This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the traditional powers and responsibilities of Indigenous civic institutions? A) Enforcing traffic laws. B) Collecting taxes. C) The traditional powers and responsibilities of Indigenous civic institutions include maintaining social order, resolving disputes, managing resources, and preserving cultural traditions. D) Operating public transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The traditional powers and responsibilities of Indigenous civic institutions include maintaining social order, resolving disputes, managing resources, and preserving cultural traditions. 2. The Supreme Court makes final decisions in difficult legal cases and interprets and defends the constitution. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) US. 3. This refers to the pattern of orientation to political objects such as parties, government, and constitution, expressed in beliefs, symbols and values. A) Nation. B) State. C) Political Globalization. D) Political Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Culture. 4. Which type of regime, which is present in all cases of totalitarianism, is often associated with communist and fascist countries? A) Kleptocracy. B) Theocracy. C) One-party rule. D) Patrimonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One-party rule. 5. What is the primary aim of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? A) Regulating world trade. B) Establishing trading links. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regulating world trade. 6. Asymmetric federalism refers to: A) The constitutional provision that allows the federal legislature to overturn regional laws. B) The principle that federal law takes precedence over regional law. C) A situation in which some subnational governments have greater or lesser power than others. D) The constitutional provision that allows central governments to replace governing institutions within subnational governments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A situation in which some subnational governments have greater or lesser power than others. 7. The ..... is taken every ten years to determine the population of states and distribute representatives. A) Census. B) Count. C) Caucus. D) Correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census. 8. An abolitionist who, in his newspaper The Liberator, called for immediate freedom for slaves. A) William Lloyd Garrison. B) Harriet Tubman. C) Frederick Douglass. D) Susan B. Anthony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Lloyd Garrison. 9. Other than checks and balances, which other constitutional principle is evident in the fact that federal officials can be impeached and removed if they break the law? A) Rule of law. B) Separation of powers. C) Federalism. D) Judicial review. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rule of law. 10. Which of the following are most closely associate with authoritarian regimes? A) Regular and open elections for public offices. B) Governmental transparency and public communication. C) Restrictions placed on civil rights and personal freedoms. D) Diverse groups of political elites exercising power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Restrictions placed on civil rights and personal freedoms. 11. Wayne received 45 million votes and 300 electoral votes. Stark received 55 million votes and 238 electoral votes. Which statement describes the outcome of the election? A) The Senate will decide who wins the presidency. B) Wayne wins the electoral vote and becomes president. C) Stark wins the popular vote and becomes president. D) The House of Representatives decides who wins the presidency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wayne wins the electoral vote and becomes president. 12. What are the powers and responsibilities of the local civic institutions in your community? A) Their only responsibility is to collect taxes. B) Varies by community. C) They have no powers or responsibilities. D) They are responsible for national security. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Varies by community. 13. Which house has the power to conduct impeachment trials and, with a 2/3 vote convict and remove impeached officials? A) Senate. B) House of Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senate. 14. TRUE or FALSE:The political organizations that have existed over time include bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. Which system has a fusion of powers and less separation between the executive and legislative branches? A) Presidential. B) Parliamentary. C) Authoritarian. D) Semi-presidential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parliamentary. 16. An escaped slave and abolitionist who became an influential writer and lecturer in the North. A) Susan B. Anthony. B) Harriet Tubman. C) Frederick Douglass. D) William Lloyd Garrison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frederick Douglass. 17. Which is an example of a traditional form of authority A) A Texas senator is elected to office. B) A really likeable person who talks very well. C) A son is crowned king when his father dies. D) Students vote and choose a classmate as class president. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A son is crowned king when his father dies. 18. Which is generally considered a gift or an innate quality unique to a person, but can also be manufactured through the use of propaganda? A) Legitimacy. B) Power. C) Charisma. D) Patron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charisma. 19. A type of family structure which is consist of two partners living and working together. A) Childless family. B) Grandparent family. C) Nuclear family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childless family. 20. What are the major functions of socio-cultural institutions in preserving cultural heritage? A) Ignoring cultural heritage and promoting modern practices. B) Destroying traditional practices and rituals. C) Promoting and supporting traditional practices, rituals, customs, and providing education and awareness about cultural heritage. D) Spreading misinformation about cultural heritage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promoting and supporting traditional practices, rituals, customs, and providing education and awareness about cultural heritage. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInstitutions QuizzesPolitical Institutions Quiz 1Political Institutions Quiz 2Political Institutions Quiz 3Political Institutions Quiz 4Political Institutions Quiz 5Political Institutions Quiz 6Political Institutions Quiz 7Political Institutions Quiz 8Political Institutions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books