This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the Southern economy based on? A) Manufacturing. B) Livestock. C) Agriculture. D) Service industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agriculture. 2. Amendment 17 allows for the people of a state to elect their senators rather than having them chosen by the state legislatures. Which constitutional principle is evident in Amendment 17? A) Popular sovereignty. B) Rule of law. C) Checks and balances. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Popular sovereignty. 3. Who is responsible for proposing and approving domestic legislation in China? A) The President. B) The Premier. C) The Supreme Leader. D) The Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Premier. 4. Which office requires that person be 25 years old, live in the state they represent, and be a citizen of the United States for seven years? A) Representative. B) Senator. C) President. D) Federal Judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Representative. 5. Which animal represents the Democratic National Party? A) Donkey. B) Horse. C) Tiger. D) Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donkey. 6. The President is elected every four years. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) US. 7. Explain how international civic institutions address issues that transcend national boundaries. A) Advocating for isolationism and non-cooperation. B) Imposing economic sanctions on countries. C) Engaging in military interventions. D) Promoting cooperation, negotiation, and the development of international laws and agreements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoting cooperation, negotiation, and the development of international laws and agreements. 8. In order to win in the presidency a candidate must receive ..... A) A majority of states. B) An absolute majority of electoral votes. C) An absolute majority of the popular vote. D) A majority of both the popular and electoral vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An absolute majority of electoral votes. 9. An escaped slave and abolitionist who was a leader of the Underground Railroad. A) William Lloyd Garrison. B) Susan B. Anthony. C) Frederick Douglass. D) Harriet Tubman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harriet Tubman. 10. According to the 25th Amendment, who becomes president if the current president dies, resigns, or is removed? A) Vice-President. B) Speaker of the House. C) President Pro-Timer. D) Secretary of State. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vice-President. 11. Who is the head of the Executive branch? A) Governor. B) Mayor. C) President. D) Speaker of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 12. Refers to the "web of social relationships" that humans form as part of a family, which is the smallest unit of society. A) Family. B) Kinship. C) Consanguineous. D) Affinal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kinship. 13. Which part of the government is responsible for implementing laws through the government's bureaucracy? A) B. Judicial Branch. B) J. Executive Branch. C) K. Civil Service. D) S. Parliamentary Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. Executive Branch. 14. What is a Political institution? A) An organisation that creates, enforces, and applies laws. B) An organization of schools and different nationalities. C) The ideas that lots of people believe to be true. D) For young undocumented immigrants to gain American rights and ctizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organisation that creates, enforces, and applies laws. 15. Which of the following is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or qualities possess by a certain individual? A) Legitimacy. B) Traditional Authority. C) Charismatic Authority. D) Legal-Rational Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charismatic Authority. 16. Who appoints the cabinet in the United Kingdom? A) The Monarch. B) The Prime Minister. C) The President. D) The Supreme Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Prime Minister. 17. A social and economic unit that consists of one or more parents and their children. A) Family. B) Consanguine. C) Blood relative. D) Kinship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family. 18. Which of the following statements concerning Mexican and Nigerian politics is most accurate? A) The bureaucracies in Nigeria and Mexico must both reflect the countries' federal characters. B) Supreme courts in both countries can exercise judicial review. C) Both the Nigerian and Mexican presidents are limited to two terms. D) Only Mexico has a bicameral legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme courts in both countries can exercise judicial review. 19. The two-party system is a rarity today occurring in only about 25 countries A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Kazakhstan's electoral system is A) Majority. B) Proportional. C) Plurality. D) Mixed of proportional and majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed of proportional and majority. Next →Related QuizzesInstitutions QuizzesPolitical Institutions Quiz 2Political Institutions Quiz 3Political Institutions Quiz 4Political Institutions Quiz 5Political Institutions Quiz 6Political Institutions Quiz 7Political Institutions Quiz 8Political Institutions Quiz 9Political Institutions Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books