(A)
What is a "catch-all" political party?
(B)
What's an example of a party in the UK that is
not a "catch-all" party?
(C)
Why is it not
a "catch-all" party?
See pp. 38 and 59-62 in What You Need to
Know
Showing posts with label concepts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concepts. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
2012 Question #1
This is a short answer/concept question (like the first 5 FRQs on the exam).
In the description of the United Kingdom, political scientists identify several nations that make up the country.
(A) What are two of them?
(B) What is a feature of the regime that bridges the cleavages between those nations?
(C) How does that feature reduce the political effects of the cleavages?
See pp. 41 and 62-64 in What You Need to Know
In the description of the United Kingdom, political scientists identify several nations that make up the country.
(A) What are two of them?
(B) What is a feature of the regime that bridges the cleavages between those nations?
(C) How does that feature reduce the political effects of the cleavages?
See pp. 41 and 62-64 in What You Need to Know
Monday, April 11, 2011
Question No. 6
I'll post a sample FRQ here about comparative government and politics almost every week day until May 6. They're for practice, since that one of the best ways of preparing for the exam.
I will post 3 sets of FRQs like the ones you'll see on the AP Exam. Each set will consist of 5 "short answer concept" questions, 1 "conceptual analysis" question, and 2 "country context" questions.
You can subscribe to these questions using the RSS feed (the little broadcast icon in the address bar), and you'll see them in your news reader when I post them.
You can submit an answer using the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site. (Look in the lower, right-hand section of that page.)
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll post your answer (without your name) and a critique here a week after the question was posted. It will be in the "Comments" section for that question.
Here's Question No. 6 (It's a Conceptual Analysis question.):
•Describe, in general, the role of an ideology in supporting the legitimacy of a political system
•Explain how a religious belief system can be more powerful than a political philosophy in supporting the legitimacy of a political system
•Explain how an ideology can support legitimacy of a political system when it accepts dissent from the ideology
(See pp. 41, 55-57, 69-73, 86-88, 96-98, 104-109, 127-130, and 142-146 in What You Need to Know.)
Don't neglect the What You Need to Know Facebook pages
I will post 3 sets of FRQs like the ones you'll see on the AP Exam. Each set will consist of 5 "short answer concept" questions, 1 "conceptual analysis" question, and 2 "country context" questions.
You can subscribe to these questions using the RSS feed (the little broadcast icon in the address bar), and you'll see them in your news reader when I post them.
You can submit an answer using the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site. (Look in the lower, right-hand section of that page.)
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll post your answer (without your name) and a critique here a week after the question was posted. It will be in the "Comments" section for that question.
Here's Question No. 6 (It's a Conceptual Analysis question.):
•Describe, in general, the role of an ideology in supporting the legitimacy of a political system
•Explain how a religious belief system can be more powerful than a political philosophy in supporting the legitimacy of a political system
•Explain how an ideology can support legitimacy of a political system when it accepts dissent from the ideology
(See pp. 41, 55-57, 69-73, 86-88, 96-98, 104-109, 127-130, and 142-146 in What You Need to Know.)
Don't neglect the What You Need to Know Facebook pages
Monday, April 13, 2009
Question No. 19 (13 April 2009)
You can subscribe to these questions using the RSS feed (the little orange icon in the address bar), and you'll see them in your news reader when I post them.
You can submit an answer using the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site. (Look in the lower, right-hand section of that page.)
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll post your answer (without your name) and a critique here a week after the question was posted. It will be in the "Comments" section for that question.
Here's Question No. 19:
a. What are two major explanations for the fact that half of the non-agricultural jobs in Nigeria are government jobs? (2 points)
b. Explain one reason why that situation is detrimental to representative democracy in Nigeria? (2 points)
c. Explain one reason why that situation is supportive of representative democracy in Nigeria? (2 points)
(See pp. 109-111 in What You Need to Know.)
You can submit an answer using the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site. (Look in the lower, right-hand section of that page.)
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll post your answer (without your name) and a critique here a week after the question was posted. It will be in the "Comments" section for that question.
Here's Question No. 19:
a. What are two major explanations for the fact that half of the non-agricultural jobs in Nigeria are government jobs? (2 points)b. Explain one reason why that situation is detrimental to representative democracy in Nigeria? (2 points)
c. Explain one reason why that situation is supportive of representative democracy in Nigeria? (2 points)
(See pp. 109-111 in What You Need to Know.)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Question 32 (15 April)
Each weekday between now and May 1, I'll post a question about comparative government and politics.
You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site. (That e-mail address has changed recently.)
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.
And you'll win two What You Need to Know number two pencils to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"
(You can also win a pair of WYNTK pencils by posing a question that gets used here.)
Here's Question No. 32:
The British civil service is usually held up as the epitome of a government bureaucracy. What are two characteristics of the British civil service that help it earn that reputation?
What is one reason why one of those characteristics is considered desirable?
Whitehall Street in London. Many government ministries have offices on this street near Westminster which you can see in this photo.
You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site. (That e-mail address has changed recently.)
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.
And you'll win two What You Need to Know number two pencils to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"
(You can also win a pair of WYNTK pencils by posing a question that gets used here.)
Here's Question No. 32:
The British civil service is usually held up as the epitome of a government bureaucracy. What are two characteristics of the British civil service that help it earn that reputation?
What is one reason why one of those characteristics is considered desirable?
Whitehall Street in London. Many government ministries have offices on this street near Westminster which you can see in this photo.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Question #13 (19 March)
Each weekday between now and May 1, I'll post a question about comparative government and politics.
You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site.
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.
And you'll win more than one What You Need to Know number two pencil to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"
(You can also win a pair of WYNTK pencils by posing a question that gets used here.)
Here's Question No. 13:
What are two reasons it's useful to comparative political scientists to distinguish between regime and government?
You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site.
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.
And you'll win more than one What You Need to Know number two pencil to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"
(You can also win a pair of WYNTK pencils by posing a question that gets used here.)
Here's Question No. 13:
What are two reasons it's useful to comparative political scientists to distinguish between regime and government?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Question #4 (6 March)
Each weekday between now and May 1, I'll post a question about comparative government and politics.
You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site.
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.
And you'll win a pair of What You Need to Know number two pencils to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"
(You can also win a pair of WYNTK pencils by posing a question that gets used here.)
Here's Question No. 4:
Which two cleavages in Iranian society are most politically relevant (i.e. best predictors of political behavior)? Why are they most politically relevant?
You submit an answer to the "Questions" e-mail link at the What You Need to Know web site.
If you submit the earliest best answer, I'll publish your answer here a week after the question was posted.
And you'll win a pair of What You Need to Know number two pencils to help you fill in the exam's multiple choice answer sheet. One of the pencils will have all the multiple choice answers on it and the other will display King Arthur's memorable line from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "You don't vote for kings!"
(You can also win a pair of WYNTK pencils by posing a question that gets used here.)
Here's Question No. 4:
Which two cleavages in Iranian society are most politically relevant (i.e. best predictors of political behavior)? Why are they most politically relevant?
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