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Chapter 4. Building the Contemporary Nation-State: Practice Quiz

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  • 1) Which of the following is NOT a key component of national identity?

    • aShared cultural history
    • bCommon language
    • cGeographically concentrated population
    • dCitizenship in a common political community
    • eIdentification with a shared religious tradition
  • 2) One way that governments can deal with competing cleavages that exist on a territorial basis is to grant limited degrees of autonomy to subnational units. This is referred to as _____.

    • aconsociationalism
    • bconstitutional consensus
    • cfederalism
    • dregionalism
    • esubnationalism
  • 3) Which of the following is NOT an essential component of the state?

    • aGoverning institutions, such as a legislature or an executive branch
    • bSovereign rule exists over the full country
    • cA set geographic territory that is identifiable
    • dCitizens that represent a singular ethnic and cultural heritage
    • eUncontested leadership persists across the full territory
  • 4) The presence of positive political participation may derail or even transform a country’s leadership toward democratic governing, particularly in this type of non-democracy.

    • aAuthoritarianism
    • bMonarchism
    • cSultanism
    • dTheocracy
    • eTotalitarianism
  • 5) This technological capability became increasingly important to maintaining the permeation of the state during the nineteenth century.

    • aHigh-speed internet service
    • bDeveloped railway infrastructure
    • cCellular communication capabilities
    • dThe invention of electricity
    • eCommercial and chartered airlines
  • 6) The lack of political legitimacy contributed to the American Revolution because . . .

    • acolonists decided to follow the French model of democracy.
    • bBritish rulers were rude to local colonial Americans.
    • cthe Crown imposed new laws on colonists that did not represent their will.
    • dthe Boston Tea Party was an unsuccessful party.
    • ethe Stamp Tax was more expensive than originally expected.
  • 7) The policy of “l’abertura,” taken by President Figuereido in the 1970s and responsible for the full democratization of the country, translates to this English concept.

    • aReorganization
    • bPopular Rule
    • cOpenness
    • dSecularism
    • eCivility
  • 8) Political cleavages can become detrimental to the formation of a common national identity when multiple contending differences in the population overlap with a(n) _____ cleavage.

    • aethnic
    • breligious
    • csocioeconomic
    • dterritorial
    • elinguistic
  • 9) Which of the following is NOT a component of political legitimacy?

    • aRule of law
    • bRepresentation of citizen values
    • cEffectiveness of political rule
    • dPresence of presidential governing
    • eCharismatic leadership
  • 10) Which of the following components of nation-state development refers to a widespread sense that the system of government is right and just?

    • aState authority
    • bNational identity
    • cLegitimacy
    • dParticipation
    • eHegemony