CSS Political Science Test With Answers

CSS Political Science Test

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1 In a classic study V.O. Key in the 1950s, differences in political opinion were closely associated with Occupation Race Gender Ethnicity Education levels
2 The Framers of the Constitution understood that______would be the chief source of opinion on most matters The general public Elected representatives Factions and interest groups political theorists and educators Intellectuals
3 Which of the following was intended to serve as a check on public opinion? Representative government Federalism Separation of powers An independent judiciary All of above
4 Public Opinion is An opinion that you talk to your neighbor about daily: gossips, chitchat An opinion by you directly spoken to the president of United States An opinion consists of people's views concerning any issues An opinion consists of people's views concerning any issues An opinion which displays objective views regarding any political issues
5 A representative democracy is the suitable government for elements of laws that are consistent with Public opinion Regional aspiration Principal of liberty Market forces
6 The central notion of citizenship as having the capacity to bear arms, to own property and for self-government is considered fundamentally flawed by which of the following groups of political theorists? Anarchists Communitarians Neo-liberals Feminists
7 How do American political parties meet the definition of a party? They are centralized The ensure cohesion in policymaking They control those who run under thier They recruit and support candidates for political office
8 The 'first-past-the post' electoral system refers to A system of proportional representation of weighted voting in a multi-member constituency Single ballot, plural member majority voting system An electoral system in which the person winning the most votes of the votes cast in a constituency(single ballot, single member) is declared elected A system in which the winning candidate has to secure a plurality as well as majority of the votes cast
9 Mary Kaldor (2006) argues that globalization processes lie at the heart of many 'new wars'. Which of the following is not an example of the increasing globalization of conflict? The presence of diaspora volunteer fighters The recourse of combatants to small-scale guerrilla tactics The involvement of international NGOs The role of multinational United Nations peacekeeping troops
10 In many contemporary conflicts, attempts are made to protect soldiers, often at the expense of civilian lives, in order to minimize coverage of fatalities . how are such conflicts described? Degenerate wars Genocides Illegal wars risk- transfer wars
11 What does Martin Shaw put at the center of his definition of war Rules of conduct in conflict A formal declaration of intent by governments Organized killing Mobilization of civilians
12 What is the main consequence of well-defined 'ethnies ' existing within established nation states? Nations without states Multiculturalism A cultural ' melting pot' Separate institutions
13 What name did Norbert Elias give to the dynamic of competition between social units that eventually gave rise to a nation state? The absolutist mechanism the decivilizing process The monopoly mechanism The courtization process
14 Compared with the state formation process in industrialized countries, which one of the following created major problems for developing societies? The lack of a strong work ethic The legacy of economic mismanagement by local leaders The lack of a democratic culture The legacy of colonialism
15 What do 'separatist' movements around the workd seek to achieve? Recognition of the equal rights of an ethnic group within a nation state The creation of an independent nation state The expulsion of an ethnic group's from a disputed region Acceptance of an ethnic group's right to use a separate, minority language
16 In which US state must a woman obtain written permission from her husband to wear false teeth? Texas Vermont Massachusetts None of these
17 In how many US states did same-sex marriage become immediately legal in June 2013? 13 30 50 None of these
18 Who stated that 'war is the continuation of political intercourse by other means'? Carl von Clausewitz Martin Shaw Karl marx Mary Kaldor
19 The term terrorism has its origins in The Roman Empire Revolutionary france Nazi Germany The Eglish Civil War
20 Which of the following is a nation without a state Tibet Israel Belgium all of these
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