Question 1

American liberals tend to oppose affirmative action policies while their conservative counterparts tend to favor affirmative action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Policies attempted by __________________fell under the rubrics of glasnost, demokratizatsia, and perestroika.

Accepted Answer

A)   Boris Yeltsin
B)   Deng Xiaoping
C)   Vladimir Putin
D)   Mao Zedong
E)   none of the above E

Question 3

British history and Russian history share a similar scenario in which their respective monarchies gradually made accommodations to public demands for a voice in the governing process, thus allowing the royals to remain intact as cultural symbols rather than political decision-makers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The greater the outcomes at stake in any conflict, the more committed will the various competing groups become. This insight is best illustrated in chapter twelve by:

Accepted Answer

A)   the election of president Fernando Henrique Cardoso in Brazil
B)   the new constitution proposed by Boris Yeltsin in 1993
C)   Jesse Jackson's favoring of affirmative action in the U.S.
D)   the politics of medical malpractice lawsuits in the U.S.
E)   the politics of racial policy in the U.S.

Question 5

The NGO called Freedom House is directly involved in trying to assess the:

Accepted Answer

A)   human rights abuses of Communist countries only
B)   human rights abuses in Southern hemisphere LDCs
C)   relative health of democracy in all parts of the world
D)   relative health of free market economics in all parts of the world
E)   none of the above

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: Wrote The Irony of Democracy
Uncorked Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
Shocked pollsters with expected electoral victory
Presided over dissolution of Soviet Union
Resigned presidency to help his chosen successor
First major voice of conservatism
Unleashed process of de-Stalinization
Head of a Communist Party in 2002
Proponent of pluralist view of American democracy
Ideological soul-mate of Bill Clinton

Accepted Answer

The Answer of Mao Zedong and H.S. Truman and Boris is...

Question 7

Which model of U.S. democracy relies most heavily on the viability of political parties?

Accepted Answer

A)   democratic elitism model
B)   multi-party system
C)   pluralist model
D)   parliamentary model
E)   republican model

Question 8

The existence of discrete legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in America is a manifestation of:

Accepted Answer

A)   separation of powers
B)   separation of politics from government
C)   separation of state from national power
D)   the U.S. constitution's deep roots in the British history
E)   the founding fathers' prioritization of governmental efficiency

Question 9

Popular sovereignty and majority rule are characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A)   NGOs
B)   governmental institutions
C)   democracies
D)   dictatorships
E)   MNCs

Question 10

A feudal government based on heredity in which political authority is exercised by a powerful military clan leader is referred to as a:

Accepted Answer

A)   politburo
B)   Supreme Soviet
C)   shogunate
D)   caudillismo
E)   none of the above

Question 11

The motto emblazoned on Brazil's flag suggests quite strongly that this is a country which values liberty or freedom more than it values order and progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Governments differ from other forms of social institutions because they can make:

Accepted Answer

A)   voluntary compliance rules
B)   authoritative rules
C)   flexible rules
D)   popular sovereignty
E)   popular consultations

Question 13

Which of the following countries has a parliamentary system of government?

Accepted Answer

A)   Brazil
B)   Russia
C)   United States
D)   United Kingdom
E)   none of the above

Question 14

This chapter suggested that modern American liberalism favors significant governmental intervention in the economy, but little governmental intervention into popular moral or intellectual affairs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The 74-year rule of communism in the Soviet Union during most of the twentieth century consisted of a brutal dictatorship that engaged in extensive human rights violations while posing as a "People's Republic."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The interlocking directorate of tight political party control over the operations of governmental institutions described in this chapter dealt with which country?

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Japan
C)   Russia
D)   Soviet Union
E)   Mongolia

Question 17

The power of judicial review is one enjoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court but not possessed by the top court in the United Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Despite the fact that the U.S. occupied Japan during its post-WW II reconstruction, the organizational structure of Japan's government actually approximates that of the U.K. much more than that of America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because the Vietnam War taught the pentagon and the U.S. government powerful lessons about the risks of allowing journalists freedom to roam in a war zone, the government made sure that it did not repeat similar mistakes in America's next big war Operation Desert Storm).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The trust of American citizens in their government has risen slowly but measurably along with the expansion of the successes of the U.S. economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Political Science: Who Gets What, When, and How

American liberals tend to oppose affirmative action policies while their conservative counterparts tend to favor affirmative action.

Policies attempted by __________________fell under the rubrics of glasnost, demokratizatsia, and perestroika.

British history and Russian history share a similar scenario in which their respective monarchies gradually made accommodations to public demands for a voice in the governing process, thus allowing the royals to remain intact as cultural symbols rather than political decision-makers.

The greater the outcomes at stake in any conflict, the more committed will the various competing groups become. This insight is best illustrated in chapter twelve by:

The NGO called Freedom House is directly involved in trying to assess the:

Matching Names:

Which model of U.S. democracy relies most heavily on the viability of political parties?

The existence of discrete legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government in America is a manifestation of:

Popular sovereignty and majority rule are characteristic of:

A feudal government based on heredity in which political authority is exercised by a powerful military clan leader is referred to as a:

The motto emblazoned on Brazil's flag suggests quite strongly that this is a country which values liberty or freedom more than it values order and progress.

Governments differ from other forms of social institutions because they can make:

Which of the following countries has a parliamentary system of government?

This chapter suggested that modern American liberalism favors significant governmental intervention in the economy, but little governmental intervention into popular moral or intellectual affairs.

The 74-year rule of communism in the Soviet Union during most of the twentieth century consisted of a brutal dictatorship that engaged in extensive human rights violations while posing as a "People's Republic."

The interlocking directorate of tight political party control over the operations of governmental institutions described in this chapter dealt with which country?

The power of judicial review is one enjoyed by the U.S. Supreme Court but not possessed by the top court in the United Kingdom.

Despite the fact that the U.S. occupied Japan during its post-WW II reconstruction, the organizational structure of Japan's government actually approximates that of the U.K. much more than that of America.

Because the Vietnam War taught the pentagon and the U.S. government powerful lessons about the risks of allowing journalists freedom to roam in a war zone, the government made sure that it did not repeat similar mistakes in America's next big war Operation Desert Storm).

The trust of American citizens in their government has risen slowly but measurably along with the expansion of the successes of the U.S. economy.