Cleavages - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Combined notes on the lectures and readings from the course (2022) Comparative Analysis of Political Systems. INCLUDES lectures 1-13 (Total: 52 pages).

Authoritarian - Correct Answer A system of government in which decisions are made by political elites, without much input from citizens. They may be ruled by a single dictator, a hereditary monarch, a small group of aristocrats, or a single political party. EX: China Bureaucracy - Correct Answer Literally "rule by the desk," they consist of agencies that generally implement government policy. They are usually part of the executive branch of government. They are often majority merit based...

BIO 172 UH Manoa Exam 2 Questions and Answers 100% Pass **What are animals characterized by?** **Animals:** Multicellular eukaryotes that are heterotrophic, lacking cell walls, and having bodies held together by structural proteins like collagen. **What is the function of collagen in animals?** **Collagen:** It makes up connective tissues, providing flexibility, high tensile strength, and elasticity. **Differentiate between skin, ligament, and tendon based on collagen arrangeme...

Animals Ans: Multicellular eukaryotes Heterotrophs: Ingest their food Lack Cell Walls Body held together by structural proteins Collagen Ans: Make up connective tissues (fibers) Flexible and high tensile (stretching) Skin Ans: Dense irregular arrangement of collagen Ligament Ans: Collagen arranged in sheets (Connects Bones) Tendon Ans: Cable-like arrangement of collagen (Connects muscle to bone) Zygote Ans: Fertilized egg (Sperm+Egg=Zygote) Undergoes rapid cell division cal...

Summary of *SOME* of the material for the final exam (2022) for Comparative Analysis of Political Systems. INCLUDES notes from (Total: 26 pages): Patrick H. O’Neil, Karl Fields and Don Share’s book (7th edition, 2020) “Cases in Comparative Politics”, chapters 1-2. Craig Calhoun’s journal article (1993) “Nationalism and Ethnicity”, pp. 211-239. Seymour Martin Lipset and Stein Rokkan’s chapter (1967) “Cleavage Structures, Party Systems, and Voter Alignments” in Peter M...

Authoritarian CORRECT ANSWER A system of government in which decisions are made by political elites, without much input from citizens. They may be ruled by a single dictator, a hereditary monarch, a small group of aristocrats, or a single political party. EX: China Bureaucracy CORRECT ANSWER Literally "rule by the desk," they consist of agencies that generally implement government policy. They are usually part of the executive branch of government. They are often majority merit based, wi...

Acquired immunity - Develops after exposure to microbes, toxins, and/or foreign substances Active Immunity - Microbe introduced into the body to stimulate a response to a certain disease Adaptive Radiation - Divergence of a group into species adapted to many ecological niches Adrenal Gland - Regulate hormones of Fight or flight Alimentary system - System involved in the acquisition of nutrients from food Alimentary System - System involved in the acquisition of nutrients from food Ametabol...

state autonomy is - ANSWER the ability of the state to wield power independent of public and international actors Which of the following combinations of capacity and internal autonomy best fits the United States - ANSWER Low autonomy, high capacity Examples of states that are not or have not been considered failed states - ANSWER UK, USA, Japan, India Which of the following states most closely fits the ideal model of a nation-state? - ANSWER Japan Which of the following historical ev...

BIO 172 UH Manoa Exam 2 Latest Update Graded A+ Animals Multicellular eukaryotes Heterotrophs: Ingest their food Lack Cell Walls Body held together by structural proteins Collagen Make up connective tissues (fibers) Flexible and high tensile (stretching) Skin Dense irregular arrangement of collagen Ligament Collagen arranged in sheets (Connects Bones) Tendon Cable-like arrangement of collagen (Connects muscle to bone) Zygote Fertilized egg (Sperm+Egg=Zygote) Undergoe...

Steps of embryonic development Correct Answer-1) Zygote (fertilized egg) undergoes early cleavages -> morula (group of equivalent, undistinguishable cells) 2) As morula grows, cell acquires specific characteristics & some morphological differences (ex. embryonic axes) -> blastula (characterized by presence of hollow cavity, blastocele) 3) Gastrulation (gastrula) originates 3 definitive germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm) 4) Once scaffold & primordial for tissues & organs laid out...