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Политическая наука: Вопросы и Ответы

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main direction of democratization includes:

a)

Increase in military power

b)

Ignoring public opinion

c)

Considering public opinion in government affairs

d)

Reducing the frequency of elections

2.

"Man is by nature a political animal." This phrase belongs to:

a)

Plato

b)

Confucius

c)

Aristotle

d)

Cicero

3.

According to Aristotle, the preferred forms of government include:

a)

Tyranny, democracy, socialism

b)

Monarchy, aristocracy, polity

c)

Anarchy, monarchy, despotism

d)

Democracy, theocracy, communism

4.

The bipolar world order included:

a)

First, second, and third waves

b)

Eastern, Western, and Northern worlds

c)

Capitalist "first world", communist "second world", developing "third world"

d)

NATO, USSR, and EU

5.

Which of the following is an attribute of the state?

a)

Trade union

b)

Supreme authority over territory (sovereignty)

c)

Only civil society

d)

Religious dominance

6.

Broad meaning of the state:

a)

Only a group of politicians

b)

Society, people, territory, and supreme power

c)

Private organizations

d)

Only political parties

7.

Definition: inequality based on money, power, and prestige refers to:

a)

Social mobility

b)

Political culture

c)

Political elite

d)

Bureaucracy

8.

Political actors are defined as:

a)

Only government officials

b)

Celebrities involved in politics

c)

Individuals, groups, or organizations participating in political activity

d)

Only voters

9.

The general idea or term describing something in politics is called:

a)

Law

b)

Tendency

c)

Politics

d)

Concept

10.

The founders of elite theory include:

a)

Karl Marx, Lenin, Trotsky

b)

Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau

c)

G. Mosca, V. Pareto, R. Michels

d)

Cicero, Socrates, Plato

11.

Types of political regimes include:

a)

Monarchy, oligarchy, democracy

b)

Democracy, authoritarian, totalitarian

c)

Theocracy, anarchy, technocracy

d)

Federalism, unitary, confederation

12.

In order for a democratic political system to function properly, it usually divides state power into:

a)

Legislative, executive, judicial

b)

Federal, regional, local

c)

Military, civil, religious

d)

Political parties, media, courts

13.

What tasks does cognitive activity perform in political science?

a)

Persuading voters and lobbying

b)

Knowledge of political events in society and understanding of political essence

c)

Preparation of legislation and enforcement of laws

d)

Organization of electoral campaigns

14.

From what time in the post-Soviet countries was political science included in school programs?

a)

1970s of the 20th century

b)

1980s of the 20th century

c)

1990s of the 20th century

d)

2000s of the 21st century

15.

What is the comparative method in political science?

a)

Studying political events through interviews

b)

Conducting research by comparing two or more political objects

c)

Following the chronological development of a single case

d)

Applying statistical models to political data

16.

What is the historical method in political science?

a)

Conducting experiments in controlled conditions

b)

Considering political phenomena in temporal sequence, determining past, present, and future relationships

c)

Interviewing political leaders

d)

Using surveys and public opinion

17.

Who was the first to propose the idea of the separation of powers?

a)

Niccolò Machiavelli

b)

John Locke

c)

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

18.

Which American political figure is the author of the "Declaration of Independence"?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

19.

Who is the author of the theory that classifies power as legislative, executive, and judicial?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu

20.

Where did political science first begin to be studied as an independent discipline?

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

United States of America

d)

France

21.

Medieval European political science and thought developed within the framework of:

a)

Feudalism

b)

Christianity

c)

Humanism

d)

Paganism

22.

The scientist who first introduced the concept of the state as a political form in society:

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Niccolò Machiavelli

d)

Jean Bodin

23.

Politics is divided by direction into:

a)

Internal and external

b)

Economic and social

c)

Legislative and executive

d)

Civil and military

24.

The first scholar who introduced the term "political elite" into political science:

a)

Robert Michels

b)

Vilfredo Pareto

c)

Gaetano Mosca

d)

Max Weber

25.

Two systems of elite recruitment are called:

a)

Hereditary and meritocratic

b)

Guild and entrepreneurship

c)

Democratic and authoritarian

d)

Bureaucratic and patrimonial

26.

How many categories did Max Weber classify types of political leadership by legitimacy?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

27.

The term «élite» in French literally means:

a)

Chosen

b)

Ruling

c)

Rich

d)

Powerful

28.

How many categories?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

29.

The term "elite" in French literally means:

a)

Chosen

b)

Ruling

c)

Rich

d)

Powerful

30.

According to Pareto's elite theory, the main idea is:

a)

Theory of class struggle

b)

Theory of elite circulation

c)

Social contract

d)

Divine right of kings

31.

The type of political leader who is difficult or impossible to replace, according to Weber, is:

a)

Rational-legal leader

b)

Traditional leader

c)

Charismatic leader

d)

Bureaucratic leader

32.

The term "political system" was first introduced into political science by:

a)

David Easton

b)

Gabriel Almond

c)

Karl Deutsch

d)

Theodore Lowi

33.

The main categories of D. Easton's political system model include:

a)

Inputs, outputs, processes, outcomes

b)

Political system, environment, response, feedback

c)

Power, legitimacy, coercion

d)

Legislative, executive, judicial, bureaucracy

34.

A political regime is:

a)

The electoral system of the country

b)

A system of methods for exercising state power

c)

A temporary government in emergency situations

d)

Cultural norms of political behavior

35.

Who heads the government in the Republic of Kazakhstan?

a)

President

b)

Speaker of the Parliament

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Chief Justice

36.

The word "democracy" literally means:

a)

Rule of law

b)

Power of the people

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

Equality of rights

37.

The Republic of Kazakhstan is a:

a)

Parliamentary republic

b)

Federal republic

c)

Presidential republic

d)

Constitutional monarchy

38.

The person who became the leader of the Nevada-Semipalatinsk movement was:

a)

Orazbek Suleimenov

b)

Olzhas Suleimenov

c)

Olena Semipalatinskaya

d)

Nikolai Nazarbayev

39.

According to forms of government, the state is divided into:

a)

Federal and unitary

b)

Monarchy and republic

c)

Democratic and authoritarian

d)

Presidential and parliamentary

40.

A simple, unified state, the parts of which are administrative-territorial units without symbols of sovereignty, is called:

a)

Federation

b)

Confederation

c)

Unitary

d)

Autonomy

41.

Who appoints the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan?

a)

Parliament

b)

President

c)

Constitutional Court

d)

Supreme Council

42.

According to the principle of separation of powers, the executive power belongs to:

a)

Parliament

b)

President

c)

Government

d)

Courts

43.

Which of these forms of government is considered a type of republic?

a)

Presidential republic

b)

Parliamentary republic

c)

Federal republic

d)

Constitutional monarchy

44.

What does the concept of "theocracy" mean?

a)

Military power

b)

Clerical (religious) power

c)

Judicial power

d)

Parliamentary power

45.

According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the source of state power:

a)

President

b)

Parliament

c)

People

d)

Government

46.

According to the Constitution, the people must exercise power through:

a)

Elections and referendums

b)

Courts and councils

c)

Ministries and agencies

d)

Political parties

47.

In which type of state is the use of repression characteristic?

a)

Democratic

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Authoritarian

d)

Federative

48.

Who introduced the term "totalitarianism" into political science?

a)

Benito Mussolini

b)

Karl Marx

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Adolf Hitler

49.

Which of the following institutions is not part of the organizational and functional structure of a secular state?

a)

Army

b)

Church

c)

Cabinet of Ministers

d)

Supreme Court

50.

Who is the author of the patriarchal-paternalistic concept of the state as a large family with the ruler as the father?

a)

Plato

b)

Confucius

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Aristotle

51.

Как называется форма государственного устройства, в которой составные государства сохраняют полную независимость и только объединенные органы координируют совместные действия?

a)

Федерация

b)

Конфедерация

c)

Унитарное государство

d)

Союзное государство

52.

Теория, согласно которой государство возникло под влиянием Бога, называется:

a)

Контрактная теория

b)

Эволюционная теория

c)

Теологическая теория

d)

Теория силы

53.

Референдум это:

a)

Местный опрос общественного мнения

b)

Консультативная встреча политических лидеров

c)

Национальное голосование по важным решениям для государства

d)

Отчет консультативного комитета

54.

Парламент это:

a)

Исполнительный орган государства

b)

Судебный орган государства

c)

Законодательный орган государства

d)

Административный орган государства

55.

Основателем теории утопического социализма был:

a)

Анри де Сен-Симон

b)

Роберт Оуэн

c)

Томас Мор

d)

Шарль Фурье

56.

Олигархия это власть:

a)

Военных лидеров

b)

Избранных представителей

c)

Богатых людей в малых группах

d)

Религиозных властей