POS 201 Midterm, Spring 2016

Se ae a A. Fill in the blanks wi t : ie with the right phrase(s): (3pts. for each phrase) ' 3/ 1) Politics is a soci ivi ; Assemblies L - . Cial activity. It is always A dialopue and never a monolgue. | €+jsi5- ( “4 %) ot si Di S LY 2) -purbisc institutions are funded at the public’s expense, out of taxation.| Public 2 .) 3) ge Democracy (3 / Path, — Is a se the many in the interests of all. Direet- cee oe we pee yee Subject (o) 4) SLarechia( political culture is characterized by more passivity amongst | Potty citizens, and the recognition that they have only a very limited Caltural capacity to influence government. Popular 5; ae Executives (7) 5) _—Dirrc# __ democracy is based on the unmediated and continuous | Freeéem— participation of citizens in the tasks of government. Representative Private 2°) 6) Modern states have been profoundly affected by the rise of economic Globalization : iti ; Parochial and political — pleat eatin, although there is a debate about Taree the extent to which this has weakened state power, wh! byxo Political (9) 7) The willingness of a growing number of _ execuhver. to open up their proceedings to television cameras has certainly helped to raise their public profiles and strengthen them as arenas of debate and agencies of oversight. jae 3) 8) As an element of Liberalism, Srredom is the belief in the individual and the (3 i vw % desire to ensure that each person is able to act as he or she pleases or chooses. cape 9) As a function of the Executive power, rst leadership is a crucial advantage that the executive power has over the assembly in its ability to take swift and decisive action. Callural g ve 10) nation emphasizes the importance of ethnic ties and loyalties. @ Policy-making . : # ae Icy. influencing assemblies x a ee 2) Politics conciliation aie wean of resolving conflict; that is, by : : aa negotiation, rather than through force and naked Owen cae a) Revolution ; Power. b) Election “oh Authority @ompromise 3) does not have a settled : political character, and it has been shaped around many Principles, th ae © most important of which are race and ethnicity, gender, _eligion and culture, @ Identity Politics c) Democracy ) State d) Legitimacy 4) As an element of Conservatism, reflects the accumulated wisdom ee. of the past, and institutions and practices that have been “tested by time” ee a) Consent ——~ @Tradition b) Hierarchy d) Social equality 5) operate within constrains imposed by a constitution, political democracy, party competition, and some form of separation of powers. a) Constitutional presidents c) Unlimited presidential executives ) Limited presidential executives d) Chief executives 6) Liberal democracy is a form of democracy in that political office ee is gained through success of candidates in regular elections. (a Representative c) People’s b) Direct d) Aristotle’s 7) A is one that intervenes in economic life with the specific purpose of promoting industrial growth a) Minimal state ~~ ©Developmental state b) Social-democratic state d) Religious state a) Weste lo tm yalty & Sted Aa ) discipline er pot to respect leaders because of N Regime % Ss c ; 9) A pe Democracies Signifi i athe nificance th nation is : a i one : Ae Political n ethnic identity, sn which citizenship has greater political b) Cultural ¢) democratic d) sovereign mark A spher : Out the ex Phere of independent authority istence of states and make claims concerning their a ae ) Legitimacy Ce B Borders (Constitutions d) Cabinets CG: Answer. . very briefly, the following questions (3pts. each) 1) What is the name of David Easton’s Model of Politics? 2) What is the major important element of Liberalism? 3) What is the phenomenon that Politics is always linked to? 4) Name the two distinct traditions of the New Right. 5) Who developed a new brand of socialism that was scientific? D. Answer the following questions: (5 pts. each) 1) Explain the elements of a State. 2) Differentiate between parliamentary systems ad presidential sy 3) In what ways is the nation-state facing a crisis? 4) Within which conditions do constitutions work best? ecutive power held accountable towards th stems. 5) In what way is the Ex e Legislative power?