GVPT 280 Midterm Quiz Review

• A researcher is designing a study examining the effect that women’s political participation has on women’s rights in a country.

1.  In this scenario, women’s political participation is the ________ variable, while the level of women’s rights in a country is the _______ variable.

• Dependent; Independent

• Independent; Dependent

• Neither of these

A researcher is designing a study examining the effect that women’s political participation has on women’s rights in a country.
The researcher finds that Guatemala & El Salvador have similar geography, climate, colonial history and systems of government, but vastly different levels of women’s rights in the country. Comparing these two countries would require a

• Most Similar Systems Design

• Most Different Systems Design

• Neither of these

A researcher studying democratic peace theory finds that countries in South America were involved in less conflicts after transitioning to democracy. This is an example of

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Endogeneity

• Definitional Problem

A researcher finds that higher education levels lead to higher household incomes and that higher household incomes lead to higher levels of education. This is an example of

• Simple Causation

• Endogeneity

• Reverse Causation

• Intervening Variable

Which of the following is NOT a key feature of a modern state?

• Bureaucracy

• Impersonality

• Sovereignty

• Federalism

A researcher finds that the formation of the People’s Republic of China was largely made possible by the Civil War between the Chinese Communist Party and the KMT nationalist party. This evidence largely supports which theories of state formation?

• Economic Theories

• Diffusion Theories

• Cultural Theories

• Conflict Theories

You want to compare the outcome of democratization in countries A and B. Which of the following is an example of an operational definition of democracy?

• The process by which a country adopts a democratic structure of government

• Affirmation of certain political and civil rights

• The level of economic development in a state, measured by GDP

• The frequency of free and fair elections held within a specified period

Modern political democracy functions upon which of the following? (Select two)

• Contingent Consent

• Competitive Elections

• Bounded Political Uncertainty

• Term limits

In the context of democratization, "third wave" refers to:

• A major wave of democratization in the 19th century

• The wave of democratization following WWI

• The wave of democratization from the 1970s to the 1990s

• A potential future wave of democratization in the 21st century

How does democratic erosion differ from democratic collapse?

• Democratic erosion refers to the initial phases of a decline in the quality of democracy in a state; Democratic collapse refers to the state’s democratic institutions losing function or power

• Democratic erosion refers to the state’s democratic institutions losing function or power; Democratic collapse refers to the initial phases of a decline in the quality of democracy in a state

• Democratic erosion refers to the initial phases of a decline in the quality of democracy in a state; Democratic collapse refers to the failure of democratization and the overtaking of an authoritarian regime

• Democratic erosion refers to the state’s democratic institutions losing function or power; Democratic collapse refers to the failure of democratization and the overtaking of an authoritarian regime