This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is considered the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in China? A) The President. B) The Premier. C) The Supreme Leader. D) The Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President. 2. Citizens of nondemocractic regimes may be allowed to participate in elections in order to A) Prepare the country for a transition to democracy. B) Allow voters a choice between candidates and/or parties. C) Assess the state of public opinion. D) Provide legitimacy to the ruling regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide legitimacy to the ruling regime. 3. Which country has a head of government who is the first among equals? A) China. B) Russia. C) Mexico. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 4. In a socialist economy, the wealth is distributed evenly among citizens. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Jacksonian Democracy A) An informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen. B) The practice of giving government jobs to political backers. C) The period of expanding democracy in the 1820s and 1830s. D) The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The period of expanding democracy in the 1820s and 1830s. 6. Which part of the government is responsible for writing laws and major policies? A) Q. Executive Cabinet. B) G. Head of State. C) F. Legislative Branch. D) A. Commander in Chief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. Legislative Branch. 7. Sets of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate for the ultimate purpose of getting support and votes. A) Suffrage. B) Political parties. C) Political platforms. D) Abolitionist movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political platforms. 8. Which election determines who will actually hold office? A) General election. B) Preference election. C) Primary election. D) Caucus election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General election. 9. Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during Andrew Jackson's presidency? A) Oklahoma. B) Arkansas. C) Texas. D) Mississippi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oklahoma. 10. TRUE or FALSE:The bases of legitimacy of rule vary in different types of societies. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 11. Which country has a head of government who can be removed with a vote of no confidence? A) United Kingdom. B) Mexico. C) Russia. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Kingdom. 12. A system of roles and norms that governs the distribution and exercise of power in society. A) Government. B) Political Institutions. C) Congress. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Institutions. 13. About ..... Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears. A) 400. B) 1500. C) 4000. D) 15000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4000. 14. If the President is trying to convince American allies to enact trade sanctions against a foreign country, which Secretary will he work with to engage in those conversations? A) Secretary of State. B) Secretary of Commerce. C) Secretary of Defense. D) Secretary of the Interior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secretary of State. 15. The monarch is the head of state and a symbol of national unity. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 16. Which of the following is characterized by rationality, rule governed behavior and impersonal behavior? A) Nation. B) State. C) Government. D) Bureaucracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bureaucracy. 17. Having only the ability and right to make others do what you would have them do means that you have: A) Legitimacy and authority, but not power. B) Power and authority, but not legitimacy. C) Power and legitimacy, but not authority. D) Authority and capacity, but not power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power and authority, but not legitimacy. 18. This man was president from 1829-1837. A) Thomas Jefferson. B) Andrew Jackson. C) George Washington. D) Henry Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andrew Jackson. 19. Top governmental officials in charge of formulating, implementing, and enforcing policy through differentmethods and bureaucratic agencies A) Q. Executive Cabinet. B) B. Judicial Branch. C) D. Parliamentary Hybrid. D) K. Civil Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Q. Executive Cabinet. 20. This is observed when one person has nothing and they tend to share what they have to them. A) Hardworking. B) Respectful. C) Generosity. D) Hospitable. 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