Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes & Governments
Comp Gov · Unit 1 · Paper 2

Political Systems, Regimes & Governments unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

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Each paper is built from this unit’s 27 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 1, Paper 2” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.
Suggested time 31 min 28 points0/17 attempted
1

Why Russia is federal in name

2

Globalization's effect on sovereignty

3

Democratization

4

Rational-legal legitimacy

5

Asymmetric federalism

6

Common law vs code law

7

Traditional legitimacy

8

State capacity

9

Sovereignty

10

Legitimacy and why it matters

11

Rentier state consequences

12

Failed and fragile states

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Competitive authoritarianism

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Authoritarianism

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Political economy systems

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Rule of law

3 pts

Free response

4 pts

CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS (Question 1).

A. Describe federalism.

B. Describe a way a national government can limit the authority of subnational governments in a federal system.

C. Explain how federalism can help a government manage ethnic or regional diversity.

D. Explain why a national government in a federal system might centralize power despite the risks of doing so.