This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Comparative > Politics > Comparative Politics – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comparative Politics Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH. which is the best definition? A) Research that involves interviewing people. B) Research that involves reading a wide variety of books. C) Research that involves the analysis of numerical data. D) Research that involves building a holistic (or complete) picture by utilizing a wide variety of sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Research that involves the analysis of numerical data. 2. What issues that is NOT covered in Comparative Politics? A) The study of democratic idea in different countries. B) The study of collective identity in different countries. C) The study of economic policy in different countries. D) The study of sports in different countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of sports in different countries. 3. A state where one party is in charge like the PRI in Mexico sand the communist party in China A) Party State. B) Democratic State. C) Liberal Democracy. D) Illiberal Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Party State. 4. Define STATE 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: 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. 5. How many readings must a bill go through prior to the final 'ping-pong' of amendments? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 6. Which of the following was an ideology that was most influential in shaping the political system during the earliest days of the Soviet Union? A) State corporatism. B) Democratic centralism. C) Liberalism. D) Stalinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic centralism. 7. Which of the following does not characterize the comparative politics? A) It involves mindful comparisons in studying; political experiences, institutions, behaviour and processes of major systems of government. B) It comprises of the study of even extra constitutional agencies along with the study of formal governmental organs. C) It excludes the important regularities, similarities and differences in the working of political behaviour. D) It compares the political systems in various parts of the globe, with a view to comprehend and define the nature of politics and to devise a scientific theory of politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It excludes the important regularities, similarities and differences in the working of political behaviour. 8. What is the Human Development Index? A) The health of an individual. B) A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development. C) The country a person lives in,. D) The number of preventable diseases in a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A set of statistics or numbers that rank countries by their development. 9. The process by which a judicial body evaluates and rules on the legal authority of legislation. A) Judicial Review. B) Legislative Acts. C) Legislative Review. D) Executive Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial Review. 10. Collectivization is best described in which answer? A) Public farms are taken over by the government and organized into large state farms. B) Welfare is distributed on a needs based system. C) Free Market Competition, allowing for corporate innovation. D) A system of government where the leader treats you as property. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public farms are taken over by the government and organized into large state farms. 11. Which of the following is NOT a main element of the State? A) Defined Territory. B) Sovereignty that creates boundaries. C) Central government which upholds the State. D) People living in a defined territory. E) Police power that ensures the safety and security of the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Police power that ensures the safety and security of the state. 12. A set of public policies designed to provide for citizens' needs through direct or indirect provision of pensions, healthcare ..... assistance to the poor ..... etc. A) Hegemonic Power. B) Welfare State. C) NeoLiberalism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Welfare State. 13. According to Section 3, who are tasked to protect the state and assure the safety and security of the Filipino People? A) Armed Forces of the Philippines. B) BTS Army. C) President and the government. D) Civilian Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armed Forces of the Philippines. 14. The United States has no State-owned enterprise A) True. B) False. C) They have several. D) They only have one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. An economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and co-operative management of the economy. A) Authoritarianism. B) Democracy. C) Socialism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialism. 16. Ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc., or of one social class over others A) Authority. B) Hegemony. C) Power. D) Prebendalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hegemony. 17. Which of the following is NOT the duty of the government according to Section 5? A) Maintain peace and order. B) Protect the life, liberty and property of the citizen. C) Promote the general welfare of the people. D) Deprive the people with freedom and democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deprive the people with freedom and democracy. 18. An ideology that seeks to unite religion with the state is called A) Puritanism. B) Religious conservatism. C) Orthodoxy. D) Fundamentalism. E) Radicalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fundamentalism. 19. Define PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM 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: C) A political system in which the roles of head of state and head of government are combined in one executive office. 20. The field within political science that focuses on domestic politics and analyzes patterns of similarity and difference ..... A) Political Science. B) Comparative Politics. C) Distributional Politics. D) Consolidated Democracies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparative Politics. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesComparative QuizzesComparative Politics Quiz 1Comparative Politics Quiz 3Comparative Politics Quiz 4Comparative Politics Quiz 5Comparative Politics Quiz 6Comparative Politics Quiz 7Comparative Politics Quiz 8Comparative Politics Quiz 9Comparative Politics Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books