This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Comparative > Politics > Comparative Politics – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comparative Politics Quiz 13 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To try to deal with its extreme diversity, India has created a system of asymmetric federalism, which has devolved power differently across its states. What has been one consequence of this decision? A) It has exacerbated ethnic tensions. B) It has resolved the issue with Kashmir. C) It has created more opportunities for corruption. D) It has created a central government with considerable autonomy. E) It has contributed to a Hindi-only nation-state identity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has created more opportunities for corruption. 2. ..... comprise the largest ethnic minority group. A) Chechens. B) Tatar. C) Ukrainian. D) Jews. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tatar. 3. Good democracy requires a strong civic participation from citizen A) True. B) False. C) Sometimes is false. D) Mostly false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Define TERRORISM A) All noneconomic institutions in a society (e.g., religion, culture, national identity); these ideas and values derive from the base and serve to legitimize the current system of exploitation. B) An intergovernmental system with its own sovereign powers over member states. C) A tax on imported goods. D) The use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a politi-cal goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of violence by nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a politi-cal goal. 5. Power, or the state's ability to carry out actions and policies within its own territory without the help of external actors. A) Freedom. B) Equality. C) Sovereignty. D) Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sovereignty. 6. Define QUANTITATIVE METHOD A) Study through an in-depth investigation of a limited number of cases. B) Study through statistical data from many cases. C) A nontariff barrier that limits the quantity of a good that may be imported into a country. D) Those with a political attitude that favors dramatic, often revolutionary change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Study through statistical data from many cases. 7. A liberal democracy would be characterized as having A) High autonomy. B) Weak institutions. C) An equal society. D) Many freedoms and rights. E) No government interference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many freedoms and rights. 8. Define RENT SEEKING A) The fundamental rules and norms of politics, embodying long-term goals regarding individual freedom and collective equality, where power should reside, and the use of that power. B) A rule or an order that sets the boundaries of a given procedure. C) Model that predicts revolution when public expectations outpace the rate of domestic change. D) A process in which political leaders essentially rent out parts of the state to their patrons, who as a result control public goods that would otherwise be distributed in a nonpolitical manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A process in which political leaders essentially rent out parts of the state to their patrons, who as a result control public goods that would otherwise be distributed in a nonpolitical manner. 9. Which economic system do individuals and businesses make the economic decisions in? A) Command. B) Free Market. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free Market. 10. What is a nation-state? A) A tribe that create a nation. B) High coincidence between the territory occupied by a nation and that which is organized as a state-A nation which has its own political structure for the territory it occupies. C) State that monopoly a nation. D) Nation with many states. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High coincidence between the territory occupied by a nation and that which is organized as a state-A nation which has its own political structure for the territory it occupies. 11. NORMATIVE 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: B) Analysis that is dependent upon considering how politics ought to be done. 12. The head part of the communist party in Russia A) Politburo. B) Vladimir Putin. C) Central Military Commission. D) Nomenclature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politburo. 13. An election result in which one candidate receives more votes than any other candidate. May or may not be majority A) Proportional Representation. B) Plurality. C) PPP. D) Single Member District. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plurality. 14. Define SOVEREIGNTY A) The ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals. B) (1) The organization that maintains a monopoly of force over a given territory; (2) a set of political institutions to generate and execute policy regarding freedom and equality. C) Terrorism supported directly by a state as an instrument of foreign policy. D) A state that is able to fulfill basic tasks, such as defending territory, making and enforcing rules, collecting taxes, and managing the economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability of a state to carry out actions or policies within a territory independently from external actors or internal rivals. 15. What do you think is the benefit of comparison? Which is the most? A) Tell the difference. B) Tell the similarities. C) Tell me what should be used. D) All correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All correct. 16. A form of democracy based on the supreme authority of Parliament and the accountability of its elected representatives. A) Democracy. B) Presidential Model. C) Parliamentary Model. D) Westminster Model. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Westminster Model. 17. A global international organization that oversees the 'rules of trade' among its member states ..... A forum to negotiate new trade agreements a resolve disputes ..... A) IMF. B) NAFTA. C) WTO. D) NATO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WTO. 18. State has the exclusive title and prerogative to exercise supreme power over all its people and territory. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. Which of the following accurately compares political ideologies? A) Populism is a nationalist ideology that favors authoritarian rule, while neoliberalism is the belief in limited governmental intervention in the economy. B) Communism is the belief that government should play no role in the economy, while fascism is the extreme nationalist ideology that favors authoritarian rule and the rights of the ethnic majority over that of ethnic minorities and the political opposition. C) Individualism is the belief in individual civil liberties and freedom over government restrictions, while populism is a political philosophy that supports the interests and rights of the common people over that of the elites. D) Neoliberalism is the belief in the abolition of private property, while socialism is the belief in the nationalization of major private industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individualism is the belief in individual civil liberties and freedom over government restrictions, while populism is a political philosophy that supports the interests and rights of the common people over that of the elites. 20. The methods by which citizens and groups express their desires and make demands upon the government A) Interest group. B) Interest conveyance. C) Interest aggregation. D) Interest articulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interest articulation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesComparative QuizzesComparative Politics Quiz 1Comparative Politics Quiz 2Comparative Politics Quiz 3Comparative Politics Quiz 4Comparative Politics Quiz 5Comparative Politics Quiz 6Comparative Politics Quiz 7Comparative Politics Quiz 8Comparative Politics Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books