This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Comparative > Politics > Comparative Politics – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comparative Politics Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Created by Parliament to put govt and private interests together on policy making board A) Bureaucracy. B) Quangos. C) Agencies. D) Whitehall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quangos. 2. A political party that claims to operate in the 'true' interest of the group or class that it purports to represent. A) Political Party. B) Vanguard Party. C) West Coast Party. D) Third Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vanguard Party. 3. The single term allowed to an individual serving as president in Mexico is called ..... A) Sexennium. B) Cauldron. C) Clique. D) Parastatals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sexennium. 4. Define REPUBLICANISM A) Indirect democracy that emphasizes the separation of powers within a state and the representation of the public through elected officials. B) Theory of development in which the existence of natural resources in a given state is a barrier to modernization and democracy. C) Public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. D) A system in which all individuals and groups, including those in government, are subject to the law, irrespective of their power or authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indirect democracy that emphasizes the separation of powers within a state and the representation of the public through elected officials. 5. Following WWII, most Britons and all major political parties agreed that governments should work to Narrow gap between rich/poor ..... A) Socialism. B) Welfare. C) Collective Consensus. D) Conservativism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collective Consensus. 6. Political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life whenever necessary. A) Cult of personality. B) Radicalism. C) Totalitarianism. D) Authoritarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Totalitarianism. 7. A state in which most political power exists at a national level. A) Federal State. B) Unitary State. C) Equal State. D) Weak State. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unitary State. 8. What are NOT the characteristics of Totalitarianism A) Frequent mobilization of the population. B) Recourse to terror. C) A total grip of the state on its citizens. D) Has a democratic parliamentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has a democratic parliamentary. 9. Institutions, relationships, and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society's social interactions. Increasing evidence shows that social cohesion is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable. A) Social Capital. B) Globalization. C) Social Contract. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Capital. 10. Countries whose political systems exhibit some democratic and some authoritarian elements A) Democracy. B) Mixed Systems. C) Authoritarian regime. D) Consolidated Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed Systems. 11. Ethnic identity or ethnicity is a A) Racial makeup of a nation. B) Common language and location that unites a state. C) Set of institutions that bind people together through common culture. D) Set of institutions that bind people together around common political aspirations. E) Decision by certain governments to place people into social hierarchies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set of institutions that bind people together through common culture. 12. What is NOT considered as the Asian Values A) Well-defined family structure. B) Individualism. C) Respect for political authority. D) Society above self. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individualism. 13. Which office today is the executive branch of China? A) Premier. B) President. C) Chairman. D) Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President. 14. The key difference between communism and social democracy (or socialism) is that A) Communism focuses solely on promoting individual freedom; socialism seeks to balance freedom and equality. B) Communism conceives of the state as a vital instrument to express national will; socialism argues that all governmental structures should be abandoned. C) Both strive for economic equality, but socialism accepts private ownership and market forces. D) Communism argues for a centrally planned economy to prevent inequalities; socialism focuses solely on promoting individual freedom. E) Communism favors greater state involvement in the economy; socialism argues that all governmental structures should be abandoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both strive for economic equality, but socialism accepts private ownership and market forces. 15. Define PROLETARIAT A) Characterized by a set of values that center on "quality of life" considerations and give less attention to material gain. B) The ability to influence others or impose one's will on them. C) A political system in which the roles of head of state and head of government are combined in one executive office. D) The working class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The working class. 16. Oligarchs are A) Religious Leaders. B) Members of the Duma. C) Presidential Advisors. D) The Ultra Rich of Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ultra Rich of Russia. 17. Type of Economic System found in the United States? A) Communism. B) Socialism. C) Free Enterprise. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free Enterprise. 18. Define POLITICAL CULTURE A) Description of one's views regarding the speed and methods with which political changes should take place in a given society. B) The basic norms for political activity in a society. C) The study of the interaction between states and markets. D) The basic values held by an individual about the fundamental goals of politics or the ideal balance of freedom and equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The basic norms for political activity in a society. 19. In what economic system does the government exert the most control over peoples choices? A) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) Traditional. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communism. 20. Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Socio-Economic-Status, and more can be seen as examples of wedge issues that can lead to ..... A) Quangos. B) Hung Parliament. C) Societal Change. D) Social Cleavage. 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