Politics, Governance and Citizenship

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Exploring Politics and Governance

Dive deep into the fascinating world of politics and governance with this comprehensive quiz! Whether you're a student of political science or just someone interested in understanding how societies operate, this quiz covers a wide range of topics related to political ideologies, governance structures, and the historical evolution of political thought.

35 thought-provoking questions
Test your knowledge on key political concepts
Understand the intricate relationship between politics and society

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It comes from the greek word "polis" which means "city-state"

This Greek Philosopher said that politics is the master science through which individuals collectively set structure, purpose, and ideals in their lives.

He defined politics as the “authoritative allocation of values.” Under this definition, politics takes place only within the polity or the machinery of the government.

According to Aristotle, "man by nature is a _______"?

Politics is who gets want, when, and how? Who defined this definition of politics?

Politics is the way in which social affairs are understood and ordered, and by which people acquire greater control over the situation.

It is central to the study of politics because it shows the different components of human societies

It is one kind of social order which refers to an association of individuals who share a common identity.

It is a higher level of social order that exists primarily for the maintenance and perpetuation of the community.

It is the largest social order today and in which the term politics is originally derived. It refers to a community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience, and enjoying freedom from external control.

What does the correct exercise of power produces?

Give atleast one basic approaches to study politics

True of False. Political philosophy without political science is lame, and political science without political philosophy is blind

Governance came from the Latin verb “gubernare,” or more originally from the Greek word “kubernaein,” which means______?

It is the exercise of power or authority by political leaders or the well-being of their country’s citizens or subjects

This approach focuses on the study of individual particularly the actors of the political systems, their emotions, biases, and predispositions.

In this approach, Humans act to maximize their outcome, that is, to get the most benefit and profit from their actions.

This political ideology believes that the best government is absolutely no government

This political ideology recognize the need of the government however it can also be a threat to liberty.

This political ideology believes for the continuity of tradition rather than the abstract and ideal.

This political ideology believes that everybody is owned by public.

This political ideology has a a strong belief that one’s nation is great (and, usually, better than others).

It is a highly nationalist, militaristic, totalitarian political ideology in which one person has absolute power.

It is a certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work, and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.

True of False. Ideologies tend to identify themselves by their position on the political spectrum (such as the left, the center or the right), though this is very often controversial.

It is the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will from people within its jurisdiction and corollarily, to have freedom from foreign control.

It is the freedom of the state to carry out its activities without subjection to or control by other states

It holds that the state is of divine creation and the ruler is ordained by God to govern the people.

It maintains that states must have been created through force, by some great warriors who imposed their will upon the weak

It attributes the origin of states to the enlargement of the family which remained under the authority of the father or mother

True or False. A state cannot exist without a government, but it is possible to have a government without a state.

A type of government in which the supreme and final authority is in the hands of a single person without regard to the source of his election of the nature or duration of his tenure

A type of governement in which political power is exercised by a few privileged class.

A type of government in which political power is exercised by a majority of the people.

True or False. Unitary government is in which the powers of government are divided between two sets of organs, one for national affairs and the other local affairs while Federal Government is in which the control of national and local affairs is exercised by the central or national government.

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