PLS 200 Exam #1 Question and answers verified to pass
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PLS 200 Exam #1 Question and answers verified to pass
Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes, by whatever means. - correct answer True
Coercion alone does not explain bases of power. - correct answer True
We should not underestimate the importan...
PLS 200 Exam #1 Question and answers
verified to pass
Power is the ability of one person to cause another to do what the first wishes,
by whatever means. - correct answer ✔True
Coercion alone does not explain bases of power. - correct answer ✔True
We should not underestimate the importance of habit in maintaining
governments in power. - correct answer ✔True
Positive theories express what ought to be, while normative theories express
what is. - correct answer ✔False
Ideologies help individuals make sense of politics and gather allies for public
argument. - correct answer ✔True
In classic liberalism, power is a bad thing, and so we should limit it as much
as possible. - correct answer ✔True
American liberalism has traditionally placed more emphasis on keeping
government regulation of people's social behaviors to a max. - correct answer
✔False
American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism. - correct
answer ✔False
Most Americans identify themselves as moderate or conservative. - correct
answer ✔True
, Americans are now less likely to have purely conservative or purely liberal
political values than in the past. - correct answer ✔False
A public good is something that benefits all members of the community,
except those who did not contribute to it. - correct answer ✔False
According to the Montevideo Convention, one condition for statehood is that
other states recognize you as a state. - correct answer ✔False
Meeting the four criteria of statehood defined by the Montevideo Convention
does not guarantee statehood. - correct answer ✔True
Declaring independence - if supported by a majority of individuals living within
a territory - ensures that an aspiring state will be recognized by the
international community. - correct answer ✔False
Somaliland has encountered significant difficulties maintaining order and
stability since it declared independence in 1991. - correct answer ✔False
Somaliland receives more direct bilateral foreign aid than Somalia does. -
correct answer ✔False
Government spending in the UK skyrocketed at the time of WWI and WWII. -
correct answer ✔True
Poorer states tend to have higher government spending because they need to
spend more to catch up to the industrialized world. - correct answer ✔False
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