Deck 2: Role of the State

Question 1

When referring to infrastructural power, Michael Mann means:

A) ability for the state to inject capital into the economy
B) ability for the state to fend off globalization.
C) ability for the state to penetrate civil society.
D) all of the above.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

________ is a term used to refer to the requirement that people who reside or visit a modern nation-state have no choice but to submit to state authority.

A) compulsory
B) rationality
C) bureaucracy
D) monopoly of legitimate force

Answer 2

A

Question 3

In the context of the modern nation-state, monopoly refers to:

A) people have no choice but to submit to the will of the state.
B) the states' complete and absolute control over how to define, when to use, and how to use lawful force.
C) the right to define what is and what is not lawful.
D) interacting organizations and institutions.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When discussing the modern nation-state, legitimacy refers to:

A) people have no choice but to submit to the will of the state.
B) the states' complete and absolute control over how to define, when to use, and how to use lawful force.
C) the right to define what is and what is not lawful.
D) interacting organizations and institutions.

Question 5

Who theorized the emergence of the state is tied to war making and capital accumulation by those in power needing to extract resources from a population in a given territory to maintain their efforts?

A) Michael Mann
B) Max Weber
C) C.Wright Mills
D) Charles Tilly

Question 6

What unit of the state switches hands regularly between Democrats or Republicans?

A) government
B) legislative/parliamentary
C) administrative/bureaucratic
D) subcentral

Question 7

Government refers to:

A) a specific regime in power.
B) a sphere that manages day-to-day affairs of the state.
C) an extension of central government.
D) an independent power center that conflicts with the chief executive.

Question 8

Administration or bureaucracy refers to:

A) a specific regime in power.
B) a sphere that manages day-to-day affairs of the state.
C) an extension of central government.
D) an independent power center that conflicts with the chief executive.

Question 9

Subcentral refers to:

A) a specific regime in power.
B) a sphere that manages day-to-day affairs of the state.
C) an extension of central government.
D) an independent power center that conflicts with the chief executive.

Question 10

Legislative or parliamentary refers to:

A) a specific regime in power.
B) a sphere that manages day-to-day affairs of the state.
C) an extension of central government.
D) an independent power center that conflicts with the chief executive.

Question 11

__________deals with the "management of violence".

A) judiciary
B) subcentrals
C) government
D) military/police

Question 12

__________is independent from politicians and protects persons under state control.

A) judiciary
B) subcentrals
C) government
D) military/police

Question 13

A nation refers to:

A) a shared cultural identity and desire for political self-determination.
B) a legal entity.
C) a style of thought with an image of the world.
D) legislative bodies that are independent power centers.

Question 14

The state is:

A) a shared cultural identity and desire for political self-determination.
B) a legal entity.
C) a style of thought with an image of the world.
D) legislative bodies that are independent power centers.

Question 15

Nationalism refers to:

A) a shared cultural identity and desire for political self-determination.
B) a legal entity.
C) a style of thought with an image of the world.
D) legislative bodies that are independent power centers.

Question 16

When _______ coincides with a specific territory that is recognized as an autonomous political unit, it is termed a _________.

A) nation; nation-state
B) culture; nationalism
C) nationalism; nation-state
D) state; nation

Question 17

Civil religion refers to:

A) the process of attaching "sacred qualities" to the state.
B) the combination of government and organized religion.
C) a style of thought with an image of the world.
D) a shared cultural identity and desire for political self-determination.

Question 18

New England town hall meetings are examples of:

A) representative democracy.
B) direct democracy.
C) socialist democracy.
D) liberal democracy.

Question 19

The U.S. Congress is an example of:

A) representative democracy.
B) direct democracy.
C) socialist democracy.
D) liberal democracy.

Question 20

_______ type of state does not allow for any meaningful citizen participation.

A) Democracy
B) Totalitarianism
C) Socialism
D) Authoritarian

Question 21

Which of the following countries would be considered a totalitarian regime?

A) China
B) Saudi Arabia
C) Pakistan
D) former Soviet Union

Question 22

________state has less control over society but does still inflict violence on its citizens.

A) Democracy
B) Totalitarianism
C) Socialism
D) Authoritarian

Question 23

Pakistan is an example of a __________ state.

A) Democracy
B) Totalitarianism
C) Socialism
D) Authoritarian

Question 24

The belief that the core function of the state is to achieve consensus and social order through ongoing exchanges in demands and responses by groups and government is associated with which theoretical perspective?

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 25

Pluralism sees the state as:

A) a neutral arbiter that independent actors attempt to influence.
B) maintaining dominance of leaders of large bureaucratic organizations.
C) maintaining and reproducing the interests of capitalists.
D) a set of real organizations and bureaucracies that manage politics and the state.

Question 26

________ theoretical perspective argues the primary function of the state is to maintain the dominance of leaders of large bureaucratic organizations.

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 27

Which perspective would be best able to examine the connection between past U.S. Presidents who were military generals or wealthy Americans?

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 28

According to C.Wright Mills, which of the following best explains the nature of the power elite?

A) common socialization based on career and education
B) the connections among corporate, military, and political leadership
C) maintenance of personal and professional ties
D) all of the above

Question 29

Who created the theory of class domination?

A) C.Wright Mills
B) Robert Dahl
C) G.William Domhoff
D) Karl Marx

Question 30

For political sociologists who utilize a ________ perspective, they would argue the state like other institutions is the function of the economy.

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 31

Institutionalists see the state as:

A) a neutral arbiter that independent actors attempt to influence.
B) maintaining dominance of leaders of large bureaucratic organizations.
C) maintaining and reproducing the interests of capitalists.
D) a set of real organizations and bureaucracies that manage politics and the state.

Question 32

_________ placed emphasis on the impact of political context on politics more so than the role of state actors or the power elite.

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 33

According to the _________ approach, the state serves the interest of society.

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 34

According to the _________ approach, the state serves the interests of bureaucratic leaders.

A) pluralism
B) elite
C) class
D) institutionalist

Question 35

According to the pluralist approach, who are the major political players?

A) interest groups
B) elites
C) capitalists
D) state officials

Question 36

According to the elite approach, who are the major political players?

A) interest groups
B) elites
C) capitalists
D) state officials

Question 37

Which emerging view of the state would most closely align with the phrase that "politics is dead"?

A) rational choice
B) postmodernism
C) state-centric
D) class domination theory

Question 38

The United State is an example of ________ welfare state.

A) social democratic
B) conservative
C) private market
D) liberal

Question 39

______ refers to the social and economic managerial role of a nation-state.

A) Democracy
B) Welfare state
C) Nationalism
D) Liberalism

Question 40

The type of welfare state that practices corporatism based on occupational group is_______ welfare state.

A) social democratic
B) conservative
C) private market
D) liberal

Question 41

Infrastructural power is the ability for the state to penetrate civil society.

Question 42

The state is comprised of many autonomous entities.

Question 43

Prior to the rise of the state, authority and power related to kinship and religion.

Question 44

The state does not have legitimate authority to decide when force is permissible.

Question 45

Infrastructural power refers to the use of physical force or coercion by agents of the state; while despotic power refers to the ability for the state to influence and control without the use of force.

Question 46

A driver who is pulled over by a police officer for a traffic offense not only obeys the officer due to carrying a gun, but also because the driver recognizes the right of the officer to make traffic stops on behalf of the state.

Question 47

The idea that states emerge the same way a racketeer creates danger and then provides protection for a price is a considered Marxist view of the emergence of the state.

Question 48

Government refers to a sphere that manages day-to-day affairs of the state.

Question 49

Due to the varying degree of autonomy among the units of the state, the state is not a unified force.

Question 50

The nation refers to a style of thought with an image of the world.

Question 51

Israel is an example of a place that has a sense of nation but no state.

Question 52

Representative democracy allows citizens to participate in decision-making.

Question 53

China is an example of a totalitarian state.

Question 54

According to class domination theory, the state serves the interests of the capitalist class because the state is an instrument of the ruling class.

Question 55

Critical theorists, or those associated with the Frankfurt School, such as Claus Offe, argue that economic efficiencies are weakening state sovereignty.

Question 56

According to the class approach, the major political players are well-funded interest groups.

Question 57

Germany, France and Italy are examples of liberal welfare state.

Question 58

The __________ is a group sharing a common history, identity, and culture, with a monopoly on the legitimate use of force linked to a specific territory recognized as sovereign by other countries.

Question 59

When discussing the modern nation-state, ________ refers to people having no choice but to submit to the will of the state.

Question 60

When discussing the modern nation-state, ________ refers to the states' complete and absolute control over how to define, when to use, and how to use lawful force.

Question 61

________ refers to the right to define what is and what is not lawful by the state.

Question 62

__________ refers to the use of physical force or coercion by agents of the state; while __________ refers to the ability for the state to influence and control without the use of force.

Question 63

The idea that states emerge out of need for a social contract is a __________ view.

Question 64

__________ is not a single entity but a network of organizations such as government, police, military, and the judiciary.

Question 65

__________deals with the "management of violence".

Question 66

A ______ refers to a shared cultural identity and desire for political self-determination; whereas, _______ refers to a legal entity.

Question 67

________ refers to a style of thought with an image of the world.

Question 68

________is an example of a place that has a sense of nation but no state.

Question 69

Think of the concept civil religion in conjunction with the statement "don't let the flag touch the ground." In this statement "flag" resembles the _________ and "ground" the __________.

Question 70

__________ offers opportunity for all adult citizens to share the responsibility for political decision-making.

Question 71

_________, _________, and _________ are the three basic models of the modern state.

Question 72

With regard to the state, ________ argue that the growth in voluntary associations leads to the development of a strong civil society that operates independently of the state

Question 73

_________ is a political organization of global flow and exchanges that has no geographical boundaries.

Question 74

According to Theda Skopcol's state-centric approach, ___________ refers to resources available to state managers, while ___________ refers to the ability of state actors to act freely without interference from outside forces.

Question 75

_________ perspective gives primacy to ruling elite in controlling the state; while _________ gives primacy to competing interest groups in the state.

Question 76

According to the _________ approach, the state serves the interests of the capitalist class.

Question 77

According to the _________ approach, the state serves the interests of the state.

Question 78

__________ sees all political actors and organizations as acting in their own best interests.

Question 79

_________, _________, and _________ are the three types of welfare state.

Question 80

Scandinavian countries are examples of ________ welfare state.