Political Science 2400: Introduction to Comparative Politics���������������������������������������������������������� ��� Summer II 2004 Exam 1 Part I: Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Mark the letter on the computer-readable form sheet.(1 point per question; 80 points total) ____��������� 1.�� In the context of comparative politics, the best definition of the term "state" is
____��������� 2.�� The most important difference between interest groups and political parties is
____��������� 3.�� A strong state can best be defined in the context of comparative politics as one
____��������� 4.�� The expansion of European and other powers into Africa and Asia in the 19th century was
____��������� 5.�� The former communist states' almost-complete control over their societies, politics, and economics was often called
____��������� 6.�� OPEC is the
____��������� 7.�� In behavioral political science, a theory is
____��������� 8.�� Political culture is
____��������� 9.�� Sovereignty is a term used to describe
____��������� 10.� The conflict from 1945 to 1989 between communism and capitalism is usually called the
____��������� 11.� The institutions of governments and descriptions of their powers are usually outlined in
____��������� 12.� The process of passing on a political culture from one generation to the next occurs through
____��������� 13.� One thing that India, Iraq, Vietnam, South Africa , and Angola have in common is
____��������� 14.� Systems theory in comparative politics is useful because it
____��������� 15.� Domestic pressures on the state
____��������� 16.� The World Bank limits the sovereignty of states whenever it
____��������� 17.� Weak states generally share all the following characteristics EXCEPT
____��������� 18.� Which of the following best describes the evolution of the American state?
____��������� 19.� Which of the following best describes the word liberal in American political life?
____��������� 20.� Which of the following best describes the word liberal in European political life?
____��������� 21.� Incremental change occurs
____��������� 22.� American political culture can best be defined as
____��������� 23.� Which of the following is not terribly important in determining the way Representatives and Senators vote on bills before them?
____��������� 24.� The one public policy area in which the United States is more active than other liberal democracies is
____��������� 25.� Policy making in the United States tends to be
____��������� 26.� The "New Left" was concerned with which issue?
____��������� 27.� The "New Right" movement's most visible advocates are
____��������� 28.� In a first-past-the-post electoral system, seats in the legislature are allocated
____��������� 29.� Laissez-faire refers to
____��������� 30.� People who turn their attention to issues of quality of life, self-actualization, and international human rights are sometimes described as
____��������� 31.� Which of the following describes the concept of bureaucracy formulated by Max Weber?
____��������� 32.� The political theorist who believed that a large and powerful state was necessary to save people from anarchy was
____��������� 33.� The definition of liberal democracies does not include the following:
____��������� 34.� Political protest in contemporary industrialized democracies usually
____��������� 35.� The gender gap in politics refers to
____��������� 36.� Which of the following is not deemed important for the success of a democratic regime?
____��������� 37.� Political parties in industrialized democracies have become less distinct from one another in the past two decades because of the all the following EXCEPT
____��������� 38.� Voters who most value things such as alternative energy, preserving the environment, protecting endangered species, and reducing the use of nuclear power are likely to support
____��������� 39.� Hauss argues that the nations with "the most integrated elite" have been "among the most successful economically since the end of World War II." What he refers to is
____��������� 40.� The prime minister who succeeded Margaret Thatcher and John Major in 1997 was
____��������� 41.� A term used to accurately describe the development of the British state is
____��������� 42.� The more powerful house of the British Parliament is the
____��������� 43.� The right to vote was expanded with the Great Reform Acts in the
____��������� 44.� Which of the following best describes the British working class?
____��������� 45.� The party which was in power the longest in the 20th century was
____��������� 46.� The broad agreement on social policy during the 1950s and 1960s was known as
____��������� 47.� Which party was in power from 1945 to 1951 when much of the British welfare state was created?
____��������� 48.� Which of the following best describes the National Health Service?
____��������� 49.� Margaret Thatcher was part of a generation of conservative politicians who
____��������� 50.� Which of the following best describes changes in the British party system since 1970?
____��������� 51.� The new party which was formed in the early 1980s is now known as the
____��������� 52.� The term "loony left" was used to describe Labour in the 1980s because
____��������� 53.� Which of the following best describes the British bureaucracy?
____��������� 54.� The British drought of 1995 became politically controversial because
____��������� 55.� An important parliamentary vote is signified by
____��������� 56.� The founder of the FifthRepublic was
____��������� 57.� Charles de Gaulle often said he wanted France to gain ____________.
____��������� 58.� The third president of the FifthRepublic, who helped shape the modern political parties, was
____��������� 59.� The fifth president of the FifthRepublic, and former mayor of Paris, was
____��������� 60.� Among the industrialized democracies, France is among the most
____��������� 61.� France has had roughly how many different regimes since 1789?
____��������� 62.� The less powerful house of the French parliament in the FifthRepublic is the:
____��������� 63.� One of the most important policies enacted in the first years of the Mitterrand presidency was:
____��������� 64.� The "events of May 1968" were
____��������� 65.� The electoral system used in most FifthRepublic elections is unusual because it
____��������� 66.� Which of the following is NOT usually considered a reason why the French presidency has been less "imperial" in the past two decades?
____��������� 67.� The practice of French public officials holding multiple offices simultaneously means (among other things) that
____��������� 68.� The Prime Minister during the cohabitation from 1997 to 2002 was
____��������� 69.� High French unemployment rates
____��������� 70.� In French politics, the iron triangle of policy making is facilitated by
____��������� 71.� Cohabitation posed a threat to the FifthRepublic because
____��������� 72.� Germany was reunited in
____��������� 73.� A historical legacy of the Reformation is that Germany has
____��������� 74.� Prime Minister Tony Blair recently admitted that
____��������� 75.� The regime that governed Germany from 1933 until 1945 was called the
____��������� 76.� Which one of the following statements about Slobodan Milosevic is not true? He
____��������� 77.� The more powerful house of the German parliament today is the
____��������� 78.� In terms of its territorial distribution of political power, Germany is a
____��������� 79.� British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently conceded that
____��������� 80.� The latest contested issue between Israelis and Palestinians is
Part II: Essay Question: Write your answer in the space below the question and on back page (20 points). What are the main differences between the British parliamentary system and the mixed presidential parliamentary system of government of the French 5th Republic? Describe the major political institutions (i.e. the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government) and the main political offices (e.g. head of state, head of government) in Great Britain and France. Explain the functions of the British and French political structures and actors and compare their power. Good luck! Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE
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