miscellaneous MCQs – Page 54

Practise focused miscellaneous questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

miscellaneous Mcqs
1062. A symbiotic relationship exists between__________________?
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A. the president and Congress

B. the two political parties

C. all of the above

D. the press and politicians

1064. A good example of a primary group is_________________?
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A. all of the above

B. the U.S Army

C. AT&T Corp

D. a family
1065. The main purpose of a political party in a democracy is to________________?
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A. eliminate power

B. gain power

C. eliminate the opposition

D. control the media

1066. Political ideology deals with______________?
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A. economics

B. parties

C. none of the above

D. matters of rule selection and principles of rule
1067. Public policy is________________?
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A. what the government fails to do

B. a plan of action

C. what the government does

D. all of the above
1068. The negative functions of interest groups include_______________?
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A. they are representative of a minority of people

B. none of the above

C. they are democratic

D. they are accountable to the public

1069. The master status of George W.Bush was______________?
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A. husband

B. dog owner

C. jogger

D. president
1070. Biological explanations of deviance________________?
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A. were popular during the first half of the 20th century

B. explain all types of deviance

C. agree on the causes of deviance

D. are strongly supported scientifically

1072. Which of the following is likely to be an involuntary group? The____________?
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A. Boston Bruins

B. Ku Klux Klan

C. campaign staff working for presidential candidate

D. the Smith family
1074. The current Palestinians are a_____________?
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A. state split among several nations

B. nation split among several states

C. state without a nation

D. nation without a state
1075. According to criminologists_______________?
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A. the death penalty does act as a deterrent

B. the death penalty does not act as a deterrent

C. it is preferable to judge each criminal case individually

D. the death penalty is a sing of an uncivilized society

1076. The theory of symbolic interactionism in personality formation is associated with_______________?
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A. Charles Horton Cooley

B. George Herbert Mead

C. William Sheldon

D. Abraham Maslow
1077. It may be said that the three branches of government________________?
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A. undergo checks and balances among one another

B. are absolutely separated from one another

C. make for speedy decision making

D. are integrated into a cohesive unit

1079. Fascism first emerged ?
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A. In South Africa under apartheid

B. in Argentina under Juan Peron

C. in Italy under the leadership of Benito Mussolini

D. in Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler

1080. In the metaphor of the looking-glass self the looking glass represents ?
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A. the persons self-feeling such as pride

B. all of the above

C. the imagined judgments of others

D. the expressed judgment of one,s peers