Poli Sci 101 Midterm 1

For Spruyt, the competitors to the sovereign state included

City-State City League Empire

Which of the following best describes classical liberalism and modern conservatism?

Classical liberalism is similar to modern conservatism

The Constitution of the United States is

Relatively short

The method used to arrive at elitist theory

Reputational

What German thinker argues that any organization, no matter how democratic its intent. end up run by a small elite?

Robert Michels

Electoral systems that elect one person per district are known as

Single-member districts

"The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains," is associated with which ideology?

Socialism

Issues related to a border dispute betwee the United States and Canada would relate to

Sovereignty

The method used to arrive at pluralist theory

decisional

The elitist argued that power in the city was

direct and intentional

According to economists, what we call club/toll goods are

excludable and non-rival

Classic liberals have little in common with

modern liberal

Which ordering places rights from most basic to highest?

natural, civil, economic

This theory pointed out the existence of systematic power

neo-pluralist theory

The method used to arrive at neo-elitist theory

non-decisional

According to economists, what we call public goods are

non-excludable and non-rival

According to economists, what we call common-pool resources are

non-excludable and rival

The special meaning of the word "state" in political science is

what is commonly referred to as a country

Which of the below did Max Weber regard as basic forms of legitimacy:

Charismatic Rational-legal Tradition

In _____ states, laws are mostly obeyed, and government can control and tax its territory

Effective

The idea that American states serve as "laboratories of democracy" is an advantage of the ____ system

Federal

Which of the following descriptions best depicts a federal system of government?

Federal systems have divided power between a central government and first-order governments

________ rights protect detainees from guilt without a trial

Habeas corpus

The ability of courts to decide if laws are constitutional is referred to as

Judicial Review

Who can organize a group to protest or demand something from politicians?

Just about any group of citizens

Which of the following best undermines the Marxist argument?

Capitalism has survived major stock market crashes

Which type of regime has an obedient media, state-supervised interest groups, and pervasive corruption?

Authoritarian

Political conflicts that have been caused by a disparity between state boundaries and a people's sense of nationhood have taken place in

Belgium Canada Russia Spain

Which od the following would most likely be supported by the bourgeoisie?

Conflict for economic gain

Which of the following explanations of power might examine the tolerance of individuals

Culture

In the absence of remedial institutions and norms, anyone facing the logic of the Prisoner's Dilemma has an incentive to

Defect without regard to the other player's actions

For Spruyt, the key driver in the state's assumption of dominance was

Economic transactions

Modern conservatism adopts elements of which of the following?

Economic views from Adam Smith and social views from Edmund Burke

_____ is an extreme form of nationalism

Fascism

Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists

Historians are reluctant to generalize, while political scientists looks for generalizations

Which ambassador to the UN argued that there is a difference between authoritarian and totalitarian regimes?

Jeane J. Kirkpatrick

The notion that you respect the United Sates Congress, even though is is controlled by a party with which you do not agree pertains to

Legitimacy

An institution that is accepted as right and proper is seen as

Legitimate

______ prefer virtually no government involvement in anything.

Libertarians

How do libertarians compare to liberals and conservatives?

Libertarians are more consistent in their views

Which of the following is a potential problem with judicial review?

conservative or liberal judges may rule based on their beliefs

This theory highlighted the importance of agenda-setting

Neo-elitist theory

According to Marx, the modern state was created as an instrument

Of power to keep workers under control

This theory claimed voter apathy signaled contentment with the status quo

Pluralist theory

Machiavelli is associated with the concept of

Power

The ability of A to get B to do what A wants is known as

Power

Marx identified this class as most likely to lead the Communist Revolution

Proletariat

Marx used the team "bourgeoisie" to refer to the

Property-owning class

Modern elite theorists tend to be _____, contrary to what one might assume

Radicals

Rationality is based on which of the following?

Reason

Spruyt contends that once sovereign states has the upper hand, they created the international state system by

Recognizing other sovereign states

Organizations that maintain a monopoly of violence over a territory are called

States

The first-order civil division on the United States are called

States

Sovereignty is defined as the ability of:

States to carry out actions or policy independent of outside actors or internal rivals

Karl Marx used the term _____ to refer to everything built on top of the economy

Superstructure

States been the dominant form of political organization since

The Peace of Westphalia

The Stag Hunt differs from the Prisoner's Dilemma game in that

The best payoff for each individual occurs when all cooperate in hunting the stag

Which of the following might lead to the collapse of a confederation?

The inability of the central government to defend regional government

Which of the following did Machiavelli contribute to the study of politics?

The role of power in politics

A written document outlining the structure of a political system is a

constitution

_____ are characterized by penetration of crime into politics

Weak states

What entity in the contemporary world has "ultimate sovereignty"?

a state

Though rare, a "true" democracy is a system in which

all citizens meet periodically to elect officials and personally enact laws

Adam Smith is most associated with which concept?

classic liberalism

The neo-elitist argued that power in the city was

indirect and intentional

the neo-pluralist argued that power in the city was

indirect and situational

Which of the following is most consistent with the idea of a social contract?

individuals join and stay in civil society

The notion that we acknowledge the rightful roles of our leasers or our laws

legitimacy

An advantage of PR system of government would be

representation of minor parties

The fact that the President of the United States is Commander in Chief of the Military and that the judicial branch interprets laws are indicative of

separation of powers

Thomas Hobbes wrote that "the life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and..."

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Social contracts, the state of nature and civil society are phases best associated with

the contractualists