This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The war between Britain and the U.S. cause by British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, restrict America's desire for expansion, and the impressment of U.S. seamen, A) War of 1812. B) French and Indian War. C) Revolutionary War. D) Civil War. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) War of 1812. 2. Which office requires that a person be 35 years old, live in the United States for 14 years, and be a natural-born citizen of the United States? A) President. B) Senator. C) Representative. D) Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 3. What bodies of political Institution pertains to the group of people who were tasks in making the general rules? A) Judiciary. B) Parties. C) Democratic. D) Legislative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legislative. 4. Adolf Hitler who gained the support of the Germans in believing that they are the superior race. A) Traditional Authority. B) Charismatic Authority. C) Legal-rational Authority. D) Legitimate Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charismatic Authority. 5. The system that gives all parties, big and small, the number of representatives in the legislative body (congress/parliament) is based on the percentage of the public that votes for their platform/view points is A) Multi-party system. B) Constitutional Monarch. C) Plurality voting. D) Proportional representation. E) Virtuous Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proportional representation. 6. TRUE or FALSE:The word legitimacy originated from the Latin word "legit" meaning "to declare lawful" . A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 7. TRUE or FALSE:Not all nations are states. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. How did the United States acquire the land explored by Lewis and Clark? A) They won it from the British during the Revolutionary war. B) They defeated American Indians in a series of battles. C) They bought it from the kingdom of France. D) They took it from Spanish conquistadors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They bought it from the kingdom of France. 9. Who is considered the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in Russia? A) The Prime Minister. B) The President. C) The Monarch. D) The Supreme Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The President. 10. Which of the following refers to activities through which people make, preserve and amend general rules under which they live in? A) Power. B) Politics. C) Authority. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Politics. 11. Those in power being viewed as having the right to control or govern others is known as what? A) Traditional authority. B) Coersion. C) Legitimacy. D) Charismatic authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legitimacy. 12. Is when constituents are divided into single member districts in which candidates compete for a single representative's seat. A) Single-member districts. B) Mixed-system. C) Referendum. D) First-past-the-post. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First-past-the-post. 13. A network of houses and other places that abolitionists used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or Canada. A) Suffrage movement. B) Democracy. C) Underground Railroad. D) Political platforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Underground Railroad. 14. It's the ability to control the behavior of others with or without their consent. A) Charismatic Leader. B) Power. C) Authority. D) Coercion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 15. When the President Bush ordered troops into Afghanistan in 2001, which role was he performing? A) Commander-in-Chief. B) Chief Diplomat. C) Chief Executive. D) Chief Administrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commander-in-Chief. 16. Divine right theory A) Right of a sovereign to rule as set forth by the theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people. B) Act by individuals agree to form a government. Government are established by the people. C) Act by individuals agree to form a government. Government are established by the citizans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right of a sovereign to rule as set forth by the theory of government that holds that a monarch receives the right to rule directly from God and not from the people. 17. TRUE or FALSE:The three types of authority are traditional, organizational, and legal-rational. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 18. If an individual is arrested for breaking a federal law, which court will his trial take place? A) District Court. B) Circuit Court. C) Superior Court. D) Peoples Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) District Court. 19. What is the purpose of multilateral aid programmes? A) Regulating international trade. B) Providing non-repayable grants. C) Promoting economic development. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promoting economic development. 20. TRUE or FALSE:Examples of traditional authority are those exercised by elders in a tribe or an indigenous people's group. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInstitutions QuizzesPolitical Institutions Quiz 1Political 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