WorksheetsSS2 C7: Political Institutions
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which of the following refers to activities through which people make, preserve and amend general rules under which they live in?
Power
Politics
Authority
Government
Which of the following refers to the ability to do something in order to achieve a desired outcome?
Power
Politics
Authority
Government
Which of the following involves the dynamics of conflict resolution and cooperation, as well as the exercise of power?
Power
Politics
Authority
Government
The following are trends that have been observed pertaining in the development of political structures and institutions throughout the centuries EXCEPT ______________________________.
decreased population density
greater social inequality
large surplus of resources and wealth
increased power and authorities of leaders
Which of the following is based on the presumed special and extraordinary characteristics or qualities possess by a certain individual?
Legitimacy
Traditional Authority
Charismatic Authority
Legal-Rational Authority
Which of the following authority is based on a system that have always existed?
Legitimacy
Traditional Authority
Charismatic Authority
Legal-Rational Authority
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?
Legitimacy
Traditional Authority
Charismatic Authority
Legal-Rational Authority
It is the most typical type of authority in modern societies.
Legitimacy
Traditional Authority
Charismatic Authority
Legal-Rational Authority
A type of authority where power and legitimacy are legitimized by clearly defined set of written rule or laws.
Legitimacy
Traditional Authority
Charismatic Authority
Legal-Rational Authority
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.
Power
Authority
Nation
State
What is the legitimate and ultimate authority of the state over an area of territory and the people within it?
Power
Authority
Nation
State
Which of the following is characterized by rationality, rule governed behavior and impersonal behavior?
Nation
State
Government
Bureuacracy
This refers to the emergence of liberal- democratic regimes that are characterized by a representative form of democracy
Nation
State
Political Liberazation
Political Culture
This refers to the pattern of orientation to political objects such as parties, government, and constitution, expressed in beliefs, symbols and values.
Nation
State
Political Liberazation
Political Culture
Which is generally considered a gift or an innate quality unique to a person, but can also be manufactured through the use of propaganda?
Legitimacy
Power
Charisma
Patron
TRUE or FALSE: Authority is the manifestation or exercise of power.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Power refers to the ability to act toward achieving a desired outcome.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The three types of authority are traditional, organizational, and legal-rational.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The bases of legitimacy of rule vary in different types of societies.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Legal- rational authority is based on long-established customs and traditions.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The term liberalization means "rule by officials".
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The exercise of authority within the bureaucracy was expected to be personal.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Heads of governments such as the presidents and prime ministers possess legal-rational authority.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Examples of traditional authority are those exercised by elders in a tribe or an indigenous people's group.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The word legitimacy originated from the Latin word "legit" meaning "to declare lawful".
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The nation is a political unit that possesses sovereignty over an area of territory and the people within it.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Not all nations are states.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Political institutions and leadership structures change over time because people's views about their roles in society also evolve.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: The political organizations that have existed over time include bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Authority is legitimate power.
TRUE
FALSE
