Describe Harvard scholar, sociologist Theda Skocpol's recent theory on revolution.
A) Revolutions nearly always fail because states, even those that are poorly managed, simply have too much power at their disposal. B) Revolutions primarily bubble up from below, but are usually aided by an explicitly incompetent state leader.
C) Governments caught in situations they are able to manage become distracted nevertheless, which leads to revolutions, rather than such rebellions simply bubbling up from below.
D) Governments caught in situations they cannot manage lead to revolutions, rather than such rebellions simply bubbling up from below.
Compare and contrast multiparty systems in Europe and the United States.
Voting for a third party in Europe equates to throwing your vote away, while at least in the
United States third parties receive some representation.
B) Voting for a third party in the U.S. is little more than a protest vote, while even small
parties in most European nations receive some representation in return for votes.
C) Voting for an American third party supports issues such as the environment, gay rights and
agricultural reform.
D) Voting for a European third party combines aspects of major and minor parties, unlike the
United States, which is more rigid in party structure.
How do multiparty systems avoid cabinet instability?
A) They construct stable coalitions that govern effectively.
B) They create uniformity under the regime of a single elected party.
C) They establish a single party platform around which the legislature clusters.
D) Elected parties exert full control over the cabinet.
__________is a small or moderate change that essentially leaves the system intact.
A) Mass discontent B) Reform C) Dramatic system change D) A coup d'etat
Which of the following nations is an example of a dominant-party system?
A) Iran
B) North Korea
C) Russia
D) Australia
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