CPO 2001 Final Exam questions well
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The most basic struggle in politics, according to our textbooks, is the struggle between____
A....power and identity
B....regionalization and globalization
C. ...freedom and equality
D. ...state and society - correct answer ✔✔ C.
Which of the following states has been considered a failed state in the past?
A. Japan
B. India
C. The US
D. The UK
E. None - correct answer ✔✔ E.
Which of the following is NOT a tool of mercantilism?
A. Championing specific industries and businesses in the economy
B. State ownership of industries deemed crucial for the state interest
C. Keeping interest rates low to encourage borrowing and investment
D. Maintaining a strong welfare state
E. Use of tariffs and non-tariff barriers - correct answer ✔✔ D.
Which of the following cases qualifies as a state with high autonomy and high capacity?
A. Japan
B. India
C. United Kingdom
,D. United States
E. none - correct answer ✔✔ A.
The 'Iron Triangle' metaphor is used to describe the alliances among which of the following in Japan?
A. Politicians, bureaucrats and big business
B. This is not a term used in reference to Japan
C. Citizens, bureaucrats and government
D. Military, business interests and the banking sector - correct answer ✔✔ A.
Scotland is an example of a:
A. Government
B. Political system
C. Regime
D. Nation
E. State - correct answer ✔✔ D.
In 'The New Nature of Nation-state Failure,' Rotberg does NOT argue that...
A. A collapsed state is an extreme version of a failed state
B. Failed states are unable to provide security across the whole of their domains
C. All the states that have experienced state failure since 1990s are in Africa.
D. Steep declines in national and per capita levels of GDP is indicator of state failure. - correct answer
✔✔ C.
According to Acemoglu in 'Root Causes: Assessing the Role of Institutions in Economic Development,'
which of the following is the fundamental cause of differences in economic prosperity between states?
A. Military strength
B. Quality of institutions
C. Geography and climate
D. Multi-party elections - correct answer ✔✔ B.
, Which of the following is correct about the House of Representatives of the United States?
A. The filibuster remains a central tool for consensus building
B. Its representatives are more likely to vote across party lines (bipartisan).
C. It is structurally more decentralized than the Senate
D. The allocation of the seats reflects the relative size of the population of each state. - correct answer
✔✔ D.
Inflation occurs when _______ is/are greater than _______
A. supply, demand
B. exports, imports
C. demand, supply
D. imports, exports - correct answer ✔✔ C.
According to Fearon and Laitin in 'Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War,' which of the following is true
about civil wars?
A. High ethno-religious diversity is sufficient to make a country more prone to civil war.
B. Civil wars are most likely to occur in environments that favor insurgency.
C. Prevalence of civil wars in 1990s was due to the end of Cold War.
D. Civil wars usually occur in areas where ethnic grievances are minimal. - correct answer ✔✔ B.
The Crown of the United Kingdom does NOT:
A. Represent the head of the state
B. Depend on financial subsidies of the government
C. Select the head of the government from a political party s/he favors
D. Represent the historical continuity of the state - correct answer ✔✔ C.
Which of the following historical events represents the beginning of a modern state in Japan?
A. Taisho Democracy
answered already passed
The most basic struggle in politics, according to our textbooks, is the struggle between____
A....power and identity
B....regionalization and globalization
C. ...freedom and equality
D. ...state and society - correct answer ✔✔ C.
Which of the following states has been considered a failed state in the past?
A. Japan
B. India
C. The US
D. The UK
E. None - correct answer ✔✔ E.
Which of the following is NOT a tool of mercantilism?
A. Championing specific industries and businesses in the economy
B. State ownership of industries deemed crucial for the state interest
C. Keeping interest rates low to encourage borrowing and investment
D. Maintaining a strong welfare state
E. Use of tariffs and non-tariff barriers - correct answer ✔✔ D.
Which of the following cases qualifies as a state with high autonomy and high capacity?
A. Japan
B. India
C. United Kingdom
,D. United States
E. none - correct answer ✔✔ A.
The 'Iron Triangle' metaphor is used to describe the alliances among which of the following in Japan?
A. Politicians, bureaucrats and big business
B. This is not a term used in reference to Japan
C. Citizens, bureaucrats and government
D. Military, business interests and the banking sector - correct answer ✔✔ A.
Scotland is an example of a:
A. Government
B. Political system
C. Regime
D. Nation
E. State - correct answer ✔✔ D.
In 'The New Nature of Nation-state Failure,' Rotberg does NOT argue that...
A. A collapsed state is an extreme version of a failed state
B. Failed states are unable to provide security across the whole of their domains
C. All the states that have experienced state failure since 1990s are in Africa.
D. Steep declines in national and per capita levels of GDP is indicator of state failure. - correct answer
✔✔ C.
According to Acemoglu in 'Root Causes: Assessing the Role of Institutions in Economic Development,'
which of the following is the fundamental cause of differences in economic prosperity between states?
A. Military strength
B. Quality of institutions
C. Geography and climate
D. Multi-party elections - correct answer ✔✔ B.
, Which of the following is correct about the House of Representatives of the United States?
A. The filibuster remains a central tool for consensus building
B. Its representatives are more likely to vote across party lines (bipartisan).
C. It is structurally more decentralized than the Senate
D. The allocation of the seats reflects the relative size of the population of each state. - correct answer
✔✔ D.
Inflation occurs when _______ is/are greater than _______
A. supply, demand
B. exports, imports
C. demand, supply
D. imports, exports - correct answer ✔✔ C.
According to Fearon and Laitin in 'Ethnicity, Insurgency, and Civil War,' which of the following is true
about civil wars?
A. High ethno-religious diversity is sufficient to make a country more prone to civil war.
B. Civil wars are most likely to occur in environments that favor insurgency.
C. Prevalence of civil wars in 1990s was due to the end of Cold War.
D. Civil wars usually occur in areas where ethnic grievances are minimal. - correct answer ✔✔ B.
The Crown of the United Kingdom does NOT:
A. Represent the head of the state
B. Depend on financial subsidies of the government
C. Select the head of the government from a political party s/he favors
D. Represent the historical continuity of the state - correct answer ✔✔ C.
Which of the following historical events represents the beginning of a modern state in Japan?
A. Taisho Democracy
