WorksheetsPolitical Science
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is Political Science?
It is the study of governments, public policies and political processes, systems, and political behavior.
The study of human societies, cultures, and their development.
The scientific study of mind and behavior.
Is the study of places and the relationship between people and their environment
What are the branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and judicial branches
School, Church, Family
Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice
Members of Parliament, Prime Minister, Executive
When did Jamaica gain Adult Suffrage?
1962
1938
1944
1950
What do political scientists study?
Political Theory
Public Opinion and Behavior
Public Administration
All of the above
Who is an Idealist?
How do Political Scientists analyze data?
The case study
The comparative method
The statistical method
All of the above
What is Political Socialization
The process by which an individual learns to interact with members of society.
Political Socialization is the process through which people acquire knowledge about politics.
Discuss politics with peers.
None of the above
Which of the following social factors contributes to the change in political culture/behavior?
Access to Information
Population Movements
All of the above
Rapid Urbanization
Opportunity Structure
Family, peers, (a) and media are agents of socialization.
List five types of social factors that contribute to change in political behavior and explain one.
What is primary political socialization?
Primary Political Socialization is the political view of different people.
Primary Political Socialization is the process of learning about the environment.
Primary Political Socialization takes place through relationships or processes that are relatively informal, or unstructured.
All of the above
What is secondary political socialization?
What are the agents of secondary political socialization?
School, Church, Peers
School, Media, Family, Peers
None of the above
Political parties, School, Mass media, Church
What is Democracy?
Democracy is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation.
Democracy is laws that are put in place by the judicial system.
Democracy is the way of life of people.
Democracy is a system of government that facilitates meaningful and extensive political competition for power.
What is Liberal Democracy?
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.
Liberal democracy is the freedom of speech.
Liberal democracy is the process by which an individual socializes.
What is Nationalism?
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation.
Nationalism is the frequent movement from one place to another.
Nationalism is the togetherness of political activists.
Nationalism is the right or wrongdoing of an individual.
What is Neoliberalism?
Neoliberalism is a system of government in which people consent to their rulers, and rulers, in turn, are constitutionally constrained to respect individual rights.
Neoliberalism is a contemporary political movement advocating economic liberalization, free trade, and open markets.
Neoliberalism is the study of politics and power from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives.
Neoliberalism is the way of life of people.
What is autocracy?
Autocracy is a philosophy of economic systems that favors private ownership of means of production.
Autocracy is a system of government that allows the public to have freedom of speech.
This is a system of government in which political power is centralized in an individual, a political party, a military, or a religious group.
Autocracy is taking full control of a state and the public has the right to vote for their representative.
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.
TRUE
FALSE
What is communism?
Communism is the way in which goods are bought and sold.
A system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed
Communism is the capital of Westmoreland
Communism is the art of peace that passes all understanding
What is Socialism?
An economic system that contains rules that wealth must be distributed equally among the citizens.
Socialism is the way in which money is shared equally among the public.
Socialism is the free movement of goods from one country to another
a political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned in common, typically controlled by the state or government.
