Which statement accurately describes present-day China?
a. China has moved more closely towards state ownership of the entire economy.
b. China is moving to mirror the political and economic structure of the Western world.
c. China retains an authoritarian political structure even as it continues to open its markets.
d. China has adopted significant political reforms as part of its program to modernize the economy.
c
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According to transformationalists, why is sovereignty sometimes more fluid than one might think?
A. States find it increasingly difficult to deal with contemporary problems such as refugee flows. B. A state's wealth is the main factor determining whether its sovereignty is respected by others. C. Some states such as those in sub-Saharan Africa are too weak to protect their sovereignty. D. International organizations such as the EU erode state sovereignty.
Despite privatizing much of its industry, the Mexican government still owns much of which major corporation?
a. Federal Election Commission (CFE) b. Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) c. Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) d. Mexican Petroleum (PEMEX) e. Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD)
Which of the following characterizes how small European states such as the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden have responded politically to globalization?
a. Maintaining relatively large governments and emphasizing compensation for disadvantaged sectors b. Emphasizing markets, competition, and deregulation c. Maintaining relatively large governments while emphasizing markets, competition, and deregulation d. Compensating disadvantaged sectors while pursuing competition and deregulation e. Maintaining relatively small governments while emphasizing deregulation and protection of disadvantaged sectors
Which of the following technologies increased the access of rural communities to television news in the 1970's?
A.) the proliferation of cable television B.) the birth of the internet C.) the rise of television networks D.) the invention of the cell phone