California elite groups include
a. the middle class.
b. newspaper chains, banking, and businesses.
c. local government.
d. early settlers.
Q. 2The term political economy refers to
a. how much a country spends on elections.
b. how a country promotes ecologically sound ways to modernize the economy and raise the standard of living.
c. how states and political processes affect the economy and how the economy in turn affects a country's political processes.
d. the global economic system.
e. the ratio of GDP compared to the percentage of voting citizens.
Q. 3Representative democracy calls for rule by
a. grassroots participation.
b. the few on behalf of the many.
c. business and elites.
d. common people.
Q. 4Removing trade barriers is a key goal of
a. the International Monetary Fund.
b. the World Trade Organization.
c. the World Bank.
d. the United Nations.
e. non-governmental organizations.
Q. 5Today, the state ranks first among the 50 in
a. international trade.
b. recreation.
c. manufacturing.
d. aeronautics.
Q. 6To say that we live in a globalized world of states is to say that
a. the United Nations is a world government.
b. there is an interaction between the national and international levels in shaping the politics of states.
c. countries are becoming more alike.
d. international processes are more important than domestic processes in explaining state behavior.
e. there are more countries today than ever before.
Q. 7Japanese Americans were moved to relocation camps in response to
a. failed economy.
b. loss of railroad jobs.
c. the Pearl Harbor attack.
d. defeat of Japan in WW II.
Q. 8Institutional design refers to
a. arrangements that define relationships between the various parts of government and between different levels of government.
b. how states are formed.
c. arrangements that define relationships between states and international organizations.
d. different conceptualizations of states used by comparativists.
e. the relationship between markets and the state.
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