AP Comp Gov: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions with

AP Comp Gov: Chapters 1-6 Exam Questions with

Complete Solutions 2024 Define state. - Correct Answer Sovereign entity that is on a map with borders What countries that we study in comp gov are states? - Correct Answer All of them (Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Iran, GB) Define nation. - Correct Answer Cultural "oneness" What is an example of a nation? - Correct Answer America (melting pot) Define nation-state. - Correct Answer Has the characteristics of both a nation and a state What is an example of a nation-state? - Correct Answer Poland, Japan, Iran Identify America's regime change. - Correct Answer Ratification of the Constitution Identify Great Britain's regime change. - Correct Answer Glorious Revolution Identify Russia's regime change. - Correct Answer Soviet Union or Putin Identify China's regime change. - Correct Answer Mao Identify Iran's regime change. - Correct Answer Iranian Revolution Identify Mexico's regime change. - Correct Answer Mexican Revolution Identify Nigeria's regime change. - Correct Answer 4th Republic The term regime best describes which of the following?

• the executive officials of a country 1 / 3

• the elected members of a government
• the current group of people that is in power at that specified moment
• the set of institutions and practices that endures when one government is replaces by the next

government

• the political boundaries of a state - Correct Answer D) the set of institutions and practices that

endures when one government is replaces by the next government The term nation most often refers to which of the following?

• an industrialized democracy with vast resources
• all the individuals and institutions that exercise power
• the average citizens who participate in politics
• the institutions and practices that make up what we commonly call a country
• the cultural, linguistic, and identity characteristics that tie people together - Correct Answer E) the

cultural, linguistic, and identity characteristics that tie people together Which definition best describes the concept of causality?

• a systematic study undertaken to better understand nature and human behavior
• a relationship between two or more variables where changes in one or more variables produce a

change in presence or value of another variable

• a puzzle that does not have an obvious answer and forms the basis for a particular research

project

• the way that a researcher thinks about a particular concept when it is used in a study
• a statement that is true by definition - Correct Answer B) a relationship between two or more

variables where changes in one or more variables produce a change in presence or value of another variable Which of the following describes the institutions and individuals that exercise power within a country?

• the state
• the nation
• the regime
• the government
• the authority - Correct Answer A) the state 2 / 3

What is a hybrid regime a combination of? - Correct Answer Democratic and authoritarian What is an example of a hybrid regime? - Correct Answer Russia, Mexico, Nigeria A state's claim to exercise authority and effective control of political decisions within a given territory

• Correct Answer Sovereignty

What is an example of an industrialized democracy? - Correct Answer UK What is an example of a former communist state? - Correct Answer Russia What is an example of a current communist state? - Correct Answer China What is an example of an LDC? - Correct Answer Nigeria What is an example of a failed state? - Correct Answer Syria Is Mexico considered to be a newly industrializing country? - Correct Answer Yes Is Nigeria considered to be a newly industrializing country? - Correct Answer No What are some of the key characteristics of a democracy? (Hint: 7 pt. checklist) - Correct Answer - Free and fair elections -Competitive elections that allow for opposition parties to form and participate -Government-developed policies based upon procedures that guarantee due process, transparency in decision-making, and accountability of elected officials -Political rights and civil rights that are possessed by all citizens -An independent judiciary that upholds the civil liberties of citizens and oversees rule of law -Elected government officials who exercise supreme authority over the gov.-Agreement that conflicts will be resolved peacefully according to legal procedures and without violence

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