This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the Southern economy based on? A) Livestock. B) Service industry. C) Manufacturing. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 2. Amendment 17 allows for the people of a state to elect their senators rather than having them chosen by the state legislatures. Which constitutional principle is evident in Amendment 17? A) Popular sovereignty. B) Rule of law. C) Checks and balances. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Popular sovereignty. 3. Who is responsible for proposing and approving domestic legislation in China? A) The Supreme Leader. B) The Premier. C) The Monarch. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Premier. 4. Which office requires that person be 25 years old, live in the state they represent, and be a citizen of the United States for seven years? A) Federal Judge. B) President. C) Representative. D) Senator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representative. 5. Which animal represents the Democratic National Party? A) Bear. B) Donkey. C) Horse. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Donkey. 6. The President is elected every four years. A) US. B) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) US. 7. Explain how international civic institutions address issues that transcend national boundaries. A) Advocating for isolationism and non-cooperation. B) Imposing economic sanctions on countries. C) Engaging in military interventions. D) Promoting cooperation, negotiation, and the development of international laws and agreements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Promoting cooperation, negotiation, and the development of international laws and agreements. 8. In order to win in the presidency a candidate must receive ..... A) A majority of states. B) An absolute majority of electoral votes. C) An absolute majority of the popular vote. D) A majority of both the popular and electoral vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An absolute majority of electoral votes. 9. An escaped slave and abolitionist who was a leader of the Underground Railroad. A) Frederick Douglass. B) Susan B. Anthony. C) William Lloyd Garrison. D) Harriet Tubman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harriet Tubman. 10. According to the 25th Amendment, who becomes president if the current president dies, resigns, or is removed? A) Secretary of State. B) Vice-President. C) President Pro-Timer. D) Speaker of the House. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vice-President. 11. Who is the head of the Executive branch? A) Speaker of the house. B) Governor. C) Mayor. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 12. Refers to the "web of social relationships" that humans form as part of a family, which is the smallest unit of society. A) Kinship. B) Consanguineous. C) Affinal. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kinship. 13. Which part of the government is responsible for implementing laws through the government's bureaucracy? A) S. Parliamentary Systems. B) K. Civil Service. C) B. Judicial Branch. D) J. Executive Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. Executive Branch. 14. What is a Political institution? A) An organisation that creates, enforces, and applies laws. B) An organization of schools and different nationalities. C) The ideas that lots of people believe to be true. D) For young undocumented immigrants to gain American rights and ctizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An organisation that creates, enforces, and applies laws. 15. Which of the following is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or qualities possess by a certain individual? A) Charismatic Authority. B) Legitimacy. C) Traditional Authority. D) Legal-Rational Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charismatic Authority. 16. Who appoints the cabinet in the United Kingdom? A) The Supreme Leader. B) The President. C) The Prime Minister. D) The Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Prime Minister. 17. A social and economic unit that consists of one or more parents and their children. A) Consanguine. B) Family. C) Kinship. D) Blood relative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 18. Which of the following statements concerning Mexican and Nigerian politics is most accurate? A) The bureaucracies in Nigeria and Mexico must both reflect the countries' federal characters. B) Supreme courts in both countries can exercise judicial review. C) Both the Nigerian and Mexican presidents are limited to two terms. D) Only Mexico has a bicameral legislature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supreme courts in both countries can exercise judicial review. 19. The two-party system is a rarity today occurring in only about 25 countries A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Kazakhstan's electoral system is A) Majority. B) Proportional. C) Plurality. D) Mixed of proportional and majority. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed of proportional and majority. 21. 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. 22. 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) Representative. B) Senator. C) Governor. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 23. What bodies of political Institution pertains to the group of people who were tasks in making the general rules? A) Parties. B) Legislative. C) Democratic. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legislative. 24. 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. 25. 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) Proportional representation. B) Constitutional Monarch. C) Virtuous Dictatorship. D) Multi-party system. E) Plurality voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proportional representation. 26. TRUE or FALSE:The word legitimacy originated from the Latin word "legit" meaning "to declare lawful" . A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 27. TRUE or FALSE:Not all nations are states. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 28. 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 bought it from the kingdom of France. C) They defeated American Indians in a series of battles. D) They took it from Spanish conquistadors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They bought it from the kingdom of France. 29. Who is considered the commander-in-chief of the armed forces in Russia? A) The President. B) The Prime Minister. C) The Supreme Leader. D) The Monarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The President. 30. Which of the following refers to activities through which people make, preserve and amend general rules under which they live in? A) Politics. B) Authority. C) Power. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politics. 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