CPO 2001 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS CORE
CONCEPTS REVIEW 2026
◉ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Answer: A.
◉ Scotland is an example of a:
A. Government
B. Political system
C. Regime
D. Nation
,E. State.
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..
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.
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..
Answer: D.
◉ Inflation occurs when _______ is/are greater than _______
A. supply, demand
B. exports, imports
C. demand, supply
D. imports, exports.
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.
GUIDE AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS CORE
CONCEPTS REVIEW 2026
◉ 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.
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.
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.
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.
Answer: A.
◉ Scotland is an example of a:
A. Government
B. Political system
C. Regime
D. Nation
,E. State.
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..
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.
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..
Answer: D.
◉ Inflation occurs when _______ is/are greater than _______
A. supply, demand
B. exports, imports
C. demand, supply
D. imports, exports.
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.
