Question 1

One recent setback for European Union integration was

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A)  the exit of Iceland and Greece.
B)  the public's rejection of membership for Poland and the Baltic states.
C)  difficulties with the euro.
D)  the public's rejection of a unified military.

Question 2

During the Cold War,the developed democracies were commonly referred to by scholars as the

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A)  top tier.
B)  peripheral.
C)  first world.
D)  nonaligned.

Question 3

What is devolution,and what are the benefits or dangers of such a policy? Provide at least one real-world example of devolution.

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Question 4

Which of the following is a core component of the European Union?

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A)  Security Council
B)  European Assembly
C)  European Parliament
D)  European Council of Ministers

Question 5

The process by which powers are sent down to local levels of government is known as

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A)  decentralization.
B)  devolution.
C)  integration.
D)  peripheralism.

Question 6

According to your text,postmodern values tend to emphasize which of the following?

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A)  patriotism
B)  authority
C)  quality of life
D)  material wealth

Question 7

Which country's future membership is currently a major source of contention in the European Union?

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A)  Russia
B)  Turkey
C)  the United States
D)  Greece

Question 8

What is integration and what are the benefits or dangers of such a policy? Provide at least one real-world example of integration.

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Question 9

Postindustrialism is most likely to threaten the economic security of

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A)  the very rich.
B)  those living in rural areas.
C)  workers in the service industries.
D)  the less educated.

Question 10

Which of the following is the best-known example of the process of integration?

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A)  formation of the European Union
B)  creation of the United States of America
C)  creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
D)  creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the demographic challenges in the United States,Germany,and Japan is accurate?

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A)  Japan has been more proactive in seeking policy solutions to its demographic dilemma.
B)  Fertility rates are lower in the United States compared to Japan and Germany.
C)  In the United States,lower birthrates and an aging population are being offset by immigration.
D)  Germany is one of the few developed democracies where immigration has decreased over the last decade.

Question 12

Japan provides a uniquely extreme example of which of the following issues in the transition of developed democracies?

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A)  an aging population and homogeneity that threatens the welfare state
B)  devolution that has reduced national sovereignty
C)  regional integration that has reduced national sovereignty
D)  a focus on individual freedom that has resulted in much reduced collective equality

Question 13

What is the chief advantage that a categorization using "developed," "communist/postcommunist," and "developing" might have over the "three worlds" model?

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A)  It keeps the focus on the political nature of the government without resorting to Cold War-specific designations.
B)  It focuses on economic status,which is the best way to summarize a state's character.
C)  It incorporates the Human Development Index into categorization.
D)  It allows for the possibility that a country might transform and take on a new designation.

Question 14

The process by which states pool their sovereignty,surrendering some individual powers in exchange for some political,social,or economic benefits,is known as

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A)  integration.
B)  devolution.
C)  peripheralism.
D)  decentralization.

Question 15

Germany,Canada,and the United States are comparable in but very different in .

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A)  the size and nature of the welfare system;the nature of postmodern values
B)  their Gini index measure of inequality;public policy toward immigration
C)  level of economic development;their Gini index measure of inequality
D)  the nature of postmodern values;public policy toward immigration

Question 16

Many suggest that developed democracies are undergoing significant social,political,and economic changes,becoming

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A)  postrational.
B)  postmodern.
C)  posthierarchical.
D)  postbureaucratic.

Question 17

Which of the following seems to have undercut the expansion of postmodern values,particularly in Western Europe?

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A)  immigration
B)  technophobia
C)  pacifism
D)  the Internet

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