CPI exam 3/70 Questions and Answers
Where did the "Arab Spring" begin? - -Tunisia
-Social revolutions, insurgencies, and terrorism are forms of what? - -
Contention
-Which of the following might be an example of an "everyday form of
resistance"? - -Work slowdown
-Which of the following is the strongest example of a social movement? - -A
set of pro-life or anti-abortion organizations organizing over time
-Where do social movements occur? - -In the space created by civil society
-The spread of information about protests in Tunisia during the Arab Spring
is a use of _________ in order to organize a social movement. - -Social
networks
-The Landless Workers Movement has had success as a contentious appeal
for equality in which Latin American country? - -Brazil
-What would be an example of mobilization? - -Organized strike
-What is true of revolutions and social movements? - -We can distinguish
between them based on differences in goals and /or consequences
-The use of force or threat of force, typically by the military, to impose a
non-electoral change in government is called what? - -Coup d'état
-Why do some scholars believe that "Third World Revolutions" should be a
unique category? - -Third World Revolutions deal with complex inequalities
rooted in the international system.
-Relatively "broad definitions" of terrorism hold which of the following to be
true? - -Terrorism can be perpetrated by states.
Terrorism includes attacks on uniformed or military personnel.
Terrorism can have multiple goals and aims beyond instilling fear for political
purposes.
-According to the text, why is "everyday resistance" used when social
movements exist as forms of contention? - -There may be barriers to
participation in or coordination of social movement activity.
, -What does the strain theory of contention suggest? - -Major social change
causes social "strain" that increases demand for revolution.
-The "free rider" concept helps to explain what about revolutions? - -It is
rational to not participate in the revolution because, if you don't participate,
you aren't at risk, but you can still reap the benefits of success.
-Which country defied the idea that most revolutions are "left wing"? - -Iran
-Which of the following would likely increase the likelihood of successful
contention? - -unified organizational leadership
new methods of communication
pre-existing grievances in the citizenry
-The efforts by organized groups and individuals in the 1960s in support of
civil rights in the US would be considered an example of what kind of
contention? - -socail movement
-Which of the following would be an example of "everyday resistance"? - -
Workers violating rules and engaging in "slowdowns"
-Which of the following acts might, by some definitions, be considered
examples of terrorism? - -A militant group's bombing of civilians to influence
them to change the policies of their state
A militant group's bombing of civilians to influence them to change the
policies of their state
-Identities are which of the following? - -Cultural
Historical
Political
-Which group believes that a nation is an imagined kinship group, or a big
family, like the groups implied by any other collective identity? - -
Primordialists
-Which of the following is true of the constructivist approach to nationalism?
- -is an idea
is invented
can change
-Which country would typically be considered an example of a "civic
nationalism"? - -France
-"Western nationalism" is to civic nationalism as "Eastern nationalism" is to
_________. - -Ethnic nationalism
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