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. ________ wrote that the state is an institution which claims "a monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force in enforcing order within a given territorial area."

a) Jean Bodin correct incorrect

b) Max Weber correct incorrect

c) William Blackstone correct incorrect

d) Mary Wollstonecraft correct incorrect

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. According to political pluralists, the proper role of the state is to ________.

a) adjudicate between the claims of freely-competing groups correct incorrect

b) allocate equal resources to as many groups as possible correct incorrect

c) stand up against big groups and try to make them smaller correct incorrect

d) provide jobs for as many bureaucrats as possible correct incorrect

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. A key figure in the development of pluralism is ________.

a) Martha Nussbaum correct incorrect

b) Roald Dahl correct incorrect

c) James Burnham correct incorrect

d) Robert Dahl correct incorrect

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. The most potent criticism of classical pluralism is that ________.

a) the influence of any organized group on government decisions always ends in disaster correct incorrect

b) the theory is naïve, because some groups are much more influential than others correct incorrect

c) it fosters existing divisions within society correct incorrect

d) it makes people think that all viewpoints are equally valid correct incorrect

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. The night-watchman state is ________.

a) a feature of classical conservatism correct incorrect

b) a partnership between government and business groups to encourage economic growth correct incorrect

c) an arrangement where the state provides the basic needs for survival correct incorrect

d) a feature of classical liberalism correct incorrect

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. Illiberal democracy is characterized by ________.

a) free and fair elections, and the protection of individual rights correct incorrect

b) regular elections and state control of media outlets correct incorrect

c) an absence of the public/private distinction correct incorrect

d) the absence accountability on the part of the ruler correct incorrect

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. New Right theorizing on the state suggests that ________.

a) interference with the free market is counterproductive correct incorrect

b) politicians have a tendency to bribe voters with generous tax-funded benefits correct incorrect

c) bureaucrats are self-interested like everyone else correct incorrect

d) all of the above are true correct incorrect

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. A classic method of investigating the role of the state is ________.

a) social networking theory correct incorrect

b) social conscience theory correct incorrect

c) social contract theory correct incorrect

d) socialist contract theory correct incorrect

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. Differences between the social contract theories of Hobbes and Locke reflect the fact that ________.

a) Hobbes had a more pessimistic view of human nature and much more sceptical religious ideas correct incorrect

b) Hobbes advocated heavy state intervention in the economy correct incorrect

c) Locke offered precise ideas, while Hobbes was notable as a nasty and brutish thinker correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The utilitarian (or "greatest happiness") philosophy is most associated with ________.

a) John Locke correct incorrect

b) Jeremy Bentham correct incorrect

c) Adrienne Clarkson correct incorrect

d) Harriet Tubman correct incorrect

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. The difference between de jure and de facto sovereignty is ________.

a) de jure is the legal right to rule supremely and de facto is the ability of a government to wield political power correct incorrect

b) de jure is about the jury and de facto is about the fact correct incorrect

c) de facto is the legal right and de jure is about the government correct incorrect

d) de jure is by practice and de facto is about the fact correct incorrect

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. A development state is a state that ________.

a) has more government intervention correct incorrect

b) is an illiberal democracy correct incorrect

c) is a failed state correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Liberal democracies have ________.

a) pluralism, semi-open elections, and universal suffrage correct incorrect

b) fair, free, open elections, universal suffrage, personal liberty, and the protection of individual rights correct incorrect

c) periodic elections, no universal suffrage, and government controlled media correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Illiberal democracies tend to ________.

a) have free, open elections, free press, and high degree of civil society correct incorrect

b) lack control in all parts of society correct incorrect

c) have leaders who support a free civil society correct incorrect

d) control the means of communication, control the Internet, have elections, and do not protect individual rights correct incorrect

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. C. Wright Mills noted in his book, The Power Elite, that power in American society was concentrated ________.

a) the US Presidents and Congress correct incorrect

b) in the hands of the powerful elite that dominates the economic, military, and governmental spheres correct incorrect

c) in the means of production by the bourgeoisie correct incorrect

d) in the hands of civil society correct incorrect

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. John Maynard Keynes advocated a larger government that would ________.

a) offer a hands-off approach to the economy correct incorrect

b) respond to inflation with more spending correct incorrect

c) decrease state spending on public works correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect