This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Those in power being viewed as having the right to control or govern others is known as what? A) Traditional authority. B) Coersion. C) Charismatic authority. D) Legitimacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legitimacy. 2. Is when constituents are divided into single member districts in which candidates compete for a single representative's seat. A) First-past-the-post. B) Referendum. C) Single-member districts. D) Mixed-system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First-past-the-post. 3. A network of houses and other places that abolitionists used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or Canada. A) Democracy. B) Underground Railroad. C) Political platforms. D) Suffrage movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underground Railroad. 4. It's the ability to control the behavior of others with or without their consent. A) Authority. B) Power. C) Coercion. D) Charismatic Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. TRUE or FALSE:The three types of authority are traditional, organizational, and legal-rational. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 8. If an individual is arrested for breaking a federal law, which court will his trial take place? A) Peoples Court. B) Circuit Court. C) District Court. D) Superior Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) District Court. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Allows majority members of a legislature to indicate representation of the interest of their constituencies(districts) and allows the opposition party to verbally challenge the majority party governance and policy making.* A) J. Executive Branch. B) H. Semi-Presidential System. C) K. Civil Service. D) L. Question Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) L. Question Time. 12. Devolutionary forces may be divided into three basic types-Ethnic, Economic, and Religion A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 13. Your family was given special favors or materials goods by a politician in exchange for an electoral support is an example of: A) Political Clientelism. B) Anomalies of Politicians. C) Electoral Campaign. D) Vote Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political Clientelism. 14. This political system is one that concentrates all policymaking powers in one central geographic place, and the central government is responsible for most policy areas A) Unitary system. B) Federal system. C) Procedural system. D) Confederal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unitary system. 15. In a semi-presidential system, the president is typically: A) Selected by the military. B) Chosen by the legislature. C) Directly elected by the people. D) Appointed by the judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directly elected by the people. 16. Explain the role of local government in making and enforcing laws within its jurisdiction. A) Local government only enforces laws related to traffic and parking. B) Local government creates and enforces laws to maintain order and protect residents. C) Local government only enforces federal laws, not local ones. D) Local government has no role in making or enforcing laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Local government creates and enforces laws to maintain order and protect residents. 17. Who appoints most of the positions in Iran's government? A) The Supreme Leader. B) The Monarch. C) The Premier. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Supreme Leader. 18. Why did Jackson win the election of 1828? A) He was Harvard educated. B) He was a war hero and people could relate to him. C) He was well-mannered and sophisticated. D) His dad was the second president of the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a war hero and people could relate to him. 19. The government remains in power for five years. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 20. Descent leads an individual to trace kinship through female's line. A) Bilineal. B) Patrilineal. C) Unilineal. D) Matrilineal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matrilineal. 21. Term that describes Russia's semi-presidential system in which a directly elected president appoints theprime minister of the national legislature's lower chamber (Duma) A) F. Legislative Branch. B) E. Prime Minister. C) D. Parliamentary Hybrid. D) G. Head of Sate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. Parliamentary Hybrid. 22. Which system has a head of government who is not directly accountable to the legislature? A) Authoritarian. B) Semi-presidential. C) Parliamentary. D) Presidential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Presidential. 23. What is the legitimate and ultimate authority of the state over an area of territory and the people within it? A) State. B) Authority. C) Power. D) Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State. 24. Which system has a separation of powers and checks and balances? A) Presidential. B) Authoritarian. C) Semi-presidential. D) Parliamentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Presidential. 25. The Government of Kazakhstan consists of ..... ministries A) 19. B) 15. C) 17. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17. 26. It is consist of distinct population of people bound together by a common culture, history, and tradition and is concentrated within a specific geographic region. A) Nation. B) Power. C) Authority. D) State. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nation. 27. Which animal represents the Republican National Party? A) Elephant. B) Donkey. C) Fox. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elephant. 28. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is responsible for financial matters. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 29. It is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 30. Authoritarian regimes often compel individuals by threatening harm to their lives and livelihoods. This is known as: A) Co-optation. B) Corporatism. C) Coercion. D) Clientelism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coercion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInstitutions QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Institutions Quiz 1Political 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