Test Bank Answers Conclusion Chapter 19 1st Edition - Politics 1e | Exam Pack by Ferdinand by Peter Ferdinand. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 19 Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 01
01) Rational choice theories of politics …
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a. assume that individuals are naturally irrational and so should not be given a choice in important political decisions.
b. state that only humans are rational and therefore non-humans are not appropriate subjects of politics.
c. assume that political parties and voters have the utility-maximizing characteristics of actors in the economic sphere.
d. assume that voters tend to vote for parties based on the charisma of the party leader.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 02
02) An example of a concept that is unique to politics would be …
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a. political obligation.
b. political behaviour.
c. political ideologies.
d. all of the above.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 03
03) Consequences of globalization are that …
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a. Economic crises in individual states are more difficult to prevent from spreading to others.
b. Human rights violations are now impossible thanks to global organizations such as Amnesty International.
c. There have been increasing flows of people across national borders in search of work or refuge.
d. The US has now spread its culture and ideology around the world.
Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 04
04) ‘Ideas for the reform of policies in specific areas spread through international _________ communities’.
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a. Epistemic.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 05
05) According to the economist Rodrik (2011), states must simultaneously pursue the three goals of democracy, national self-determination, and economic globalization if they are to remain legitimate in a globalized world.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 06
06) ‘Methodological nationalism’ takes culture as the ‘natural’ unit of analysis.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 07
07) What factors are likely to contribute to a shift in global power?
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a. The resurgence of Russia.
b. The rise of powerful states in Asia, particularly China.
c. The increasing self-confidence of the Islamic world.
d. Increasing prominence of the BRICS states.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 08
08) The BRICS states refer to which countries?
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a. Brazil, Russia, India, Canada, South Africa.
b. Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa.
c. Brazil, Russia, India, China, Saudi Arabia.
d. Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, China, South Africa.
Type: multiple response question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 09
09) Postmodernism can be characterized by …
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a. An almost luddite disdain for new technologies.
b. A preference for pluralism.
c. The rejection of deference to ‘god-like’ scientific authorities.
d. A preference towards anarchism.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 10
10) The current trend towards decentring the West is associated with the English School of political analysis.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 11
11) What is meant by the ‘golden straitjacket’?
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a. That European states are now restricted in their capacity to create new national laws by the European Union.
b. The lack of funding in the UK for mental health care.
c. The need for governments to appeal to international markets and investors.
d. The water conflict surrounding the Persian Gulf.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 12
12) One consequence of governments adopting a ‘golden straitjacket’ is that the economy shrinks, but politics grows.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: fill-in-blank
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 13
13) An example of the trend whereby citizens’ preferences are subordinated to financial markets is _______.
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a. Greece.
Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 14
14) One important theme in IR is the growing importance of the sovereign state.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: true-false
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 15
15) There is an increasing trend away from the state being the central object of concern for students of politics.
a. True
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b. False
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Type: short answer
Title: Chapter 19 - Question 16
16) What is ethnocentrism?
The tendency to view one’s own culture, and its members, as superior to others.
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