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POLI 330N Final Exam 2- Question and Answers

1. (TCO 1) Which of the following would be considered a totalitarian political system?
2. (TCO 1) Which form totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as “state capitalism”?
3. (TCO 1) What government agency promotes and preserves media competition in the United States?
4. (TCO 1) What is the most popular form of media worldwide today?
5. (TCO 1) Which term is used to describe the ability to get others to want what you want?
6. (TCO 1) In the changing world of television media, what has suffered most?
7. (TCO 5) Who serves as Britain’s Head of State?
8. (TCO 5) To join the European Union, what must a country prove?
9. (TCO 5) What is the main difference between the U.S. and U.K. judicial systems?
10. (TCO 2) Least developed countries have all of the following problems in common EXCEPT
11. (TCO 2) What is the most basic — but often most challenging — aspect of nation-building?
12. (TCO 3) What did eighteenth-century British writer and legislator Edmund Burke believe?
13. (TCO 3) What is the most important tool for interest groups seeking to change or influence public policy?
14. (TCO 3) What event ended — albeit briefly — the long-term trend of political apathy in the U.S.?
15. (TCO 3) A good leader should have all of the following traits EXCEPT poli 330n final exam
16. (TCO 3) What is a major criticism of the winner-take-all electoral system?
17. (TCO 4) What protects citizens in the U.S. against the abuse of police power?
18. (TCO 6) Which of the following is false?
19. (TCO 6) What did Marx believe would happen once the private property was eliminated?
20. (TCO 9) What is a characteristic of most terrorist groups?
21. (TCO 9) By definition, terrorism includes all of the following attributes EXCEPT
22. (TCO 9) What concerns have critics raised about the just war doctrine?
23. (TCO 9) Who are the most common victims of terrorism?
24. (TCO 9) What form of government is most vulnerable to terrorism?
25. (TCO 8) Who argued that “a prudent ruler recognizes what must be done to protect and enlarge his dominions and does not allow moral qualms to cloud his judgment?”
26. (TCO 9) What tool does the U. S. government use to broaden the definition of who is a terrorist and grant broad powers to the Attorney General?
27. (TCO 9) What did Rousseau believe was the cause of war?
28. (TCO 2) Develop a thesis on why it is hard for emerging nations to democratize.
29. (TCO 7) Describe what economic factors distinguish a conservative, liberal, and socialist in the United States.
30. (TCO 1) The question of whether people can exercise power yet remain true to their principles is referred to as