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