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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #2
A South Africa had a hereditary monarch.
B South Africa prevented women from voting.
C South Africa operated a system of apartheid.
D South Africa was ruled by a military general.
E South Africa lacked a national constitution.
Question #3
A Parliamentary support
B Personal charisma
C Free elections
D International support
E Interest group advocacy
Question #4
A It is good to be merciful at all times to court public favor.
B It is good to be feared and loved, but only at the same time.
C It is good to be feared and loved, but better to be feared.
D It is good to be feared and loved, but better to be loved.
E It is good to deny the public constantly to emphasize control.
Question #5
A A hereditary monarchy
B A presidential democracy
C A parliamentary democracy
D A socialist dictatorship
E A theocratic autocracy
Question #6
A The creation of the Democracy Wall
B The establishment of democratically elected local governments
C Diplomatic relations with Taiwan
D The massacre in Tiananmen Square
E Liberalization of speech and press freedoms
Question #7
A
B They are state banks that tax international imports.
C They are state-owned investment funds, often made up of international assets.
D They are investment funds held by the world’s monarchs.
E They are economic tools used to regulate the amount of currency available in an economy.
F They are investment funds held by the world’s most powerful economic leaders.
Question #8
A The United States is reliant on China for most of its intellectual property development.
B China purchases a lot of the United States’ exports, whereas the United States funds much of China’s debt.
C The United States purchases a lot of Chinese exports, whereas China funds much of the United States’ debt.
D Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.
E Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.
Question #9
A Wen Jiabao
B Chiang Kai-shek
C Ayatollah Khomeini
D Mao Zedong
E Deng Xiaoping
Question #10
A An influential group of impartial economic advisers
B An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents
C An influential group of military advisers
D A small group that makes final political decisions
E A hereditary legislative body similar to the House of Lords in the United Kingdom
Question #11
A Minimizing the influence of the military on politics
B Preventing political and economic corruption
C Reducing economic inequality
D Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements
E Maintaining law and order
Question #12
A Authoritarian regimes tend to be far more open to public criticism than totalitarian regimes.
B Authoritarian regimes are much less likely to be hereditary than totalitarian regimes.
C Authoritarian regimes tend to be far more opposed to international criticism than totalitarian regimes.
D Authoritarian regimes are generally uninterested in the actions of the public except for their political actions, whereas totalitarian regimes seek to regulate all types of actions.
E Authoritarian regimes seek to regulate all types of public actions, whereas totalitarian regimes are generally uninterested in the actions of the public except their political actions.
Question #13
A Representing the policy preferences of organized interests
B Preserving the rule of law
C Maintaining a power monopoly
D Representing the policy preferences of the general public
E Avoiding international entanglements
Question #14
A A minor battle between two neighboring countries
B A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition
C An attempted seizure of governmental power by an alternate power group
D A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election
E A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules
Question #15
A Sub-Saharan Africa
B Asia
C Western Europe
D The Middle East
E North Africa
Question #16
A A small group of religious elites
B A single ruler
C A large group of military leaders
D A small group of economic elites
E A large group of people representing society broadly
Question #17
A A single ruler
B A small group of religious elites
C A large group of people representing society broadly
D A large group of military leaders
E A small group of economic elites
Question #18
A Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries
B Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries
C Relatively poor and well-educated countries
D Relatively poor and neither well-educated nor poorly educated countries
E Relatively poor and poorly educated countries
Question #19
A Democracies are legally required to satisfy special interests before making policy.
B Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.
C Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.
D Autocracies are likely to suppress public criticism from special interests.
E Unlike democracies, special interests are well represented in autocracies.
Question #20
A Dedication to the rule of law
B Consideration of the lower classes
C Representation of multiple societal interests
D The simplicity of decision making
E Constitutional protections of liberties
Question #21
A Much more common
B Slightly less common
C Slightly more common
D Roughly as common
E Much less common
Question #22
A Power concentrated in one person
B A lack of any separation of church and state
C A lack of clear parliamentary control
D All decisions made collectively
E Power concentrated in a small group of people
Question #23
A Anarchistic states
B Libertarian states
C Communist states
D Democratic states
E Authoritarian states