People who share a common history, language, or religion may be said to belong to the same ________.
A. political party
B. government
C. economic class
D. ethnicity
E. polity
Q. 2Which of the following political theorists suggested that the main political cleavage in a country centers on the conflict between different economic classes?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Karl Marx
C. Max Weber
D. Vilfredo Pareto
E. Auguste Comte
Q. 3The country of Utopia recently established its first democratic government after decades under a Fascist regime. Subsequently, a country that it shares its border with
began a political revolution and elected a democratic government in the country. This
result was credited to the ________ of Utopia.
A. bandwagon effect
B. Coriolis effect
C. cohort effect
D. placebo effect
E. neighborhood effect
Q. 4What is it that leaders in European conservative parties are attempting to conserve?
a. the structure of authority
b. their wealth
c. their economic clout
d. their influence with big business
e. none of the above
Q. 5Which European country uses the winner-take-all system in parliamentary elections?
a. Germany
b. Norway
c. Switzerland
d. Austria
e. Great Britain
Q. 6________ are non-democratic regimes in which leaders who claim divine guidance hold the authority to rule.
A. Personalistic regimes
B. Theocracies
C. Military regimes
D. Monarchies
E. Oligarchies
Q. 7Which of the following countries have non-democratic systems in which rulers assume power via birthright and are removed from power when they die?
A. Brunei
B. Mexico
C. Russia
D. Iran
E. India