Gov.

112 Fall 2013

Prof. Olarinmoye KJ 120
Office Hrs: Wed. 11-1.00pm
1st MID-TERM STUDY GUIDE
Gov. 112-01

General Overview: The exam will be in two parts (multiple choice and essays), equally weighted. You will have 75
mins to complete the exam. No books or notes are allowed. Students are encouraged to study together and to
contact the lecturer (through emails/office hours) whenever the need for clarification arises. Also, please make use of
the power point lecture slides (weeks one-five) during your revision for the Mid-term. They are very concise
summaries of each week’s lecture/reading(s) and are available on Blackboard.

Part I: Key Concepts: In this section, which will take a multiple choice format (30 questions), you will be required to
identify correctly key concepts already discussed in class in the last five weeks (1-5). This part of the exam will be
based on the “key concepts” in the textbook as well as the major concepts from the other readings we’ve done. This
section will also cover the issues discussed in all the case study presentations. Students are encouraged to practice
for the quiz using the student resources available online for users of the following texts:

1. Introducing Comparative Politics (Drogus and Orvis) http://college.cqpress.com/Sites/Default.aspx?

alias=college.cqpress.com/Sites/drogusorvis

2. Comparative Politics (Dickovick and Eastwood)

http://www.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195392104/student/chapter1/quizzes/

Part II: Essay Question: You will be asked to write one essay, out of 2 options on the exam. The essay questions
may be based on only a section of the textbook/course or may ask you to write something that involves more than
one section of the textbook/course. Each question will require you to discuss major concepts/arguments and use
case studies as examples in some way.

Think about these major themes (remember to include case study examples) in preparing for the essay:

 The major components of the modern state, how and where they arose, and why some are stronger than
others
 How the major theories of political science (in chapter 1) help explain various issues in later chapters
 The similarities and differences in understanding identity of all types: national, ethnic, religious, and racial
 Similarities and differences among the major ideologies on which modern regimes are based, and how they
agree or disagree
 The major similarities and differences among major economic theories/policies, both conceptual and how
they have been implemented in various cases

Essay Questions

1. What is nationalism? Identify and distinguish (using case studies covered in class) between the various
types of
nationalism.

2. What are the possible roles a state can play in an economy and why are they
important. Using the example of current economic crisis in the US, what role is
the US state currently playing in its economy.