TEACHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Summative Test in Soc. Stud. 216: Comparative Government and Politics

First Semester – SY 2021-2022
Name:________________________ Course:__________ Date:_________ Score:_________
Test I. Multiple Choice:
Directions: Analyze each statement carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your
answer on the space provided.
_______1. Which of the following is not a concept of politics?
A. It is the highest form of human activity. C. It provides us with protection from harm
B. It arises from social nature D. It is the process executing collective decisions.
________2. The following are the classifications of government according to Aristotle, except.
A. Genuine B. Authoritarian C. Perverted D. Democracy
________3. Which of the following is the characteristic of liberal democracy?
A. Representative and limited government operating through law
B. Leaders are elected with no or minimal falsification of the count.
C. Rulers stand above the law
D. Media are controlled or cowed.
________4. Weber classifies authority as a custom and established way of doing things, in what
classification does it refer to?
A. Charismatic authority B. Legal-rational C. Ideology D. Traditional
_______ 5. In what authority does a person considered if he follows and applies the law?
A. Legal-rational B. Charismatic C. Traditional D. Modern
_______6. A treaty signed has ended the “Thirty Year War in Europe, what is it?
A. Paris B. Versailles C. Westphalia D. Tordesillas
_______7. The following are types of rule, in which type does Saudi Arabia belong?
A. Despots B. Monarchs C. Armed F orces D. Political parties
_______8. The following are philosophers that contributed in the political arena of the world, who among
them developed a notion of a vanguard party?
A. Karl Marx B. Martin Luther C. Vladimir Lenin D. Aristotle
_______9. The Cultural Revolution in China was made possible because of his efforts, whom do you
think launch such revolution?
A. Stalin B. Khrushchev C. Gorbachev D. Mao Zedong
_______10. Which of the following does not belong to a group.
A. Suicide B. Peace C. Genocide D. Revolution
_______11. Which of the following lead to a long-term reconstruction of the political, economic and
social order?
A. Revolution B. Violence C. Suicide D. Genocide
_______12. Which of the following is the directions of the institution?
A. It provides benefits and opportunities. C. It allows political organization.
B. It sustains interaction among employees. D. It gives reason to create another political idea.
_______13. This feature of politics consists of actions between and among individuals.
A. Methodological individualism C. Behavioural
B. Institutionalism D. Rational decision
_______14. Which of the following does not belong to a group?
A. Case Study B. Behavioral Analysis C. Qualitative comparison D. Comparative studies
_______15. In the transmission model of political communication, which activity should be done when
one gives information or plan?
A. Sender B. Channel C. Message D. Impact
_______16. In the earliest urban civilizations of the Near East, where did the writing system first
develop?
A. Greece B. Sparta C. Phoenicia D. All of the above
_______17. Which of the following is the best form or method of broadcasting?
A. Newspaper B. Radio C. Magazines D. Telegraph
_______18. Which of the following is identified as the mode of conventional participation?
A. Campaigning B. Voting C. None of the above D. All of the above
_______19. In the category of involvement on conventional politics, which is not considered as one.
A. Need to participate to choose a channel of engagement. C. Observe phenomena
B. Number of apathetics not engaged in formal politics. D. Fight political battle.
_______20. Huntington divides the world into seven or eight major civilizations, which of the following
is not a part of it.
A. Western B. Athens C. Islamic Hindu
_______21. Japan is considered to have a non-cultural commonality with other societies, what kind of
state is it?
A. Core State B. Allied State C. Lone State D. Participating State
_______22. Under political generations of Germany, who was the leader that helped unite them?
A. Adolf Hitler B. Ronald Inglehart C. Tony Blair D. Otto Von Bismarck
_______23. The growing up in an environment of war or depression may lead to a political attitude that
maybe experienced throughout life, what political culture is this?
A. Political mobilization B. Postmaterialism C. Political behaviour D. Political generation
_______24. In its strongest version, this approach holds politics as the collaboration of ideas among
members.
A. Institutional approach C. Rational choice approach
B. Interpretative approach D. Theoretical approach
_______25. In this form of government, the leaders are chosen through free, fair and honest elections.
A. Liberal democracy C. Illiberal democracy
B. Totalitarian state D. Authoritarian regime
_______26. In politics, what approach emphasizes the objective relationship between social groups,
including social classes and the state?
A. Institutional approach C. Rational choice approach
B. Interpretative approach D. Theoretical approach
_______27. In quantitative analysis, what measures the accuracy which can predict one statistical variable
to another?
A. Regression line B. Spurious correlation C. Outliers D. Correlation coefficient
_______28. Thomas Hobbes viewed the classic case of government, which is it?
A. It has the duty to protect its people from invasion. C. It provides protection for his people.
B. It secures authority to attain equality. D. It enables political level to rule.
_______29. He thought of shaping the liberal vision of the Western state, who was this philosopher?
A. John Locke B. Thomas Hobbes C. Aristotle D. Martin Luther
_______30. Which of the following is the value of comparing?
A. It gives prediction and control. C. None of the above
B. It permits to classify political structures and processes D. All of the above

II. Essay: Explain briefly. Answers should be written at the back page of the test questions. (5pts)
1. Discuss the value of institutions to a political system.
2. Identify the natural rights of each citizen and how do they exercise such?
3. Explain the Western state expansion and restructuring.
4. How is the transmission model of political communication delivered? Give an example to justify your
answer.

Prepared by:

ARLENA H. ARANETA
Course Facilitator