POLITICS ULTIMATE LEARN ANSWERS

6. Which of the following is not a factor of political socialization?

All mentioned(Family Education Media)

5. Which factors influence to politics according to Montesquieu?

Climate and geography

9. What is the MAIN threat of cyberspace for Russia, Kazakhstan and China?

Destabilization of political environments by disinformation

7. What are the types of Democracy:

Direct and representative

4. Which subfield of political science study of one's nation's policies and policy development?

Domestic policy

What is the relationship between economic and political globalization and carbon emissions in Kazakhstan (Primbetova, M. et al., 2022) ?

Economic and political globalization have a negative and substantial impact on carbon emissions.

5. How often are members of the Senate re-elected?

Every three years

2. Which branch of power determines the main directions of domestic and foreign policy in Kazakhstan?

Executive branch

What concept is at a core of the Marxist tradition?

Exploitation of working class

1. The word idéologie first made its appearance in French, when it was introduced by a philosopher, A.-L.-C. Destutt de Tracy. What historical event led to that?

French Revolution

3. Who is the author of 'The Ruling class" (1896)?

G. Mosca

Select the argument against globalization:

Globalization is merely a buzzword to denote the latest phase of capitalism.

3. What is the role of the President of Kazakhstan?

Head of the executive branch

7. According to Gunawan and Ratmono what had a significant negative impact on the Indonesian elections?

Hoaxes and hate speech

What is the scale effect of globalization (Primbetova, M. et al., 2022)?

It refers to the increase in aggregate level of natural resources and environmental degradation

Who is considered as a founder of classical utilitarianism?

Jeremy Bentham

What was the relationship found between left-wing political orientation and social distancing attitudes (H. Terry et al, 2022)?

Left-wing political orientation was associated with more positive and less negative social distancing attitudes

What were the significant correlations found between political orientation and endorsement of moral foundations (H. Terry et al, 2022)?

Left-wing political orientation was positively associated with endorsement of individualizing moral foundations and negatively associated with binding foundations and economic liberty items

4. The belief that those who hold power have the right to do so is called...

Legitimacy

9. Which ideology is most compatible with individualistic political culture?

Liberalism

2. Who is the author of "The Republic"?

Plato

10. According to Craig and Valeriano what is the most dominant actors in the cyberspace?

States

8. Which group of citizens is less visible in their political engagement?

Stealth citizens.

Select the political theorists of Social Contract?

T. Hobbes and J. J. Rousseau

8. To which spheres can 'videomalaise' be referred in the modern period (according to K. Newton, 2006)?

Television, newspapers, radio, the World Wide Web

3. Which belief best describes nationalism?

The belief that one's nation is great

1. How many branches of power are there in Kazakhstan?

Three

What political theory advocates for maximizing the greatest happiness of the greatest number?

Utilitarianism

4. To whom belongs the theory of the "circulation of elites"?

V. Pareto

8. What is an Electoral System?

a general term for the rules governing an election, including the structure of the ballot, the electoral formula and districting

1. What is a political party?

a group identified by name and ideology that fields candidates at elections in order to win public office and control government

10. Choose the relevant definition of civil society

a realm where citizens associate according to their own interests and wishes

1. What is the core of the elitist notion:

that there is a coherent or unified power elite that dominates society

8. The rank of Kazakhstan in Global cybersecurity index 2020?

31

2. A political ideology is

A coherent set of views on politics and the role of the government.

According to the article (Primbetova, M. et al., 2022), why does energy consumption have a negative impact on environmental deterioration in Kazakhstan?

Because more than 90% of Kazakhstan's energy demand is fulfilled by fossil fuels.

A system of world order in which the majority of global economic, military and cultural influence is held between two states

Bipolarity

3. What period in history religious institutions held tremendous political power?

Middle Age

In which experiment the problem of obedience to authority is considered and it answers the question "How Far Will You Go to Obey an Order?"

Milgram's obedience experiment

9. What is public opinion based on (by K. Newton, 2006)?

Opinions, attitudes, values

10. Which international organization is Kazakhstan a member of in its efforts to combat terrorism and extremism?

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

What political theory best describes a society where people give up individual freedom to do whatever they want in exchange for peace and protection?

Social Contract

4. What are the main characteristics of the state?

Sovereignty, Legitimacy, Organization, Population, Territory

1. What is a political institution?

all the mentioned

The adoption of the practices and culture of western Europe by societies and countries in other parts of the world, whether through compulsion or influence is called

westernization

8. When was the cult of personality was popularized?

when Nikita Khrushchev used it in a 1956 speech to the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, in which he denounced the ongoing cult of personality surrounding Joseph Stalin

3. Choose the definition of Patriarchal theory of state's origin?

when the state evolved from lower associations. The first association was a household or the family, which arose to satisfy an individual's biological urges and everyday wants

4. What type of political ideology focuses on tradition, inherited rights and practices, ways of doing things that have stood the test of time?

Conservatism

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6. Choose the right explanation of Trait theory

concentrates on the qualities and traits of leaders

7. Types of party system:

no-party, single party, dominant party, two-party, multi-party

2. According to Mills, the members of the power elite:

occupy the 'strategic command posts of the social structure, in which are now centered the effective means of the power and the wealth and the celebrity which they enjoy'

5. What is a "Polyarchy"?

the rule of the leaders of several groups who have reached stable understandings with each other

4. What is a main purpose of catch-all parties

to govern in the national interest rather than as representatives of a social group

10. Political science is mostly called as interdisciplinary subject that includes other disciplines, such as:

All the mentioned(Economy, Psychology, History, Anthropology Philosophy, Sociology)

6. What are the main methodologies of Political Science:

All the mentioned(Quantitative method, Case studies, Survey research, Experiments, Qualitative methods)

4. What is the difference between cyber security and information security?

Cyber security is all about protecting data that is found in electronic form, information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access

7. Who considered politics as the authoritative allocation of values?

David Easton

4. What are the names of the two chambers of the Parliament in Kazakhstan?

Majilis and Senate

7. Which of the following types of political culture identified by Almond and Verba are interested in politics, but citizens have low cognitive, effective, and evaluative orientation in the political system?

Parochial

7. Type of power that is explicitly tied to the functioning of political institutions and processes

Political Power

8. What is politics by by Andrew Heywood ?

Politics as art of government

1. What is the Politics according to the Aristotle?

Politics as the master science

10. Which statement best describes the view of the author?

Stalin clearly viewed the promotion of charismatic leadership as a way of bolstering the authority and legitimacy of the Soviet system

What is the Social Contract political theory?

The idea of agreement or consent as the forming the basis for government.

5. What does socio-political perspective means in information security?

The protection of the national information environment and mass media from purposeful negative information

The process by which ideas, knowledge, information, goods and services spread around the world

globalization

9. Which tool did the Stalin use in order to arise his popularity among the society?

he released his own "Short Biography"

6. What is a party system?

interactions of parties with each other

2. According to Edmund Burke party:

is a body of men united for promoting by their joint endeavours the national interest upon some particular principle in which they are all agreed

6. How many deputies are there in the Majilis?

98

8. Which things determine political culture?

All mentioned(Their role The attitudes of the people People's orientation)

10. According to the Lecture by Ian Shapiro on Political Parties, characteristics of strong parties:

All the mentioned (Everyone is one team, Leaders have enough rope to hang themselves, Unified, centralized, stable, organizationally complex)

6. Why Social media have played a crucial role in political conflicts in the Middle East?

All the mentioned (Facilitated the mobilization of demonstrators ; Empowered political activists;Speeded-up the process of democratization )

9. According to a Lecture by Ian Shapiro on Political Parties, Weak parties:

All the mentioned (Leaders in the legislature can not set the agenda , Candidates and party platforms controlled from below or outside , Retail, not wholesale campaigning)

1. How technologies impact on Politics?

All the mentioned (Technology as a tool for political actors; Technology as a political topic and campaign platform; Technology as a tool for the public)

5. Who distinguished 3 ideal types of legitimate rule?

Max Weber

9. Right form of government according to Aristotle:

Polity

1. What is the term for the ability to influence someone to act in a way that is contrary to their own will

Power

2. According to Aday how social media impact on democracy?

Promotes freedom of expression

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Set of related theories of international relations that emphasizes the role of the state, national interest, and power in world politics

Realism

3. What is Disinformation?

The intentionally false meaning, which actors spread and know to be false

10. What paradoxe(s) constrain(s) the impacts of the media (K. Newton, 2006)?

The more partisan the mass media and the more they try to persuade people of a political position, the less likely they are to be seen as impartial and neutral, and the less likely they are to be influential

Find the example of referent type of power

The power of celebrities who can influence public opinion through their endorsements

What does 'bipolarity" mean in the world politics?

The presence or rivalry between two superpowers

7. What is the main characteristic of disenchanted citizens?

They feel disillusioned with the political system.

How does left / right of the political spectrum affect moral foundations of people (by H. Terry et al, 2022)?

Those on the left of the political spectrum more heavily endorse the values of care and fairness than the other foundations

3. What type of legitimate rule is represented by the Japanese Emperor or The Vatican?

Traditional

9. What do civic citizens in Kazakhstan demonstrate?

Trust in the political system and its democratic credentials.

2. What is a state?

a political organization that has a number of political functions and tasks, including providing security, extracting revenues, and forming rules for resolving disputes and allocating resources within the boundaries of the territory in which it exercises jurisdiction

9. Political regime can be divided into:

democracy, totalitarianism, authoritarianism

10. Bobbio argued that the fundamental basis for the distinction between left and right political ideologies lies in:

differing attitudes to equality

5. What functions of parties were distinguished by Anson Morse

education and organization of public opinion/ the administration of government

5. According to history, economic structure, and economic organization states are divided into:

first, second, third world countries

5. The core ideas of liberalism are:

freedom, individualism, rationalism, the liberal state, and social justice

7. What is a democratic leadership?

is a collective leadership system that allows for the contribution of various individuals towards a particular issue

6. What is a monarchy?

is a form of government in which sovereignty is actually or nominally embodied in a single individual

8. Choose the three branches of governmental power:

legislative, executive, judicial

3. According to French political scientist Maurice Duverger, what are the types of parties

mass and cadre (elite) parties

The transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban, industrial society

modernization

2. Give the definition of the coercive type of power?

the power to force compliance through the threat of punishment or other negative consequences