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Chapter One

Multiple Choice

TB_01_01_What Is Comparative Politics?_Remember_LO 1.1

The core of politics is

• money.
• power.
• decision making.
• 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?

• liberal-democratic states
• constitutional states
• laissez-faire states
• 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

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TB_01_03_What Is Comparative Politics?_Apply_LO 1.1

Political scientists study decisions that are:

• voted on by the people.
• private.
• difficult to make.
• 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)

• political system.
• autocracy.
• authority pattern.
• 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:

• the borders surrounding a country.
• the land claims of a given nation.
• a group of people with a common identity.
• 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 2 / 4

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TB_01_06_Challenges: Building Community_Remember_LO 1.2

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

• Germany
• The Soviet Union
• Japan
• 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

• political conflict.
• economic development.
• democracy.
• 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

• the people do not share common physical traits.
• the people share several common languages.
• the people share a common history but not a common religion.
• 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: 3

Skill Level: Analyze It 3 / 4

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TB_01_09_Fostering Economic Development_Understand_LO 1.3

Gross National Income (GNI) refers to

• the overall output of the economy, including imports and exports.
• the value of imports minus exports.
• the relative price levels and cost of living across states.
• the measure of national affluence.

Learning Objective: 1.3 Explain the processes and challenges of economic development, giving specific examples from various countries.

Topic: Fostering Economic Development

Difficulty: 1 - Easy

Answer: D

Page Ref: 8

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

TB_01_10_Fostering Economic Development_Understand_LO 1.3 While economic development can be a partial solution to many countries’ needs, it can also lead to the

following:

• an unequal distribution of resources among the rich and poor.
• an economic benefit to only particular regions of a country.
• economic success for particular social groups.
• all of the above

Learning Objective: 1.3 Explain the processes and challenges of economic development, giving specific examples from various countries.

Topic: Fostering Economic Development

Difficulty: 2 - Moderate

Answer: D

Page Ref: 9

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

TB_01_11_Fostering Economic Development_Understand_LO 1.3

The process of economic development can be seen in the changing labor force of a country. This change is a transition from

• an industrial to agrarian economy.
• an agrarian to industrial economy.
• an industrial to advanced industrial economy.
• both B and C

Learning Objective: 1.3 Explain the processes and challenges of economic development, giving specific examples from various countries.

Topic: Fostering Economic Development

Difficulty: 2 - Moderate

Answer: D

Page Ref: 7

Skill Level: Understand the Concepts

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