This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from A) The rich and well-born. B) Native Americans. C) The common people. D) States' rights supporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The common people. 2. What happens if there is a tie in the electoral college? A) The Senate determines with winner of the election. B) The Supreme Court determines the winner of the election. C) State conventions are held to determine the winner of the election. D) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. 3. Which branch of government introduces a bill? A) Executive. B) Legislative. C) Judicial. D) Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legislative. 4. How do political institutions influence the decision-making process in a country? A) Political institutions only influence decision-making in non-democratic countries. B) Political institutions influence decision-making through laws, regulations, and policies. C) Political institutions have no influence on decision-making. D) Decision-making is solely based on individual preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political institutions influence decision-making through laws, regulations, and policies. 5. What happens if a candidate receives the most electoral votes, but not an absolute majority? A) The Senate determines with winner of the election. B) A mandatory recount is done to determine the winner of the election. C) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. D) Nothing, the candidate with the most electoral votes is the winner of the election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. 6. How are the prices of goods determined in a capitalist economy? A) The supplier determines the prices. B) The customer determines the prices. C) The laws of supply and demand. D) The government determines the prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The laws of supply and demand. 7. Legislative structure that consists of two chambers of representatives A) P. Bicameral. B) Q. Executive Cabinet. C) R. Executive bureaucracy. D) S. Parliamentary Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) P. Bicameral. 8. What is the number needed to be elected President? A) 260. B) 270. C) 269. D) 538. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 270. 9. Parliament has two 'houses':the Commons and the Lords. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 10. In Marbury v Madison (1803), the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Congress did not have the Constitutional authority to create the Judiciary Act of 1789; thus, striking down the law. Which constitutional principle was exercised by the Supreme Court in this decision? A) Judicial review. B) Popular sovereignty. C) Separation of powers. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial review. 11. England and Spain as a monarchial state best define this authority. A) Traditional Authority. B) Charismatic Authority. C) Legal-rational Authority. D) Legitimate Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional Authority. 12. Which of the following is part of Congress? A) Senate. B) Supreme Court. C) President. D) Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senate. 13. An organization of government which creates, enforce, and apply the laws. A) Politics. B) Political Institutions. C) Institution. D) Organizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Institutions. 14. Identify one function of a political Institution. A) To protect the integrity of the political system from outside threats. B) To destroy the dynastic rule of the local elites. C) To identify the threat to democratic rule. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect the integrity of the political system from outside threats. 15. What is the system called in England, where the King has no real authority? A) Royal government. B) Constitutional democracy with a king. C) Constitutional monarchy. D) Absolute monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitutional monarchy. 16. A group of bands linked by kinship is A) Chiefdom. B) Tribe. C) State. D) Kindred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribe. 17. Iran possesses some democratic elements, as all of the following political institutions are elected EXCEPT: A) The Supreme Leader. B) The Assembly of Experts. C) The Majlis. D) The president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Supreme Leader. 18. What is the role of a head of state? A) To formulate policies and oversee bureaucracy. B) To serve as a ceremonial leader and represent the state. C) To propose and approve laws. D) To conduct foreign policy and greet foreign heads of state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To serve as a ceremonial leader and represent the state. 19. When a person or government has legitimate power, they are said to have A) Authority. B) Charisma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Authority. 20. What makes power legitimate? A) It is granted by the governed. B) If you can exercise the power, it's legitimate. C) From the government. D) From strain theory. 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