midterm

Question 1

unicameral legislatures consist of

Answer 1

one chamber

Question 2

semi presidential systems frequently have

Answer 2

a president and a prime minister

Question 3

correlation and causation

Answer 3

are not the same thing

Question 4

how did dahl describe the process of democratization

Answer 4

aggregating, formulating and signifying prefrences

Question 5

5 features of the state

Answer 5

power, territory, population, extraction, and institutions

Question 6

types of authoritarianism

Answer 6

totalitarian, capatilist dictatorship, authoritarian

Question 7

democracies protect property rights

Answer 7

true

Question 8

reverse causality means that

Answer 8

x and y may cause each other

Question 9

the contractarian view argues that we are bound by a

Answer 9

social contract

Question 10

coordination and competition necessitate the formation of the state

Answer 10

true

Question 11

what is true about the state of nature

Answer 11

no central authority

Question 12

the state is the solution to all problems individuals face living in society

Answer 12

false

Question 13

democracies have

Answer 13

regular elections, seperation of powers, alterations in control of power

Question 14

not a public good

Answer 14

airplane tickets

Question 15

a predatory state

Answer 15

extracts from society

Question 16

utilitarianism

Answer 16

pursing the greater good

Question 17

state capacticity is the states…

Answer 17

ability to project power and raise revenue

Question 18

schumpter argues that democracy is the….

Answer 18

will of the elites

Question 19

what is the tragedy of the commons

Answer 19

when unlimited individuals share a limited good