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Politics Quiz

Politics is the study and practice of how power is organised, contested, and exercised within societies. It covers political systems ranging from democracies and republics to authoritarian regimes and monarchies; the workings of governments and parliaments; electoral processes; and the ideologies — Read more

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Q1. What is 'capitalism'?

Easy
A
Government ownership of production
B
Private ownership and free market economy
C
Equal distribution of wealth
D
State-planned economy
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Q2. What is the term for a government by a small elite group?

Easy
A
Democracy
B
Oligarchy
C
Monarchy
D
Theocracy
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Q3. What is 'electoral college'?

Easy
A
A university for politicians
B
A body of electors who formally elect the president
C
A committee that designs elections
D
A school for electoral officials
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Q4. What is 'gerrymandering'?

Medium
A
Manipulating electoral district boundaries
B
A type of filibuster
C
A voting fraud technique
D
A diplomatic negotiation
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Q5. Which French President founded the Fifth Republic?

Medium
A
Georges Pompidou
B
Francois Mitterrand
C
Charles de Gaulle
D
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
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Q6. What is 'civil society'?

Medium
A
The military
B
The space of voluntary organizations between government and family
C
Political parties only
D
The judiciary
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Q7. Which country has compulsory voting?

Easy
A
USA
B
UK
C
Germany
D
Australia
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Q8. Which US state has the most electoral votes?

Easy
A
Texas
B
New York
C
Florida
D
California
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Q9. Which US President created the New Deal during the Great Depression?

Easy
A
Herbert Hoover
B
Harry Truman
C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D
Woodrow Wilson
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Q10. Which leader unified Italy in the 19th century?

Medium
A
Giuseppe Mazzini
B
Count Cavour
C
Giuseppe Garibaldi
D
Victor Emmanuel II
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