Political Science Quiz 1
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- 1.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Independent voters claim to have ___________ party affiliation.
- A.
Democratic
- B.
Strong, specific
- C.
No specific
- D.
Republican
- 3.A monarchy is:
- A.
Rule by a president, not a king
- B.
Rule by a dictator
- C.
Rule by a king
- D.
Limited government
- 4.Federal governments:
- A.
Have a pre-existing central government that creates and controls smaller, local units of government
- B.
Have small units of pre-existing government that create a central government
- 5.
- A.
Federal
- B.
Unitary
- C.
Absolute
- 6.Democracy means rule by:
- A.
God
- B.
The people
- C.
The best
- D.
The wealthy
- 7.A republic is ruled by:
- A.
A King
- B.
A dictator
- C.
A president
- D.
The people directly
- 8.Absolute government is ____________, while constitutional government is _____________.
- A.
Virtually unlimited; very limited
- B.
Very limited; virtually unlimited
- C.
Very neutral; unlimited
- D.
Limited; very neutral
- 9.Unitary government:
- A.
Have small units of pre-existing government that create a central government
- B.
Have a pre-existing central government that creates and controls smaller, local units of government
- 10.Three sources of political legitimacy are:
- A.
Absolutism
- B.
Will of the people
- C.
God
- D.
Gubernatorial elections
- E.
Excellence
- 11.A majority candidate or party receives more than half of all votes cast.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Theocracy means rule by:
- A.
God
- B.
The people
- C.
The best
- D.
The wealthy
- 13.About ___% of national governments in the world are unitary.
- A.
5%
- B.
10%
- C.
50%
- D.
90%
- E.
95%
- 14.Aristocracy means rule by:
- A.
God
- B.
The people
- C.
The best
- D.
The wealthy
- 15.What values does government allocate?
- A.
Absolutism
- B.
Status
- C.
Wealth
- D.
Opportunity
- E.
Partisanship
- 16.You, as a U.S. citizen, can violate the the U.S. Constitution
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.U.S. central government is ____, whereas Britain's central government is ______.
- A.
Weak; strong
- B.
Strong;weak
- 18.Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
- A.
U.S. could not pay its bills
- B.
Weak central government
- C.
No separation of powers
- D.
Little cooperation between the states
- E.
All of the above
- 19.Amendments to the structure of the U.S. require approval from ______ of the states.
- A.
3/4
- B.
1/2
- C.
1/4
- D.
1/8
- E.
3/5
- 20.A form of government that derives its power indirectly from the people, who elect representatives is called a(n) __________ democracy.
- A.
Direct
- B.
Absolutist
- C.
Statist
- D.
Representative
- 21.Compromise made by states at the Constitutional Convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators
- A.
New Jersey Plan
- B.
Three-fifths compromise
- C.
Shays' Rebellion
- D.
Connecticut Compromise
- E.
None of the above
- 22.
- A.
Virgina Plan
- B.
Connecticut Compromise
- C.
Annapolis Convention
- D.
Shays' Rebellion
- E.
None of the above
- 23.A convention held in September 1786 to consider problems of trade and navigation, attended by five states.
- A.
Constitutional Convention
- B.
Shays' Rebellion
- C.
Virginia Convention
- D.
Annapolis Convention
- E.
New Jersey Convention
- 24.Proposal at the Constitutional Convention made for a strong central government with a bicameral legislature.
- A.
Annapolis Convention
- B.
Virgina Plan
- C.
Shays' Rebellion
- D.
New Jersey Plan
- E.
None of the above
- 25.This would require that all judges treat national laws and treaties with highest regard.
- A.
Bicameralism
- B.
Supremacy clause
- C.
Virgina Plan
- D.
New Jersey Plan
- E.
Constitutional Convention
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