Question 1

What is the phenomenon underlying 'Wagner's Law'?&#10;A) Government spending rises faster than the growth of the national economy.&#10;B) A rising share of social welfare spending of total government spending.&#10;C) The gradual elimination of voting restrictions in democratizing nation-states.&#10;D) State expansion is fostered by the ambition of the incumbent party to stay in power.

Accepted Answer

Wagner's Law states that government spending tends to rise faster than the growth of the national economy. As economies grow, there is a higher demand for public goods and services, and therefore government spending increases as well. This is commonly observed across many countries and over long periods of time.

Question 2

Among the traditional features of a state, what is meant by 'plurality'?&#10;A) Sovereignty presupposes the sovereignty of others.&#10;B) The population in a nation-state is hardly ever homogenous.&#10;C) The gradual elimination of voting restrictions in democratizing nation-states.&#10;D) The emerging diversity of constitutional rights.

Accepted Answer

Plurality in the context of traditional features of a state refers to the concept that sovereignty presupposes the existence of other sovereign states, acknowledging a multiplicity of states in the international system.

Question 3

To counter the threat of socio-economic and cultural cleavages, states have undertaken two strategies to generate a sense of communality since the middle of the 19^th century: Citizenship and ?__________ .

Accepted Answer

Nationhood.

Question 4

What does Poggi call 'civilianization' of the state?&#10;A) An increase of the potential for violence accompanied by a decrease in the actual exercise of violence.&#10;B) The strategy to counter state-bureaucracy by methods of New Public Management.&#10;C) The process of the extension of civil rights and increased protection from state violence.&#10;D) The social construction of a collective identity.

Accepted Answer

Poggi refers to 'civilianization' of the state as the phenomenon where there is an increase in the potential for violence by the state, but a decrease in the actual exercise of violence, indicating a more restrained and controlled use of power.

Question 5

Poggi differentiates three phases of state-formation: 1.) Consolidation of rule, 2.) Expansion of rule, 3.)_________

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Citizenship is characterized by three elements. The order of their appearance was: 1.) Civil rights, 2.) Political rights, 3.)___________

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Question 7

Which of the following answers is correct?&#10;A) State-building can proceed nation-building or nation-building can proceed state-building.&#10;B) State-building always precedes nation-building.&#10;C) Nation-building always precedes state-building.&#10;D) State-building and nation-building are largely independent from each other.

Accepted Answer

State-building and nation-building are interconnected processes, but they can happen in different orders depending on the context. In some cases, building a functional state with strong institutions and rule of law can facilitate the development of a shared national identity and sense of belonging. In other cases, establishing a sense of national identity and cohesion can lay the foundation for a stable and effective state. Therefore, the correct answer is A, as neither state-building nor nation-building always precedes the other.

Question 8

Whats the following phenomena to the respective phase of state-formation:

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Question 9

What are central aspects of the rationalization of rule? Please select all that apply.&#10;A) The building up of bureaucracies.&#10;B) Implementation of functionaries.&#10;C) Financing through taxation.&#10;D) The building up of state infrastructure.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Do nations create states or vice versa?&#10;A) Nations create states.&#10;B) States create nations.&#10;C) State and nation building are largely independent.&#10;D) It can be both.

Accepted Answer

It can be either way. In some cases, nations come together and then form a state with their own government and laws. In other cases, a state is already established and then the people within the state gradually form a shared identity and eventually become a nation. Therefore, it can be both ways.

Deck 4: The Nation-State