#1
What is the basic unit of political organization?
Government
State
Nation
City
#2
What is the term for a system of government where power is vested in a single individual?
Oligarchy
Monarchy
Autocracy
Theocracy
#3
What is the term for the process by which citizens grant authority to their government?
Suffrage
Delegation
Legitimacy
Consent
#4
Which political philosopher is known for his theory of the social contract?
John Locke
Karl Marx
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
#5
What is the term for a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units?
Unitary system
Federal system
Confederal system
Totalitarian system
#6
Which of the following is an example of a unitary system of government?
United States
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Canada
#7
What is a confederation in terms of political organization?
A system where power is concentrated at the national level
A system where power is divided between national and regional governments
A system where regional governments have more power than the national government
A system where power is concentrated at the regional level
#8
What is the principle of subsidiarity in political organization?
The principle that all citizens have equal rights
The principle that power should be decentralized to the lowest level of authority
The principle that only the central government has the authority to make decisions
The principle that power should be centralized at the national level
#9
Which type of electoral system does the United States use for presidential elections?
Proportional representation
First-past-the-post
Single transferable vote
Mixed-member proportional representation
#10
What is the term for the process of redistributing electoral boundaries to maintain equal representation?
Gerrymandering
Reapportionment
Redistricting
Proportional representation
#11
Who coined the term 'political socialization'?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Herbert Spencer
Harold Lasswell
#12
Which political theorist is known for his work on 'The Leviathan'?
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
Montesquieu
#13
Who wrote the book 'The Republic,' which discusses the concept of an ideal state?
Plato
Aristotle
Socrates
Cicero
#14
Who is considered the father of modern political science?
Niccolò Machiavelli
Aristotle
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
#15
Who introduced the concept of 'checks and balances' in political theory?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes