This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of Sacagawea's skills was the main reason she was asked to join the Corps of Discovery? A) Her knowledge of the landscape within tribal lands. B) Her experience making medicines out of indigenous plants. C) Her strong swimming skills. D) Her ability to speak the Shoshoni language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her ability to speak the Shoshoni language. 2. If the public accepts an institution as right and proper, it will have power, authority, and this value. A) Capacity. B) Autonomy. C) Legitimacy. D) Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legitimacy. 3. Which Shoshone Indian joined the group as a guide and interpreter? A) Pocahontas. B) Nantucket. C) Black Kettle. D) Sacagawea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sacagawea. 4. Which house has the power to create bills involving taxing and spending? A) House of Representatives. B) Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) House of Representatives. 5. What is a Social Institution? A) An organization of schools and different nationalities. B) An organisation that creates, enforces, and applies laws. C) A group of people become the targeted minority with stoning and mobbing, so they create a act. D) For young undocumented immigrants to gain American rights and ctizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organization of schools and different nationalities. 6. The monarch officially appoints the Prime Minister. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 7. Which of the following states has a unitary system of government? A) Mexico. B) Nigeria. C) Iran. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iran. 8. A type of authority where power and legitimacy are legitimized by clearly defined set of written rule or laws. A) Legitimacy. B) Traditional Authority. C) Charismatic Authority. D) Legal-Rational Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legal-Rational Authority. 9. Filipinos sometimes get jealous of other people's successes that they find a way to pull the other person down, rather than striving to be better. A) Tomorrow I live. B) Ningas-Kugon. C) Crab Mentality. D) Colonial Mentality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crab Mentality. 10. The Lower Chamber of the Congress of the Philippines is known by what name A) Congressional Lower Chamber. B) Senate. C) House of Representatives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House of Representatives. 11. Describe the role of international civic institutions in promoting global cooperation and governance. A) Advocating for military intervention in global conflicts. B) Imposing sanctions and penalties on non-compliant countries. C) Facilitating communication, negotiation, and collaboration among countries and non-state actors. D) Promoting isolationism and protectionism among countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facilitating communication, negotiation, and collaboration among countries and non-state actors. 12. What is the role of the executive branch of a political Institution? A) Apply. B) Create. C) Enforce. D) Imply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enforce. 13. The Supreme Court will typically exercise appellate jurisdiction. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Who is the head of government 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. 15. Refers to a marriage custom where an individual is required by society's norms and rules to marry outside of their own group, community or social classes. A) EXOGAMY. B) ENDOGAMY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EXOGAMY. 16. TRUE or FALSE:The term liberalization means "rule by officials" . A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 17. Competitive elections, civil liberties, rule of law, judicial independence, and open civil society are all characteristics of: A) Procedural democracies. B) Free-market economies. C) Presidential systems. D) Liberal democracies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal democracies. 18. Who is responsible for making treaties 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. 19. All were impacts of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT A) It gave the US its manifest destiny. B) It became a training ground forthe future Civil War generals. C) It united America. D) Forced decisions about new lands being free or slave states. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It united America. 20. In a parliamentary system, the prime minister is typically: A) Directly elected by the people. B) Chosen by the legislature. C) Appointed by the judiciary. D) Selected by the military. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chosen by the legislature. ← 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