This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Comparative > Politics > Comparative Politics – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Comparative Politics Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This committee is established to handle disputes between the Majiles and the Guardian Council A) Assembly of Experts. B) Expediency Council. C) The Judiciary. D) The Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expediency Council. 2. The Philippines is a democratic republic in which the power rest with the nation's citizen. Which of the following situations shows the roles of the Filipino people? I. Elect leaders to represent themII. Decide the government they wantIII. Abolish and form a new governmentIV. Fulfill the responsibilities as a citizen of the country A) I, II, III, IV. B) I, II, IV. C) I and II. D) IV only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I, II, III, IV. 3. A form of government in which the people have power in their government. A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Authoritarian. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 4. The categories of radical, liberal, conservative, and reactionary are all political A) Cultures. B) Attitudes. C) Ideologies. D) Opinions. E) Economies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attitudes. 5. Define VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE A) A political system in which the legislature comprises one house. B) A state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority. C) Lenin's argument that an elite communist party would have to carry out revolution, because as a result of false consciousness, historical conditions would not automatically lead to capitalism's demise. D) Vote taken by a legislature as to whether its members continue to support the current prime minister; depending on the country, a vote of no confidence can force the resignation of the prime minister and/or lead to new parliamentary elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vote taken by a legislature as to whether its members continue to support the current prime minister; depending on the country, a vote of no confidence can force the resignation of the prime minister and/or lead to new parliamentary elections. 6. Which is not true about Nation? A) A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a common language. B) A group of people who has a shared ethnicity. C) A nation is a collective identity of people. D) A nation must be recognized and sovereign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A nation must be recognized and sovereign. 7. Define PATRIOTISM A) An arrangement whereby a ruler depends on a collection of supporters within the state who gain direct benefits in return for enforcing the ruler's will. B) Pride in one's state. C) Literally, restructuring; the policy of political and economic liberalization implemented in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s. D) The top policy-making and executive body of a communist party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pride in one's state. 8. The key difference between ethnic conflict and national conflict is that ethnic conflict A) Involves racial equality; national conflict involves economic inequality. B) Involves cultural goals; national conflict involves political goals. C) Involves fundamentalism; national conflict is a clash between liberalism and conservatism. D) Occurs between ethnic groups to achieve political or economic goals; national conflict involves one or more groups striving for sovereignty. E) Is small-scale and uses guerrilla and terrorist activity; national conflict involves militaries from different states going to war. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occurs between ethnic groups to achieve political or economic goals; national conflict involves one or more groups striving for sovereignty. 9. Comparative governance is a formal study of the organization and powers, description of the features of the constitutions and political institutions, and legal powers of political institutions form the basic contents of comparative government study. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 10. The most important policymaking body in the Chinese government is the A) Central Military Commission. B) State Council. C) Standing Committee of the Politburo. D) National Party Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Standing Committee of the Politburo. 11. Define VANGUARD OF THE PROLETARIAT A) A political system in which the legislature comprises one house. B) A state in which most political power exists at the national level, with limited local authority. C) Lenin's argument that an elite communist party would have to carry out revolution, because as a result of false consciousness, historical conditions would not automatically lead to capitalism's demise. D) Vote taken by a legislature as to whether its members continue to support the current prime minister; depending on the country, a vote of no confidence can force the resignation of the prime minister and/or lead to new parliamentary elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lenin's argument that an elite communist party would have to carry out revolution, because as a result of false consciousness, historical conditions would not automatically lead to capitalism's demise. 12. In a parliamentary democracy the head of the government is typically a part of which branch? A) Executive. B) Judicial. C) Tree. D) Legislative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legislative. 13. When a leader's ideas and personality result in the state's power being accepted by the public as right ad good. A) Rational-Legal Legitimacy. B) Charismatic Legitimacy. C) Traditional Legitimacy. D) Regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charismatic Legitimacy. 14. Pride in one's people and the belief that they have their own sovereign destiny that is separate from others is called A) Ethnicism. B) Fascism. C) Fundamentalism. D) Patriotism. E) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Nationalism. 15. The geopolitical practice of using capitalism, business globalization, and cultural imperialism to control a country instead of direct military control or indirect political control. A) Capitalism. B) Interdependence. C) Globalization. D) Neo-colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neo-colonialism. 16. Nike shoes being produced in Vietnam and other third world countries is the result of this interconnected relationship where countries' economies are closely tied and dependent on each other. A) Economic Dependency Theory. B) Globalization. C) Political Economy. D) Neoliberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Globalization. 17. Who chooses the Prime Minister in a Parliamentary system of government? A) The Electoral College. B) The Parliament. C) The King. D) The People. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Parliament. 18. Democratic political system that have been solidly and stably established for an ample period of time ..... A) Democracy. B) Socialist Democratic. C) Consolidated Democracy. D) Authoritarian Regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consolidated Democracy. 19. This political party dominates the politics of Northern England; garnering much of their support from Labour unions, workers, and the lower SES population A) Conservatives. B) Liberal Democrats. C) Labour Party. D) UKIP. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UKIP. 20. A researcher has recently been asked to give advice about how to increase the percentage of female legislators. She theorizes that the electoral system impacts the percentage of female legislators. Given her theory, choose the proper independent variable, dependent variable, and hypothesis. A) IV:Level of Democracy, DV:Percentage of Female Legislators, H:In democracies there will be higher percentages of female legislators. B) IV:Electoral System, DV:Percentage of Female Legislators, H:In PR systems there will be higher percentages of female legislators. C) IV:Percentage of Female Legislators, DV:Electoral System, H:In PR systems there will be higher percentages of female legislators. D) IV:Ballot Type DV:Percentage of female legislators, H:When a party uses an open-list there will be more female legislators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IV:Electoral System, DV:Percentage of Female Legislators, H:In PR systems there will be higher percentages of female legislators. ← 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 9Comparative Politics Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books