Hierarchical and traditional political cultures

This Assignment has two sections:

  • 5 short-answer identification questions
  • 1 essay question worth (choose 1 out of 2).

This assignment was originally designed to be completed in-class in 75 minutes.

Part 1:

Choose any five of the following terms and give me a definition of the term and an example. The example must be a real example from comparative politics.

Here is a list of the terms. Remember, choose any 5 of these (if you answer more than 5 I will just grade the first 5):

Part 2:

Write a short essay (no more than 2 double-spaced pages) on the following prompt:

Choose one of the following questions. Your answer should be in the form of an essay. A good answer will probably be about 3 to 5 paragraphs. In your answer, compare two examples of collective action. Don’t use the same example you are using in your paper.

  • 1- Consider rebel groups in civil wars. Why do people sometimes join rebel groups, and when will rebel groups succeed? Use two different rebel groups as examples.
  • 2- Consider pro-democracy movements. Why do people sometimes join these movements, and when will movements succeed? Use two different movements as examples.

Requirements: 3 to 4 pages

Answer preview
Modernization theory explains the process through which societies became modernized. It explains the progressive transition model that starts from a pre-modern society to modern society. Modernization theory suggests that democracy is achieved when cultural changes happen rather than economic growth. However, the theory also argues that economic growth and development encourage people to oppose non-democracy and support democracy.  The two major elements of modernization are economic development, and the level citizens understand about politics. Poor and less developed countries or societies are known to maintain their hierarchical and traditional political cultures.  As these countries become wealthy, their citizens’
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