Unit 2 Comparative Government
Understanding Comparative Government
Test your knowledge on the intricacies of Comparative Government with our engaging quiz! This quiz focuses on the key concepts of devolution, parliamentary systems, and political parties in the UK, offering an insightful challenge for students and enthusiasts alike.
Key features of this quiz include:
- 11 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and checkbox format
- Covering essential topics in UK political structure
In an Evolutionary Democracy, Legitimacy is:
Rational-Legal
Traditional
Theocratic
Rational-Legal and Traditional
What is devolution?
A process in which political power is "sent down" to lower levels of state and government.
Trends towards increased centralization
Check of power
A proof of legitimacy
All of the following were granted some form of devolution from the UK, EXCEPT:
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Wales
Scotland
All of the Following are true about the House of Commons, EXCEPT:
Holds most political power
Prime Minister and Cabinet are a part of HOC
Both gov't
Elected members of parliament: elections every 5 year term
Which is not an agent of socialization in the UK?
Family
Schools
Media
Political Parties
Compared to interest groups, social movements are:
Not as strong
Linkage institutions
Compete for influence
Support candidates
Identify the major political parties and their ideologies
Labour Party: working class, big government, more welfare.
Conservative party: middle class, less government control, smaller welfare state, economic liberty, neo-conservatism.
Liberal democrats: emerging 3rd party, civil liberties, and leftist view
Democratic party: Ideologies of a liberal democracy are followed. Middle class. Decentralized government.
Which interest group lost their voice since the Thatcher era?
Labour Party
BBC
Quangos
In a parliamentary system, the concept that all cabinet members agree on policy decisions and that all will be responsible for the results. What of the following terms match the definition?
Relative Gradualism
Collective Responsibility
Collective Consensus
Question time
What is a coalition Government?
A parliament in which no single party has majority control in the House of Commons
Britains leading democratic socialist party and one of the two major parties in the British party system
When two or more parties join together to form a majority in a national legislature.
Cross-party British support for the welfare state (social programs) that lasted until the late 1970's
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