* not completed

. Which of the following characterizes politics as a pervasive pattern of oppression?

a) Marxism correct incorrect

b) Feminism correct incorrect

c) Postmodernism correct incorrect

d) Both A and C correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Who said, "The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept of physics"?

a) Karl Marx correct incorrect

b) John Locke correct incorrect

c) Aristotle correct incorrect

d) Bertrand Russell correct incorrect

e) Max Weber correct incorrect

* not completed

. According to Leo Panitch's definition, the concept of the state refers to what?

a) A monopoly over the use of force in its territory correct incorrect

b) A competitive party system correct incorrect

c) A complex set of governing institutions correct incorrect

d) Both B and C correct incorrect

e) Both A and C correct incorrect

* not completed

. In response to the question, "in whose interests is the state's authority exercised?" which approach to the study of politics is the most eclectic in its explanation of the basis of state oppression?

a) Class analysis correct incorrect

b) Pluralism correct incorrect

c) Feminism correct incorrect

d) Postmodernism correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which of the following is an example of power exercised by influence?

a) Extortion correct incorrect

b) Persuasion correct incorrect

c) Verbal threat correct incorrect

d) Blackmail correct incorrect

e) Fines correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which thinker was concerned with the development of a "tyranny of the majority"?

a) Alexis de Tocqueville correct incorrect

b) Thomas Jefferson correct incorrect

c) Karl Marx correct incorrect

d) David Easton correct incorrect

e) Eugene Forsey correct incorrect

* not completed

. The term "government" refers to what?

a) The system of institutions and agencies used to exercise the state's authority correct incorrect

b) The activity by which rival claims are settled by public authorities correct incorrect

c) The ability to influence what happens in society correct incorrect

d) Both B and C correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Through which mechanism(s) can citizens vote on important public questions in between elections in representative democracies?

a) Plebiscites correct incorrect

b) Petitions correct incorrect

c) Referendums correct incorrect

d) Both A and C correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Eugene Forsey maintained that the "rule of law" is the foundation of democratic government because this legal principle means what?

a) Everyone is subject to the law. correct incorrect

b) No one is above the law. correct incorrect

c) Public officials may only exercise those powers that have been assigned by law to their offices. correct incorrect

d) Both A and B correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. According to a 2013 Reader's Digest poll, who are people more likely to trust than politicians?

a) Taxi drivers correct incorrect

b) Lawyers correct incorrect

c) Real estate agents correct incorrect

d) Both B and C correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to control of government by an elite class of citizens or nobility?

a) Democracy correct incorrect

b) Aristocracy correct incorrect

c) Autocracy correct incorrect

d) Ochlocracy correct incorrect

e) Plutocracy correct incorrect

* not completed

. On which agenda are matters deemed worthy of receiving government attention placed?

a) The public agenda correct incorrect

b) The institutional agenda correct incorrect

c) The caucus agenda correct incorrect

d) The Prime Minister's agenda correct incorrect

e) They Queen's agenda correct incorrect

* not completed

. Democracy is a political system based on what?

a) The formal political equality of all citizens correct incorrect

b) There is a realistic possibility that voters can replace the government correct incorrect

c) The protection of certain basic rights and freedoms correct incorrect

d) Both B and C correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to when the values and beliefs of the dominant group in society are accepted as normal and inevitable by society as a whole, despite being contrary to the actual interests of most people?

a) Cultural hegemony correct incorrect

b) Propaganda correct incorrect

c) Corporatism correct incorrect

d) Conservatism correct incorrect

e) Conspicuous consumption correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to the recognition that a person or organization issuing a command has the right to do so?

a) Influence correct incorrect

b) Coercion correct incorrect

c) Authority correct incorrect

d) Dominance correct incorrect

e) Pressure correct incorrect

* not completed

. What was Thomas Jefferson's solution to the public's poorly informed opinions on public matters?

a) Create an informed citizenry through the press and public education correct incorrect

b) Exclude the public from determining public affairs correct incorrect

c) Hold public gatherings to vote on important public questions correct incorrect

d) Encourage the use of technology for political decision-making correct incorrect

e) Trust only the rulers of the people correct incorrect

* not completed

. What does a feminist-based definition of politics emphasize as the basis for political conflict?

a) Sexual inequality correct incorrect

b) Scarcity correct incorrect

c) The unequal division of wealth correct incorrect

d) Cultural divisions correct incorrect

e) Laws and the constitution correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to the ability of A to convince B that a particular action is reasonable or otherwise in B's best interests?

a) Authority correct incorrect

b) Coercion correct incorrect

c) Influence correct incorrect

d) Dominance correct incorrect

e) Pressure correct incorrect

* not completed

. Almond and Verba maintained that democratic government depends on what?

a) Popular tolerance of diversity correct incorrect

b) A constitution correct incorrect

c) Competitive elections correct incorrect

d) A strong police force correct incorrect

e) Social capital of politicians correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to the belief that the opinion of the majority should almost always be considered in decision making?

a) Majoritarianism correct incorrect

b) Pluralism correct incorrect

c) Responsiveness correct incorrect

d) Populism correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which of the following is true about the rules and institutions that comprise the state, in order for them to be legitimate?

a) They must be fair and equitable. correct incorrect

b) They must take into account many points of view. correct incorrect

c) They must be accepted by most people as reasonable. correct incorrect

d) They must be laid out in a written constitution. correct incorrect

e) They must be understood by all people. correct incorrect

* not completed

. The "democracy index" identifies rule of law with what?

a) Independent judiciary correct incorrect

b) Police under direct civilian control correct incorrect

c) Equality of treatment correct incorrect

d) All of the above correct incorrect

e) None of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to compliance that results from the threat or use of force?

a) Authority correct incorrect

b) Coercion correct incorrect

c) Influence correct incorrect

d) Dominance correct incorrect

e) Pressure correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which of the following are characteristics of social capital?

a) Interpersonal trust correct incorrect

b) Civic duty correct incorrect

c) Involvement in politics and the community correct incorrect

d) Both A and B correct incorrect

e) All of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. Which term refers to a procedure found in some democracies to remove elected officials before the end of their term?

a) Referendum correct incorrect

b) Recall election correct incorrect

c) Plebiscite correct incorrect

d) Coup d'état correct incorrect

e) Direct election correct incorrect

* not completed

. According to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, "political power . . . is merely the organized power of one class for oppressing another."

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Direct democracy is more commonly practised than representative democracy in Canadian government.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Public opinion surveys indicate that older Canadians tend to be the least interested in politics and are less likely to participate in politics.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. According to Freedom House's World Democracy Audit, Canada is the most democratic country in the world.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. "Social capital" refers to the norms of interpersonal trust, a sense of civic duty, and a belief that one's involvement in politics and in the life of the community matters.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Victor Davis Hanson states that "Democracy is like pornography, we know it when we see it."

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. As stated in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, rights and freedoms are absolute in nature—fixed as originally written—and not subject to re-interpretation by the judicial courts.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Pluralism views politics as being fundamentally a competition between different interests.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Occasionally, in a democracy when public opinion is divided and elected officials are unwilling to legislate, unelected judges have usurped policy-making prerogatives to uphold the rights of minority groups.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. An independent judiciary is necessary in a democracy in order to check the abuse of power.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. The terms" government popularity" and "state legitimacy" may be used interchangeably.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. "The personal is political" is the slogan of the feminist movement.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Pluralists view politics as fundamentally a competition between different interests.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Multiple group identities protect against the tyranny of the majority.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect

* not completed

. Class analysis views the state as an inherently patriarchal institution.

a) True correct incorrect

b) False correct incorrect