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Government revenue and expenditure are analysed through taxation, public borrowing, budgets, subsidies, transfers and public debt. The topic explains how fiscal policy affects resource allocation, income distribution, economic stability and growth, while distinguishing direct from indirect taxes, progressive from regressive taxation, and public goods from goods supplied by private markets.
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- A. revolution
- B. reform
- C. diffusion
- D. innovation
Explanation: Reform means making gradual or peaceful changes to laws, policies, or institutions.
Correct answer: reform- A. exists in every nation
- B. is lacking in Third-World nations
- C. is represented by the U.N on a global level
- D. exists only theoretically or in a rudimentary form on the international level
Explanation: At the international level, there is no world government with authority comparable to a national government.
Correct answer: exists only theoretically or in a rudimentary form on the international level- A. tools with which nations try to manipulate other nations
- B. exchanges entered into in the spirit of trust
- C. expressions of human solidarity around the world
- D. ways of competing for the title of superpower
Explanation: Foreign-policy instruments are the political, economic, diplomatic and military tools a state uses to influence or pressure other states.
Correct answer: tools with which nations try to manipulate other nations- A. IGOs
- B. LDCs
- C. ICUs
- D. EEcs
Explanation: IGOs means intergovernmental organizations, created by agreements among governments, and includes the U.N.
Correct answer: IGOs- A. assured destruction capability
- B. very large number of troops
- C. trust in U.S allies
- D. a spirit of peace in the world
Explanation: During the Cold War, U.S. military strategy relied heavily on deterrence through the assured ability to destroy an attacker, even after…
Correct answer: assured destruction capability- A. similar to an earthly paradise
- B. among "noble savages"
- C. "solitary poor nasty brutish and short"
- D. a pre-Christian utopia
Explanation: Thomas Hobbes described the state of nature as a condition of insecurity in which life was “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.”…
Correct answer: "solitary poor nasty brutish and short"- A. classical liberals
- B. Marxists
- C. stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Marxists expected nationalism to decline as class consciousness and international worker solidarity became more important.
Correct answer: Marxists- A. subordinate to the government
- B. a provision of government
- C. synonymous with government
- D. the basis of legitimate government
Explanation: The U.S. follows the principle of civilian control of the military, making the armed forces subordinate to elected constitutional…
Correct answer: subordinate to the government- A. homogeneous single-culture societies
- B. heterogeneous multicultural societies
- C. simple agrarian societies
- D. Central A Pakistan society
Explanation: Legal-rational authority rests on formal laws, offices, and impersonal rules, making it especially suitable for heterogeneous…
Correct answer: heterogeneous multicultural societies- A. the elite would work toward the good of the masses
- B. the lion would lie down with the lamb
- C. social classes ceased to exist
- D. all societies became capitalist
Explanation: Marx viewed the state as an instrument of class domination, so it would become unnecessary after the abolition of social classes.
Correct answer: social classes ceased to exist- A. maintain order
- B. protect the privileged few
- C. protect private property
- D. maintain the state of nature
Explanation: Functionalists see institutions according to the functions they perform for society, and the state primarily coordinates society and…
Correct answer: maintain order- A. legal-rational
- B. charismatic
- C. traditional
- D. irrational
Explanation: Legal-rational authority continues through established laws, offices, and professional administration even when political leaders change.
Correct answer: legal-rational- A. any social control
- B. social control exercised by peers
- C. social control exercised by the government
- D. being forced to vote
Explanation: Political control is the government's exercise of social control through laws, institutions, and enforcement.
Correct answer: social control exercised by the government- A. it shares it with the citizens
- B. it lacks it completely in democracy
- C. it has a monopoly on it
- D. it gives it up to the people
Explanation: A defining feature of the state is its claimed monopoly over the legitimate use of physical force within its territory.
Correct answer: it has a monopoly on it- A. is internalized cultural learning
- B. is acquired through socialization
- C. is social control exerted by forces outside the individual
- D. takes the place of moral control in simple societies
Explanation: Political control comes from external authorities such as governments, laws, police, and courts, rather than from an individual's…
Correct answer: is social control exerted by forces outside the individual- A. force
- B. the police
- C. the state
- D. authority
Explanation: Authority is the legitimate or socially accepted exercise of power. Force may compel obedience, but it is not necessarily regarded as…
Correct answer: authority- A. Functionalism
- B. Ideologist
- C. Conflict
- D. Hegelianism
Explanation: Conflict theorists argue that the state often protects the interests of dominant or privileged groups.
Correct answer: Conflict- A. politics
- B. general social processes
- C. dynamics
- D. statics
Explanation: Politics refers to the forces and processes through which government decisions, policies, and actions are formed and contested.
Correct answer: politics- A. It is necessary for exerting social control in society
- B. It plays a significant role in all kinds of social interactions
- C. All power relationships are one sided
- D. People have greater or lesser amounts of power according to their statuses in society
Explanation: Power relationships are not always one-sided because influence can be mutual or reciprocal.
Correct answer: All power relationships are one sided- A. reciprocating
- B. promising a reward in return for compliance
- C. coercion
- D. coercion reciprocation or reward
Explanation: Power can be exercised through coercion, reciprocal exchange, or rewards offered for compliance.
Correct answer: coercion reciprocation or reward