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SS2 C7: Political Institutions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following refers to activities through which people make, preserve and amend general rules under which they live in?

a)

Power

b)

Politics

c)

Authority

d)

Government

2.

Which of the following refers to the ability to do something in order to achieve a desired outcome?

a)

Power

b)

Politics

c)

Authority

d)

Government

3.

Which of the following involves the dynamics of conflict resolution and cooperation, as well as the exercise of power?

a)

Power

b)

Politics

c)

Authority

d)

Government

4.

The following are trends that have been observed pertaining in the development of political structures and institutions throughout the centuries EXCEPT ______________________________.

a)

decreased population density

b)

greater social inequality

c)

large surplus of resources and wealth

d)

increased power and authorities of leaders

5.

Which of the following is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or qualities possess by a certain individual?

a)

Legitimacy

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

d)

Legal-Rational Authority

6.

Which of the following authority is based on a system that have always existed?

a)

Legitimacy

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

d)

Legal-Rational Authority

7.

Which of the following is the most unstable type of authority as leaders may eventually lose their charisma when people’s views regarding them change?

a)

Legitimacy

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

d)

Legal-Rational Authority

8.

It is the most typical type of authority in modern societies.

a)

Legitimacy

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

d)

Legal-Rational Authority

9.

A type of authority where power and legitimacy are legitimized by clearly defined set of written rule or laws.

a)

Legitimacy

b)

Traditional Authority

c)

Charismatic Authority

d)

Legal-Rational Authority

10.

It is consist of distinct population of people bound together by a common culture, history, and tradition and is concentrated within a specific geographic region.

a)

Power

b)

Authority

c)

Nation

d)

State

11.

What is the legitimate and ultimate authority of the state over an area of territory and the people within it?

a)

Power

b)

Authority

c)

Nation

d)

State

12.

Which of the following is characterized by rationality, rule governed behavior and impersonal behavior?

a)

Nation

b)

State

c)

Government

d)

Bureuacracy

13.

This refers to the emergence of liberal- democratic regimes that are characterized by a representative form of democracy

a)

Nation

b)

State

c)

Political Liberazation

d)

Political Culture

14.

This refers to the pattern of orientation to political objects such as parties, government, and constitution, expressed in beliefs, symbols and values.

a)

Nation

b)

State

c)

Political Liberazation

d)

Political Culture

15.

Which is generally considered a gift or an innate quality unique to a person, but can also be manufactured through the use of propaganda?

a)

Legitimacy

b)

Power

c)

Charisma

d)

Patron

16.

TRUE or FALSE: Authority is the manifestation or exercise of power.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

17.

TRUE or FALSE: Power refers to the ability to act toward achieving a desired outcome.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

TRUE or FALSE: The three types of authority are traditional, organizational, and legal-rational.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

TRUE or FALSE: The bases of legitimacy of rule vary in different types of societies.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

TRUE or FALSE: Legal- rational authority is based on long-established customs and traditions.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

21.

TRUE or FALSE: The term liberalization means "rule by officials".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

22.

TRUE or FALSE: The exercise of authority within the bureaucracy was expected to be personal.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

TRUE or FALSE: Heads of governments such as the presidents and prime ministers possess legal-rational authority.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

TRUE or FALSE: Examples of traditional authority are those exercised by elders in a tribe or an indigenous people's group.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

TRUE or FALSE: The word legitimacy originated from the Latin word "legit" meaning "to declare lawful".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

TRUE or FALSE: The nation is a political unit that possesses sovereignty over an area of territory and the people within it.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

TRUE or FALSE: Not all nations are states.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

28.

TRUE or FALSE: Political institutions and leadership structures change over time because people's views about their roles in society also evolve.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

29.

TRUE or FALSE: The political organizations that have existed over time include bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

TRUE or FALSE: Authority is legitimate power.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE