This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Comparative > Politics > Comparative Politics – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comparative Politics Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. SOVEREIGNTY. which is the best definition? A) Legal authority over people in a certain territory. B) An idea that binds people together. C) The ability to control people and territory. D) The boundaries between nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legal authority over people in a certain territory. 2. True or False:Nigeria is linguistically diverse. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. REGIME. which is the best definition? A) The boundaries of a nation. B) The ability to control people and events. C) The organizational structure of a government. D) A political/legal organization that has control over the people and territory within a set boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The organizational structure of a government. 4. A factor that determines which ideologies dominates a country's political regime may be A) Nationalism. B) Patriotism. C) Political culture. D) Political economy. E) Ethnic or religious composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political culture. 5. What year did the military regime in Nigeria end ..... (Hint ..... this constitution is still in use ..... ) A) 1963. B) 1999. C) 2000. D) 1996. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1999. 6. This policy was set up by Gorbachev to encourage citizens of the Soviet Union to be open about their opinions. A) Loudness. B) Open Court. C) Open Door. D) Russification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loudness. 7. The party with the largest number of seats in Parliament, at this time (2018) is the ..... party ..... They do not have enough for a majority, thus they have a plurality ..... A) Labour. B) Green. C) Liberal Democrats. D) Conservatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservatives. 8. Answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving A) Plurality. B) Accommodation. C) Capitalism. D) Accountability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accountability. 9. Define POLITICAL-ECONOMIC SYSTEM A) Violence outside of state control that is politically motivated. B) The relationship between political and economic institutions in a particular country and the policies and outcomes they create. C) The struggle in any group for power that will give one or more persons the ability to make decisions for the larger group. D) A political view that does not have a consistent ideological foundation, but that emphasizes hostility toward elites and established state and economic institutions and favors greater power in the hands of the public. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The relationship between political and economic institutions in a particular country and the policies and outcomes they create. 10. Name the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. A) Prime Minister. B) Vice-President. C) Speaker. D) Member of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 11. The quorum of the Lok Sabha required ; A) 1/cat. B) 1/10th. C) 1/11th. D) 1/12th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1/10th. 12. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS. which is the best definition? A) Analysis that is dependent upon observable and testable facts. B) Analysis that is dependent upon considering how politics ought to be done. C) Analysis that is dependent upon numbers alone. D) Analysis that is dependent upon opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Analysis that is dependent upon observable and testable facts. 13. This region contains a Majority Muslim population. Putin invaded the region following his promotion to President in 1999. He used this invasion to garner support leading into the 2000 general elections for President. A) Chuvashia. B) Chechnya. C) Georgia. D) Ukraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chechnya. 14. In the UK, how are PMs removed from office? A) Vote of no confidence. B) Impeachment. C) Through national referendum. D) By the Queen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vote of no confidence. 15. Define TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP A) An integrated set of hypotheses, assumptions, and facts. B) A nondemocratic regime that is highly centralized, possessing some form of strong ideology that seeks to transform and absorb fundamental aspects of state, society, and the economy, using a wide array of institutions. C) Legitimacy that accepts aspects of politics because they have been institutionalized over a long period of time. D) Proposed agreement among twelve countries to liberalize trade though reduced tariffs and common regulations. Abandoned by the United States in 2020. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proposed agreement among twelve countries to liberalize trade though reduced tariffs and common regulations. Abandoned by the United States in 2020. 16. STATE. which is the best definition? A) A political/legal organization that has control of a territory. B) A particular condition that someone or something is in at a particular time. C) Express something clearly either in writing or speech. D) A political/legal organization that has control over the people and territory within a set boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A political/legal organization that has control over the people and territory within a set boundary. 17. Which of the following is an accurate description of the judicial system in modern day China? A) The higher courts have the power of judicial review. B) The Chinese Communist Party controls Court procedures and decisions. C) Local courts have a great deal of autonomy. D) Most judges that sit on courts make independent decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Chinese Communist Party controls Court procedures and decisions. 18. In a traditional economy, how are choices made? A) Individuals decide. B) Government makes the decisions. C) By custom, what has always been done. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By custom, what has always been done. 19. With clientelism A) The state receives the support of the people by creating groups that involve the people and help to spread propaganda about the regime. B) A leader's strong personality helps to develop loyalty to the regime. C) People are tricked into following the regime by the existence of the process of democracy but not the substance of it. D) People follow the regime out of concern for their lives. E) Individuals support the regime because they receive a tangible benefit. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Individuals support the regime because they receive a tangible benefit. 20. Below are NOT types of Authoritarianism A) Dictatorship. B) Parliamentary monarchy. C) Military board. D) Absolute monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parliamentary monarchy. 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