Polisci101 Quiz 1 Bloomsburg University

"Legitimacy" in political science refers to
a. legality.
b. birth status.
c. rightful rule.
d. patriotism.

rightful rule

"Sovereignty" is best described as
a. having more power than anyone else in the system.
b. being self-governing without external interference.
c. having legitimacy at the national level.
d. the power of a monarch over his kingdom.

being self-governing without external interference.

In broadest terms, "political power" is
a. the ability to get another to do something.
b. command of the means of coercion.
c. control over the legal structure of government.
d. being treated with deference and respect.

The ability to get another to do something.

Aristotle said, "Man is by nature is ____________________."
a. easily misled
b. a natural slave
c. a political animal
d. a social outcast

a political animal

Who said this? "Politics involves the struggle for the mandate to allocate resources that are valued by people."
a. Harold Lasswell
b. David Easton
c. Michael Roskin
d. None of the above

David Easton

According to Aristotle, political science is "the master science" because politics is indispensable to society. True or False?

True

A form of government in which the country is governed by a queen, king, empress or emperor and succession is by inheritance is technical .....
a. presidency
b. absolutism
c. oligarchy
d. tyranny
e. monarchy

Monarchy

Politics involves which of the following?
a. power
b. Influence
c. maintenance of social order
d. community service
e. All the above

All the Above

Which of the following political systems is extremely oppressive?
a. Democratic Systems
b. Authoritarian Systems
c. Totalitarian Systems
d. All the above are oppressive

Totalitarian Systems

Which of these branches of government is responsible for lawmaking?
a. the Executive
b. the Legislature
c. the Judiciary
d. none of the above

the Legislature

The ability of a country to be independent and to be governed by its citizens without external interference in its internal affairs is referred to as.....
a. sovereignty
b. authority
c. security
d. none of the above

Sovereignty

The Irangate scandal occurred under the presidency of .....
a. Obama
b. Trump
c. Bush
d. Ford
e. Reagan

Reagan

Aristotle's three corrupt forms of government are cases of
a. one man usurping all power.
b. rulers acting in the interests of themselves.
c. rulers acting in the interests of all.
d. dictatorship, democracy, and socialism.

rulers acting in the interests of themselves.

Who wrote The Communist Manifesto?
a. Max Weber
b. Adolf Hitler
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Karl Marx

Karl Marx

A group of people with a common language, history, and culture may constitute a .....
a. Nation
b. State
c. Constituency
d. Natural group

Nation

Which of the following is NOT a legitimate function of the government?
a. Levy taxes
b. Resolve conflict
c. Provide security
d. Regulate the behavior of citizens
e. All the above are legitimate functions of government

All the above are legitimate functions of government

Which of the following is not credited with the founding of political science as a discipline?
a. Aristotle
b. Socrates
c. Plato
d. Confucius

Confucius

This man by his writings contributed greatly to our understanding of socialism
a. John Locke
b. Edmond Burke
c. Montesquieu
d. Karl Marx
e. Rousseau

Karl Marx

An example of national symbolic political rewards is ....
a. a bill to help bankrupt farmers.
b. secretly disarming your enemies.
c. a Supreme Court ruling against discrimination.
d. making a holiday in honor of Martin Luther King.

making a holiday in honor of Martin Luther King.

Which of the following countries is a communist state?
a. South Korea
b. Brazil
c. Canada
d. North Korea

North Korea

In Plato's allegory of the cave, he demonstrated that people become myopic if they have limited exposure to political events and situations. True or false?

True

Political Science has elements of other disciplines in it. So, it cannot be an independent discipline to study. True or False?

False

A government can lose this if it becomes oppressive and corrupt.
a. sovereignty
b. authority
c. legitimacy
d. all the above

legitimacy

Quite often, this group of people advocate for policies that will benefit their members......
a. the monarchy
b. the unemployed
c. interest groups
d. diplomats

interest groups

The practice of passing on the political values of a country from one generation to the other is known as ......
a. political sensitivity
b. political education
c. political socialization
d. politicization

political socialization