Question 11 / 1 ptsWhich of the following statements about European Union expansion in recent decades is accurate?Most new members are able to add significant wealth that props up the welfare systems of original members.Turkey has begun negotiations to become a future member, though if accepted it would be one of the smaller and poorer states. Expansion has resulted in a population shift to the north and east.Expansion has been accompanied by immigration westward and company relocation eastward.The collapse of communism brought a halt to almost two decades of European expansion.Question 21 / 1 ptsThe viability of the welfare state is most challenged by: increasingly old populations. the growth of the service sector. economic unions and state integration. increasingly young populations. the growth of postmodern values.Question 31 / 1 ptsJapan provides a uniquely extreme example of which of the following issues in the transition of developed democracies? population aging and homogeneity that threatens the welfare statea focus on individual freedom that has resulted in much reduced collective equality devolution that has reduced national sovereigntyrapidly increasing immigration that has reduced public support for welfare benefits regional integration that has reduced national sovereigntyQuestion 41 / 1 ptsIn terms of political structure and public participation, in which of the following ways are the United States and France similar? They combine proportional representation and single-member districts. They employ referenda and initiatives only at the local level. They employ semi-presidential systems. They both lack the presence of a prime minister.They rely on some form of single-member-district plurality or majority to elect their legislatures.Question 51 / 1 ptsSkepticism toward technological innovation characterizes ________ views. modern quasimodern postmodern religious authoritarianQuestion 61 / 1 ptsGermany, Canada, and the United States are comparable in ________ but very different in ________. the nature of postmodern values; public policy toward immigration the size and nature of the welfare system; the nature of postmodern values level of economic development; their Gini index measure of inequality their Gini index measure of inequality; public policy toward immigration political structure; the level of economic developmentQuestion 71 / 1 ptsThe process by which states pool their sovereignty, surrendering some individual powers in exchange for some political, social, or economic benefits, is known as: decentralization. absorption. peripheralism. integration. devolution.Question 81 / 1 ptsA small province in a large European country feels that its ethnic and cultural heritage differs substantially from that of the country to which it belongs. The executive petitions the central government to allow the province to gain control over the design and writing of textbooks that are administered in its schools, a power formally held by the central ministry of education. The request is granted. This process would be categorized as: centralization. integration. devolution. imperialism. rationalization.Question 91 / 1 ptsIn which of the following countries is increased multiculturalism most likely to be a source of explosive fear and negative reaction? France Mexico the United States Canada AustraliaQuestion 101 / 1 ptsWhich of the following best describes the nature of integration as it has developed in the European Union?Current EU structure has now reached the level of an “intergovernmental” system like the United Nations.It grew to its present state through a series of incremental agreements negotiated over several decades, including as recently as the 2000s.Member opposition to relinquishing sovereignty has kept the EU’s level of integration largely stagnant since the 1980s.It largely came into being with a transfer of power resulting from the supranational “constitution moment” of the 1950s.The EU, after decades of integration, has begun to reverse course and devolve some important policy powers back to the member states.Question 111 / 1 ptsWhich of the following best characterizes the role of freedom across developed democracies?There are significant differences in the definitions and applications of civil rights and liberties.There are significant differences in the level of civil rights, but they correlate strongly with the strength of the judiciary.Developed democracies have moved past distinctions between civil rights and liberties.The degree of civil liberties rises with the level of public participation in government.Developed democracies typically have some restrictions on civil rights but have very expansive civil liberties.Question 121 / 1 ptsWhich of the following describes a major contradiction faced by developed democracies in their attempts to maintain the welfare state?The problem could be mitigated by accepting more immigrants, but that creates a new problem because citizens are largely unwilling to extend benefits to immigrants.Increased immigration and later retirement could be combined to mitigate the problem, but states are unable to regulate the retirement age of immigrants into the labor market.One possible solution is to cut back on benefits, but benefits have already decreased as revenues have shrunk, and yet the problem has not diminished.Expanding the labor market through measures like increased retirement age is a potential solution, but so far advanced democracies have only proved to be willing to shrink the labor market.A shift back to industrial labor would provide more concrete employment and benefits for many, but such a move would reduce the overall revenue of the state.Question 131 / 1 ptsMany suggest that developed democracies are undergoing significant social, political, and economic changes, becoming: postmodern. postbureaucratic. posthierarchical. posthuman. postrational.Question 141 / 1 ptsWhich of the following is currently a major source of contention in the European Union? future membership for Greece future membership for Russia future membership for Turkey future membership for the United Kingdom future membership for the United StatesQuestion 151 / 1 ptsWhat is the chief advantage that a categorization using “developed,” “communist/postcommunist,” and “developing” might have over the “three worlds” model?It keeps the focus on the political nature of the government without