This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Culture > Political > Political Culture – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Culture Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following political cultures emphasizes minimal government? A) Individualistic. B) Moralistic. C) Traditionalistic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individualistic. 2. Definition:The government and those who govern are bound by the law, as are those who are governed. A) Rule of Law. B) Republic. C) Democracy. D) Representative Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rule of Law. 3. What is political tolerance? A) The willingness to extend basic rights and civil liberties to persons and groups whose viewpoints differ from one's own. B) Banning people from having different views on issues. C) Only allowing those in charge to have an opinion. D) Not listening to what others have to say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The willingness to extend basic rights and civil liberties to persons and groups whose viewpoints differ from one's own. 4. What is the free enterprise system? A) Guarantee equality among citizens. B) The majority rules but the rights of the political minority are protected. C) Allows for people and business to make their own economic choices about how best to produce, distribute, and exchange goods and services with limited interference from government. D) The ability of people to act and think as the choose, so long and their choices do not harm the liberty or well-being of others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allows for people and business to make their own economic choices about how best to produce, distribute, and exchange goods and services with limited interference from government. 5. The "gender gap" refers to the idea that women A) Are more likely to vote for Democrats than are men. B) Cannot take combat roles in the military. C) Are denied equal protection. D) Are proportionally underrepresented among members of Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are more likely to vote for Democrats than are men. 6. Of the three political subcultures identified in the reading, which two have had the most influence on the development of political culture in Texas? A) Traditional, Individualistic. B) Traditional, Moralistic. C) Moralistic, Individualistic. D) Moralistic, Traditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional, Individualistic. 7. Which quote best represents the concept of limited government? A) "The government that governs least is the government that governs best.". B) "A government of the people, by the people, and for the people.". C) "Power must never be trusted without a check.". D) "All men are created equal.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Power must never be trusted without a check.". 8. Identify one of the major areas of Texas history described in the reading that had a significant impact on the development of political culture. A) Capitalism. B) Reconstruction. C) Socialization. D) Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reconstruction. 9. Which of the following would a political scientist look at as the best indicator of democratization? A) Written protections of civil liberties. B) Holding national elections on a regular basis. C) Robust political culture of civil society group pluralism. D) A written constitution with separate branches of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robust political culture of civil society group pluralism. 10. Locke believed the social contract A) Worked both ways between the government and people. B) Put only the people in charge. C) Put only the government in charge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Worked both ways between the government and people. 11. The culture war in the United States is a battle over? A) Sports. B) Money. C) Land. D) Values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Values. 12. Form of government that promotes individual liberty (freedoms) and God-given rights (natural rights), believes that all governmental power is derived from the people, and encourages participation by its citizens in political affairs. A) Monarchy. B) Oligarchy. C) Democracy. D) Republicanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republicanism. 13. According to Inglehart's scarcity hypothesis, people's values are formed during the early years of their childhood and represent the economic conditions prevalent at that time. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What does orthodox mean? A) Having traditional views on issues. B) Having no views on issues. C) Believing in anarchy. D) Believing in communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having traditional views on issues. 15. One house legislature A) Unicameral. B) Bicameral. C) Congress. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unicameral. 16. Which of the following terms refers to A belief that one is a member of an economic group whose interests are opposed to people in other such groups. A) Class Consciousness. B) Orthodox. C) Progressives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Class Consciousness. 17. Levels of political trust in the Baltic states are highly dependent on institutional performance both in the economic sphere and political sphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What term describes civil society groups that provide some similar services as a government provides? A) Nongovernmental organization. B) Supranational organization. C) Political party. D) Political system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nongovernmental organization. 19. To him, what was the best form of government? A) Where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. B) Democracy. C) Absolute monarchy. D) Every man for himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful. 20. What type of government is characterized by popular sovereignty? A) Communism. B) Fascism. C) Democracy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCulture QuizzesPolitical Culture Quiz 1Political Culture Quiz 3Political Culture Quiz 4Political Culture Quiz 5Political Culture Quiz 6Political Culture Quiz 7Political Culture Quiz 8Political Culture Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books