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Politics always involves
1. groups of people
2. economic conflicts
3. the use of force
4. relations between states
Government is
1. domestic politics
2. the same as politics
3. the entity formed by a nation and its territory
4. an institution for making and enforcing collective decisions
Governance refers to
1. the institutions of government
2. the activity of making collective decisions
3. the increasing role of the judiciary
4. the spread of international law
Who described states as 'bodies of armed men'?
1. Hague and Harrop
2. Weber
3. Dahl
4. Lenin
Sovereignty refers to
1. the ultimate source of authority in society
2. ruling monarchs
3. ceremonial leaders
4. supreme courts
Which one of the following is necessarily true of all nations?
1. its members speak the same language
2. its members share the same religion
3. every nation is linked to a specific territory
4. every nation is an independent state
Which one of these peoples form a diaspora?
1. Scots
2. French
3. Jews
4. Swedes
Power is the capacity to
1. exert authority
2. produce intended effects
3. hold sovereignty
4. persuade
Authority is the right to
1. rule
2. delegate
3. nationhood
4. invoke tradition
Which one of the following is an example of legitimacy?
1. a government which is freely elected
2. a government which claims religious authority
3. a government in which laws are made in accordance with the constitution
4. a government whose right to make collective decisions is accepted by the people