WorksheetsComparative Politics Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
According to the findings regarding regime stability, what is the typical relationship between economic development and the likelihood of a transition to dictatorship?
Higher levels of economic development decrease the likelihood of a transition to dictatorship.
Higher levels of economic development increase the likelihood of a transition to dictatorship.
Economic development has no impact on regime stability.
Countries with high economic development are more prone to political instability.
What is the worst outcome for the United States in the Nuclear Arms Race Game?
Both the United States and the Soviet Union reduce their nuclear arsenal.
The United States reduces its nuclear arsenal, while the Soviet Union builds up theirs
The United States continues to build up its nuclear arsenal, while the Soviet Union reduces theirs
Both the United States and the Soviet Union build up their nuclear arsenals
Why is mutual defection a suboptimal outcome in the Prisoner's Dilemma?
It leads to a higher payoff for both players
It results in a lower payoff than cooperation
It punishes only one player
It creates long-term cooperation between players
What does Charles Tilly mean by "economies of scale in the use of violence"?
Larger political units have higher costs of violence
Greater rulers are more efficient at using violence because their unit costs decrease as they expand
Small rulers are better at managing violence due to local knowledge
The cost of violence remains constant regardless of the size of the ruling group
In the Civil Society Game shown in Figure 4.9, what happens when both individuals refrain from stealing?
They both receive a payoff of 2
They both receive a payoff of 3 - t
One individual gains, while the other loses
They are forced to return to the state of nature
What was the primary goal of the winners of the Glorious Revolution in 1688,
according to North and Weingast?
Expanding colonial territories
Securing property rights and eliminating confiscatory government
Increasing taxation on the nobility
Centralizing all power in the monarchy
Rogowski argues that changes in exposure to international trade lead to predictable political cleavages based on a country's factor endowments.
True
False
According to Rogowski's (1987) theory, which political coalition was most likely to support protectionist policies in Argentina during its industrialization phase?
Landowners and workers
Industrial capitalists and workers
Industrial capitalists and landowners
Workers and foreign investors
What form does the following argument take?
Major premise: If two civilizations have significantly different cultural values, conflict is likely to occur.
Minor premise: Conflict occurred between Islamic and Western civilizations.
Conclusion: Therefore, Islamic and Western civilizations have significantly different cultural values.
Affirming the antecedent
Affirming the consequent
Denying the antecedent
Denying the consequent
The DD measure follows a minimalist or procedural definition of democracy,
focusing on the presence of elections rather than the outcomes of the regime.
True
False
What was the result of the March 1990 elections in East Germany?
A victory for the Communist Party.
The creation of a non-socialist East Germany.
A victory for the pro-unification forces.
A coalition government between communists and opposition leaders.
What is a revolutionary threshold in the tipping model?
The point at which a dictatorship becomes popular again.
The size of a protest at which an individual is willing to join.
The moment when the government begins to offer reforms.
The economic cost of participating in a revolution.
How can a slight change in a single individual's revolutionary threshold lead to a revolutionary cascade?
It encourages the government to introduce reforms immediately.
It causes that person to initiate violence against the regime.
It triggers other individuals with slightly higher thresholds to join, which creates a chain reaction.
It allows opposition groups to take control of the military
Imagine the following ten-person society called "Alpha" featuring the threshold threshold sequence of {0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 10}. What would happen in this society?
Only the first person (with threshold 0) would protest.
The first three individuals (with thresholds 0, 1, and 2) would protest.
The first four individuals (with thresholds 0, 1, 2, and 4) would protest.
Everyone in the society would protest.
In Inglehart and Welzel's research, which of the following cultural values is most strongly associated with the rise of stable democracies?
High levels of religiosity
Support for revolutionary change
Strong emphasis on self-expression values
Resistance to market-driven economic reforms
According to the implications of the Exit, Voice, and Loyalty game,
elites with fixed assets (such as land) are likely to:
Support political reform to protect their assets
Oppose political reform, fearing expropriation or redistribution
Actively seek to democratize the political system
Show indifference to political changes as their assets are safe
In the Incomplete Information Game, why might soft-liners choose to do nothing even if opening up could lead to a higher payoff under certain circumstances?
They receive guaranteed payoffs regardless of opposition strength.
They are uncertain about the true strength of the opposition.
They are afraid of an insurgency regardless of opposition strength.
Opening up always leads to lower payoffs.
What was the Solidarity movement in Poland primarily focused on during its early years?
Overthrowing the Communist government through violent rebellion.
Advocating for workers' rights and political reforms.
Establishing a new communist regime in Poland.
Supporting military rule in Poland
How did resource wealth impact the response of Arab Spring countries like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to demands for political reform?
These countries lowered oil production to maintain political stability
They increased public spending and provided handouts to their citizens to prevent unrest
They encouraged democratic reforms to reduce public dissatisfaction
They imposed strict austerity measures to reduce government spending
In the EVL game, what happens when the Crown is dependent (L > 1)
but the Parliamentarians have no credible exit threat (E < 0)?
The Parliamentarians will use their voice to force reforms
The Crown will offer concessions to maintain support
The Crown will maintain its policies without fearing opposition
The Parliamentarians will exit the political system
