Comparative Politics Today A World View 11th Edition by G. Bingham Powell Jr – Test Bank

CHAPTER 1

 

Multiple Choice

 

TB_01_01_What Is Comparative Politics?_Remember_LO 1.1

 

The core of politics is

1. money.
2. power.
3. decision making.
4. corruption.

 

Learning Objective: 1.1 Briefly describe the public and authoritative aspects of political decisions.

Topic: What Is Comparative Politics?

Difficulty: 1 – Easy

Answer: C

Page Ref: 2

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

 

TB_01_02_What Is Comparative Politics?_Apply_LO 1.1

 

The public sphere deals with collective decisions beyond the control of individuals; as such, the public sphere would tend to be the most extensive in which types of states?

1. liberal-democratic states
2. constitutional states
3. laissez-faire states
4. totalitarian states

 

Learning Objective: 1.1 Briefly describe the public and authoritative aspects of political decisions.

Topic: What Is Comparative Politics?

Difficulty: 2 – Moderate

Answer: D

Page Ref: 2

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

 

 

TB_01_03_What Is Comparative Politics?_Apply_LO 1.1

 

Political scientists study decisions that are:

1. voted on by the people.
2. private.
3. difficult to make.
4. public and authoritative.

 

Learning Objective: 1.1 Briefly describe the public and authoritative aspects of political decisions.

Topic: What Is Comparative Politics?

Difficulty: 2 – Moderate

Answer: D

Page Ref: 2

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

 

TB_01_04_Challenges: Building Community_Remember_LO 1.2

 

A politically defined community within which political decisions take place is called a(n)

1. political system.
2. autocracy.
3. authority pattern.
4. democracy.

 

Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the challenges of building a national identity for a nonhomogeneous population.

Topic: Challenges: Building Community

Difficulty: 1 – Easy

Answer: A

Page Ref: 3

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

 

TB_01_05_Challenges: Building Community_Remember_LO 1.2

 

Strictly speaking, political scientists use the term nation to refer to:

1. the borders surrounding a country.
2. the land claims of a given nation.
3. a group of people with a common identity.
4. all of the above

 

Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the challenges of building a national identity for a nonhomogeneous population.

Topic: Challenges: Building Community

Difficulty: 2 – Moderate

Answer: C

Page Ref: 4

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

 

 

TB_01_06_Challenges: Building Community_Remember_LO 1.2

 

Which of the following is or was considered a multinational state?

1. Germany
2. The Soviet Union
3. Japan
4. Mexico

 

Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the challenges of building a national identity for a nonhomogeneous population.

Topic: Challenges: Building Community

Difficulty: 1 – Easy

Answer: B

Page Ref: 4

Skill Level: Remember the Facts

 

TB_01_07_Fostering Economic Development_Apply_LO 1.2

 

When states and nations do not coincide, the result is often

1. political conflict.
2. economic development.
3. democracy.
4. a stronger political culture.

 

Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the challenges of building a national identity for a nonhomogeneous population.

Topic: Fostering Economic Development

Difficulty: 3 – Difficult

Answer: A

Page Ref: 9

Skill Level: Apply What You Know

 

TB_01_08_Challenges: Building Community_Analyze_LO 1.2

 

Creating a national identity is considered the least problematic in a country in which

1. the people do not share common physical traits.
2. the people share several common languages.
3. the people share a common history but not a common religion.
4. the people share a common history, language, and religion.

 

Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the challenges of building a national identity for a nonhomogeneous population.

Topic: Challenges: Building Community

Difficulty: 2 – Moderate

Answer: D

Page Ref: 4-5

Skill Level: Analyze It