Political and Economic Systems Assessment

What type of force tends to pull people apart and threaten the stability of a state?

• Centripetal force

• Gravitational force

• Centrifugal force

• Magnetic force

What is the study of international relations across different areas and within a country's borders called?

• Sociology

• Geopolitics

• Economics

• Anthropology

Which of the following factors contributes to a state's stability and unity?

• Lack of popular support for leadership

• A strong, diversified economy

• Weak infrastructure

• Significant internal conflicts

What can make a country's economy vulnerable to instability?

• A diverse range of exports

• Strong social programs

• Reliance on a single export commodity

• Effective disaster relief infrastructure

What term describes a region that is less stable because it is located between two larger, more powerful areas?

• Buffer zone

• Core area

• Shatter belt

• Heartland

Which economic and political system aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of everything?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Democracy

What was the primary goal of the foreign policy known as containment theory?

• To promote free trade agreements globally

• To prevent the spread of communism to other countries

• To establish military alliances with all nations

• To encourage democratic revolutions worldwide

What ideology claims to represent the will of the common people against a perceived enemy, such as the current leader or system?

• Nationalism

• Populism

• Authoritarianism

• Globalism