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POLITICAL SCIENCE SEM 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Political Science is concerned with both "empirical" questions (why the world works a certain way) and "normative" or philosophical issues about what is right and wrong.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

One component of authority is force, what is the other?

a)

POWER

b)

LEGITIMACY

c)

STRUGLE

d)

POLITICS

3.

A monarchy is.............................

a)

Rule by a president

b)

Rule by a king

c)

Rule by a dictator

d)

Limited government

4.

Democracy means rule by:

a)

God

b)

The wealthy

c)

The best

d)

The people

5.

What are the 3 branches of state government?

a)

Legislative, executive, judicial

b)

Legislative, Federal, judicial

c)

Legislative, executive, power

d)

Media , executive, judicial

6.

Eminent domain is the governments taking of ____ for public use.

a)

FAITH

b)

PROPERTY

c)

TAXES

7.

Political science is the systematic study of politics.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

There are many different ideologies within the political spectrum. An ideology that promotes a limited government role in helping individuals and supports traditional values and lifestyles would best be defined as a.........................

a)

Reactionary ideology

b)

Conservative ideology

c)

Moderate ideology

d)

Radical ideology

9.

Who is considered as a founder of Greek Political Theory?

a)

PLATO

b)

MACIVELLI

c)

ROSS

d)

CICERO

10.

'Politics' is derived from?

a)

ROMAN WORD

b)

GREEK WORD

c)

LATIN WORD

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

11.

"History without Political Science has no fruit and Political Science without History has no root.”

a)

Aristotle

b)

John Seeley

c)

John Bord

d)

Dewey

12.

The state and governments make laws for the welfare of the society; the government removes social evils from the society.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the back bone of Economy is a Political Instrument:

a)

Economy of the country

b)

Budget

c)

Digital economy

d)

None of the above

14.

Political science is the study of...........................

a)

political parties, pressure groups and interest groups

b)

social structure of the society

c)

Human Psychology

d)

None of the above

15.

"History is the memory of the Nation" said by:-

a)

THOMAS SOWELL (1995)

b)

PATTISON (1990)

c)

ROBINSON (1912)

d)

JOHN ROSS (1915)