Political Science Test 2 with 100% complete solutions

A ______________ is a population with a sense of cohesiveness based on a shared history and culture and, sometimes, a common language. a. state b. nation c. federation d. political community e. society correct answersNation A _________ is a government structure that is usually sovereign and powerful enough to enforce its writ. a. nation b. state c. nation-state d. political institution e. federation correct answersState What type of states have essentially no national government and are home to warlords, militias, and/or drug cartels that do as they wish without interference from the state? a. effective states b. weak states c. failed states d. weak democratic states e. authoritarian states correct answersFailed states What type of states lack the ability to prevent lawlessness, drug trafficking, corruption, poverty, and separatist movements due to the fact that they collect a limited amount of taxes and natural resource revenues are kept rather than redistributed in the form of public goods? a. effective states