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According to Max Weber, the STATE is DISTINGUISHED from all other organizations by its
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MONOPOLY on the legitimate use of FORCE
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The term SOVEREIGNTY refers to
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The premise that each STATE is the ultimate source of LAW within its OWN BOUNDARIES
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Liberty, equality, freedom & justice are all examples of
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Values
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The concept of a STATE does NOT usually include
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A group that SHARES a SINGLE national IDENTITY
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The MOST important SECURITY goal of a STATE
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Survival
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The major cause of PARTITION of the Indian subcontinent into India & Pakistan was
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Religion
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Group of components that exist in a characteristic relationship and interact on basis of regular patterns constitues a
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System
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Decisions that are accepted as BINDING by the people AFFECTED may be described at
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Authoritative
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The following is NOT a major role of the LEGISLATURE
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INTERPRETATION of Laws
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The following is an important area of LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT
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Approving major EXECUTIVE appointments
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Many observers claim that during the 20th century the POWER of LEGISLATURES has
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DECLINED significantly
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The following is a potential DRAWBACK of a BICAMERAL legislature
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STALEMATES in policy making
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In comparison to LEGISLATURES, EXECUTIVE structures tend to be
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MORE streamlined, decisive & unified
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The concept of an INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY means
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Judicial Actors are NOT constrained by the EXECUTIVE or the LEGISLATURE
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The following is NOT usually a role of the executive
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Interpreting the CONSTITUTIONALITY of LAWS
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In comparison to Proportional Representation systems (PR), a problem with PLURALITY ELECTORAL systems is
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There is LESS direct translation of VOTES into legislative REPRESENTATION
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Mexico PRI is an example of a political party that
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Was ONCE a dominant party but NO LONGER dominated Mexico's pary system
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The following has NOT been a significant problem in establishing DEMOCRACY in Iraq
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There is no written constitution
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The following appears to be a NECESSARY condition for a democratic political system
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A LIMITED MANDATE for the political LEADERS
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A STATE in which severe RESTRICTIONS are placed on the activities of INDIVIDUALS and GROUPS desiring to INFLUENCE the allocation of values by the political system is best characterized as
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Authoritarian
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Crucial feature of a PRESIDENTIAL government
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Separation of EXECUTIVE and LEGISLATIVE power
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In theory, most COMMUNIST states are
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Assembly systems
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A dictatorship is MOST distinguished by
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The ABSENCE of a LIMITED MANDATE for the government
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The following is NOT a major factor of production
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Exports
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Basic economic principle in which PRICE is determined by how much consumers WANT a given product
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Supply & Demand
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The gross domestic product (GDP) is
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Total value of ALL final goods PRODUCED within a state's territorial boundaries
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The following are ways a STATE can affect the POLITICAL economy
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By purchasing GOODS from PRODUCERS,
By purchasing GOODS, and By REGULATING the actions of consumers OR producers |
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In a MARKET economy, factors of production are controller primarily by
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PRIVATE economic actors
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In a COMMAND economy, the value of goods and services is determined by
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What the STATE deems appropriate
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The following is most likely to be a SHORTCOMING of a COMMAND economy
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Insufficient incentives for HIGH productivity
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The following is most likely to be a SHORTCOMING of a MARKET economy
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Substantial INEQUALITY in the distribution of RESOURCES
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According to the map "Trade," which continent has the HIGHEST value (in U.S. $) in merchandise EXPORTS?
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Europe
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The following statement most accurately reflects what has occurred between North American & Asian shares of TOTAL MERCHANDISE EXPORTED from 1948-2006
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Asian shares INCREASED and North American shares DECREASED
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According to "Trade," which organizations were most effective in promoting INCREASES in worldwide TRADE?
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World Trade Organization & the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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According to the map "War in the 21st Century," since the END of the Cold War in 1989, the FREQUENCY and LETHALITY of wars has
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Declined
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According to "War in the 21st Century," the region with HIGHEST concentration of armed CONFLICT fought INSIDE national borders is
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Africa
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The dispute over the small group of islands (Dampien Islands) in the East China Sea if mainly between these 2 countries
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Japan & China
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U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens & 3 other Americans were killed during protest over anti-Islam film in the following country
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Libya
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Considered an indication of a REPRESSIVE regime, the band Pussy Riot was arrested in Moscow, Russia for playing a song protesting the Russian Orthodox Church's alleged support of the following leader
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President Vladimir Putin
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Syria issued an APOLOGY to this country after it conducted an artillery attack on the town of AKCAKALE
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Turkey
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The following country has been one of the STRONGEST allies to Syria during the civil conflict and has historically PROVIDED military arms to Syria
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Russia
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"Res publica" refers to
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The appropriate DOMAIN of STATE activity
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The following is the BEST example of the EXERCISE of COERCIVE power
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A's threat persuades B to do something B does not want to do
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The actual PROVISION of public goods and services is primarily performed by members of the
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Administration
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The following is most responsible for the STATE'S relations with OTHER countries
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The executive
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The CURRENT political system in France may be characterized as
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a Hybrid
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The European Union is an example of
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a Confederation
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Benefit of "purchasing power parity" (PPP) is that
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It IMPROVES between-country comparisons of the monetary value of the bundle of goods consumers can afford
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"Opportunity Cost" refers to
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What someone is willing to pay OR trade for a good
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The following appears to be a necessary condition for a DEMOCRATIC political system
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Limits the power of rulers
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