Validating exam Review 1

Which of the following features of Great Britain's parliamentary democracy is most different from the presidential democracy of the United States?

• The power of the executive branch of government.

• The power of the legislative branch of government

• The relationship between the executive and legislative branches.

• The relationship between the legislative and judicial branches.

The writings of both John Locke and Thomas Hobbes played a major role in the development of which of the following political ideas?

• Government is based on a social contract between rulers and ruled.

• Strong rulers are necessary to prevent social disorder and political chaos.

• The main function of government is to protect the natural rights of citizens.

• People have the right to overthrow governments that unjustly oppress them.

Which of the following is a key factor that distinguishes liberalism from realism?

• Relishes conflict, not peace.

• Anarchist who do not believe in the state.

• Liberals as idealists who ignore the basic facts about human nature.

• Believe that human beings are rational enough to learn from their mistakes.

According to hegemonic stability theory, stability is achieved when

• all countries agree to cooperate.

• one great power dominates the other.

• a world government regulates all societies.

• a balance results from sharing of power by many states.

According to liberals, anarchy will be overcome through the use of

• conflicts.

• elections.

• institutions.

• military power.

The choices below show the relationship of Political Science to other branches of learning EXCEPT

• explain the production, distribution and consumption of wealth in the economy.

• create scientific analysis on how body function and relate it to the movement of people.

• adopt historical approach to interpret the past and present developments in political phenomena.

• interpret the mental and emotional processes that motivates political behaviors through psychology.

According to many realists, how is international peace best secured?

• A worldwide federation of states

• A balance of power between states

• Concessions by peaceful states to powerful ones

• Spread democratic values throughout the world

A political scientist could best distinguish between an autocracy and an oligarchy by examining which of the following features of the two forms of government?

• Political power is concentrated in the hands of a single person.

• Degree of state intervention in the operation of the economy.

• Ability of the government to mobilize the general population on behalf of state goals.

• Willingness of government to use coercion to achieve its political objectives.

Which of the following characteristics of representative democracies best represents a major difference with direct democracy?

• Political transparency and accountability tend to be greater in representative democracies.

• Conflict of interest on the part of public officials are less common in representative democracies.

• Representative democracies are less likely to experience problems resulting from patronage and bias.

• Representative democracies are generally able to address complex governmental problems more efficiently.

Why do liberals favor the free market economy?

• Most of them are closely connected to big business.

• They think that poverty is a good way of ensuring social control.

• They feel that individuals are rational enough to be left to pursue their own economic interests.

• Human existence as taking place in a ‘state of nature’, in which cut through competition is perfectly justified.