This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the leader of the national legislature is also the head of government who is in charge of formulating, implementing, and enforcing policy through different methods and bureaucratic agencies A) H. Semi-Presidential System. B) E. Prime Minister. C) G. Head of State. D) F. Legislative Branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) E. Prime Minister. 2. Political institution divide by shape is A) Traditional. B) Upgraded. C) Formal. D) State. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State. 3. What is the grant element of a repayable loan according to the OECD? A) 50% of the loan. B) 25% of the loan. C) 5% of the loan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25% of the loan. 4. A form of democracy in which the people elect officials to represent them and pass policy is known as direct democracy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. For the law of demand, as price rises, what happens to quantity demanded? A) It goes down. B) It is not effected. C) It stays the same. D) It goes up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It goes down. 6. Devolution of Government powers to sub-governments is usually a reaction to centrifugal forces. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Which amendment requires electors cast separate votes for president and vice-president? A) Amendment 10. B) Amendment 23. C) Amendment 25. D) Amendment 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amendment 12. 8. The most important authority in a town or city is A) Vice-President. B) Governor. C) Mayor. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mayor. 9. How does the OECD define aid? A) Assistance given to promote economic development and social welfare. B) Assistance given to regulate world trade. C) Assistance given to establish trading links. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assistance given to promote economic development and social welfare. 10. The White House and the Capitol Building are in Washington DC. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) US. 11. Which country has a head of state who is also the head of government? A) China. B) Canada. C) United Kingdom. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States. 12. TRUE or FALSE:Authority is the manifestation or exercise of power. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 13. What is a political party? A) Seats governed by proportional votes. B) Organization that seeks to gain power. C) Multi-parties that appeal to different issues. D) Two-party system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organization that seeks to gain power. 14. TRUE or FALSE:Authority is legitimate power. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 15. What kind of government do they have in China? A) Representative democracy. B) Multi-party democracy. C) Authoritarian regime. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Authoritarian regime. 16. An apparent association between factors or variable is a A) Dependent variable. B) Causal relationship. C) Normative influence. D) Correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correlation. 17. Those in power are viewed as having the right to control, or govern, others. A) Authority. B) Legal Right. C) Legitimacy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legitimacy. 18. There is no written constitution. A) UK. B) US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UK. 19. True/False:The Legislative Branch can "check" the Executive Branch by overriding the President's veto with a 2/3 majority. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the ..... A) Rocky Mountains. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Mississippi River. D) Great Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific Ocean. 21. Who is considered the most powerful person in Russia? A) The Prime Minister. B) The Supreme Leader. C) The Monarch. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President. 22. Which house has the power to impeach officials of the federal government? A) Senate. B) House of Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) House of Representatives. 23. Who appoints the cabinet in China? A) The President. B) The Monarch. C) The Supreme Leader. D) The Premier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Premier. 24. An absolute monarchy is one in which the head of state (king, queen) makes all the decisions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 25. Which sociological view focuses on how the institution brings about social change? A) Complex societies. B) Societies. C) Conflict theorist. D) Functionalist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict theorist. 26. Forces that tear people apart like ethnicity are known as A) Nationalism. B) Centripetal Forces. C) Globalization. D) Fragmentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fragmentation. 27. Which of the following authority is based on a system that have always existed? A) Legal-Rational Authority. B) Traditional Authority. C) Charismatic Authority. D) Legitimacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traditional Authority. 28. What is the significance of the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Marbury v Madison? A) It established the power of judicial review. B) It established citizens have a right to privacy. C) It established the separate, but equal doctrine. D) It established federal supremacy over the states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It established the power of judicial review. 29. Which model states political power is reserved for the privileged? A) Power-elite model. B) Pluralist model. C) Political models. D) Interest groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power-elite model. 30. When power is exercised through the people A) Authority. B) Freedom. C) Democracy. D) Legitimacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democracy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInstitutions QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Institutions Quiz 1Political Institutions Quiz 2Political Institutions Quiz 3Political Institutions Quiz 4Political Institutions Quiz 6Political Institutions Quiz 7Political Institutions Quiz 8Political Institutions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books