Question 1

One source of political parties may be national-liberation movements from when a nation was under the colonial control of another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Interest groups all have similar goals: to win elected political office in a regime.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A key difference between social movements and interest groups is that interest groups are likely to have a broader constituency than social movements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One of the most important ideas to remember about the concept of civil society is that it is distinct from governmental institutions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Social deprivation theory suggests that people create social movements because

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A)   they want to be elected to office.
B)   they want a resource that has not been available to them.
C)   they want less military power in their lives.
D)   they want lower taxes.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

The way that the population of a nation organizes into associations or organizations that are independent of formal institutions of the state is referred to as:

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A)   plurality voting
B)   proportional representation
C)   social movements
D)   civil societyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The idea of pluralism suggests that multiple, competing elites determine public policy through bargaining and compromise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is an individual decision to participate when someone believes that their participation will benefit them known as?

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A)   selfish behavior
B)   rational choice theory
C)   the volonte generale
D)   collective actionE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 9

When we refer to a political system as a two-party system we mean that

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A)   only two parties are likely to win elections.
B)   there are only two parties competing.
C)   only two parties have ever held a majority.
D)   two parties created the government when it became independent.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

The idea of pluralism uses as its focus the concept of:

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A)   electoral systems
B)   military power
C)   competing elites
D)   judicial reviewE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The ultimate goal of political parties is

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A)   fundraising.
B)   driving competing parties out of existence.
C)   winning control of political office.
D)   ideological development.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

How do the theories of pluralism and corporatism relate to each other? Both theories use the concept of "group" as a core component, but how do they use the concept differently? What assumptions do they make that are similar?

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Question 13

Political parties can be seen to come from many different sources, including all of the following except:

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A)   legislatures
B)   labor movements
C)   national liberation movements
D)   private corporationsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Parties contribute to all of the following processes of political development except:

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A)   encouraging political participation
B)   growth of the private economic sector
C)   stimulating a sense of governmental legitimacy
D)   contributing to national integrationE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 15

Interest group theory suggests that individuals belong to many varied interest groups, reflecting different aspects of their own interests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Material goods or nonmaterial goods that are shared by a number of people or that will be available to all are called:

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A)   payoffs
B)   inputs
C)   gatekeepers
D)   collective goodsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

The series of demonstrations that became known as the "Arab Spring" was an example of a protest movement that arose because of a feeling of protest

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A)   against economic inequality.
B)   against American international influence.
C)   against global warming.
D)   against authoritarian rule.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Comparative study has shown us that the simple-majority single-ballot electoral system favors

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A)   a single-party system.
B)   a two-party system.
C)   a multiple-party system.
D)   there is no general pattern to observe.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The relationship between pressure groups and interest groups can be expressed by the general observation that

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A)   interest groups are narrower in scope than pressure groups.
B)   political parties are more important than interest groups or pressure groups.
C)   they mean the same thing.
D)   pressure groups are narrower in scope than interest groups.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

___________ is a very close interaction of interest groups and government.

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A)   corporatism
B)   socialism
C)   pluralism
D)   nepotismE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 7: Pluralism, Parties, Interest Groups, and Social Movements

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Interest groups all have similar goals: to win elected political office in a regime.

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The idea of pluralism suggests that multiple, competing elites determine public policy through bargaining and compromise.

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Parties contribute to all of the following processes of political development except:

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Political parties can be seen to come from many different sources, including all of the following except:

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What is an individual decision to participate when someone believes that their participation will benefit them known as?

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When we refer to a political system as a two-party system we mean that

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One of the most important ideas to remember about the concept of civil society is that it is distinct from governmental institutions.

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___________ is a very close interaction of interest groups and government.

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