) Islam. 
C) Homosexuality. 
D) Marriage and divorce. 
E) Drug use.

Question 7

The process by which powers are sent down to the local level is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) decentralization. 
B) devolution. 
C) integration. 
D) peripheralism. 
E) centrifugalism. 
A) decentralization. 
B) devolution. 
C) integration. 
D) peripheralism. 
E) centrifugalism.

Question 8

Skepticism toward science characterizes _________ views.

Accepted Answer

A) modern 
B) postmodern 
C) authoritarian 
D) quasimodern 
E) religious 
A) modern 
B) postmodern 
C) authoritarian 
D) quasimodern 
E) religious

Question 9

Postindustrialism threatens the economic security of:

Accepted Answer

A) the very rich. 
B) those living in rural areas. 
C) the more educated. 
D) the less educated. 
E) women. 
A) the very rich. 
B) those living in rural areas. 
C) the more educated. 
D) the less educated. 
E) women.

Question 10

An alternative categorization to the "three worlds" may be better because:

Accepted Answer

A) it specifically indicates the best path for countries to take. 
B) it is more objective and scientific. 
C) it can imply movement between categories. 
D) it can acknowledge the importance of environmental change. 
E) it embraces a triadic approach to studying politics. 
A) it specifically indicates the best path for countries to take. 
B) it is more objective and scientific. 
C) it can imply movement between categories. 
D) it can acknowledge the importance of environmental change. 
E) it embraces a triadic approach to studying politics.

Question 11

How should we address problems of social expenditures if our population grows older? Should benefits be reduced? Should immigration be increased?

Accepted Answer

Addressing the problems of social expend

Question 12

The two major challenges to states and sovereignty in advanced democracies are:

Accepted Answer

A) devolution and integration. 
B) fragmentation and devolution. 
C) autonomy and postrationalism. 
D) integration and autonomy. 
E) capacity and authority. 
A) devolution and integration. 
B) fragmentation and devolution. 
C) autonomy and postrationalism. 
D) integration and autonomy. 
E) capacity and authority.

Question 13

Postindustrialism requires that the workforce:

Accepted Answer

A) is bilingual. 
B) is better educated. 
C) is younger. 
D) is willing to move around the globe. 
E) can operate in a virtual environment. 
A) is bilingual. 
B) is better educated. 
C) is younger. 
D) is willing to move around the globe. 
E) can operate in a virtual environment.

Question 14

Which of the following best characterizes the role of equality in advanced democracies?

Accepted Answer

A) They share in common job protection and high tax burdens. 
B) They share in common high degrees of equality. 
C) They differ in that some are capitalist and others are not. 
D) They differ in that some have higher inequality than others. 
E) They view equality primarily in terms of gender. 
A) They share in common job protection and high tax burdens. 
B) They share in common high degrees of equality. 
C) They differ in that some are capitalist and others are not. 
D) They differ in that some have higher inequality than others. 
E) They view equality primarily in terms of gender.

Question 15

Integration within the European Union has been:

Accepted Answer

A) a result of a series of agreements negotiated over several decades. 
B) the result of a "constitution moment" when power was transferred in the 1950s. 
C) weakening until its eventual dissolution. 
D) largely unchanged since the 1960s. 
E) opposed by most of its members. 
A) a result of a series of agreements negotiated over several decades. 
B) the result of a "constitution moment" when power was transferred in the 1950s. 
C) weakening until its eventual dissolution. 
D) largely unchanged since the 1960s. 
E) opposed by most of its members.

Maintaining social expenditures in many advanced democracies will require:

Many now speak of the European Union as a body that has become:

Which of the following may undercut the expansion of postmodern values?

Which of the following best characterizes the role of freedom in advanced democracies?

According to your text, postmodern values tend to emphasize which of the following?

Which of the following has become a key issue in the debates over diversity and postmodern values in Europe?

The process by which powers are sent down to the local level is known as:

Skepticism toward science characterizes _________ views.

Postindustrialism threatens the economic security of:

An alternative categorization to the "three worlds" may be better because:

How should we address problems of social expenditures if our population grows older? Should benefits be reduced? Should immigration be increased?

The two major challenges to states and sovereignty in advanced democracies are:

Postindustrialism requires that the workforce:

Which of the following best characterizes the role of equality in advanced democracies?

Integration within the European Union has been:

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Exam 8: Advanced Democracies

Maintaining social expenditures in many advanced democracies will require:

Many now speak of the European Union as a body that has become:

Which of the following may undercut the expansion of postmodern values?

Which of the following best characterizes the role of freedom in advanced democracies?

According to your text, postmodern values tend to emphasize which of the following?

Which of the following has become a key issue in the debates over diversity and postmodern values in Europe?

The process by which powers are sent down to the local level is known as:

Skepticism toward science characterizes _________ views.

Postindustrialism threatens the economic security of:

An alternative categorization to the "three worlds" may be better because:

How should we address problems of social expenditures if our population grows older? Should benefits be reduced? Should immigration be increased?

The two major challenges to states and sovereignty in advanced democracies are:

Postindustrialism requires that the workforce:

Which of the following best characterizes the role of equality in advanced democracies?

Integration within the European Union has been:

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Communism and Postcommunism

Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters