Deck 3: Governing Society: We Know Who You Are

Question 1

According to Lewis Coser,conflict leads to the benefit(s)of ______.

A)legitimacy
B)safety valve
C)cross-cutting cleavages
D)both B and C

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which Libyan dictator pursued security in office by seeking legitimacy?

A)Muammar al-Qaddafi
B)Saddam Hussein
C)Golda Meir
D)Ayatollah Khomeini

Answer 2

A

Question 3

While ______ tend to believe that human beings care only about maximizing their own self-interests,______ tend to believe that humans are essentially good,social,and caring for others.

A)idealists;realists
B)idealists;conservatives
C)realists;idealists
D)realists;liberals

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The best example of how a government can use legitimacy as the primary means to avoid a revolt is ______.

A)popular elections
B)free media
C)atomization
D)force

Question 5

What is one main problem of using force to maintain control?

A)The use of force is not effective in the short term,only in the long term.
B)It is more expensive in the short term to use force.
C)Using force does not address the underlying causes of discontent.
D)There are no problems with using force to maintain control.

Question 6

The advent of social media (Twitter,Facebook,YouTube,etc. )has led to the limitation and at times failure of governments to ______.

A)atomize citizens
B)police citizens
C)employ citizens
D)represent citizens

Question 7

The ability of government to control the action of citizens with a small police or military presence is an example of ______.

A)peer policing
B)atomization
C)panoptic control
D)need falsification

Question 8

Which of the following statements is false?

A)The theoretical concept of the panopticon as a social mechanism for controlling populations comes from an 18th-century prison design crafted by the British theorist Karl Marx.
B)The guard tower in a panoptic prison is completely enclosed with mirrored windows,so the prisoners never know when they are being watched.
C)The panoptic means of controlling behavior is a pervasive aspect of just about every government.
D)The political philosopher Michel Foucault built upon the logic of the panoptic prison design and argued that it was similar to the way governments and leaders maintain control over the societies they rule.

Question 9

A system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state is a(n)______ government.

A)totalitarian
B)authoritarian
C)oligarchical
D)monarchical

Question 10

Leaders can achieve legitimacy in any of the following ways,EXCEPT ______.

A)by a prolonged use of violence
B)by remaining in power for a long time
C)by receiving the approval of a prior leader who was believed to be legitimate
D)by convincing the public that it is in their best interest to accept their leadership voluntarily

Question 11

What is one of the easiest ways to accomplish peer policing?

A)institute a system where people receive a financial reward for supporting the government
B)make it a crime to not report someone's revolutionary words or actions
C)have the government create a network of video surveillance cameras
D)create a law enforcement agency specifically to monitor revolutionary groups

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the mechanisms that leaders use to prevent revolutionary groups from forming?

A)atomization
B)incorporation
C)peer policing
D)preference falsification

Question 13

Revolutions happen primarily in which type of environment?

A)anarchic environments in which no social or political hierarchy exists
B)hierarchical environments where those at the top maintain the status quo out of self-interest
C)only in violent environments;there is no such thing as a nonviolent revolution
D)only in miserable places outside the United States

Question 14

Which of the following statements about revolutions is true?

A)They are conducted only by a few.
B)They are collective actions.
C)They seek to reform the existing government.
D)They do not exist in hierarchical environments.

Question 15

Which of the following strategies leads to greater atomization?

A)encouraging preference falsification
B)preventing relationships of love and trust from developing
C)peer policing
D)all of these

Question 16

According to the text,"whenever you are trying to understand a confusing aspect of politics," you should simply ask which of the following questions?

A)"Is the matter important?" and "How come?"
B)"Who benefits?" and "How do they benefit?"
C)"What party is in charge?" and "Why?"
D)"Is the majority in support?" and "How many?"

Question 17

Georg Simmel and later Lewis Coser argued that ______.

A)conflict can only lead to revolution
B)conflict leads to war;all forms of conflict are to be eliminated at all costs
C)conflict is good only when a country gains land in a war
D)conflict serves constructive functions within human societies

Question 18

Individuals under panoptic control will exercise ______ as means of preservation.

A)self-policing
B)hermit tendencies
C)paranoia
D)recklessness

Question 19

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the concept of preference falsification?

A)Governments use preference falsification to keep people separate and to keep groups from forming.
B)Governments encourage preference falsification by encouraging people to mimic the leaders' preferences.
C)Preference falsification is limited to totalitarian dictatorships such as the one in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
D)Preference falsification is when you hide the way you truly feel while you publicly express what those in power want you to communicate.

Question 20

Which of the following statements about the limits on forceful control is false?

A)Force is never an effective means for maintaining control.
B)Using force to maintain control does nothing to resolve the underlying causes of the discontent.
C)The level of force leaders must use to maintain control of the government is related to the society's level of dissatisfaction.
D)When you push people to the point where they are desperate,force is simply not enough.

Question 21

Intragroup conflict acts as a safety valve releasing pressure among members of the group.

Question 22

Explain the concept of cross-cutting cleavages and how these cleavages can prevent a group from splitting.

Question 23

What is the memorable line from the film Jerry Maguire that can help us unravel most confusing aspects of politics?

A)"Remember,it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
B)"I coulda been a contender.I coulda been somebody,instead of a bum ..."
C)"Show me the money!"
D)"I believe whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger."

Question 24

Governments do not encourage preference falsification.

Question 25

How can conflict act as a safety valve within a group?

Question 26

Identify and describe the various means by which governments exercise control over their people.

Question 27

Legitimacy of government occurs in a society when ______.

A)the use of force traumatizes citizens into compliance
B)citizens have the sense that obeying the government's rules is rationally,economically,or morally the right thing to do
C)an administration can outlast its critics
D)tyrants work from behind a curtain to manipulate others who serve as fronts

Question 28

Realists believe political leaders are motivated to provide for their populace,a selfless,altruistic ambition.

Question 29

Social,psychological,political,and cultural process can affect or effect a government's legitimacy.

Question 30

Revolutions are not collective actions.

Question 31

Which well-known classic presents several extreme examples of self-policing?

A)The Iliad
B)Nineteen Eighty-Four
C)The Social Contract
D)Animal Farm

Question 32

Peer policing is encouraged in democracies.

Question 33

Discuss the concept of the panopticon,and how governments use panoptic means to maintain control.

Question 34

Atomization means to keep people together.

Question 35

Discuss the limitation of atomization with the advent of social media and provide relevant examples.

Question 36

Government control can also be achieved by pursuing legitimacy.

Question 37

Peer policing means having people police each other.

Question 38

Using force is not very effective in the short term.

Question 39

Legitimacy refers to the voluntary acceptance of a government.

Question 40

Preference falsification is only limited to totalitarian governments.