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Which statement best describes Russia's economy after the collapse of the Soviet union?
A. The country and abruptly shifted to capitalism and experienced the time of instability
B. The communist regiment continue to exist, and the economy did not change
C. the country began its slow but steady transition to capitalism
It is possible to argue that Russia is an old liberal regiment today because
A. The president holds great power and may restrict freedom
B. The Orthodox Church appoints the president
C. The tsar chooses the cabinet and they make most decisions
In the United States, Congress can remove a president simply because they think the president is not doing a good job. True or false
Why would a voter support a third party in a majoritarian two party system
A. To protest two main parties
B. Because laws require that more than two parties be represented
C. To help from a coalition of several parties
How does Maoism differ from Confucianism?
A. Maoism emphasized the individual rather than collective society as a whole
B. Maoism rejected the idea of harmony and argued that authoritarian government would always be necessary to suppress class conflict
C. Confucianism rejected the idea of authority and encouraged personal independence.
The debate on the dichotomy of Politics and Public Administration has been going on
since the time of the former US President Woodrow Wilson. Explain what this means
highlighting the differences as well as the similarities of the two disciplines.
In 1957, Ghana gained political independence from British colonial rule and begun
the process of building a post-colonial Public Administration system. As Ghana
prepared for post-colonial rule, Governor Sir Charles Arden-Clarke made the
following important statement, ‘This is a critical time for the Gold Coast---- the Gold
Coast is about to make a great constitutional advance. The world --- is asking whether
the people of the Gold Coast have the capacity and the determination to shoulder their
new responsibilities and undertake the complex task of building up and carrying on a
good government under a new constitution’. What is Ghana’s answer to the world?
Discuss.
The evolution of Public Administration in Ghana began with ‘a Chieftaincy
Administration’ which was practiced before the arrival of the Europeans. In the
process, the British introduced what could loosely be referred to as a ‘Traditional-
Federal’ State. To what extent do you think that this change in the systems of
governance was inevitably leading to a ‘Democratic’ system of governance in Ghana?
‘In a democratic Republic, the elected officials must retain the favourable opinions of
the citizens, and their efforts to influence organisations will reflect this need’. Discuss
how the interaction between civil society and Elected Officials may help to facilitate
this position.
In 1916, Governor Clifford told the educated Natives of the Gold Coast to stop the
‘loose talk on the subject of representative government’ and innovate an indigenous
practical proposal of nation-building ‘which would be applicable to local conditions’.
Discuss the implications of this statement in the context of the development of
modern Public Administration in Ghana.
