Note: this is a take-home exam. You may use your books and your notes, but when you quote from the text, you must do so accurately (with page numbers). Do not plagiarize. The exam is due in my office or mailbox by 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 2. Late exams will not be accepted.

Please answer the following seven questions. Your response for each should be no less than two substantial typed paragraphs. Make sure you read each question carefully.

1) What are the main concerns of the late twentieth-century feminist movement, according to Phillips? Do you find her arguments persuasive? 15 points

2) In what ways is Buddhism compatible with democracy, according to Suu Kyi? Make sure you describe in detail at least four of her interpretations of Buddhist tradition. 15 points

3) Describe and evaluate Bishop Tutu's arguments concerning the goals and methods of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation commission. 15 points

4) Describe and evaluate Gandhi's critique of western industrialized democracy. 15 points

5) What are the characteristics of democratic citizens and what sorts of concerns should we have about these characteristics, according to Schumpeter? Do you find his arguments persuasive? Why or why not? 15 points

6) What does Cornel West mean when he says that we should "link race to the common good"? What ills does he diagnose in contemporary politics, and what proposals does West advance to address those ills? 15 points

7) Describe and evaluate Anthony Downs's model of democracy as a competition between parties. What, specifically, is the role of imperfect information in his model? What are the results of imperfect information? 10 points