A ______ is an entity that uses coercion and the threat of force to rule in a given territory and a ______ is the set of people who run the state or have the authority to act on behalf of a state.

A. state; government
B. state; regime
C. regime; government
D. regime; state
E. government; state


A. state; government

Political Science

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Which of the following best describes the role of the Japanese government in its economy?

a. It was very interventionist prior to World War II but the occupation forced the government to adopt laissez-faire policies that have remained in place to this day. b. It has always played a major role serving as both patron and protector of domestic industry. c. It has acted as the patron and guardian for domestic industries since the Meiji period. d. Its adoption of a "wartime command economy" during World War II was an aberration as the government had traditionally adopted a laissez-faire stance. e. It began to act as a patron and protector of domestic industries only after the end of the Allied occupation in the 1950s.

Political Science

Party loyalists who vote for only one party are said to be voting

a. protest votes. b. split-ticket ballots. c. straight-party tickets. d. without consideration for rational alternatives. e. for the incumbent.

Political Science

Transnational relations are defined as interactions across state boundaries that involve only nation-states as actors

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science

Through watching television programs children acquire rudimentary ideas about politics

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science