Question 1
(TCO 9) _____ is a small or moderate change that essentially
leaves the system intact
Mass discontent
Reform
Dramatic system
change
A coup dâetat
Question 2
(TCO 9) What is the relationship between a high sense of
government legitimacy among the people and police officers when legitimacy is
high?
Spending on policing
is low
There are fewer
police interfering in civilian life
Fewer police are
needed
The police must use
a particularly heavy hand
Question 3
(TCO 9) Why might a period of prosperity bring about
revolution?
When people move in
and out of poverty, they have no hope for the future, and so see nothing to
lose in rebelling
When things improve
for the wealthy, they start imagining an even better future No longer content
with their already luxurious lot, they want improvement faster than even a
growing economy can deliver
When things improve
for the poor, they realize just how bad theyâve had it and their anger is
unleashed
When things improve
for the poor, people start imagining a better future, and no longer content
with their lot, they want improvement faster than even a growing economy can
deliver
Question 4
(TCO 9) Some states engage in _____, despite officially
denouncing terrorism
sharing intelligence
with nongovernmental militias
âstate-sponsored
terrorismâ
targeting specific
groups for violence
democracy
Question 5
(TCO 9) What is the crux of radical revolutionary thinking?
An economic plan to
back up political ideas
Belief that it is
possible to remake society
Belief that violence
is the key to change
A purely ideological
motive
Question 6
(TCO 8) Which of the following statements is generally true
of sovereign nations?
Laws allow
individuals to settle grievances in court
The lack of legal
enforcement forces most to settle disputes on their own
The spirit of the
law often conflicts with the letter of the law
Written law
sometimes conflicts with law as it occurs in practice
Question 7
(TCO 8) Most countries participate in _____, a largely
capitalistic competition where goods, money, and ideas flow easily to wherever
there are customers
the world market
free-trade
agreements
nontariff barriers
plurilateral agreements
Question 8
(TCO 8) _____ theory argues that leaders often misinterpret
another nationâs actions as hostile and threatening, and consider their own
actions to be merely defensive
Supervision
Misperception
Hypertension
Home-defense
Question 9
(TCO 8) The United Nationsâ predecessor, the _____, tried
collective security to ensure peace
Geneva Convention
Fourteen Points of
Peace
Court of
International Justice
League of Nations
Question 10
(TCO 8) Evaluate the
changing role of sovereignty in todayâs international relations
International
relations have reinforced the notion of sovereignty
Sovereignty is
dwindling in the face of international law
Weaker nations are
losing sovereignty to larger, more powerful ones
United States
sovereignty has weakened due to the threat of terrorism