In a democracy ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Representative democracy is best described as system ?

   A. where those elected simply represent the views of the electors
   B. which ensures political equality and protects liberty
   C. where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole
   D. where decisions are made communally by those affected by them

2. The global spread of democracy is probably the most striking trend in geopolitics but in the established Western democracies what has now become a source of major concern ?

   A. electoral fraud
   B. the expanding number of small political parties
   C. the decline in voter turnout
   D. security problems with-e-voting

3. What is the term used by Francis Fukuyama (1992) to describe the triumph of Western-style democracy has over other forms of government ?

   A. the end of history
   B. the rise of neoliberalism
   C. the fall of communism
   D. the birth of nationalism

4. What is cosmopolitan democracy ?

   A. a form of world government with global citizenship
   B. rule by the worlds educated elites
   C. democratic government at the level of the city
   D. democratic government that is representative of a multicultural society

5. Power whose basis is the threat or application of punishment is called______________?

   A. charismatic authority
   B. traditional authority
   C. authority
   D. force

6. Multinational corporations______________?

   A. maintain strong national identities in spite of operating abroad
   B. may need to avoid alienating non-American workers and customers
   C. provide preferential treatment for American employees
   D. play an increasingly important role in the structuring of the division of labor in the world economy

7. Which of these is NOT an explicit feature of Third Way politics ?

   A. the strengthening of civil society
   B. retrenchment in welfare spending
   C. the maintenance of a mixed economy
   D. environmentally sustainable economic growth

8. Political parties ?

   A. are organizations designed to gain control of the government but not necessarily by putting their own people in office
   B. tend to be pulled to the “right”
   C. must appeal to a broad base of the electorate in order to win
   D. tend to be barriers between citizens and the government

9. How do market and command economies differ ?

   A. Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty
   B. Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict
   C. Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property
   D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do

10. Which of these is Steven Lukes,s third dimension of power _____________?

    A. the ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation
    B. the ability to manipulate others desires
    C. the ability to control the issues discussed
    D. the ability to appeal to legal-rational authority