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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 liberalis...
PLs 200 Question and answers already
passed
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 government
regulations of peoples socialism - correct answer ✔false
American conservatism is an offshoot of classic conservatism - correct
answer ✔false
Most americans 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
Classic conservatives emphasizes the importance of hierarchy and
acceptance of class and other forms of domination - correct answer ✔true
Socialism offers more a rigid interpretation of marxist than communism -
correct answer ✔false
,The treaty of Westphalia set a precedent for no interference in other states
affairs - correct answer ✔true
The process of state formation following the treaty of Westphalia was short
and abrupt - correct answer ✔false
A nation is a political entity whose government has ultimate authority - correct
answer ✔false
A passionate identification with a nation is called nationalism - correct answer
✔true
A public good is something that benefits all members of the community,
except those who did not contribute - 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 receives more direct bilateral foreign aid than somalia does -
correct answer ✔false
, One reason somaliland is not recognized as a state is because the
international community fears that other breakaway regions will seek
independence and conflict will erupt - correct answer ✔true
One of the policy domains in which Government in which vary is education -
correct answer ✔true
The US spends far less on space programs than china - correct answer
✔false
Government spending in most places has increased except in industrialized
countries - correct answer ✔false
Democracies tend to have higher government spending than dictatorships -
correct answer ✔true
The emergence of the state as a political entity has led to major declines in
the quality of peoples lives in the last 150 or so years - correct answer
✔false
Poorer states tend to have higher government spending because they need to
catch up to the industrialized countries - correct answer ✔false
Americans are more likely than western europeans to believe that the freedom
to pursue life's goal is more important than insuring nobody is in need - correct
answer ✔true
The party of the incumbent wins more votes in US presidential elections when
economic growth rates are high - correct answer ✔true
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