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WorksheetsAP Comparative Politics Final Term Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving
a)
Plurality
b)
Accommodation
c)
Capitalism
d)
Accountability
2.
Removing Property from governmental control and opening it to private citizen control
a)
Nationalization
b)
Privatization
c)
Marketization
d)
Institution
3.
An elected or appointed official of the state who is in charge of the government and its administrative apparatus (e.g., premier, prime minister, chancellor, or, in some states, president).
a)
Regime
b)
Head of Government
c)
Head of State
d)
Fusion of Powers
4.
institutions, relationships, and norms that shape the quality and quantity of a society's social interactions. Increasing evidence shows that social cohesion is critical for societies to prosper economically and for development to be sustainable.
a)
Social Capital
b)
Globalization
c)
Social Contract
d)
Society
5.
Government actions or advice about the economy. Such as production means of production etc
a)
Political Economy
b)
Legitimacy
c)
Political Party
d)
Informal Economy
6.
a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups
a)
anarchism
b)
conservatism
c)
authority
d)
cartel
7.
a political party seeking to attract people with diverse viewpoints and thus appeal to more of the electorate
a)
Liberal Party
b)
Conservative Party
c)
Catch all party
d)
Democratic Party
8.
Where an entity or person becomes the physical embodiment of the government eg: Lenin and Mao
a)
Head of State
b)
Head of Government
c)
Cult of Personality
d)
Authoritarian
9.
a set of concepts in the social sciences and political theory centered on models of social stratification in which people are grouped into a set of hierarchical social categories
a)
country
b)
consensus
c)
cleavage
d)
class
10.
recent times or the present; up-to-date
a)
modern
b)
current
c)
now
d)
immenent
11.
The inherent right of a government to rule over and act on behalf of those it governs
a)
Power
b)
Ability
c)
Authority
d)
Legitimacy
12.
A situation brought about in which nation states rely on each other for various political and economic assets
a)
meritocracy
b)
interdependence
c)
globalization
d)
independence
13.
A state where one party is in charge like the PRI in Mexico sand the communist party in China
a)
Party State
b)
Democratic State
c)
Liberal Democracy
d)
Illiberal Democracy
14.
a voting system used to select a single winner where the ballots are cast for the person you choose, then, if no one has majority, then all but the top two candidates are eliminated and then another election is held for the top two.
a)
single member district election
b)
first past the post election
c)
proportional election
d)
run-off election
15.
The belief that political power ties directly to economic strength
a)
Imperialism
b)
Colonialism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Mercantilism
16.
An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Crony Capitalism
d)
Cartel
17.
a system of interest representation in which certain groups are officially recognized by the state in exchange for acceptance of state control and regulations
a)
Interest Group
b)
Interest Aggregation
c)
Corporatism
d)
Corruption
18.
The Economic belief that the market naturally fluctuates between boom and bust cycles and the government must use policy to stabilize the market cycle
a)
Keynesian Economics
b)
Economy
c)
Political Economy
d)
Informal Economy
19.
Where the legislative and executive branches are fused. The PM is born out of the legislative
a)
Hybrid System
b)
Presidential System
c)
Parliamentary System
d)
Authoritarian System
20.
a field and a method used in political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method
a)
Comparative Politics
b)
International Politics
c)
Global Politics
d)
Geographical Politics
21.
Winner take all politics, whoever gets the most votes wins the election.
a)
Proportional Representation
b)
Single Member District
c)
Plurality System
d)
Hybrid System
22.
An election result in which one candidate receives more votes than any other candidate. May or may not be majority
a)
Proportional Representation
b)
Plurality
c)
PPP
d)
Single Member District
23.
Patron offers client some benefit. Patron has more power and resources and can convice the masses to follow them
a)
Interest Relationships
b)
Clientelism
c)
Prebendalism
d)
Patron-Client Relationships
24.
an electoral district or constituency having a single representative in a legislative body rather than two or more
a)
HDI
b)
GDP
c)
PPP
d)
SMD
25.
an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and co-operative management of the economy.
a)
authoritarianism
b)
democracy
c)
socialism
d)
capitalism
26.
attempting to explain all social phenomenon in terms of how self-interested individuals make choices under the influence of their preferences.
a)
Game Theory
b)
Aggregation Theory
c)
Rational Choice Theory
d)
Comparative Theory
27.
the geopolitical practice of using capitalism, business globalization, and cultural imperialism to control a country instead of direct military control or indirect political control.
a)
capitalism
b)
interdependence
c)
globalization
d)
neo-colonialism
28.
the process by which a judicial body evaluates and rules on the legal authority of legislation.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Legislative Acts
c)
Legislative Review
d)
Executive Review
29.
A small elite whose interests and members have been made a part of a single political unit which has a significant impact on policy
a)
Hierarchical elite
b)
Integrated elite
c)
Top Elite
d)
Political elite
30.
Deep and long lasting political divisions
a)
Divergent Interests
b)
Separation
c)
Schism
d)
Cleavage
31.
The head part of the communist party in Russia
a)
Politburo
b)
Vladimir Putin
c)
Central Military Commission
d)
Nomenklatura
32.
legal process by which an arbiter or judge reviews evidence and argumentation including legal reasoning set forth by opposing parties or litigants to come to a decision which determines rights and obligations between the parties involved.
a)
judicial review
b)
adjudicate
c)
legal review
d)
judicial discretion
33.
Countries which have well established democratic governments and a high level of economic development
a)
Advanced Democracy
b)
Quasi Democracy
c)
NIC
d)
Illiberal Democracy
34.
the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, religion, cuisine, language, and all other products of human work and thought in a group or society
a)
interest
b)
state
c)
culture
d)
nation
35.
a convenient arrangement; a settlement or compromise
a)
treaty
b)
understanding
c)
agreement
d)
accommodation
36.
Pertaining to and involving many nation states
a)
national
b)
international
c)
globalization
d)
multi-country
37.
an organized community living under a unified political system, the government.
a)
state
b)
nation
c)
nation-state
d)
country
38.
The methods by which citizens and groups express their desires and make demands upon the government
a)
interest group
b)
interest conveyance
c)
interest aggregation
d)
interest articulation
39.
A conflict within a nation
a)
international conflict
b)
multinational conflict
c)
national conflict
d)
global conflict
40.
A process or record of research in which detailed consideration is given to the development of a particular matter over a period of time
a)
correlation
b)
qualitative study
c)
case study
d)
quantitative study
41.
A society's position on gender roles
a)
gender cleavage
b)
gender position
c)
gender participation
d)
gender politics
42.
conceptualized as individuals' identifications of, identifications with, or attachment to certain groups.
a)
state identity
b)
cultural identity
c)
national identity
d)
collective identity
43.
When the service sector makes more than the manufacturing sector of the economy
a)
post-modernist
b)
NIC
c)
post-industrialism
d)
industrialized
44.
Ascendancy or domination of one power or state within a league, confederation, etc., or of one social class over others
a)
Authority
b)
Hegemony
c)
Power
d)
Prebendalism
45.
apparent association between varying factors or variables, as opposed to causation
a)
correlation
b)
qualitative
c)
quantitative
d)
binding ties
46.
political system in which the state holds total authority over the society and seeks to control all aspects of public and private life whenever necessary.
a)
cult of personality
b)
radicalism
c)
totalitarianism
d)
authoritarianism
47.
Market value of all officially recognized final goods and services within a country in a given period.
a)
HDI
b)
PPP
c)
GNP
d)
GDP
48.
The second sector of an economy, responsible for producing finished goods.
a)
Service Sector
b)
Manufacturing Sector
c)
Financial Sector
d)
Industrial Sector
49.
Legislation introduced and approved directly by the electorate
a)
Initiative
b)
Recall
c)
Referendum
d)
Direct introduction
50.
A coalition or cooperative arrangement between political parties to promote a mutual interest.
a)
interest group
b)
autarky
c)
cartel
d)
aggregation
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