When testing the implications of modernization theory and the survival story, it is most appropriate to look at which of the following?
A. The absolute number of transitions to democracy and dictatorship at different levels of wealth.
B. The probability of a transition to democracy or dictatorship at different levels of wealth.
B. The probability of a transition to democracy or dictatorship at different levels of wealth.
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All of the following about bills becoming law EXCEPT
A. a bill signed by the President becomes law. B. a bill becomes law after ten working days, even if the President doesn't sign it. C. a bill vetoed by the President and not acted on again by Congress does not become law. D. a bill vetoed by the President can be overridden by a three-quarters majority in both houses of Congress, thus becoming law. E. a bill sent to the President with less than ten working days before Congress adjourns fails to become law if the President doesn't sign it.
The Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution were both
a. radical movements launched by Mao in order to achieve his ideological objectives for China. b. movements to promote rapid economic development relying on mass mobilization and ideological incentives. c. efforts by Mao to purge his adversaries from the party. d. policies implemented by Deng Xiaoping to bring greater economic and cultural freedom to China. e. efforts by Mao to distinguish Chinese foreign policy as being separate from that of the Soviet Union.
The system of class divisions in India is known as the:
a. bourgeoisie class system b. caste system c. apartheid d. ethnography
According to the text, what distinguishes a public problem from a private problem? a. Public problems must elicit a heated response from at least two major factions
b. Public problems originate as private problems, but need an impassioned advocate to bring them into popular awareness. c. Public problems are any problem deemed worthy of political attention by politicians, whether they are important to the public or not. d. Public problems affect a substantial number of people and have broad effects, including consequences for people not directly involved.