Median earnings are a better benchmark for poverty than mean earnings because____________?

A. The mean is distorted by a few people at the very top of the distribution
B. They lead more people to be defined as in poverty
C. The median is a more accurate measurement of earnings than the mean
D. All of the above

Which of these ethnic groups has the greatest proportion of households below 60 per cent of median income ?

A. Whites
B. Indians
C. Black caribbean’s
D. Bangladeshis

The notion of citizenship rights is associated with______________?

A. T.h huxley
B. A.h halsey
C. T.h marshall
D. E.h carr

What do separatist movements around the world seek to achieve ?

A. Recognition of the equal rights of an ethnic group within a nation state
B. The creation of an independent nation state
C. The expulsion of an ethnic group from a disputed region
D. Acceptance of an ethnic groups that to use a separate minority language

What name did Norbert Elias give to the dynamic of competition between social units that eventually gave rise to a nation state ?

A. The absolutist mechanism
B. The decivilizing process
C. The monopoly mechanism
D. The courtizaion process

Who stated that war is the continuation of political intercourse by other means ?

A. Carl von clausewitz
B. Martin shaw
C. Karl marx
D. Mary kaldor

Mary Kaldor (2006) argues that globalization processes lie at the heart of many new wars Which of the following is not an example of the increasing globalization of conflict ?

A. The presence of diaspora volunteer fighters
B. The recourse of combatants to small -scale guerrilla tactics
C. The involvement of international ngos
D. The role of multinational united nations peacekeeping troops

New style terrorism differs from old style terrorism in three main ways Which of the following is not one of the three ?

A. It is global in the scope of its aims
B. It has a nationalist ideology
C. It adopts a loose international type of organization
D. It is more ruthless in the recourse to violent means

Which of these distinguishes modern nation-sates from traditional civilizations ?

A. A national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
B. Governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
C. The granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
D. All of the above

The right to govern in England flows through the legislature to_____________?

A. 1. the prime minister
B. 2. the cabinet
C. 3. the court of law
D. 4. none of them