Exam 10: Political Organization

A) It is the name of a book about ethnic conflict cross-culturally.
B) It is a type of ethnic conflict in which genocide is conducted nation-wide.
C) It is the U.S.policy of granting political asylum to those who can prove they are threatened in their home countries.
D) It is an immigration policy in the U.S.in which refugees are placed in areas where their neighbors do not come from similar ethnic backgrounds.
E) It is a legal term that is used in U.S.courts to determine whether the plaintiff is guilty of coercion and threat based on ethnic background.

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A) Democratic election of the Asantehene.
B) Equitable tax structure which took from the rich and gave to the poor.
C) Policy of land reform.
D) Institution of public education in which children of all classes attended the same schools.
E) Control over the awarding of ceremonial titles and insignia.

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A) The most unstable type of political system.
B) Necessarily vigilant at all times for signs of threat to elite authority.
C) Built on consensus with no need to solidify themselves through violent or coercive action.
D) Most effective when different ethnic groups are given opportunities to fully express their ethnic cultures.
E) Unlikely to survive when they have large populations of indigenous peoples.

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A) Since no male was available,a female had to assume the chief's role.
B) An individual who was chief did not have the support of the people.
C) A chief was either under 15 years of age or older than 65.
D) Chiefs negotiated treaties with settlers that involved giving away traditional lands.
E) Outside governments insisted that the Ojibwa appoint a supreme leader.

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Power is the ability to compel other individuals to do things that they would not choose to do of their own accord,while authority is the ability to cause others to act based on characteristics such as honor,status,knowledge,ability,respect,or the holding of formal public office.

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A) Band-level societies never have conflict within the band.
B) Conflict is mainly between corporate kin groups fighting over land.
C) Band-level societies frequently engage in warfare.
D) Band-level societies minimize conflict between individuals but it does occur.
E) Band-level societies have died out mainly because their excessive interpersonal violence led to population decreases.

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A) It has continued uninterrupted since the time of Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab in the early 1700s.
B) It has continued uninterrupted since the time of Mohammed Abdel Wahab in the early 20th century.
C) It is of ancient origin but can only be understood in terms of recent and current political events.
D) It does not affect the Islamic world outside of Iraq.
E) It is entirely a response to the Western invasion of and colonization of Islamic lands.

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