This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Comparative > Politics > Comparative Politics – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comparative Politics Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Privately owned companies that are managed by government officials. They have become part of the patrimonial state in Nigeria A) Parastatal. B) Communal Farms. C) Clientelistic Networks. D) McDonalds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parastatal. 2. The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, religion, cuisine, language, and all other products of human work and thought in a group or society A) Interest. B) State. C) Culture. D) Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Culture. 3. The policy that states that separation of the state and the church shall be inviolable can be found on; A) Section 5. B) Section 6. C) Section 1. D) Section 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Section 6. 4. Known as the Iron Lady, she served as PM from 1979-1991 A) Margaret Thatcher. B) Susan Partridge. C) Judy Dench. D) Meryl Streep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Margaret Thatcher. 5. All of the following are factors of production except ..... A) Land & Resources. B) Capital. C) Labor. D) Business degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Business degree. 6. A form of Government headed by a king or queen A) Democracy. B) Authoritarian. C) Dictatorship. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monarchy. 7. Control by force with absence of strong constitutional traditional influence. Military is key role when the civil government breaks down. A) State Rule. B) Rule of Law. C) Nationalism. D) Military Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Military Rule. 8. A sign of weak democratization in Russia can be seen in the fact that A) Voter turnout has been low. B) No new parties have been formed since the creation of United Russia. C) Although the country has held regular elections, Russia has yet to experience a real transfer of power from one political grouping to another. D) New parties cannot be formed without the consent of the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although the country has held regular elections, Russia has yet to experience a real transfer of power from one political grouping to another. 9. Define QUOTA 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: C) A nontariff barrier that limits the quantity of a good that may be imported into a country. 10. A coalition or cooperative arrangement between political parties to promote a mutual interest. A) Interest group. B) Autarky. C) Cartel. D) Aggregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartel. 11. MPs are members of ..... A) The House of Commons. B) The House of Lords. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The House of Commons. 12. How many levels of court are there in India?a. Threeb. Twoc. Noned. One A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 13. Currently, regional governors are A) Elected by regional legislators. B) Popularly elected, with the requirement that a candidate's nomination is supported by a certain number of local deputies or officials. C) Appointed by the Russian parliament. D) Popularly elected, although all candidates must be approved by the Russian president prior to the election. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Popularly elected, with the requirement that a candidate's nomination is supported by a certain number of local deputies or officials. 14. When you do not need 50% +1 votes to win an election; rather, you need the most ..... It is called a ..... election A) Horse Race. B) First to the Post. C) Majority. D) HyperPluralist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First to the Post. 15. During this period, there was a general benefit to living standard of the British citizen; enlarging the middle class ..... Thus, there was a need to increase the size of the electorate, 3 times in the 19th century (1832, 1867 & 1884) A) Industrial Revolution. B) Glorious Revolution. C) French Revolution. D) American Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial Revolution. 16. This population represents Putin's political base A) Slavophile. B) Westerner. C) Globalist. D) Patrons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slavophile. 17. An elected or appointed official of the state who is in charge of the government and its administrative apparatus (e.g., premier, prime minister, chancellor, or, in some states, president). A) Regime. B) Head of Government. C) Head of State. D) Fusion of Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head of Government. 18. One approach is to focus on ..... issues that require value judgments. A) Normative. B) Empirical. C) Correlation. D) Causation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Normative. 19. The major difference between radicals and liberals is that A) Radicals believe in dramatic change in the current political order; liberals believe in change, but within existing political structures. B) Radicals believe in dramatic change in the current political order; liberals are skeptical of change and support maintaining the current political structures. C) Radicals argue for a return to previously established political structures; liberals argue that all governmental structures should be abandoned. D) Radicals argue that current political structures should be maintained; liberals argue that all governmental structures should be abandoned. E) Radicals believe in dramatic change in the current political order; liberals argue for a return to previously established political structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radicals believe in dramatic change in the current political order; liberals believe in change, but within existing political structures. 20. What is distinction between state and society (Choose two correct answers) A) Society and the state is the same. B) State creates society. C) State is sovereign, society is not. D) State evolves from kingdom, Society from tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) State is sovereign, society is not. ← 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