Deck 2: Why Government Security, Anarchy, and Some Basic Group Dynamics

Question 1

Which of these thinkers believed that if someone does not follow the rules of the general will,they will be "forced to be free?"

A)John Adams
B)Adam Smith
C)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
D)John Locke

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following theorists asserted that people surrender only those rights that are absolutely necessary for the government to carry out its primary function?

A)John Locke
B)Anthony Hopkins
C)Karl Marx
D)Sigmund Freud

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Post-apocalyptic fiction,such as Mad Max,Lord of the Flies,The Postman,and Lucifer's Hammer,demonstrates ______.

A)human instinct for governance
B)Darwinism
C)chaos theory
D)patriarchy

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following statements is false?

A)Collective action is coordinated group action that is designed to achieve a common goal that individuals acting on their own could not otherwise obtain.
B)Collective action is not necessary if there is a strong leader.
C)Collective action is the essence of government.
D)There are certain goods that individuals can achieve only through working together with others.

Question 5

The protection of borders and governmental structures from outside threats is defined as ______ security.

A)regime
B)individual
C)state
D)national

Question 6

The protection of the interests or survival of tribal,ethnic,or other groups that exist within and across state borders is defined as ______ security.

A)regime
B)individual
C)state
D)national

Question 7

Which of the following statements is false?

A)The term anarchy refers to an absence of any kind of overarching authority or hierarchy.
B)Anarchy is,perhaps,the most inefficient form of human organization there is.
C)The United States was only in an anarchic state for most of the 19th century.
D)Anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy.

Question 8

When the social structure or context leads one to accept another person's commands,direction,or other forms of control over their actions,the person is thought to have ______.

A)power
B)security
C)authority
D)charisma

Question 9

Which of the following statements best describes the importance of "the other?"

A)You can absolutely define those who are not part of the group by initiating a conflict with them.
B)Leaders are not very concerned with it.
C)These are the people that wind up working the hardest and paying the most taxes.
D)It really has no value as a concept.

Question 10

Power and authority constrain the individual in a(n)______ state.

A)anarchical
B)hierarchical
C)chaotic
D)transformative

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true?

A)Individual security is the ability of a leader to hold on to power.
B)What many people call regime security,political scientists refer to as national security.
C)Security is only a marginal governmental concern.
D)Security is the ability to protect something of value.

Question 12

The story of Bobsville and the collaborative efforts of the rice farmers illustrates ______.

A)the development of modern agricultural techniques
B)the failure of government institutions to maintain infrastructure
C)the role of collective action in providing security
D)how civilization has a corrupting influence

Question 13

Simply defined power is ______.

A)the ability (or right)to control people
B)the ability to get something done
C)the military strength of a state
D)a supernatural being or force

Question 14

Lewis Coser examined group conflict in terms of which of the following?

A)the social or political functions it served
B)how little groups contribute to society
C)the way to maximize economic productivity
D)their underlying benefit to rice production

Question 15

These occur when individuals or groups agree to join resources and abilities for a purpose that individually benefits members: ______.

A)pivotal groupings
B)alliances
C)group associations
D)coordinates

Question 16

Which of the following political theorists described life in the state of nature as "solitary,poor,nasty,brutish,and short?"

A)Aristotle
B)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C)John Locke
D)Thomas Hobbes

Question 17

The text uses the example of Mad Max and its sequel to demonstrate ______.

A)that anarchy is horrific
B)that anarchy never persists for long
C)that even an unpleasant government is better than none at all
D)all of these

Question 18

The reserve of power an individual holds and on which he or she can call to achieve political goals is called ______.

A)political capital
B)the reserve clause
C)security power
D)allocative authority

Question 19

What is significant about Jean-Jacques Rousseau that distinguishes him from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke?

A)Rousseau was Belgian,while Hobbes and Locke were British.
B)Rousseau did not believe that civilized society is an improvement on the state of nature.
C)Rousseau emphasized radical individualism and believed people should be free to pursue their own interests over those of the community.
D)Rousseau believed life in the state of nature was a brutal,unforgiving existence.

Question 20

Regime security is a leader's ability to protect their hold on ______.

A)power
B)borders and government structures
C)voters
D)the world

Question 21

Compare and contrast the different types of security (state,regime,national,individual).

Question 22

There is no difference between power and authority.

Question 23

Who is the "other?"

Question 24

What is the essence of government?

A)collective action
B)maintaining armies
C)torturing citizens
D)faith-based organizations

Question 25

The "rally 'round the flag effect" refers to which of the following?

A)Americans tend to say the Pledge of Allegiance more often than do citizens of other nations.
B)Whenever Americans perceive a threat to the nation,public opinion polls show that there is also an upsurge in the president's approval ratings.
C)Flag production is often associated with national holiday celebrations.
D)Owning a flag is a good indicator of whether someone will be successful.

Question 26

Which of the following statements about group identity is false?

A)Group identification first becomes important when the members ask the crucial question of who can be a member of the group.
B)Human groups tend to be amorphous.
C)Leaders constantly try to manipulate the qualifications for group membership to achieve their own political ends.
D)Group identity is fixed;it never varies.

Question 27

According to your textbook,government is defined as ______.

A)the means to an end
B)a set of agreements,laws,or other political structures designed to provide permanent hierarchy
C)the social contract
D)a collective agreement between a group of people with a common problem

Question 28

According to your textbook,power is to politics as ______.

A)money is to capitalism
B)freedom is to slavery
C)Michael Scott is to Dwight Schrute
D)faith is to religion

Question 29

Intergroup conflict leads to a strengthening of ______.

A)group identity
B)group identification
C)group membership
D)group dynamics

Question 30

Which one of the following films conjures up most closely a social expression known as anarchy?

A)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
B)Twilight
C)The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
D)Mad Max

Question 31

The following,according to political scientist Brian L.Job,are securities critical to understanding the political dynamics of developing nations,EXCEPT ______.

A)state security
B)regime security
C)national security
D)political security

Question 32

What is the central element in political group dynamics?

A)homogeneity
B)strength
C)leadership
D)conflict

Question 33

An alliance occurs when individuals or groups agree to combine resources and abilities for a purpose that benefits the members of the alliance individually.

Question 34

The "other" is often referred to as our allies.

Question 35

What is collective action?

Question 36

Many anarchists are ideologues who long for a lack of hierarchy.

Question 37

Individuals earn political capital by doing favors for others in the hope that they will deliver their support at a future date.

Question 38

According to John Locke,the primary function of government is ______.

A)the preservation of property
B)to give tax credits for scary hairdos
C)to lead the nation into war
D)the confiscation of property

Question 39

Using the example of Bob the farmer,examine why and how we theoretically progress from anarchy to government.

Question 40

Explain how someone might go about accumulating "political capital" and how this accumulation can increase someone's power.