War on Terror MCQ

A government or country’s system of providing for the financial and social well-being of its citizens is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Welfare state

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The phenomenon of war boosting economic productivity and employment, particularly in capital- and labor-intensive sectors such as industrial production is called _____.

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Correct Answer: War economy

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Power based on a belief in the sanctity of longstanding traditions and the legitimate right of rulers to exercise authority in accordance with those traditions is called Traditional authority.

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Correct Answer: True

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A form of governance that denies popular political participation in government and also seeks to regulate and control all aspects of the public and private lives of citizens is called ______.

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Correct Answer: Totalitarianism

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The unlawful use of violence or threat of violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies. Is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Terrorism

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A political system in which citizens elect representatives to govern them is called Representative democracy.

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Correct Answer: True

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Power based on a belief in the lawfulness of enacted rules (laws) and the legitimate right of leaders to exercise authority under such rules is called ______ -regal authority.

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Correct Answer: Rational

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A group of people with a disproportionately high level of influence and resources who utilize their status to influence the functioning of societal institutions is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Power elite

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Individuals who reside in a given jurisdiction but do not possess the same rights and privileges as citizens are called Noncitizens.

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Correct Answer: True

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A single people (a nation) governed by a political authority (a state); similar to the modern notion of country is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Nation-state

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A form of governance in which power resides in an individual or a family and is passed from one generation to the next through hereditary lines is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Monarchy

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Paid professionals whose job it is to influence legislation are called lobbyists.

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Correct Answer: True

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A system of binding and recognized codified rules of behavior that regulate the actions of people pertaining to a given jurisdiction is called ____.

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Correct Answer: Law

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A political system in which all citizens fully participate in their own governance is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Direct democracy

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A form of governance in which power rests in a single individual is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Dictatorship

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The threat or use of physical force to ensure compliance is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Coercion

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The theory that power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of elite or upper-class people who dominate and influence societal institutions is known as Class dominance theory.

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Correct Answer: True

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Legally recognized individuals part of political community granted certain rights and privileges and have specified responsibilities are called Citizens.

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Correct Answer: True

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A form of governance in which ordinary members of society are denied the right to participate in government, and political power is exercised by and for the benefit of a small political elite is called Authoritarianism.

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Correct Answer: True

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