“Citizen is that person who participates in the political functions of the state” said by
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. John Mills
D. Harold J Laski
An economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production distributes the products and wages and provides social services such as healthcare and welfare.
A. Communism
B. Federalism
C. Socialism
D. Command Economy
A loose union of independent states:
A. Federal System
B. Laissez Faire
C. Confederacy
D. Capitalism
The theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order, and the state, in turn, agrees to protect its citizens:
A. Government
B. Constitutional Law
C. Social Contract
D. Embargo
With respect to the concept of power-sharing, which of the following statements is not correct about Democracy?
A. People rule themselves through representatives and institutions of self-governance in a Democracy
B. People are the source of all political power and this power must be shared among them
C. Democratic countries believe in giving respect to ethnically diverse groups and views
D. Democracy doesn’t allow the citizens to participate in the political process because power is only shared among representatives
Which of the following institutions is not one of the three organs of government that share powers?
A. Legislature
B. Bureaucracy
C. Executive
D. Judiciary
Modern democracies maintain a check and balance system. Identify the correct option based on the horizontal power sharing arrangement:
A. Central government, state government and local bodies
B. Legislature, executive and judiciary
C. Among different social groups
D. Among different pressure groups
Power-sharing is good because it helps to reduce the possibility of conflict between social groups. This is an example of which reason of the power-sharing?
A. Prudential
B. Moral
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
