Deck 5: Political Participation and Theocratic Government

Question 1

The word 'theo' is theocracy means?

A)Government
B)Holy Book
C)God
D)All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

Sharia is a fundamental religious concept or law of which religion?

A)Islam
B)Judaism
C)Christianity
D)Buddhism

Answer 2

Islam

Question 3

A: Theocracy is considerably different in style and characteristics than secular and democratic forms of government
B: Theocratic forms of government usually have a state religion.

A)A is true but B is false
B)B is true but A is false
C)Both A and B are true
D)Both A and B are false

Answer 3

A is true but B is false

Question 4

A: In theocracy, the succession of rule is through popular vote of citizens
B: Laws and legal system in theocracy are faith based typically based on a religious text

A)A is true but B is false
B)B is true but A is false
C)Both A and B are true
D)Both A and B are false

Question 5

Which of the following is not an important element of individual social environment?

A)Education
B)Occupation
C)Income
D)Emotions

Question 6

Which psychological factors are found to be important triggers of political activism?

A)Values
B)Religion
C)Emotions
D)Motivations

Question 7

Political assassination, terrorism and vandalism is an example of

A)Conventional participation
B)Unconventional participation
C)Illegal participation
D)Political participation

Question 8

Who are most likely to engage in unconventional participation?

A)Young people, students and those with grave concerns about regimes policies
B)People strongly committed to politics
C)People who disobey the rules and laws
D)People who resort to violence

Question 9

Unconventional participation refers to

A)A type of participation that resort to violent actions
B)Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate
C)Activities that are expected from good citizens
D)Activities that includes volunteering

Question 10

Illegal participation refers to

A)A type of participation that are against the law
B)A type of participation that is design to achieve policy changes through dramatic tactics
C)A type of participation that supports boycott
D)A type of participation in favour of the law

Question 11

Conventional participation refers to

A)Activities that are legal but often considered inappropriate
B)Activities that are against the law
C)Activities that are the expectation from good citizens
D)Activities that are resort violence

Question 12

Which of the following does not belong to Lester Milbrath division of political activity?

A)Gladiatorial
B)Transitional
C)Spectator
D)Rational

Question 13

PPA is known as

A)Political Participation Approach
B)Political Process Approach
C)Political Party Approach
D)Party people Approach

Question 14

Political participation classified in terms of its purpose are of two types. They are:

A)Active and passive
B)Instrumental and expressive
C)Active and instrumental
D)Active and expressive

Question 15

Who plays an important role in a democratic state which gives the right to vote to the people?

A)Universal Adult Franchise
B)The Election Commission
C)The State Government
D)The Governor

Question 16

According to Woodward and Roper, the political activities are

A)Voting at the polls
B)Supporting possible pressure group
C)Personally communicating directly with legislators
D)All the above

Question 17

Huntington and Nelson political participation includes

A)Violence
B)Electoral activity
C)Lobbying
D)All the above

Question 18

Who popularized the concept of Political Participation?

A)The Behaviouralists
B)The Pluralists
C)The Marxists
D)The Functionalists

Question 19

Which of the following is not a characteristic of political participation?

A)Political participation is just mere interest in politics
B)It is something voluntary
C)Political participation concerns activities in governments and politics
D)Participation is directly related to the quality of democracy

Question 20

Who is of the opinion that a participant is a part of the input system in a political setup?

A)Woodworth and Roper
B)Ali Ashraf and LN Sharma
C)Almond and Powell
D)Lester and Powell

Question 21

Which theory viewed participation as virtue in itself, a civic duty expected of very citizen and residents of a country?

A)Marxist Theory
B)Functionalist Theory
C)Rational Choice Theory
D)Democratic Theory

Question 22

Which theory propagates that civic participation will increase only when people feel that the costs of involvement are low while the benefits accrued are higher?

A)Marxist Theory
B)Functionalist Theory
C)Rational Choice Theory
D)Functionalist Theory.

Question 23

Which of the following statement is true?

A)All forms of participation are considered to be political participation
B)Participation narrows the study of political socialization
C)Political participation by individuals may sometimes and not always lead to successful outcome
D)Participation has also decrease with the concept of social networking groups.

Question 24

Who is the author of Political Sociology, A Grammar of Politics?

A)Ali Ashraf and L.N.Sharma
B)Huntington and Nelson
C)Kaid and Lee
D)Almond and Verba

Question 25

What type of activities refers to holding of party offices, dealing with party funds, attending meetings and also campaigning?

A)Gladiatorial activities
B)Transitional activities
C)Spectator activities
D)Apathetic activities