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Political Science

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Political Science?

a)

It is the study of governments, public policies and political processes, systems, and political behavior.

b)

The study of human societies, cultures, and their development.

c)

The scientific study of mind and behavior.

d)

Is the study of places and the relationship between people and their environment

2.

What are the branches of government?

a)

Executive, Legislative, and judicial branches

b)

School, Church, Family

c)

Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice

d)

Members of Parliament, Prime Minister, Executive

3.

When did Jamaica gain Adult Suffrage?

a)

1962

b)

1938

c)

1944

d)

1950

4.

What do political scientists study?

a)

Political Theory

b)

Public Opinion and Behavior

c)

Public Administration

d)

All of the above

5.

Who is an Idealist?

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6.

How do Political Scientists analyze data?

a)

The case study

b)

The comparative method

c)

The statistical method

d)

All of the above

7.

What is Political Socialization

a)

The process by which an individual learns to interact with members of society.

b)

Political Socialization is the process through which people acquire knowledge about politics.

c)

Discuss politics with peers.

d)

None of the above

8.

Which of the following social factors contributes to the change in political culture/behavior?

a)

Access to Information

b)

Population Movements

c)

All of the above

d)

Rapid Urbanization

e)

Opportunity Structure

9.

Family, peers, (a)   and media are agents of socialization.

10.

List five types of social factors that contribute to change in political behavior and explain one.

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11.

What is primary political socialization?

a)

Primary Political Socialization is the political view of different people.

b)

Primary Political Socialization is the process of learning about the environment.

c)

Primary Political Socialization takes place through relationships or processes that are relatively informal, or unstructured.

d)

All of the above

12.

What is secondary political socialization?

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13.

What are the agents of secondary political socialization?

a)

School, Church, Peers

b)

School, Media, Family, Peers

c)

None of the above

d)

Political parties, School, Mass media, Church

14.

What is Democracy?

a)

Democracy is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation.

b)

Democracy is laws that are put in place by the judicial system.

c)

Democracy is the way of life of people.

d)

Democracy is a system of government that facilitates meaningful and extensive political competition for power.

15.

What is Liberal Democracy?

a)

Liberal democracy is a system of government in which people consent to their rulers, and rulers, in turn, are constitutionally constrained to respect individual rights.

b)

Liberal democracy is the freedom of speech.

c)

Liberal democracy is the process by which an individual socializes.

16.

What is Nationalism?

a)

Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation.

b)

Nationalism is the frequent movement from one place to another.

c)

Nationalism is the togetherness of political activists.

d)

Nationalism is the right or wrongdoing of an individual.

17.

What is Neoliberalism?

a)

Neoliberalism is a system of government in which people consent to their rulers, and rulers, in turn, are constitutionally constrained to respect individual rights.

b)

Neoliberalism is a contemporary political movement advocating economic liberalization, free trade, and open markets.

c)

Neoliberalism is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives.

d)

Neoliberalism is the way of life of people.

18.

What is autocracy?

a)

Autocracy is a philosophy of economic systems that favors private ownership of means of production.

b)

Autocracy is a system of government that allows the public to have freedom of speech.

c)

This is a system of government in which political power is centralized in an individual, a political party, a military, or a religious group.

d)

Autocracy is taking full control of a state and the public has the right to vote for their representative.

19.

Capitalism is an economic system that favors private ownership of the means of production, and the creation of goods or services for a profit or income.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

What is communism?

a)

Communism is the way in which goods are bought and sold.

b)

A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed

c)

Communism is the capital of Westmoreland

d)

Communism is the art of peace that passes all understanding

21.

What is Socialism?

a)

An economic system that contains rules that wealth must be distributed equally among the citizens.

b)

Socialism is the way in which money is shared equally among the public.

c)

Socialism is the free movement of goods from one country to another

d)

a political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned in common, typically controlled by the state or government.