This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Institutions > Government > Political Institutions – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Institutions Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from A) The rich and well-born. B) Native Americans. C) The common people. D) States' rights supporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The common people. 2. What happens if there is a tie in the electoral college? A) The Supreme Court determines the winner of the election. B) The Senate determines with winner of the election. C) State conventions are held to determine the winner of the election. D) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. 3. Which branch of government introduces a bill? A) Legislative. B) Judicial. C) Cabinet. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative. 4. How do political institutions influence the decision-making process in a country? A) Political institutions only influence decision-making in non-democratic countries. B) Political institutions influence decision-making through laws, regulations, and policies. C) Political institutions have no influence on decision-making. D) Decision-making is solely based on individual preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political institutions influence decision-making through laws, regulations, and policies. 5. What happens if a candidate receives the most electoral votes, but not an absolute majority? A) The Senate determines with winner of the election. B) A mandatory recount is done to determine the winner of the election. C) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. D) Nothing, the candidate with the most electoral votes is the winner of the election. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The House of Representatives determines the winner of the election. 6. How are the prices of goods determined in a capitalist economy? A) The supplier determines the prices. B) The customer determines the prices. C) The laws of supply and demand. D) The government determines the prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The laws of supply and demand. 7. Legislative structure that consists of two chambers of representatives A) R. Executive bureaucracy. B) Q. Executive Cabinet. C) P. Bicameral. D) S. Parliamentary Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) P. Bicameral. 8. What is the number needed to be elected President? A) 538. B) 269. C) 260. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270. 9. Parliament has two 'houses':the Commons and the Lords. A) US. B) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UK. 10. In Marbury v Madison (1803), the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Congress did not have the Constitutional authority to create the Judiciary Act of 1789; thus, striking down the law. Which constitutional principle was exercised by the Supreme Court in this decision? A) Popular sovereignty. B) Separation of powers. C) Judicial review. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial review. 11. England and Spain as a monarchial state best define this authority. A) Traditional Authority. B) Charismatic Authority. C) Legitimate Authority. D) Legal-rational Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional Authority. 12. Which of the following is part of Congress? A) Senate. B) Cabinet. C) Supreme Court. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Senate. 13. An organization of government which creates, enforce, and apply the laws. A) Politics. B) Organizations. C) Political Institutions. D) Institution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political Institutions. 14. Identify one function of a political Institution. A) To protect the integrity of the political system from outside threats. B) To destroy the dynastic rule of the local elites. C) To identify the threat to democratic rule. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect the integrity of the political system from outside threats. 15. What is the system called in England, where the King has no real authority? A) Constitutional democracy with a king. B) Absolute monarchy. C) Constitutional monarchy. D) Royal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitutional monarchy. 16. A group of bands linked by kinship is A) Kindred. B) Tribe. C) Chiefdom. D) State. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribe. 17. Iran possesses some democratic elements, as all of the following political institutions are elected EXCEPT: A) The Assembly of Experts. B) The president. C) The Majlis. D) The Supreme Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Supreme Leader. 18. What is the role of a head of state? A) To formulate policies and oversee bureaucracy. B) To serve as a ceremonial leader and represent the state. C) To propose and approve laws. D) To conduct foreign policy and greet foreign heads of state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To serve as a ceremonial leader and represent the state. 19. When a person or government has legitimate power, they are said to have A) Charisma. B) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authority. 20. What makes power legitimate? A) From strain theory. B) It is granted by the governed. C) From the government. D) If you can exercise the power, it's legitimate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is granted by the governed. 21. Which of the following statements about the Nigerian executive is NOT true? A) The executive branch has both a president and a prime minister. B) The president is directly elected by the people. C) The president must win 25% of all the votes in 2/3 of the states. D) The president has generally headed an intricate patron-client system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The executive branch has both a president and a prime minister. 22. This often observed not just from younger people but also from older ones. A) Respectful. B) Hardworking. C) Strong family ties. D) Hosplitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respectful. 23. TRUE or FALSE:The nation is a political unit that possesses sovereignty over an area of territory and the people within it. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 24. The ability to do something in order to achieve a desired outcome. A) Power. B) Authority. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power. 25. Structures of a political system that carry out the work of governing are called A) Unitary system. B) Civil society. C) NGOs. D) Political Institutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Institutions. 26. This is the leadership or elite in charge of running the state: A) Bureaucracy. B) Executive. C) Government. D) Regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government. 27. A type of family structure that involves two separate families merging into one new unit. A) Extended family. B) Nuclear family. C) Blended family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blended family. 28. The art and science of ruling a government or state A) Primacy. B) Politics. C) Law. D) Information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Politics. 29. How is the number of electors a state has determined? A) It is based off the total number of adults living within the state. B) It is based off the total number of registered voters in the state. C) It is based off the total number of senators and representatives in a state. D) It is based off the total level of voter participation in the last election in the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is based off the total number of senators and representatives in a state. 30. TRUE or FALSE:Heads of governments such as the presidents and prime ministers possess legal-rational authority. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesInstitutions QuizzesPolitical Science QuizzesPolitical Institutions Quiz 1Political Institutions Quiz 2Political Institutions Quiz 3Political Institutions Quiz 4Political Institutions Quiz 5Political Institutions Quiz 6Political Institutions Quiz 8Political Institutions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books