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