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CP - Final Exam Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025 What watershed event occurred on November 9, 1989, that changed the political landscape of the world? a. Mikhail Gorbachev became leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. b. The USSR was dissolved and Russia was reborn. c. The realization of Fukuyama's prediction in his article "End of History." d. The fall of the heavily fortified and guarded Berlin Wall.(Module 1 - Section 1) - ANSWERSD Populism is a style of mobiliz...

state autonomy is - Answer- the ability of the state to wield power independent of public and international actors Which of the following combinations of capacity and internal autonomy best fits the United States - Answer- Low autonomy, high capacity Examples of states that are not or have not been considered failed states - Answer- UK, USA, Japan, India Which of the following states most closely fits the ideal model of a nation-state? - Answer- Japan Which of the following historica...

CHRP Practice Exam 1|150 Questions with Verified Answers What are the 3 basic occupational health and safety rights of all employees? a) The right to know, the right to participate, and the right to refuse unsafe work. b) The right to training, the right to safe conditions, and the right to personal protective equipment. c) The right to know, the right to communicate, and the right to question unsafe conditions. d) The right to safety policies, the right to participate, and the right to...

THEORY OF LAW ILW 102-5 1. Unit 1: What is law? 1.1. Types of laws: 1.1.1. Prohibitive laws say what we can’t do 1.1.2. Imperative laws say what we must do 1.1.3. Regulative laws say what we can do, but need not 1.1.4. Procedural laws say what will happen of law is not obeyed 1.2. State: has a philosophy of its law, for example democracy, and is not only ruled by its own laws (also ruled by international laws) 1.3. Law is a set of rules, based on certain basic ideas, that reg...

This summary contains notes from all the lectures the University of Amsterdam gave for its Democracies, Autocracies and Transitions course (FY). Description given by the University of Amsterdam: In the first part of the course we discuss theories and empirical research on the emergence, stability and performance of democratic regimes, and we discuss different types of democratic systems. What are recent trends and is there a crisis of representative democracy? In what ways has the ability of ...

CHRP Practice Exam 1|150 Questions with Verified Answers What are the 3 basic occupational health and safety rights of all employees? a) The right to know, the right to participate, and the right to refuse unsafe work. b) The right to training, the right to safe conditions, and the right to personal protective equipment. c) The right to know, the right to communicate, and the right to question unsafe conditions. d) The right to safety policies, the right to participate, and the right to...

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An empirical statement - correct answer Uses data to make specific comparison between countries without any value judgment Which of the following is a normative statement? - correct answer Voter turnout rates indicate that Nigeria must do more to increase citizen participation Which of the following is the best example of a state institution? - correct answer National legislature A unitary state - correct answer Places all political power in a single governing institution The percept...

AP Comparative Government Terms 2024 State - Correct Answer synonymous with country. A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government, exercise sovereignty & has institutions Nation - Correct Answer a group of people with a national identity, may or may not transcend borders of a state (e.g. Palestinians) Sovereignty - Correct Answer the ability to carry out actions or policies within a state's borders independently from interference either fr...

Final exam ……. Only correct answer highlighted (TCO 1) Which of the following would be considered a totalitarian political system? Capitalism Fascism Anarchism Communism Socialism (TCO 1) Which form totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as "state capitalism"? Iraq Iran Soviet Union North Korea China REFERENCES p154 (TCO 1) What government agency promotes and preserves media competition in the United States? Federal Communication Commission Department of Commerce Federal Bur...