Introducing Comparative Politics The Essentials 2nd Edition Orvis Test Bank
Test Bank for Introducing Comparative Politics The Essentials 2nd Edition By Stephen Orvis, Carol Ann Drogus, ISBN: 9781544379043
Table of Contents
PART I. A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPARATIVE POLITICS
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: The Modern State
CHAPTER 3: States, Citizens, and Regimes
CHAPTER 4: States and Identity
PART II. POLITICAL SYSTEMS AND HOW THEY WORK
CHAPTER 5: Governing Institutions in Democracies
CHAPTER 6: Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies
CHAPTER 7: Contentious Politics: Social Movements, Political Violence, and Revolution
CHAPTER 8: Authoritarian Institutions
CHAPTER 9: Regime Change
PART III. POLITICAL ECONOMY AND POLICY
CHAPTER 10: Political Economy of Wealth
CHAPTER 11: Political Economy of Development
CHAPTER 12: Public Policies When Markets Fail: Welfare, Health, and the Environment
Chapter 1: Introduction
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following observations regarding the financial crisis that began in 2008 is true?
A. It began in Europe, but ultimately hit the United States at least as hard.
B. It has demonstrated that there is no relationship among countries and people’s well-being across the globe.
C. It has demonstrated the interrelationships among countries and people’s well-being across the globe.
D. It began in China and India, but ultimately hit the United States and Europe.
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.2: Articulate in detail the three key questions in comparative politics.
Learning Outcome: Apply the foundational concepts of political science in analyzing political systems, issues, and policies.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Chapter Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. A good empirical theory should ______.
A. explain a pattern
B. empower counterfactual arguments
C. explain what ought to occur
D. account for all exogenous factors
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain the theories and methods of comparative politics.
Learning Outcome: Apply the foundational concepts of political science in analyzing political systems, issues, and policies.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It? | How Do Comparativists Study Politics?
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Comparative politics focuses on ______.
A. advanced industrial democracies
B. politics between national governments
C. politics within national boundaries
D. political networks that transcend state borders
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.2: Articulate in detail the three key questions in comparative politics.
Learning Outcome: Apply the foundational concepts of political science in analyzing political systems, issues, and policies.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It?
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. The difference between empirical theory and normative theory is that ______.
A. empirical theory describes what actually occurs; normative theory describes what ought to occur
B. normative theory describes what actually occurs; empirical theory describes what ought to occur
C. empirical theory is an abstract argument that provides a systematic explanation of some phenomena; normative theory generates lessons from one place to apply in another
D. normative theory is an abstract argument that provides a systematic explanation of some phenomena; empirical theory generates lessons from one place to apply in another
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain the theories and methods of comparative politics.
Learning Outcome: Apply the foundational concepts of political science in analyzing political systems, issues, and policies.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It? | Why Study Comparative Politics?
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Quantitative methods are used in comparative politics in order to allow ______.
A. applicability to most questions and data
B. proving causation
C. the study of a large number of cases
D. obtaining in-depth information for individual cases
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain the theories and methods of comparative politics.
Learning Outcome: Apply the foundational concepts of political science in analyzing political systems, issues, and policies.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Comparative Politics: What Is It? Why Study It? How to Study It? | How Do Comparativists Study Politics?
Difficulty Level: Easy
