POLI111 Trial QUIZ 4

1. The existence of a president means....

A. The country operates a presidential system of government.

B. The country operates a parliamentary system of government.

C. The country operates a mixed system of government.

D. The country operates any of the above systems of government.

2. What is the Nazists’ view of race?

A. It represents the best of human existence.

B. It is nothing but evil.

C. It is anti-development.

D. None of the above.

3. Which of the following scholars did not write on sovereignty?

A. John Austin

B. Harold Laski

C. Hugo Grotius

D. None of the above

4. The Treaty of Westphalia sought to

A. Prevent states from interfering in the affairs of other states.

B. Improve the political authority of states.

C. Develop political systems for countries.

D. Promote the principles of rule of law around the globe.

5. How many times did the Ecclesia meet in a year?

A. 10 times

B. 20 times

C. 30 times

D. 40 times

6. The principles of Marxism do not include.

A. The existence of the theory of surplus values.

B. Dictatorship of bourgeoisies.

C. The existence of the doctrine of class war.

D. Destruction of capitalism.

7. Sources of power do not include

A. Status

B. Backwardness

C. Knowledge

D. Any of the above

8. Which form of authority is based on law?

A. Traditional

B. Charismatic

C. Legal rationale

D. None of the above

9. Which of the following scholars defines politics with emphasis on mechanism through which political actors acquire and utilizes power?

A. Austin Ranny and Harold Laski

B. Okwudiba Nnoli and David Easton

C. Robert Dahl and Ernest Baker

D. William Goode and James Bryce

10. Which of the countries in the world has its political culture being participant in nature?

A. United states

B. Ghana

C. Britain

D. None of the above

11. What caused the thirty-year religious war in Europe in the 1600s?

A. The emergence of the dictatorship and bad governance in the political administration of the states

B. The decisions of the religious sects to expand their mandates.

C. The protest against certain doctrine and practices in the catholic church

D. None of the above

12. The area under the study of political science which focuses on the ideas of political philosophers is known as....

A. Public Administration

B. Political theory

C. International relations

D. Comparative politics

13. Conservatism resolves around.

A. The individual

B. Common ownership

C. Customs and tradition

D. None of the above

14. Ecclesia in today’s sense is equated to

A. The legislature

B. The executive

C. The judiciary

D. None of the above

15. What is the name given to the situation where a subject deliberately decides to hide some truth about the victim which the victim knows that if such truth comes out it will undermine his or he efforts?

A. Inducement

B. Blackmail

C. Force

D. Manipulation

16. The ability of the state to raise revenues needed for the administration of the state is referred to as

A. Administrative capacity

B. Technical capacity

C. Extractive capacity

D. None of the above

17. The main weakness of the divine theory is that.

A. It does not allow citizens to challenge their leaders.

B. It is not focused.

C. It promotes mediocrity.

D. It undermines political authority.

18. Why is the president of Ghana accused of having hand in the recent military brutalities in Ashaiman

A. Because he is the leader of the governing party.

B. Because he is the commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces.

C. Because he has been silent over the issue.

D. None of the above.

19. Capitalism is defined by

A. Competition

B. Rule of law

C. Individualism

D. None of the above

20. The title for the leader of a coalition excludes.

A. Prime minister

B. Senior partner

C. Shadow prime minister

D. None of the above

21. Which ideology focuses on chaos?

A. Social democracy

B. Anarchism

C. Socialism

D. None of the above

22. Receiving of foreign dignitaries is part of the duties of all the executive officers excerpt?

A. The president of the United States

B. The prime minister of England

C. The king of Swaziland

D. None of the above

23. Impeachment is associated with the

A. The presidential system of government

B. Parliamentary system of government

C. Unitary system of government

D. None of the above

24. Authority is

A. Legitimate power

B. Influence

C. Standard

D. None of the above

25. Why is the study politics scientific?

A. Because it is taught by science lecturers

B. Because it uses scientific experiments

C. Because it has no relation with arts

D. None of the above

26. America does not believe in

A. State ownership of business

B. Laissez-faire market economy

C. The principle of rolling back the state

D. Any of the above

27. What is Locke’s view about the purpose of a government?

A. Is to protect the enjoyment of rights and freedom of the people

B. Is to promote political participation among the citizens in the state.

C. Is to defend the state when its authority is challenged.

D. Is to enact laws for the administration of the state.

28. Transparency under the concept of good governance means.

A. Openness in government process in the state

B. The ability to hold public officials answerable to the people

C. The use of state resources for improvement of people’s lives

D. None of the above

29. Inditerment term limit is a feature under

A. The American system

B. The Westminster system

C. The mixed system

D. None of the above

30. Which ideology predicted the weathering away of the state after the proletariat revolution?

A. Marxism

B. Communism

C. Socialism

D. Anarchism

31. Vote of no confidence is a principle under

A. Presidential system of government

B. Parliamentary system of government

C. Monarchical system of government

D. Aristocratic system of government

32. Which of the institutions in Britain is said to be supreme?

A. Legislature

B. Executive

C. Judiciary

D. None of the above

33. What makes a state more distinct from any entity within it?

A. Its size

B. Its population

C. Its rules and regulations

D. None of the above

34. Which theory was popular during the protestant revolution?

A. Divine right

B. Social contract

C. Force

D. None of the above

35. Which of the following is a twentieth century ideology?

A. Communism

B. Fascism

C. Anarchism

D. None of the above

36. The belief in gradual change of existing political order is associated with

A. The leftists

B. The rightists

C. The moderates

D. None of the above

37. Which type of government rules in the interest of the family?

A. Monarchy

B. Aristocracy

C. Democracy

D. None of the above

38. In concrete terms, a state must possess all the following except.

A. Population

B. Currency

C. Flag

D. Resources

39. The shrine of the Igbo god of thunder, that is, Shango is

A. An agent of socialization

B. An agency of socialization

C. Both an agent or agency of socialization

D. None of the above

40. The territory of every state is made up of...

A. Two components

B. Three components

C. Four components

D. None of the above

41. Among the Romans, the word res publica refers to the...

A. State

B. Republic

C. Law

D. Powerful

42. The maintenance of the existing political order is referred to as

A. Status quo

B. Reform

C. Change

D. Maintenance

43. Examples of a stateless nation exclude.

A. Sioux

B. Serbs

C. Sikhs

D. None of the above

44. The main point of divergence for Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau has to do with the

A. Nature of power exercise by the sovereign

B. Exercise of political power

C. Rules and regulations in the state

D. Capacities of various states

45. The killing of the military officer in Ashaiman and the accompanying brutalities of people by some soldiers in Ghana recently can be linked to

A. Hobbes’ state of nature.

B. Locke’s state of nature

C. Rousseau’s state of nature

D. None of the above

46. Under the hybrid system of France, the prime minister is

A. Elected by the parliament.

B. Selected by the president

C. Nominated by the judicial council and approved by parliament

D. Not appointed by the way of any of the above process

47. Passive attitude towards political issues represents

A. Participant political culture

B. Parochial political culture

C. Subject political culture

D. None of the above

48. Which of the following countries is not a constitutional monarchy?

A. Britain

B. Canada

C. Netherland

D. None of the above

49. The exercise of authority or rulership in any situation involves the use of

A. Force

B. Power

C. Authority

D. Legitimacy

50. In ancient Athenian-Greek, every adult male citizen was expected to take part in the

A. Power struggle process

B. Decision making process

C. Art of warfare

D. Judiciary processes

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