9 Questions
Which term refers to the administrative machinery of the state?
Bureaucracy
What is the term for a member of society who possesses rights and responsibilities?
Citizen
Which term refers to the transfer of authority, responsibility, and resources from the center to the lower levels of administration?
Decentralization
What is the branch of government empowered to decide legal disputes and interpret law?
Judiciary
What term refers to a system of beliefs about how society should function, behave, and operate?
Ideology
What is the term for the popular idea that the government’s rule is rightful; legal and psychological right to govern?
Legitimacy
Which term emphasizes individual rights and liberties?
Liberalism
What do we call a society governed by law under the authority of a state and distinguished from the state?
Civil society
What term refers to the exercise of legitimate power?
Authority
Test your knowledge of political science terms and concepts with this quiz. From authority and bureaucracy to citizenship and civil society, explore the key ideas in political theory and governance.
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