Internal and External Forces

Match the following

• A system of government where power belongs to a ruling family

• Monarchy

• A form of government based on religious law.

• Democracy

• A system of government where the rulers have total unchecked control of the nation.

• Theocracy

• Form of democracy where citizens elect representatives to vote on their behalf

• Totalitarianism

• A system of government where power comes from the people.

• Republic

Which of the following is most likely to cause a regime change?

• Ethnic diversity

• Austerity measures

• An election

• Revolution

Which of the following best explains why governments seek to devolve power?

• Governments seek to devolve power to allow regional governments more power over local issues.

• Governments seek to devolve power to liberalize and strengthen market economies.

• Governments seek to devolve power to shift more power to the legislative branch.

• Governments seek to devolve power to begin transitioning to a parliamentary system.

Which of the following best describes political culture?

• The government’s right to rule over citizens and monitor their behavior for the good of the entire society

• The process of transmitting political values through family, schools, peers, and the media.

• The collective attitudes, values, and beliefs of the citizenry and the norms of behavior in the political system

• The expressed platforms of different political parties competing for power within the state

Austerity measures are implemented for the primary purpose of

• addressing corruption by reducing transparency

• reducing government spending to address budget deficits

• improving economic conditions by increasing tariffs

• increasing security in times of political instability

Which of the following accurately compares civil liberties in authoritarian and democratic regimes?

• Democratic regimes provide citizens access to state-controlled media, while authoritarian regimes restrict citizen access to state-controlled media.

• Authoritarian regimes limit citizen control of the media, while in democratic regimes media is largely in the hands of private citizens.

• Authoritarian regimes encourage privatization of the media to increase legitimacy, while democratic regimes support some privatization along with state control.

• While democratic and authoritarian regimes restrict access to free media, authoritarian regimes have increasingly allowed access to the Internet to increase legitimacy.

The type of party system in a particular country is most influenced by the

• type of electoral systems used for legislative elections

• extent to which the country is a consolidated democracy

• size of the country’s population

• gender quota laws for legislative elections

Which of the following is an effect of globalization?

• It usually reduces access to communication and information.

• It often limits state sovereignty.

• It typically reduces the role of international organizations.

• It diminishes the volume of foreign direct investment.

Which of the following is a neoliberal economic policy?

• Nationalizing important sectors of the economy

• Increasing regulatory oversight and state control over industry

• Reducing trade barriers and rolling back state intervention in the economy

• Providing a direct transfer of money to older people and people of lower socioeconomic status

“The lower a state’s socioeconomic development, the more likely it is that the state will experience political instability.” This statement is an example of which of the following?

• Causation

• Positive or coinciding relationship

• Negative or inverse relationship

• Normative statement