View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Philip II issue the law that stated "no impositions, contributions, or other taxes are to be imposed on the whole Kingdom without the Cortes being summoned and without their being granted by the procuradores"?

2. When did Commodore Matthew Perry show up with his "black ships" in Tokyo Bay?

3. When did the French revolution take place?

4. When was Constantinople taken by the Turks?

5. What was the per capita income range necessary to achieve the "upper middle income" status of the World Bank in the mid 20th century according to Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a necessary step for accountability in France?

2. What eventually happened to the central authority of the state in Hungary?

3. How does Fukuyama rest his theory in Chapter 29?

4. What did the Orthodox Christian Church not do?

5. What did the Church become in Europe?

6. What does Fukuyama distinguish between when discussing the "rule of law" in Chapter 17?

7. What was British Common Law?

8. What tips a state towards accountability according to Chapter 28?

9. What two countries are examples of states that failed to develop accountability in Chapter 25?

10. Who had no strong concept of a rule of law according to Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the five attributes that distinguish a state from a tribal organization, and use examples of each from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the development of rule of law in world civilizations, and discuss the role that religion played in developing a stronger rule of law.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the probable contributors in the formation of a state and conclude whether Fukuyama's stance has merit.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 654 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample