POLI-330: Political Science year three 2024-2025
100 Practice Questions with Answers 100%
guaranteed pass already graded A
1. Which political theory emphasizes the rule of law and
protection of individual rights?
a) Marxism
b) Liberalism [✓]
c) Fascism
d) Realism
2. What type of government is characterized by a single person
holding all power?
a) Democracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Autocracy [✓]
d) Republic
3. Who is considered the father of modern political science?
a) Niccolò Machiavelli
b) Max Weber
c) Aristotle [✓]
d) John Locke
4. What does the term "sovereignty" refer to in political
science?
a) The ability of a state to govern itself without outside
interference [✓]
b) The power of the judiciary
c) The relationship between elected officials and the public
d) The movement of political parties
5. Which institution is primarily responsible for making laws in a
democracy?
, a) The executive branch
b) The judiciary
c) The legislature [✓]
d) The military
6. What is a characteristic feature of a federal system of
government?
a) All powers are centralized
b) Powers are divided between national and regional
governments [✓]
c) There is only one political party
d) The military holds power over civilians
7. Which political ideology advocates for the collective
ownership of property?
a) Conservatism
b) Socialism [✓]
c) Liberalism
d) Libertarianism
8. What is the primary purpose of political parties?
a) Enforce laws
b) Educate citizens on foreign policy
c) Organize elections and promote policies [✓]
d) Provide military defense
9. Who wrote "The Social Contract," an influential book on the
legitimacy of governments?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau [✓]
c) Immanuel Kant
d) Machiavelli
10. Which of these is an example of direct democracy?
a) Citizens elect representatives to vote on laws
b) Citizens vote directly on laws and policies [✓]
, c) A monarch rules by decree
d) Decisions are made by the judiciary
11. What is political legitimacy?
a) The ability of a government to maintain power by force
b) The right and acceptance of an authority, usually a
governing law or regime [✓]
c) The number of votes a candidate wins in an election
d) The size of a country’s military
12. Which theory holds that political power is distributed
among competing interest groups?
a) Elite theory
b) Pluralism [✓]
c) Marxist theory
d) Authoritarianism
13. What is the term for a system where multiple political
parties have the capacity to gain control of the government
separately or in coalition?
a) Single-party system
b) Multi-party system [✓]
c) Two-party system
d) Military dictatorship
14. What core principle underlies the concept of separation
of powers?
a) Concentration of governmental power
b) Division of governmental powers into separate branches
to prevent abuse [✓]
c) Equality of citizens before the law
d) Formation of political parties
15. Which political thinker argued that humans are
motivated primarily by self-interest and requires an absolute
sovereign?
a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
100 Practice Questions with Answers 100%
guaranteed pass already graded A
1. Which political theory emphasizes the rule of law and
protection of individual rights?
a) Marxism
b) Liberalism [✓]
c) Fascism
d) Realism
2. What type of government is characterized by a single person
holding all power?
a) Democracy
b) Oligarchy
c) Autocracy [✓]
d) Republic
3. Who is considered the father of modern political science?
a) Niccolò Machiavelli
b) Max Weber
c) Aristotle [✓]
d) John Locke
4. What does the term "sovereignty" refer to in political
science?
a) The ability of a state to govern itself without outside
interference [✓]
b) The power of the judiciary
c) The relationship between elected officials and the public
d) The movement of political parties
5. Which institution is primarily responsible for making laws in a
democracy?
, a) The executive branch
b) The judiciary
c) The legislature [✓]
d) The military
6. What is a characteristic feature of a federal system of
government?
a) All powers are centralized
b) Powers are divided between national and regional
governments [✓]
c) There is only one political party
d) The military holds power over civilians
7. Which political ideology advocates for the collective
ownership of property?
a) Conservatism
b) Socialism [✓]
c) Liberalism
d) Libertarianism
8. What is the primary purpose of political parties?
a) Enforce laws
b) Educate citizens on foreign policy
c) Organize elections and promote policies [✓]
d) Provide military defense
9. Who wrote "The Social Contract," an influential book on the
legitimacy of governments?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau [✓]
c) Immanuel Kant
d) Machiavelli
10. Which of these is an example of direct democracy?
a) Citizens elect representatives to vote on laws
b) Citizens vote directly on laws and policies [✓]
, c) A monarch rules by decree
d) Decisions are made by the judiciary
11. What is political legitimacy?
a) The ability of a government to maintain power by force
b) The right and acceptance of an authority, usually a
governing law or regime [✓]
c) The number of votes a candidate wins in an election
d) The size of a country’s military
12. Which theory holds that political power is distributed
among competing interest groups?
a) Elite theory
b) Pluralism [✓]
c) Marxist theory
d) Authoritarianism
13. What is the term for a system where multiple political
parties have the capacity to gain control of the government
separately or in coalition?
a) Single-party system
b) Multi-party system [✓]
c) Two-party system
d) Military dictatorship
14. What core principle underlies the concept of separation
of powers?
a) Concentration of governmental power
b) Division of governmental powers into separate branches
to prevent abuse [✓]
c) Equality of citizens before the law
d) Formation of political parties
15. Which political thinker argued that humans are
motivated primarily by self-interest and requires an absolute
sovereign?
a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
