The Good Society: An Introduction to Comparative Politics 3rd Edition

Chapter 1. Comparative Politics and the Good Society Chapter Overview The chapter begins with the question of why some countries are better than others at creating conditions in which citizens can achieve their potential. It then suggests comparative politics can help answer this question. The introduction to the chapter explains what comparative

7. A hypothesis: a. is an uninformed guess about why things happen the way they do. b. is a proposed relationship among variables. c. has one variable. d. has two dependent variables. Answer: bLearning Objective: LO 1.2: Outline the steps involved in doing comparative political Answer: bLearning Objective: LO 1.2: Outline the steps involved in

27. Supporters of the capability approach believe a good society is one that: a. provides the greatest good for the greatest number. b. provides individuals with the freedom to develop their potential to live fuller and richer lives. c. provides the same health care for all citizens in a society. d. provides equal distribution

Chapter 10. Less-Developed Countries and the Good Society Chapter Overview Less developed countries have much greater economic, social, and cultural diversity than high income North American and Western European countries. It is not surprising that with all this diversity that they have much greater political diversity. North American and Western European countries

c. The presidency and both chambers of the legislature have been controlled by the same political party since 1999, but there has been frequent conflict between the president and the legislature. 5. Judiciary a. Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal, and system of state courts b. Courts lost independence during military rule but have

REVEL Assets 10.1 Explain why there are more regime types in less developed countries than in Western Europe and North America. Activity: Module 10.1 Quiz 10.2 Summarize the main features of flawed democracy. Activity: Module 10.2 Quiz 10.3 Describe the history, state, relations between state and society, political culture, and political economy of Brazil. Activity: Module

25. Colonial authorities in Nigeria used divide and rule tactics to: a. pit racial groups against each other. b. pit ethnic groups against each other. c. pit social classes against each other. d. prepare Nigerians for independence. Answer: bLearning Objective: LO 10.5: Describe the history, state, relations between state and Answer: bLearning Objective: LO 10.5:

Chapter 11. Communism, Postcommunism, and the Good Society Chapter Overview This chapter begins by discussing the main features shared by communist regimes in the twentieth century. The first is rule by a communist party that controls the state. In communist parties, power is concentrated in the hands of a very small number

c. Considerable overlap between the party and the state at the top levels i. The president of the state is always the president of the state ii. The state premier is always a member of the Politburo and its Standing Committee 6. Main state officials and organizations a. Premier i. Head of government ii. Leads the

16. The Russian legislature, known as the Federal Assembly, is __________ and known for being __________. a. bicameral, relatively weak b. unicameral, relatively weak c. bicameral, relatively strong d. unicameral, relatively strong Answer: aLearning Objective: LO 11.3: Describe the history, state, relations between state and Answer: aLearning Objective: LO 11.3: Describe the history, state, relations

34. Chinas judicial system: a. is modeled after the British and American judicial systems. b. has a supreme court and appellate courts. c. has no system for judicial review. d. is independent from Communist party oversight. Answer: cLearning Objective: LO 11.4: Describe the history, state, relations between state and Answer: cLearning Objective: LO 11.4: Describe

Chapter 2. The State Chapter Overview The introduction argues that the good society depends upon a societys institutional arrangements. The most powerful institution of all is the state. The good society is based on a set of four defensible universal values: people should be able to meet their physical needs, be safe

5. In general, stronger, more efficient states perform much better than weaker, failing ones. 6. Countries with the weakest states were the deadliest, most violent of all. G. Democracy 1. The quality of the state also seems to be correlated with the form of government, the extent to which countries have democratic or

28. The difference between the head of government and the head of state: a. is that the head of state represents the country, while the head of government directs the executive branch. b. is that the head of government represents the country, while the head of state directs the executive branch. c.

Chapter 3. State and Society Chapter Overview This chapter examines the links connecting state and society. State and society are connected to each other through political participation. The chapter examines political parties, interest groups, social movements, and patron-client relations as the main institutions of political participation. Political participation takes different forms, and

2. If institutional capacity is not sufficient to channel demands arising from electoral participation into effective government, then Iraqis may return to settling their differences with bullets instead of ballots again. IX. COMPRATIVE POLITICAL ANALYSIS: ARE PEOPLE BETTER OFF? WHY DO SOME POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS WORK BETTER THAN OTHERS? A. Problem 1. Some political

20. Which of the following is a characteristic of a corporatist interest group system? a. There are a large number of interest groups. b. Nonmembers cannot easily be sanctioned. c. Participation in a group is easily avoided. d. Groups are organized hierarchically. Answer: dLearning Objective: LO 3.4: Define interest groups and distinguish between pluralist

Chapter 4. Political Culture and Identity Chapter Overview This chapter examines political culture and political identity and why some countries can sustain stable democracies and improve the capabilities of their citizens, whereas others cannot. The chapter is divided into five sections. The first defines political culture and cautions about traps to avoid

VII. POLITICAL CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND THE GOOD SOCIETY A. This section examines how political culture and political identity affect citizens capabilities by testing a hypothesis suggested by the social capital approach. capabilities by testing a hypothesis suggested by the social capital approach. capabilities by testing a hypothesis suggested by the social capital approach. 1.

19. The supporters of recent research using the civic culture approach would suggest that if someone wanted to predict the likelihood of Iraq becoming a stable democracy, the most useful information to know would be: a. its GDP per capita. b. what percentage of its citizens hold democratic values supportive of democratic

36. The following scatter diagram shows: a. a tendency for homicide rates to decline as ethnic diversity increases. b. a strong tendency for homicide rates to increase as ethnic diversity decreases. c. that countries with identical degrees of ethnic diversity can have very different homicide rates. d. ten countries as outliers in homicide rates. Answer:

Chapter 5. Political Economy Chapter Overview This chapter examines the proper sphere or range of state activity in the economy. It asks what balance between states and markets most enhances individuals capabilities and contributes to the good society. The chapter is divided into eight sections. The first section introduces the chapter and distinguishes

G. The issue is how to develop a balance between states and markets that promotes the best qualities of markets, such as innovation and productivity, while avoiding their worst effects, such as instability and inequality X. IN-DEPTH: INDIA: FROM STATES TO MARKETS A. India chose statist policies after it achieved independence in

24. Which group would be most likely to support Washington Consensus policies? a. labor unions representing steel workers b. the owners of an American-owned car company c. advocates for the poor who want expanded access to welfare programs d. stockholders of a large, multinational corporation Answer: dLearning Objective: LO 5.6: Define globalization and evaluate whether

Chapter 6. Authoritarianism Chapter Overview Authoritarian leaders were on the defensive between 1974 and 2000 as a wave of democratization swept across the world. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, however, authoritarian regimes proved surprisingly resilient. The first section of the chapter discusses the characteristics that define authoritarianism. The second

7. Two political problems for authoritarian leaders are: a. authoritarian power sharing and authoritarian control. b. democracies and western leaders. c. religion and culture. d. opposition powers and authoritarian laws. Answer: aLearning Objective: LO 6.2: Describe the two main political problems authoritarian Answer: aLearning Objective: LO 6.2: Describe the two main political problems authoritarian Answer:

28. Research on political values among Muslim publics has found that: a. Muslims reject democracy. b. a majority of Muslims in several Muslim majority countries strongly support the idea that democracy is better than any other form of government. c. a small percentage of Muslims believe democracy is better than any other form of

Chapter 7. Democracy Chapter Overview This chapter begins by defining democracy and examining the three waves of democracy that resulted in more people living in democracies than in dictatorships for the first time in history. It then turns to examine presidential and parliamentary forms of democracy, and the strengths and weaknesses of

3. During the Arab Spring, students: a. used social media to express their desire for a government. b. did not have access to social media. c. used social media to bring down governments. d. discouraged the use of social media because of fear of the government. Answer: cLearning Objective: LO 7.1: Describe the popularity and

27. In countries using single-member districts and plurality vote: a. political parties can win a majority of seats in the legislature even though they do not win a majority of citizens votes. b. candidates for office must win elections by a majority. c. there is a runoff election between the top two vote

Chapter 8. Economic and Human Development Chapter Overview The chapter addresses the question of why some countries are more developed than others. The question matters because differences in development make a big difference in the choices people have to lead the lives that they value. The first section of the chapter explains

Multiple Choice Questions 1. Most children raised in the poor nation of Angola will __________, when compared to children raised in the wealthy nation of Sweden. a. be only fairly well-educated, despite rising oil revenues b. face much poorer life chances, given poor health care and high homicide rates c. face moderately good life

28. Extractive economic institutions are ones that: a. involve extraction of oil and minerals and mining. b. enable political leaders to concentrate power in their own hands. c. grew from European colonization of less developed nations. d. transfer a nations income and wealth to a small elite. Answer: dLearning Objective: LO 8.8: Evaluate the strengths

Chapter 9. Developed Countries and the Good Society Chapter Overview This chapter examines three types of political models in developed countries and a country that typifies each. A political model is a national pattern of institutions, politics, and policies that fit together in predictable ways that reinforce and complement each other. The

c. Gap in unemployment rates between immigrants and natives not as great as in Sweden 3. Pragmatism a. British value what is effective over what is ideological and principled J. Political Economy 1. Legacy of Empire a. British Empire was both a blessing and a curse. b. Secured access to foreign markets and raw materials, but

13. Ireland is an example of the ___________ model. a. social market b. social democratic c. Christian democratic d. extreme capitalist democracy Answer: dLearning Objective: LO 9.3: Describe the history, political culture, political economy, Answer: dLearning Objective: LO 9.3: Describe the history, political culture, political economy, Answer: d Learning Objective: LO 9.3: Describe the history, political

32. The national governments authority in Germany is constrained by: a. the European Union and the European Central Bank, as well as the regional Lnder (state) governments. b. only the regional Lnder governments. c. Germany's membership in the United Nations. d. trade unions. Answer: aLearning Objective: LO 9.7: Describe the history, political culture, political economy,