This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Overview > Basics > Political Science – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Science Quiz 56 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A political realignment is best defined as A) A bipartisan compromise in Congress to pass a piece of legislation. B) A shift in many voters party identification. C) A widespread abandonment of any pary identification by voters. D) A transfer of control of Congress from one pary to another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A shift in many voters party identification. 2. What is front-loading? A) When states vie for scheduling their nomination contests at the beginning of nomination season. B) When candidates spend a lot of their money at the beginning of the election. C) When candidates do a lot of campaigning at the beginning of the political season. D) When the big states hold their primaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When states vie for scheduling their nomination contests at the beginning of nomination season. 3. What is ZANU-PF? A) An educational Institute of Zimbabwe. B) A political party of Zimbabwe. C) An economic Organization of Zimbabwe. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A political party of Zimbabwe. 4. Politics can be best described as: A) The commonly shared set of beliefs and values about how government should operate. B) The process by which we select our government leaders and what policies they pursue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process by which we select our government leaders and what policies they pursue. 5. Which of the following countries is called the "Graveyard of Empires" ? A) Syria. B) Afghanistan. C) Iraq. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Afghanistan. 6. Which of the following leaders were in favour of supporting the US bloc? A) Sardar Patel. B) Ambedkar. C) Atal Bihari Vajpayee. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ambedkar. 7. The Mandal Commission identified ..... communities as belonging to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) A) 3, 741. B) 3, 742. C) 3, 744. D) 3, 743. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 743. 8. What is the full form of MLA A) Member of local Assembly. B) Member of loyers Assembly. C) Member of legislative assembly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Member of legislative assembly. 9. Refusing to buy something as a protest. A) Justice. B) Fast. C) Boycott. D) Diligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boycott. 10. Which of the following has called Congress a umbrella organization A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Palmer. C) Jawaharlal Nehru. D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palmer. 11. It is the goal of Sociology to determine what is moral and immoral in the society. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 12. The executive, legislative and judiciary departments in the Philippines are examples of ..... A) Political science. B) Government. C) Governance. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Government. 13. In 1991 USSR dissolved into 15 new independent republics called the ..... A) Commonwealth of independent states. B) Commonwealth of republic states. C) Community of independent states. D) Communism of independent states. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commonwealth of independent states. 14. Constitutionalism refers to a government ..... A) With a written constitution. B) Whose constitution is interpreted by the judiciary. C) That limits its powers and respects individual rights. D) That divides power between federal and states level. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That limits its powers and respects individual rights. 15. What is the full form of BPL here A) Bharat petroleum Ltd. B) Below poverty line. C) Both a and b. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below poverty line. 16. What was the main reason that many people were denied suffrage in the early period of US History? A) Each state had its own rules concerning who could vote in national elections. B) Few people, especially those who did not own property, had any desire to be involved in elections. C) Only a small group of people had access to the information needed to make informed decisions. D) Many of those in power thought wealthy, well educated white men could make the best choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many of those in power thought wealthy, well educated white men could make the best choices. 17. Any person who is caught driving without license can be? A) Jailed. B) Fined a large amount of money. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 18. Which of these is not a feature of Indian democracy? A) India has the largest number of voters in the world. B) India's Election Commission is very powerful. C) In India, everyone above the age of 18 has a right to vote. D) In India, the losing parties refuse to accept the electoral verdict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In India, the losing parties refuse to accept the electoral verdict. 19. Which of the following is a difference between the Senate and the Hous of Representatives A) The Senate has many more committees than the House does. B) THe Senate is more receptive to legislative proposals from the president than the House is. C) The Senate uses a system of seniority, but he House does not. D) The Senate is governed by fewer formal rules than the House is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Senate is governed by fewer formal rules than the House is. 20. A member of Congress observes that 70 percent of her constituents support a law that requires stricter regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Despite some concerns over how the law will be implemented, she votes in favor of it. The congresswoman's actions reflect which of the following models of representation? A) The Delegate Model of Representation. B) The Descriptive Model of Representation. C) The Politico Model of Representation. D) The Trustee Model of Representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Delegate Model of Representation. 21. Which of the following is NOT a reason building a community easier in country like Japan? A) Different religions. B) Ethnically homogeneous(same). C) Common language. D) Long national political history. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different religions. 22. Most American law is based on A) The English legal system. B) The writings of Friedrich Engels. C) The Bible. D) The ideas of Thomas Paine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The English legal system. 23. What does the institutionalization of authority mean? A) Authority is held by the ruler. B) Authority is based on tradition. C) Authority is based on divine will. D) Authority is regulated by a legal framework. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Authority is regulated by a legal framework. 24. Which of the following was a widely adopted Progressive change of the judicial branch? A) Direct Initiative. B) General, or Package Veto. C) Missouri/Merit Plan. D) Line-Item Veto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Missouri/Merit Plan. 25. NATO consisted of A) 10 countries. B) 13 countries. C) 12 countries. D) 11 countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 countries. 26. Here is some information about four countries. Based on this information, can you identify the which one is a Democratic country ..... A) 1.People who do not accept the country's official religion do not have a right to vote. B) 2.There is no independent election Commission. C) 3.All the major economic decisions regarding the country are taken by official of the Central Banks, which the ministers cannot change. D) 4. Representative elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. Representative elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise. 27. Presidential primaries increase the power of party leaders. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Which document was known as the first plan of self-government? A) Magna Carta. B) Mayflower Compact. C) Declaration of Independence. D) English Bill of Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mayflower Compact. 29. In country Z, one group has unlimited power over the nation. Country Z is a A) Oligarchy. B) Republic. C) Monarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 30. In 2005, this nation applied to be a SAARC member. It became the 8th SAARC member in the ..... Summit. A) Bangladesh, Dhaka. B) Afghanistan, New Delhi. C) Israel, Tel Aviv. D) Pakistan, Islamabad. 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