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- A. Imagined community
- B. Nation-state
- C. Government
- D. Nation
Explanation: A nation-state claims legitimacy by presenting its government as the expression of the nation’s interests and values.
Correct answer: Nation-state- A. it 'created' the modern state
- B. it provided the base for Nationalism, in terms of understanding of sovereignty and non-interference
- C. it provided the state with a new set of values
- D. a and b
Explanation: The Westphalian order is conventionally associated with sovereign states, territorial authority, and non-interference, which later…
Correct answer: a and b- A. Humanity is naturally divided into nations
- B. Each nation has a peculiar character
- C. Loyalty to the nation state overrides other loyalties
- D. All of the aboveEthnic & Identity Groups
Explanation: Nationalism generally treats humanity as divided into nations, assigns each nation a distinctive character, and places national loyalty…
Correct answer: All of the aboveEthnic & Identity Groups- A. Nations are a given, with their national territory and should have independence
- B. Nationhood is based on a sense of community and common history
- C. The nation is strictly a political community
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Mazzini viewed nations as historical communities entitled to their own territory, political independence, and statehood.
Correct answer: Nations are a given, with their national territory and should have independence- A. i, ii
- B. i, ii, iii
- C. i, iv, ii
- D. i, ii, iii, iv
Explanation: Modern nationalism has drawn on liberal self-rule, the French revolutionary idea of equal citizens, German cultural-historical conceptions…
Correct answer: i, ii, iii, iv- A. Nationalism that represents an already existing community
- B. Nationalism based on ethnic diversity
- C. Nationalism that's created to forge a sense of collective identity
- D. Nationalism that represents immigrants
Explanation: Ethnic nationalism presents the nation as an already existing community based on shared ancestry, culture, language, or history.
Correct answer: Nationalism that represents an already existing community- A. Nationalism that represents an already existing community
- B. Nationalism based on ethnic diversity
- C. Nationalism that's created to forge a sense of collective identity
- D. Nationalism that represents immigrants
Explanation: Political nationalism seeks to forge a collective identity through shared citizenship, political values, and institutions rather than…
Correct answer: Nationalism that's created to forge a sense of collective identity- A. Balance of power politics conflict with self-determination
- B. Great powers carve out spheres of influence antithetical to the freedom of nation states
- C. Nationalist demands and disputes often lead to conflict and injustice
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The justice versus order tension appears in all three ways: power politics can override self-determination, spheres of influence restrict…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Processes of historical change are a reflection of the economic development of a society
- B. Processes of economic change are based in history
- C. Processes of historical change are based in class war
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Historical materialism explains social and political change through the development of the material economy, especially the mode of…
Correct answer: Processes of historical change are a reflection of the economic development of a society- A. The change in the economic base of a society leads to the change in superstructure
- B. The change in superstructure leads to the change in the economic base of a society
- C. Both a and b
- D. Neither a nor b
Explanation: In Marxist analysis, the economic base, including the mode of production, conditions the superstructure of law, politics, and ideas.
Correct answer: The change in the economic base of a society leads to the change in superstructure- A. There are two types of world systems: world-empires and world-economies
- B. The modern world system is a world economy
- C. The world system has a core, semi-periphery and periphery
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Wallerstein distinguishes world-empires from world-economies and describes the modern capitalist world-economy through core…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. it comes out of a barrel of a gun
- B. it is mixture of coercion and consent
- C. it is purely economic
- D. it is purely economic
Explanation: For Gramsci, durable power combines coercion with consent: ruling groups maintain control through force as well as institutions, ideas…
Correct answer: it is mixture of coercion and consent- A. Hegemony is a product of the lack of class conflict
- B. That consent for a particular social and political system was produced and reproduced through the
- C. Both a and b
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Gramsci shifted Marxist analysis toward hegemony, showing how consent to a social order is continuously produced through institutions…
Correct answer: That consent for a particular social and political system was produced and reproduced through the- A. A reconciliation with power
- B. Humanity gaining power over nature
- C. A reconciliation with nature
- D. None of the aboveTry Prep Courses
Explanation: Critical theory treats emancipation as liberation from forms of domination and a transformed relationship between humanity and nature.
Correct answer: A reconciliation with nature- A. Critical theory attempts to challenge power
- B. Critical theory accepts the parameters of the present order and critiques it within those parameters
- C. Critical theory attempts to challenge the prevailing order by seeking out social processes that could lead to emancipatory change
- D. Critical theory accepts the parameters of the present order and helps legitimate and unjust systemDownload Interactive Maps
Explanation: Robert Cox distinguishes critical theory from problem-solving theory by its willingness to question the existing order and identify social…
Correct answer: Critical theory attempts to challenge the prevailing order by seeking out social processes that could lead to emancipatory change- A. The social basis and nature of authoritarianism
- B. The structure the family
- C. The concepts of reason and rationality
- D. All of the aboveExplore Philosophy Books
Explanation: The Frankfurt School examined authoritarianism, the family as a social institution, and changing ideas of reason and rationality.
Correct answer: All of the aboveExplore Philosophy Books- A. an anomaly in the history of the development of capitalism
- B. a part of long-term trends in the development of capitalism
- C. something to be prevented
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Marxists generally view globalization as part of capitalism’s long-term expansion and transformation, not as an exceptional break from…
Correct answer: a part of long-term trends in the development of capitalism- A. Republic formed by Napoleon Bonaparte
- B. A Frankish republic
- C. Part of the Roman Republic
- D. A republic set up by Giuseppe Garibaldi
Explanation: The Cisalpine Republic was a French client republic created by Napoleon in northern Italy in 1797.
Correct answer: Republic formed by Napoleon Bonaparte- A. Part of the Mongol Empire
- B. Gold taken by Spain from the New World
- C. An area in Mexico once ruled by the Aztecs
- D. Napoleon's conquest of Egypt
Explanation: The Golden Horde was the Mongol khanate that ruled much of the western steppe and parts of Eastern Europe after the division of the Mongol…
Correct answer: Part of the Mongol Empire- A. Baghdad
- B. Ottoman empire
- C. Iran
- D. Persia Empire
Explanation: Pan-Islamism was a movement advocating political unity among Muslims and became especially associated with the Ottoman Empire under Sultan…
Correct answer: Ottoman empire