Comparative Politics And Political Analysis - Study Mode
[#521] In his Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Marx produced a masterpiece of contemporary . . . . . . . . revolutionary history.
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(C) French
[#522] Consider the following : 1. The perpetual struggle of Ins and Outs for political power turns the legislature into a battlefield and in this struggle the interests of the country are forgotten. 2. Parties encourage hollowness and insincerity. They divide not only the legislature but the nation into hostile camps. During national emergencies, parties can hardly transcend their petty differences and present a united front. 3. Parties often over-reach themselves and indulge in unwholesome and immoral activities live bribing the legislators 4. Parties tend to become antonomous and to regard organisations as important for their own sake. Principles are thus subordinated to success at polls and issues are not considered on merit. Which of the above statements make a valid criticism of political parties? Select the correct answer from the following:
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(C) 1, 2 and 4
[#523] Substantive representation is when:
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(D) Representatives act in the interests of their constituents
[#524] Until when the Romantics did not formulate a philosophy for a German political system,
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(D) until the Napoleonic invasion
[#525] The Weberian model of bureaucracy has been criticised from a variety of stand points. Consider the following points in this regard: 1. The Weberian model appears to be a 'machine theory' and a closed system model taking little account of organisational interactions with the environment. 2. The structural features of bureaucracy as laid down by Weber might be suitable for routine and repetitive tasks but these would produce dysfunctional consequences in terms of human behaviour if the jobs would involve innovation and creativity. 3. Weberian model has not been found to respond adequately to the tasks of socioeconomic transformation in the developing countries. These tasks require quick changes whereas the capacity of the Weberian model for adaptation to change is rather slow. 4. Weber's model is confined to the study of formal bureaucratic structure and fails to take notice of the informal structure of bureauracy such as informal relations, informal norms and values, an informal power hierarchy and informal power struggles. Which of the above points make a valid criticism of the Weberian model? Select the correct answer from below:
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(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4