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Politics Quiz

Politics is the study and practice of how power is organised, contested, and exercised within societies. It covers political systems ranging from democracies and republics to authoritarian regimes and monarchies; the workings of governments and parliaments; electoral processes; and the ideologies — Read more

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Q1. What is the name of the international court that settles disputes between nations?

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A
International Criminal Court
B
World Court
C
International Court of Justice
D
UN Tribunal
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Q2. What was the 'Profumo Affair' in the UK?

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A
A financial scandal
B
A sex scandal involving a Cabinet minister during the Cold War
C
A military coup attempt
D
An electoral fraud
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Q3. Who wrote 'The Republic', describing an ideal state governed by philosopher-kings?

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A
Aristotle
B
Socrates
C
Plato
D
Cicero
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Q4. What is 'executive privilege' in the US?

Medium
A
President's right to pardon criminals
B
President's right to keep communications confidential
C
President's right to declare war
D
President's right to veto any law
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Q5. What is the name of the special prosecutor appointed to investigate presidential misconduct?

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A
Attorney General
B
Special Counsel
C
Solicitor General
D
Inspector General
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Q6. Which US President introduced Medicare and Medicaid?

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A
Franklin Roosevelt
B
Harry Truman
C
John F. Kennedy
D
Lyndon Johnson
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Q7. Which leader negotiated the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland?

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A
Tony Blair
B
John Major
C
Gordon Brown
D
David Cameron
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Q8. What is 'third way' politics?

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A
Far left
B
Far right
C
A centrist blend of left and right economics
D
Anarchism
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Q9. Which thinker is most associated with 'clash of civilizations' theory?

Medium
A
Francis Fukuyama
B
Samuel Huntington
C
John Mearsheimer
D
Kenneth Waltz
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Q10. What is the 'Monroe Doctrine'?

Medium
A
US commitment to European alliances
B
US opposition to European colonization of the Americas
C
US trade policy with Asia
D
US nuclear doctrine
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