Political Science 002 Modern World Governments 2Nd Exam Study Guide Identity Structure
Political Science 002 – Modern World Governments – 2nd Exam Study Guide– Identity Structure, Political Systems, Legislatures and Executives, Judiciaries and Militaries
Format of the Exam:
Multiple Choice – 50 questions worth 2 points each, total of 100 points. Four choices to choose from.
What you should study per lecture.
Identity Structure
You should study the following from the Identity Structure lecture notes and the Comparative Politics book:
- What is an identity?
- What is the definition of race?
- What is an ethnic group?
- What is a clan?
- What is primarily responsible for the separation of the Sunnis and Shi’ites in Islam?
- Which country has identity politics that raises questions of loyalty to the ideals of the state?
- What is Primordialism?
- What is Constructivism?
- What is Assimilation?
- What is Integration?
- What is ethno-federalism?
Political Systems
You should study the following from the Political Systems lecture notes and the Comparative Politics book:
- What are the advantages of having democratic systems of government?
- What is a majoritarian democracy?
- The Westminster model of democracy
- What is Totalitarianism?
- What is Authoritarianism?
- What are the characteristics of a communist regime?
- What are the characteristics of a fascist regime?
- Which country is the real world expression of the Westminster model of democracy?
- What is Systems Theory?
- How would you describe China’s current political system?
- What are the characteristics of constitutional government?
- Which of the “TIC” countries does not have a written constitution?
- What is a federal system of government?
Legislatures and Executives
You should study the following from the Legislatures and Executives lecture notes and the Comparative Politics book:
- What is a prime minister in a parliamentary system of government?
- When do you usually need to form a coalition government?
- What best describes the head of state in a parliamentary system of government?
- What are the features of a presidential system of government?
- What is a divided government?
- The theory of presidential system design.
- What is a semi-presidential system?
- Which “TIC” country uses a mix of parliamentary and presidential systems?
- What is Question Time in the United Kingdom?
- Which country recently is an example of creeping authoritarianism?
- Which country is the presidency weakest among the TIC countries? (Hint: In the Middle East)
- Which country is when the prime minister is under the control of the president?
Judiciaries and Militaries
You should study the following from the Judiciaries and Militaries lecture notes and the Comparative Politics book:
- What is judicial independence?
- What is common law?
- What is the primary official role of the courts in most countries?
- Historically, what was the highest court in the United Kingdom before the establishment of their Supreme Court?
- Which Iranian political institution has the power of judicial review in Iran?
- What is a coup d’etat?
- What is militarism?
- Which country has a weak and fractured military alongside strong civilian political institutions?
- What is a junta?
- What is a bureaucracy?
- What is Margaret Thatcher best known for while Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when it comes to the bureaucracy?
- Vladimir Putin and Russia’s bureaucracy.