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Chapter 4- States
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. What is the term for the absence of
government?
1.
Socialism
2.
Anarchy
3.
Statism
4.
Republic
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Introduction
Page Reference: 53
Topic/A-head:
Introduction
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
2. Hereditary rule by one person is known as
__________.
1.
a monarchy
2.
a republic
3.
institutionalization
4.
a state
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
3. A(n) __________ is a political system without
a monarch.
1. institution
2. monarchy
3. state
4. republic
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
4. To Aristotle, the corrupt form of monarchy is
__________.
1. democracy
2. tyranny
3. polity
4. oligarchy
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Understand the Concepts
5. To Aristotle, the legitimate form of
government by the few is __________.
1. monarchy
2. tyranny
3. aristocracy
4. oligarchy
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Understand the Concepts
6. Democracy is the ___________ form of
government by ___________.
1. corrupt; one
2. corrupt; a few
3. corrupt; many
4. legitimate; many
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Understand the Concepts
7. The aftermath of the resignation by President
Nixon in the United States demonstrated which concept?
1. The power of the states relative to the
national government
2. The resiliency of the institution of the
presidency
3. The limitations of the United States court system
in punishing corrupt politicians
4. The limitations of unitary systems of
government
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
53
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Apply What You Know
8. What conclusion can we make about
constitutions based on your text?
1. Constitutions structure power so that it does
not vary over time.
2. Constitutions are designed to change with each
election.
3. Constitutions provide institutional powers,
but individual leaders and time affect the exercise of power.
4. Constitutions are nearly identical from one
state to the next.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Apply What You Know
9. Which of the following, if true, best
undermines Aristotle’s views on government?
1. Members of elected lawmaking bodies often
pursue policies to help themselves get elected.
2. Elected politicians are often interested in
running for higher offices.
3. Many democracies have become corrupt.
4. Elected officials do make policies that
benefit the majority of citizens.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 4.1
Page Ref:
54
Topic/A-head:
Institutionalized Power
Skill Level:
Analyze It
10. ___________ are incapable of even minimal
governance.
1. Strong states
2. Weak States
3. Failed States
4. Effective States
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 4.2
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Effective, Weak, and Failed States
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
11. In ____________, laws are mostly obeyed, and
government can control and tax its territory.
1. effective states
2. strong states
3. failed states
4. weak states
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 4.2
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Effective, Weak, and Failed States
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
12. ___________ are characterized by the
penetration of crime into politics.
1. Weak states
2. Strong states
3. Effective states
4. Failed states
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 4.2
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Effective, Weak, and Failed States
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
13. Which of the following best describes a weak
state?
1. A state with essentially no national government
2. A state where elections may be predetermined
3. A state where the government taxes and
controls its territory
4. A state where there are no laws
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 4.2
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Effective, Weak, and Failed States
Skill Level:
Understand the Concepts
14. Pirates are present in Somalia because it is a
__________.
1. weak state
2. failed state
3. militant state
4. effective state
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 4.2
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Effective, Weak, and Failed States
Skill Level:
Understand the Concepts
15. Which of the following, if true, might keep a
failed state from disappearing?
1. Increasing taxation power
2. Revenue from natural resources being collected
by leaders
3. Expansion of territory
4. Monetary aid from other nations
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 4.2
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Effective, Weak, and Failed States
Skill Level:
Apply What You Know
16. The first-order civil divisions on the United
States are called ___________.
1. cantons
2. states
3. counties
4. cities
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 4.3
Page Ref:
55
Topic/A-head:
Unitary or Federal Systems
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
17. Prefectures are the first-order subdivisions
in ___________.
1. Canada
2. Sweden
3. France
4. Japan
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 4.3
Page Ref:
58
Topic/A-head:
Unitary or Federal Systems
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
18. In France, a prefect is a(n) __________.
1. administrator
2. state
3. lawmaker
4. judge
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 4.3
Page Ref:
57
Topic/A-head:
Unitary or Federal Systems
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
19. Autonomias are regions in what nation?
1. Canada
2. France
3. Brazil
4. Spain
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 4.3
Page Ref:
58
Topic/A-head:
Unitary or Federal Systems
Skill Level:
Remember the Facts
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