Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

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1. ________ refers to the activity by which public authorities settle rival claims.

Power correct incorrect

Politics correct incorrect

Marxism correct incorrect

Freedom correct incorrect

Social capital correct incorrect

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2. ________ characterizes politics as a pervasive pattern of oppression.

Marxism correct incorrect

Feminism correct incorrect

Postmodernism correct incorrect

Both a and c correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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3. Pluralist theory suggests that the state responds chiefly to the demands of those groups that are ________.

best organized correct incorrect

have superior financial resources correct incorrect

able to credibly claim to speak on behalf of large numbers of voters correct incorrect

able to speak on behalf of influential segments of the population correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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4. Marxist theory describes the two main factions of society as ________.

the executive and the judiciary correct incorrect

the peasants and proletariat correct incorrect

the bourgeoisie and proletariat correct incorrect

the bourgeoisie and the industrialists correct incorrect

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5. The core theorizing on the nature of the state and capitalism emanates from ________.

Karl Marx correct incorrect

John Locke correct incorrect

Jean-Jacques Rousseau correct incorrect

Max Weber correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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6. Class analysis views the state as ________.

an inherently patriarchal institution correct incorrect

an essentially oppressive and even repressive society correct incorrect

an instrument through which the small minorities control most of a society's wealth and maintain their social and economic dominance correct incorrect

having absolute power correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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7. Feminism views the state as ________.

an inherently patriarchal institution correct incorrect

an essentially oppressive and even repressive society correct incorrect

an instrument through which the small minorities control most of a society's wealth and maintain their social and economic dominance correct incorrect

having absolute power correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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8. Postmodernists view the state as ________.

an inherently patriarchal institution correct incorrect

an essentially oppressive and even repressive society correct incorrect

an instrument through which the small minorities control most of a society's wealth and maintain their social and economic dominance correct incorrect

having absolute power correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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9. The October Crisis, surrounding terrorist activities by the Front de Libération du Québec, in 1970 tested the compatibility of democracy and _______ in Canada.

authority correct incorrect

coercion correct incorrect

isolation correct incorrect

representation correct incorrect

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10. Which of the following could be considered an institution of the state?

judiciary correct incorrect

the Armed Force correct incorrect

public corporations correct incorrect

both a and b correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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11. The government ________.

is a term more usefully reserved for those who have been elected to power correct incorrect

is more personal than the state correct incorrect

is chosen and removed through elections in democratic systems correct incorrect

both a and c correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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12. Legitimacy of government refers to ________.

the rules and institutions of the state are seen as reasonable and accepted by citizens correct incorrect

the government receives majority support of voters correct incorrect

constitutional recognition correct incorrect

military support of the regime correct incorrect

the ability of society's dominant class to get its values and beliefs accepted correct incorrect

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13. Government that relies on threats and violence to maintain its rule is generally ________.

authoritative correct incorrect

democratic correct incorrect

legitimate correct incorrect

representative correct incorrect

unstable correct incorrect

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14. ________ refers to the ability of society's dominant class to get its values and beliefs accepted as the conventional wisdom in society at large.

Social capital correct incorrect

Operationalization correct incorrect

Tyranny of the majority correct incorrect

Legitimacy correct incorrect

Cultural hegemony correct incorrect

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15. According to the rule of law, ________.

everyone is subject to the law correct incorrect

public officials may exercise powers beyond those assigned to his or her office correct incorrect

the courts have no authority to deal with abuses of power correct incorrect

powerful people are above the law correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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16. The public agenda ________.

is shaped by elected government officials correct incorrect

involves matters that warrant some policy response correct incorrect

is entirely determined by the spending of self-interest groups correct incorrect

is set based on the personal opinions of journalists correct incorrect

ensures that public interests reflect only the points of view of the wealthy and well connected correct incorrect

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17. There are many institutions besides the state that can reasonably claim to act on behalf of the entire community.

true correct incorrect

false correct incorrect

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18. Power is the ability to influence what happens and is only found in political settings.

true correct incorrect

false correct incorrect

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19. Younger Canadians are less likely to participate in politics than other age demographics.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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20. Karl Marx views class conflict as a core characteristic of capitalist states.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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21. The legitimacy of the state is based on fear of the penalties that follow from disobeying the law.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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22. The state and government are the same.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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23. Pluralist models of the state do not assume that competition among groups takes place on a level playing field.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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24. Feminists view the state as an inherently patriarchal institution.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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25. The state is more personal that government, being associated with a particular group of people and with political parties.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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26. The legitimacy of the state is based on the consent of those who are governed. The legitimacy of the state is based on the consent of those who are governed.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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27. Proponents of post-9/11 anti-terror security measures argue that a "common security perimeter" creates democracy's own "Iron Curtain."

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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28. Cultural hegemony, a term used by Marxist critics, signifies the inability of society's dominant class to get its values and beliefs accepted as the conventional wisdom at large.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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29. Alexis de Tocqueville warned against the tyranny of the majority.

true correct incorrect

false correct incorrect

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30. Access to political decision-makers and the ability to influence public opinion is equally distributed in society.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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31. Political identities perform important psychological and emotional functions.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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32. The nation has been a particularly crucial political identity in Canadian politics.

true correct incorrect

false correct incorrect

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33. Pierre Trudeau believed that a nation was the entire population of a sovereign state.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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34. Michael Ignatieff has warned about the consequences that can arise from defining who does and does not belong within a nation.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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35. Class inequality is a very important issue for most Canadians.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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36. According to George Orwell, patriotism and nationalism are the same.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect