Deck 3: The Modern State

Question 1

Your text attributes the development of the modern state and the nation to one key European leader named _______________.

Answer 1

Napoleon

Question 2

The notion that the state often takes initiatives without input from its constituents is embraced by the "theory of the _______________ state."

Answer 2

autonomous

Question 3

The state has been challenged from above especially in:

A) economic and religious matters
B) political matters
C) military matters
D) social matters
E) civil war

Answer 3

A

Question 4

From 1983-1999, Nigeria was ruled almost continuously by ________ governments.

Question 5

The part of society that is organized and active but not controlled by the government is called ________________.

Question 6

Something that benefits all members of the community but that no one can be prevented from using is called a ____________________.

Question 7

The "state" has been a central, key feature of identity for the people of Europe--elites and masses--for thousands of years.

Question 8

The nation is:

A) a political unit with sovereignty
B) a cultural and often linguistic grouping of people who feel they belong together
C) a country
D) a state that contains two or more distinct ethnic groups
E) a people who share a common cause

Question 9

"Self-determination of peoples" seems to suggest that all nations have a right to establish their own _____________.

Question 10

The state has been challenged from below especially by:

A) interest groups
B) environmental groups
C) consumer movements
D) ethnic and regional separatist movements
E) colonialism

Question 11

Political conflicts that have been caused by a disparity between state boundaries and a people's sense of nationhood have taken place in:

A) Canada
B) Russia
C) Spain
D) Belgium
E) all of the above

Question 12

The two most important parts of the European Union are the European Commission and the European ______________.

Question 13

A geographic entity with no effective central state apparatus that is often controlled by warlords or gangs in loose and fluid relationships with one another is called a ________________.

Question 14

According to Marx, the modern state was created as:

A) an instrument of power to keep workers under control
B) an instrument of power to protect workers against capitalists
C) an instrument of power to protect its citizens from outside threats
D) an instrument of power to protect citizens from arbitrary rule
E) an instrument by which the intellectuals could rationalize their power

Question 15

A state is essential a _______________ defined thing.

A) politically
B) economically
C) culturally
D) demographically
E) religiously

Question 16

What entity in the contemporary world has "ultimate sovereignty?"

A) a nation
B) a multi-state nation
C) a state
D) an NGO
E) an alliance system

Question 17

Regional integration, the United Nations, world culture, and international law are presented as _________________________ to state power.

Question 18

A subset of society that is organized and active but is neither controlled by the government nor focused on private concerns such as the family is called:

A) civil society
B) public goods
C) the autonomous state
D) the private realm
E) lobby group

Question 19

The ultimate authority to act on behalf of the state resides with the ________________.

Question 20

A relatively large territory with stable boundaries, whose people are bound together by intricate political ties and think of themselves distinctively in terms of the entity to which they belong is properly labeled a _______________.

Question 21

The state's effectiveness has been challenged from BOTH above and below.

Question 22

The global spread of the notion of "state" was made possible by European colonial expansion.

Question 23

What are the origins of the European Union? Out of what political circumstances did this organization rise?

Question 24

The modern state, commerce, and the military grew hand in hand. Hardware, technology, and communication made managing a large area and population possible.

Question 25

Why has the "right" to match state and nationality been a source of tension?

Question 26

Write an essay in which you examine the concepts of "state," "nation," and "nation-state." What do these terms mean to political scientists? How do they differ from each other. How can they lead to armed conflict?

Question 27

What are some of the challenges to the state from above and below? What are some of the reasons behind these challenges to the state?

Question 28

The identity of a nation is essentially built around cultural and biological commonness.

Question 29

The state is a way to organize power that allows coercion to be institutionalized.

Question 30

The two crucial characteristics of any state are (1) sovereignty and (2) boundaries.

Question 31

With the modern importance of nationalism, we have come to think it a right of people, if they feel that they have a common nationality, to have a state to match that nationality. This "right" has become a significant source of political tension and violent conflict.

Question 32

The countries of contemporary Europe are examples of state and national boundaries matching consistently.

Question 33

The European Union and its earlier iterations are all, at their essence, built around an economic rationale. Membership is attractive because of the practical economic advantages of the larger community.

Question 34

What are some of the alternatives to the state?

Question 35

The test of a "public good" is whether the majority of people benefit from the service and the rest accept the wisdom of such government action.

Question 36

The European Union is larger than the USA if compared in terms of population, armed forces, and GDP.

Question 37

Since 2006 the European Union has included Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey.

Question 38

Having overcome religious, ethnic, and regional divisions, Nigeria has managed to avoid military rule throughout its time since independence.

Question 39

The European education of rising leaders in the non-European world made the "state" a common form of political organization.

Question 40

A public good is something that every member of the community can enjoy whether that person pay for it or not.

Question 41

Critical Thinking
Examine from your own knowledge and perspective the statement: All governments encourage patriotism.