Complete the mcq:
Question 1. In the U.S., most people who consider themselves independents actually
prefer one political party (Democrats or Republicans) over another.
are completely neutral as regards political parties.
Both a and b
Neither a or b
Question 2. Why have third parties been unsuccessful in the United States?
They are disadvantaged by the plurality system of elections.
They are forbidden in the Constitution.
They are against state law.
George Washington declared them undemocratic.
Question 3. What is the word that defines the sharing of power between different levels of government?
Federalism
Nationalism
Ethnicity
Democracy
Question 4. Under which electoral system is representation distributed among parties directly according to the percentage of votes won?
Socialism
SMP
Proportional representation
Liberalism
Question 5. In an election in democratic country Q, Party A wins 45% of the votes and Party B wins 35% of the votes. Party A is awarded 45% of the seats in the national legislature and Party B is awarded 35% of the seats in the national legislature. This describes
single member plural elections.
proportional representation elections.
state autonomy elections.
conflictual elections.
Question 6. In parliamentary systems such as that found in Great Britain,
parliament selects the executive leader.
voters select the executive branch, then the executive branch appoints/selects members of the parliament.
parliament names members of the Supreme Court, who then exercise the power of judicial review.
parliament selects the king or queen.
Question 7. In the U.S., the Twenty-Second Amendment
Question 8. In _____, the legislature consists of two chambers/houses.
Question 9. Does a truly free market exist in most democratic countries?
Question 10. In _____, the legislature consists of two chambers/houses.
Question 11. A country's security does not consist only of military security, but includes also human security, or quality of life security according to Student Answer: realism. anarchy. bipolarism. liberalism.
Question 12. With the collapse of the USSR, Student Answer: NATO was abolished. all nuclear materials held previously by the USSR were transferred out of the region and to the U.S. NATO proceeded to establish links with the countries emerging out the collapse of the USSR. Both a and b
Question 13. UN activities have included
Question 14. What does the European Union do?