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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Republic of China move to Taiwan according to Chapter 20?

2. When was the Duma reinstated after Peter the Great?

3. When did the Seigneurial courts lose their power in England?

4. How much land did the Catholic Church own in Denmark in 1536?

5. How much was the per capita spending on all government services, from armies and roads to schools and police on the street in Afghanistan in 2008?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are four differing results relating to accountability?

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

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

4. What happened in the final years of the French monarchy according to Chapter 23?

5. What was British Common Law?

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

7. How does Fukuyama define accountability in Chapter 22?

8. Where are the political factors traced back to?

9. What is political decay part of?

10. What is the first question that Fukuyama asks about political development in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss how the modern political state evolved from tribal groups based on Fukuyama's discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the inverse relationship between the strength of a state and patrimonialism.

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