What are national character studies? What are their advantages and disadvantages?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. National character studies are studies of political culture. They attempt to capture the essence of a people's political culture in terms of broad adjectives. Huntington's "clash of civilizations" argument is a good examples of national character studies.
2. One advantage of national character studies is that they allow us to simplify reality. On the other hand, national character studies often are loaded with gross generalizations that greatly oversimplify political reality.
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a. 15 days b. 30 days c. 2 months d. 6 months
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A. vice-presidential nominee. B. grassroots volunteer. C. campaign manager. D. party chairman. E. political wingman.
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A. the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks B. the election of Barack Obama C. deregulation of the financial industry D. the balance-of-trade deficit
Daniel Bell and Francis Fukuyama would agree that __________
a. capitalism has no serious rivals in today's world or in the future b. socialism deserves a second chance in the advanced industrial world c. there will always be significant competition among ideological perspectives d. any ideology can produce a prosperous society given high-quality leadership