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Sovereignty, Authority, and Power

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of the following are characteristics of pluralist systems except:

a)

Multiple groups participate

b)

Group membership is voluntary

c)

There is a separation between interest groups and the government

d)

People are free to speak freely in groups

2.

Which of the following is an accurate example of patron-client politics:

a)

Interest groups articulate their concerns to government leaders

b)

A member of the legislature proposes legislation in response to protests

c)

The president promotes members of the executive branch who demonstrate competence

d)

A member of the legislature funnels state resources to citizens in exchange for their votes

3.

All of the following are civil liberties EXCEPT:

a)

The right to free speech

b)

The right to privacy

c)

The right to remain silent

d)

The right to be free from unreasonable searches of your home

e)

The right to vote

4.

Which of the following is NOT associated with political rights:

a)

Electoral process

b)

Political participation

c)

Functioning of government

d)

Ability to express oneself

5.

Countries that have democratic procedures in place but have significant restrictions on them are referred to as:

a)

Totalitarian regimes

b)

Authoritarian regimes

c)

Substantive democracies

d)

Illiberal democracies

e)

Liberal democracies

6.

Procedural Democracies are also know as?

a)

Substantive democracies

b)

Liberal democracies

c)

Illiberal democracies

7.

Substantive Democracies are also know as?

a)

Procedural democracies

b)

liberal democracies

c)

illiberal democracies

8.

Patron-client systems________________

a)

are a type of regime

b)

provide favors/services to supporters of a regime, usually authoritarian

c)

are a new currency like bitcoin

d)

a type of government

9.

Which of the following is NOT an essential ingredient for a liberal democracy?

a)

Open civil society

b)

Proportional Representation

c)

Neutrality of the judiciary

d)

Rule of Law

e)

Civil Liberties

10.

Coups are most frequently associated with what type of rule?

a)

military regime

b)

authoritarian regime

c)

totalitarian regime

d)

democracy

11.

Legitimacy built on laws or procedures.

a)

Charismatic

b)

Rational-Legal

c)

Traditional

12.

Legitimacy derived from customs or the ways things have always been.

a)

Charismatic

b)

Rational-Legal

c)

Traditional

13.

The study and comparison of domestic politics within different countries.

a)

International Relations

b)

Comparative Politics

c)

Political Science

d)

Global Politics

14.

The degree to which a state is able to implement its policies.

a)

Power

b)

Sovereignty

c)

Legitimacy

d)

Capacity

15.

Rules a political system operates under, defining who may exercise political power and how they exercise it

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Power

c)

Regime

d)

Legitimacy

16.

A government can have power without authority or legitimacy?

a)

true

b)

false