Vocab

Question 1

Nation-state

Answer 1

a territory with a politically organized body of people under a unified government who believe they belong to a shared community.

Question 2

Theocracy

Answer 2

a form of government in which a god is the ultimate ruling authority. In a theocracy, a religious leader, who may or may not be a divine figure, governs the country on behalf of the divine. Ancient Egypt was a theocracy. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the most populous modern theocracy.

Question 3

Dynastic cycle

Answer 3

the theory ancient Chinese historians traditionally used to describe their history. The cycle was understood as eternal: a virtuous ruler starts a ruling dynasty, the dynasty flourishes for a time, corruption sets in, the divine withdraws the Mandate of Heaven from the dynasty, a ruler establishes a new dynasty according to the wishes of heaven.

Question 4

Collectivization -

Answer 4

a Soviet agricultural policy pursued by Stalin in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The state seized private farms by force and combined them to create large government-owned collectives. The policy gave the government of the Soviet Union the capital to transform the country into an industrial power but caused a massive famine in 1932-1933 which killed millions of peasants.

Question 5

Globalization

Answer 5

the process of the international spread of technology, commerce, and culture.

Question 6

Modernization

Answer 6

transforming a rural society based on agriculture and traditional values into an urban society based on industry and secular values.

Question 7

Chronology

Answer 7

organizing historical events in a timeline or sequence in the order in which they occurred.

Question 8

Periodization

Answer 8

grouping events into large blocks of time to better study history.

Question 9

Thematic

Answer 9

grouping events, topics, or data by theme rather than chronology or region.

Question 10

Bibliographies

Answer 10

lists of all works cited in the preceding publication in order to give proper credit to the source material. A bibliography is commonly found at the end of a book or dissertation.

Question 11

Periodicals

Answer 11

serial publications that produce new issues on a regular schedule, such as magazines. Well-known examples include Time and The Economist.

Question 12

Encyclopedias

Answer 12

reference works providing summaries of knowledge, either in general or within a specific discipline. The most utilized general print encyclopedia is the Encyclopædia Britannica and the most utilized digital one is Wikipedia

Question 13

Biographical dictionaries

Answer 13

encyclopedic publications limited to biographical information about people, often within a certain field. Examples include The Encyclopedia of American Biography and The Biographical Dictionary of Federal Judges.

Question 14

Government databases

Answer 14

databases of information collected by government sources.

Question 15

Electoral College

Answer 15

The system for electing the President by using electors from each state based on the number of Congressional representatives the state has

Question 16

Elitist Theory

Answer 16

a theory that stresses the social, educational, and economic ties that bind an elite group of individuals and which allow power and influence to remain within their small circle

Question 17

Super PACs

Answer 17

A result of the 2010 Citizens United Supreme Court case that ruled political contribution restrictions were an unconstitutional act against the freedom of speech, resulting in unlimited donations and unprecedented spending in political campaigns

Question 18

Electoral College

Answer 18

The system for electing the President by using electors from each state based on the number of Congressional representatives the state has

Question 19

Dark Money

Answer 19

financial contributions to non-profit organizations which are not required to disclose their donors

Question 20

George W. Bush

Answer 20

43rd president of the United States; a Republican, in office during the September 11th Attacks; entered the U.S. into controversial conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan

Question 21

Bush v Gore

Answer 21

The United States Supreme Court case that ended recounts and resolved the 2000 presidential election in favor of Bush.

Question 22

Bill of Rights

Answer 22

The first ten amendments to the Constitution which protected legal rights and civil rights of individuals. Created in 1791.

Question 23

Franking

Answer 23

affords the incumbent member of Congress the right to send mail to their constituents free of charge

Question 24

Which of the following is a true comparison of elections of the House of Representatives and election of the president?

a
Ranked-choice vote is used to elect both the president and members of the House of Representatives.

b
The Electoral College elects the president while members of the House of Representatives are elected by popular vote.

c
Both the president and members of the House of Representatives are elected by popular vote.

d
Election of the president is by popular vote and election of the House of Representatives is through party-list voting.

Answer 24

Option b is the correct answer.
Explanation:
The president is elected by the Electoral College, but members of Congress are elected through a popular vote.