Understanding Political Systems Quiz
12 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What is the main purpose of a political system?

  • To observe and declare the type of political organization
  • To allocate values authoritatively for a society
  • To define the process for making official government decisions (correct)
  • To create a variety of state and government specific systems

    • Which types of political systems are recognized?

  • Monarchies, hybrid regimes, and socialistic regimes
  • Democracies, totalitarian regimes, and authoritarian regimes (correct)
  • Federations, confederations, and unitary governments
  • Autocracies, oligarchies, and theocracies

    • How does David Easton define a political system?

  • As the interactions through which values are authoritatively allocated for a society (correct)
  • As a process for making official government decisions
  • As the governmental legal and economic system
  • As the type of political organization observed by a state

    • In addition to democracies and totalitarian regimes, what other type of political system is recognized?

    <p>Authoritarian regimes with hybrid regimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspects does a political system usually comprise?

    <p>Governmental legal and economic system, social and cultural system, and other state and government specific systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'modern classification system' include in terms of political systems?

    <p>Monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main types</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Yale professor Juan José Linz, what are the three main types of political systems today?

    <p>Democracies, totalitarian regimes, and authoritarian regimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is characteristic of a band society?

    <p>Small family group, no larger than an extended family or clan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a chiefdom characterized by?

    <p>Pervasive inequality and centralization of authority</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of political system is characterized by sub-divisions into bands?

    <p>Tribes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What differentiates supranational political systems from empires?

    <p>They are created by independent nations for a common goal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a tribe generally characterized by?

    <p>More social institutions, such as a chief or elders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Overview of Political Science
    10 questions

    Overview of Political Science

    FasterHelium8581 avatar
    FasterHelium8581
    Overview of Political Science
    13 questions

    Overview of Political Science

    FrugalParadox avatar
    FrugalParadox
    Overview of Political Science
    8 questions

    Overview of Political Science

    StraightforwardGardenia avatar
    StraightforwardGardenia
    Overview of Political Science
    8 questions

    Overview of Political Science

    CrisperDjinn avatar
    CrisperDjinn
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Open
    Browser
    Browser