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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) 1563.
(b) 1598.
(c) 1456.
(d) 1567.

2. When did the Catholic Church declare its independence from secular authorities?
(a) 13th century.
(b) 15th century.
(c) 12th century.
(d) 11th century.

3. What did Pollock and Maitland write about the king?
(a) That he was not allowed to pass laws.
(b) That he was not the law.
(c) That he would not bow to the law.
(d) That he was not above the law.

4. When was "The Wealth of Nations" written in relation to Marx?
(a) 45 years before.
(b) 75 years before.
(c) 55 years before.
(d) 65 years before.

5. Who are not formally accountable to their people except through a parliament with very limited powers, but have been careful to attend to the demands of the various groups that make up the country?
(a) Lybian leaders.
(b) Jordan Kings.
(c) Iran leaders.
(d) Syrian leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do people in favelas not invest in their homes?

2. When was "Political Order in Changing Societies" published according to Chapter 30?

3. What problem did the Chinese not solve?

4. What class was eliminated by the two world wars in Germany?

5. How long did Charles I's personal rule last?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What has China repeatedly returned to according to Chapter 20?

6. How does Fukuyama define accountability in Chapter 22?

7. What is political decay part of?

8. What are four differing results relating to accountability?

9. What did the Church become in Europe?

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

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