Introduction to Political Science - Pre Exam Obj
  • 1. Political science is mainly the study of the __.
A) school
B) state
C) market
D) family
  • 2. Who defined politics as “who gets what, when and how”?
A) David Easton
B) Karl Marx
C) Harold Lasswell
D) Aristotle
  • 3. The authoritative allocation of values was defined by __.
A) Garner
B) Easton
C) Plato
D) Hobbes
  • 4. Political science begins and ends with the state according to __.
A) Locke
B) Janet
C) Gilchrist
D) Garner
  • 5. Politics mainly deals with __.
A) religion
B) power and authority
C) education
D) trade
  • 6. The study of political institutions is known as __ approach.
A) traditional
B) institutional
C) Marxist
D) behavioural
  • 7. Which approach focuses on human political behaviour?
A) Historical
B) Systems
C) Traditional
D) Behavioural
  • 8. The systems approach is associated with __.
A) Easton
B) Plato
C) Lasswell
D) Marx
  • 9. Liberalism, socialism and communism are examples of __.
A) ideologies
B) laws
C) cultures
D) institutions
  • 10. Power, authority and legitimacy are __ in political science.
A) ideologies
B) institutions
C) concepts
D) cultures
  • 11. The executive, legislature and judiciary are __.
A) political institutions
B) political parties
C) political thoughts
D) political cultures
  • 12. Elections and law making are examples of political __.
A) systems
B) ideologies
C) culture
D) processes
  • 13. Citizenship refers to __.
A) living in a country
B) voting in elections
C) legal membership of a state
D) paying tax
  • 14. Political culture means people’s __ towards politics.
A) religion
B) attitudes and beliefs
C) wealth
D) language
  • 15. Globalization concerns the __ among countries.
A) relationships
B) traditions
C) conflicts only
D) isolation
  • 16. The supreme law of the land is the __.
A) constitution
B) manifesto
C) policy
D) decree
  • 17. Constitutionalism means __ government power.
A) limiting
B) removing
C) increasing
D) ignoring
  • 18. Which method compares political systems of different countries?
A) Observational
B) Comparative
C) Statistical
D) Historical
  • 19. Watching political behaviour in real life is the __ method.
A) observational
B) experimental
C) survey
D) comparative
  • 20. The historical method studies __.
A) economic data
B) past political events
C) present events only
D) future predictions
  • 21. Plato and Aristotle are known for their political __.
A) institutions
B) thoughts
C) parties
D) systems
  • 22. Marxist approach focuses mainly on __.
A) class struggle and economy
B) culture
C) law
D) religion
  • 23. Survey method involves __.
A) observation only
B) experiments
C) guessing
D) asking questions to people
  • 24. The behavioural approach developed in the __ century.
A) 18th
B) 20th
C) 15th
D) 10th
  • 25. Political parties are part of political __.
A) institutions
B) thoughts
C) ideologies
D) cultures
  • 26. Sovereignty means __.
A) supreme power of the state
B) sharing power
C) foreign rule
D) voting rights
  • 27. Democracy is a system where __.
A) kings rule
B) people rule
C) soldiers rule
D) judges rule
  • 28. The study of politics through laws and philosophy is the __ approach.
A) systems
B) survey
C) traditional
D) behavioural
  • 29. AU and ECOWAS are examples of __ organizations.
A) local
B) private
C) international
D) national
  • 30. Ideology is a set of __ about government.
A) beliefs and ideas
B) rules only
C) buildings
D) punishments
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